Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-06-28
SCANDINAVIAN. NEWS!
/ Interesting Notes From Across the
.s Ocean j
HAPPENINGS IN THE fAIHERLABD.
Principal Events That Have .Occarred
IN the Old Countries About the
NORTH Sea Within . Week /
or So Just Past.
NORWAY.

The Liberal majority of the committee
Of military affairs proposes extraordinary
military appropriations amounting to
$3,427. 800. OF this sum-. $675,000 has al
ready been appropriated and h amount
needed tor this year Is $500, 600. The re.
mainder is ivide between the next two
fiscal years. The government is instructed
to float . loan Of g. $50, 600.
The storthing closed its session Of 1900.
1901, June 3rd.
A Norwegian and q Swedish steamer
'collided In the North Sea. The former
was completely disabled and had to be
abandoned. The crew Of the Norwegian
steamer was cared for by the Swedes.
The storthing has voted Ss12, 900 fol
Notifications In southeastern Norway as
a protection of the capital city against
attacks by land.
The storthine has Just passed a bill
making important appropriations, only "a
votes being cast in the negative. The
bill provides for an extra appropriation
Of a maximum Of $1,000. 900 for twenty
one batteries of rapid firing field artiI:
lery. Another section of the bill seta
aside $4,000 for gun at Kristiansand. =
Tractable charlottesville storthing,
OpPAS ASoA-
ways share in the expenditures of the
consular and the diplomatic service.
Rjornson is bound to NEEDLE with poll
says on politics is listened to with eager
ears on both sides of the Kjolen. A few
days ago he published one and hi same
article on the consular service in a lead
ing Liberal and a leading Conservative
6ni1v a 4 fha D. -,~-A.
is a separate consular service for Nor
way. and he maintains that the Conserv-
ative party is able to effect the desired
change. II the Conservatives would join
issues will the Liberals on this point,
Sweden would no longer make serious
objections. TIL Liberal party has always
been in favor Of the change. That party
has been in power for a generation past.
Why has 1t not succeeded in accomplish
ing it's purpose? The answer is at hand:
The Conservatives have opposed the
change. 1t was an cas- matter for Swed-
en- to defy the dominant party as long
az that party had a strong enemy right
at home. The Conservatives should cease
playing into the hands OF the Swedes.
They SHOULD drop the matter. which
would leave Norway solid IN favor Of q
separate consular service, and Sweden
will not think Of opposing the Norwegians
when they stand as a unit.
p A. Larson, a Kristiania wine mer-
chant. recently received 1850 hogsheads
of Bordeau wine in one consignment, the
largest ever recorded in the history OF
Norway.
King Oscar Is going to stay in Norway
from July 2 to August 4.
A teachers convention in J%arlsberg en
dorsed the use Of the native Norwegian
language by a vote of 40 to IS.
The late Nils Chr. Hem, a farmer of
lI.ardal. Jarlsberg, ,~bequeathed ,$11,0 600 to. a
fund flor: the. aid Of young, students and
poor people who have not received pub
lis aid.
The budget of expenses for the fiscal
year Of 1901-1902 is put at SIS, I'll, 600.
The Union Paper Company is going to
make extensive additions to It's large pa
per mills at skien.
Lillehammer is going to have new roller
mills. which will be backed by a capital
of $l00. coo.
F. Soelberg, warden Of Apershus pene-
Tertiary, died at the age of GA years. He
was recognized as a high authority on
penology. even beyond the limits of his
country.
Record Of the government labor bureau
Of Kristiania for the month of April:
Number of men who applied for positions,
1,160: number Of women who applied for
positions, EOS. Positions offered to men,
27s: and to women, 359. This shows how
much easierctt is for a gfr1- mn fbn1 a
ma TO obtain e~nancymenti lii. ti,sds Nor
wegian capital.
The politicians of 10Th parties are al
ready fishing for the vote OF the women
who. for the first time. will be admitted
to the ballot box at the next local elee-
tons. The long-headed women are warn
ing their sisters not to pledge themselves
to any political party for the time being:
The government issued a lot of 1000.
600. 100 and so kroner bills June z. Ten
and ave kroner bills will be issued at a
future date. The old paper money In still
in circulation.
1t is feared that insects will do great
damage this summer because the warm
weather has been favorable to their de.
velopment.
Protracted storms have interfered with
the operations on the Finmarken fishing
grounds, and many boats are on their
way home.
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