Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-02-14
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean. .~s
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries. About the
North Sea Within Week
or So just Past.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
,fhe addresses delivered at the opening
or the riksdag by the so-called "Sevi, or
sSesldents,' or oldest members of each
OF the two houses, were made up chiefly
OF glittering generalities.
The Cloetta Chocolate Manufacturing
Company, of Malmo. is buying land in
Vreta kloster parish. Ostergotland, where
new sugar factory will be established
for the purpose of supplying the chocolate
factories of the company.
The Good Templars of Landskrona are
seriously discussing proposition to build
public hall large enough to accommo-
date practically all secular societies in
the city.
1t is proposed to use an old warship as
hospital for the navy in case of war.
hospita for the navy in case of war.
Boras is said to be the dampest town in
Sweden, the annual downfall exceeding
40 Inches. By way of comparison, it may
be mentioned that Bergen, Norway, has
a record of 20 inches a year.
A committee was appointed at Sunds-
vail about year ago to ascertain how
much it will cost to build adequate forth
fcations for the protection Of the city
has completed it's task and reported that
effective Notifications would cost about
100000. and it is proposed to raise that
amount by private subscriptions.
The new regulations for the public
schools of Sweden provide for eight
months instruction. But the term is cut
down to six months for SHAME the south
ern part of the country. The reason given
ci ,clir &C. ol,;l
in that province are needed for farm
work. 1t is limited that the sugar
barons'' Of southern Sweden have had
something to do with this arrangement:
the shorter the terms of the public schools
the more time can be devoted by the
pupils to the beet fields, the greater will
be the returns of those fields and the
greater the profits Of the sugar barons.'
Ostgota Correspondence, conserva-
tive paper. predicts that the question of
extending the voting franchise will not be
seriously discussed during the present
session Of the riksdag. But the paper
adds that if the great army reorganiza-
ton bill is passed this year the suffrage
problem will be crowded to the front in
1902 when the present riksdag will hold
its closing session.
A Stockholm newspaper correspondent
explains a some length how the late ILL.,
ness of King Oscar was due directly to
the great strain to which he subjected
both mind and body during the naval
maneuvers at Karlskrona. Like Kaiser
Wilhelm. he tried to be everywhere at
the same time. going so far as to sound
the alarm in the middle of the night,
shouting, Every man to his place, the
enemy is approaching the skerries!' But
this was too much for the aged monarch
and the inevitable collapse came as soon
as he returned to Stockholm from the
maneuvers.
The weather has been so mild that the
bees have consumed more honey than
their owners anticipated, and the result
is that many swarrns, especially in the
southern part of the country, have
starved to death.
The total expenditures of the municipal
ity of Stockholm will be about $1,000, 900
for the present year. Almost one-fourth
Of this amount must be covered by means
Of loans. The expenditures have trebled
in the course of the past 20 years.
Half dozen Polish saw flers were re-
Gently ousted in Uppland because they
had not taken the trouble to procure
proper licenses before practicing their
trade.
Thor Schentz was admitted to Chalm-
ers Institute. Gothenburg, in 1895, and
since that time has graduated from one
institution after another, until he has re-
ceived the degree of doctor of philoso-
ply from the University of Zurich, Swift
zerland.
A young couple had to cross Harfjor-
den, Vermland, on their way to church to
be united in marriage. The weather was
very cold. and the ice became so thick
that they had to stay on the water all
night The next day they were saved by
parties who noticed them from the short
Warm milk is served by the officials at
the railway stations at Ockelbo, Bolnes
and Ljusdal. in order to prevent the rail-
way employees from filling up on beer and
whisky.
The late Archbishop Sundberg accumu-
lated fortune of s175, OOO He paid taxes
on small part Of this only. After his
death the taxes on his estate were raised
from $1,000 to almost $1,000. The thrifty
prelate held securities amounting to sew
eral hundred thousand kroner Of which
the public knew nothing until after his
death.
Gustaf Sandahl, Of Sundhom, Jarsnes
parish, who completed his Goth year in
January last, is still engaged in his usual
occupation. fishing, every day, no matter
how the weather behaves.
NORWAY.
The Kristiania Medical Society has dis
cussed the question, what should the