Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-10-24
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
DENMARK.

Prince George, of Greece. has advanced
from the rank of captain to that of vice.
admiral in the Danish navy.
A brief cablegram stated that the gum
boat Moen was sunk by the premature
explosion Of a Brisant SHE'LL The Moen
mad ten-inch gun, and this was to be
used for experimenting with the new
she'll The charge consisted Of 40 pounds
OF powder and a Brisant shell weighing
a6S pounds when loaded. The explosion
used for the shell was Is to 20 pounds Of
p1cr1c acid. Those who had charge Of
the experiments ordered everybody to
leave the Moen and embark on the
SKIOLD, another gunboat, which lay about
one hundred yards from the former when
the cannon was fired by means Of an
electric current. Nothing unusual was
noticed at the firing. only deafening
report and a huge column Of smoke rising
from the Moen. But when the smoke
cleared away no trace was left of the
Moen. The theory is that the shell ex-
ploded before leaving the muzzle of the
cannon. There were twenty BriSant
shells on board the boat. The Moen was
built in 1875, and it's construction was
rather old-fa shioned
A number Of Copenhagen automobiles
have organized the Danish Automobile
Club.
The death of Rev. Wilhelm Beck re-
moved the most powerful personality in
the church OF Denmark SINCE the days of
Bishop Grundtvig. Rev. Beck was the
head of the Inner Mission, and a war
r1or to the core. Even his enemies now
ADMIT that he was a whole-souled man,
a strong character in an age of conven-
tionalism. It is freely predicted that the
Inner Mission organiza ton will be torn
up by Internal struggles now that its
chieftain is gone.
SWEDEN.
The stockholders of the Gellivare Min
Ing Company held an executive meeting
Sept. 81 in Stockholm, but all important
business was postponed until Oct. 81 The
endeavors made to save the company
from financial failure may succeed.
Erik Wagner, a Swedish scene painter
who has lived in Russia for seven years
past, has acquired such a fine reputation
by his work that he has even attracted
the attention of car. Mr.. Wagner re-
GENTLY received a gift from the car in
the shape Of a cigar case of pure gold
which is adorned with the imperial eagle
in jewels. A diploma accompanied the
present.
The ironclad WaSa was launched at the
F'innboda shipyards in the presence Of the
king, the queen, Prince Eugen and Prince
Bernadotte. When everything was ready,
the queen stepped to the front and said:
According to the order of the king, this
lronclad shall bear the name Wasa Nav
good luck and progress follow it, under
Gods protection, to the benefit of our
country Immediately the ship glided
into the sea amidst the cheers Of the
multitude.
A Swedish paper of Sept. 26 states that
the Grangesberg Mining Company may
acquire a controlling interest in the great
Gellivare company, which has been very
much embarrassed for lack of funds dur
ing the past summer.
About one hundred rifle clubs of Skane
have agreed to open up store for the
sale of firearms and ammunition, and
they are willing to raise $4,000 for start
ing the enterprise. ..
About 200 whisky distillers held con-
vention in Kristianstad and resolved, by
a unanimous vote, to reduce the produc-
ton 20 per cent. The stock on hand had
increased 100000 gallons in the course of
the past year.
it very profitable to raise geese, and no
locality in Sweden has a larger number of
geese in proportion to its area,