Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-01-10
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS.
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAyD.
Frincipal Events That Have Occurreo
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So just Past.

sA In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So just Past.
DR.. Edward Brandes has been mar
rted by the mayor of Kristiania to
Mss Rustad. daughter of DR.. Rustad
Of that city. ..Ga@% .f
Denmark's trade with the United
states is growing rapidly. Imports
from the United States have trebled
since 1896 and now exceed SIS, 600, 900.
The increasing commerce between the
4 two countries is inducing many Dan
ash-Americans to return to Copen.
Aagen to represent American houses,
and this is doing much to introduce
American goods. ?
The United States minister, L. S.
Swenson. has informed the Danish
government that that the United
Mates offers 12,0O0 900 kronor for the
Danish Antilles and will not give any
more. ~: q, $500 .... :
In Danish official circles the report
that Germany is negotiating to pur-
chase the Danish Antilles is denied
What shall be the status of the in
habitants of the Danish West Indies
IN case of cession of the islands to the
United StatesP This is the question
which, as much as anything else, is
delaying the conclusion of negotia-
tons between the Danish and Ameri-
can governments regarding the acqui-
sition by the United States of the
islands. The inhabitants of the islands
are Danish subjects. The United States
Is not willing to concede to them the
full privileges of citizenship. 1t is
pointed out that to give them differ
ent status than that conferred upon
the people of Porto Rico would be un.
fair to the Porto Ricans. The infor-
nation is given out, at Washington
that the mass of the people of the
islands are in favor of transfer This
may be interesting news, but it is dia-
netrically opposite to the truth. But
the islands are burden to the Danish
government and they may be sold IN
spite of the wishes of their present in
habitants. :. 49,.
The gymnastic union of Nyborg is
making preparations for a national
gymnastic tournament to be held in
that city June l6.
FINLAND. -. ..<
A dispatch from Helslngfors says a
daily newspaper of Christanstad. and
the lsanmaan, weekly paper were
suppressed, and that another paper
&c
months.
Z, jacques Ahren berg. an author. has
been granted permission to put lish an
evening paper in the Swedish language
4 at Helsing borg. ..1.., -..%
The Taimi stock company has asked
the municipal court Of Viborg to APP
A point receivers to take charge of the
affairs of the company. The liabili-
ties are about 81, 500, 0OO but the assets
are $3.50, 600 in excess of this amount.
Governor General Bobrikoff has au-
thorized the publication of six new
newspapers of different kinds.
There were lib practicing physi-
clans in Sweden at the beginning of
the year 1899, or one to every 4,549 in
habitants. ...~
Mr.. Nordlund, who has been exc
cuted for killing or wounding dozen
persons on steamer, is the subject of
comments by Prof. Lombroso. the
noted Italian criminologist. The lat
ter claims that Nordlund's horrible
grimes were due to an unmistakable
natural bias for deeds of violence, and
he characterizes Nordlund as "a pal
pable case of atavism." .0ls
!. All but two ministers in Malmo have
signed protest against the perform
ances given at Hippodromen. variety
theater. 1.l......'. q III <.
a Russian saw-fler. who has been
operating in the country around Kris.
tianstad, did his work expeditiously
and spoke Swedish fairly we'll. A
farmer, whose saws he was fling on
Nov. 80, asked him if he knew that
day was the 20Oth anniversary of the
battle of Narva. To this the Russian
answered, Eyes, that was the time
when one Swede succeeded in doing
up ten Russians. But if you were to
repeat the experiment now you would
have to send a few more men than you
did 200 years ago."
A water cure establishment will be
opened next summer at Rekekroken,
near Kullen. @-ssrs
It is estimated that the deficit of the
Halahult sanitarium for consumptives
will be $4,000 for the year 1901. The
estimated expenses were 26 cents a day
per patient. but few months experi-
ence has shown that this amount must
be raised to 81 cents. This does not
/ include the fuel bill. .z4.
The extension of the time of active
military drill which the government
proposes is causing great uneaslness
among the common people, and hordes
Of young men are already figuring on
emigrating in case the proposed MILF
tary laws are passed by the rlksdag.
The Patriotic Society has awarded