Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-06-20
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean. .~.l &
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.
The clerks in the leading business Of
Noes of Malmo are circulating a petition
Tor radical change in their working
nours. At present they have to work
from 9 to o'clock, excepting 2 hours at
noon. Now they propose to work from
TO 5, stopping only a few minutes for
lunch at II o'clock. One firm introduced
the desired reform two years ago, and
the head Of this firm declares that he can
get more work out of his clerks under
the new than under the old system.
Edv- Brambeck. the sculptor, has left
1or Rome, where he is to reproduce his
statue. the Temptation of Christ. in
Marble. The statue has been ordered for
maria church Of Helsingborg. The orig
mai plaster of paris cast was sent to
Rome In advance.
The family of Count NJ W. Hamilton
Ii represented in all of the six different
arms OF the army and navy Of Sweden
The count himself is inspector Of the re-
serve. his Oldest son Malcolm a captain
IN the navy, his son Archibald a captain
IN Vende's artillery regiment, his son
John lieutenant in the SmaIand hussar
regiment. and his son Otto a lieutenant
IN the Jonkoping regiment. Even the
the old Hamilton on it's roll, namely,
Count Hugo Hamilton, intendant of
Uppland's regiment
A house at Sundsvall in which several
persons died of consumption was burnt
down, furniture and all. by the police and
the fire department.
The king has granted the Swedish press
association permission to increase it's
funds by national lottery. The number
of tickets will be 100000, at S1OS EACH
over one-fourth of the tickets will carry
prizes. The highest prize will be a parcel
or ground with furnished cottage on it,
NORWAY.
The cablegram about the condition Of
Henrik 1bsen's health proves to have been
correct. He can hardly walk across the
floor even when he uses a cane, and it is
very difficult for him to pronounce COM
plete sentence. owing to a partial paraly-
sis of his organs Of speech His physi-
clan has prescribed absolute rest, and
they take ride together every day. He
Is said to be improving. however.
The odelsthing, by vote of A to A. has
returned to the lagthing the bill granting
communal suffrage to women.
Kaiser Wilhelm is authority for the
statement that Ter "a salt water fish liv-
ing at depth of 400 feet). is the most
toothsone fish in the world
The city council of kristiania has raised
the salaries Of the public school teachers
in the city.
The returns of the Kinmarken fisheries
for the days Immediately preceding May
70 were rich. 1t is expected that this sud-
den change for the better will bring the
catch of the season up to the average
There is a great rush Of fishermen to
East Finmarken. swelling the total num-
Der of men to 13,0OO distributed among
$40 boats. The total for the whole coun-
try was 35,OOOOOO Goldfish up to May %,
which Is better than last year, but consid-
erably below the average
H. G. Mathiesen Linderud, has started
an aid fund Of $1,000 for the benefit of
poor boys of East Aker, Kristiania.
The forestry association intends to
plant trees on the naked islands in Kris
tiania ford. The work has already be-
gun at Blego-Bleak Island, a number of
convicts being engaged in planting noun
tain pine there.
The electric railway system of Trond-
hjem will be ready for public traffic by
October 1st The start will be made with
10 cars.
OINAI1hh.
The great Scandinavian rifle tourna-
ment in Copenhagen. The minister Of
war has put up the following prizes for
the Scandinavian rifle tournament: A
large silver bowl, three rifles of the make
of 1889 and five others. with 200 cartridges
for each Every soldier training for par
ticipation in the shooting match receives
1000 cartridges and lodging during the
Hickman, a musician, has composed a
march which will be played at the tourna-
ment.
" Horop. the editor of Politiken, has
completed his Goth year. On the occasion
of his birthday he received an address Of
congra tulation signed by 220 journalists,
authors, artists, politicians and scholars.
The executive committee of the Danish
sugar factories Of Copenhagen has pro-
posed a dividend of ten per cent, an addi-
ton Of five per cent to the reserve fund,
and s150,00O to the sinking fund.
Two railway trains collided at Korsor.
Both locomotives and TWO cars were de-
rallied, but no one was injured.
FINLAND.
Nicolas II. or Bobrikoff? General
Kaigorodoff, the new governor of Nyland,
ing the latter province to enter upon his
duties at Helsingfors, he was banqueted
by his former neighbors. In responding
to a toast. he said. among other things,
that he was glad Of his appointment, be-
cause it would enable him to serve as a
connecting link between the provincial
governors and the ruler Of the country,
General Bobrikoff. To this, Gov. Won
Kothen. Of Tavastehus, answered that the
country was ruled by the car according
to the laws of the country. His words
were reported to Governor-General Bob
rikoff, and shortly afterwards the latter
gave Governor Won Kothen the choice
between resigning with pleasure or being
discharged. The governor resigned. Thus
worketh the Russian system in the old
hotbed Of freedom. s.. -.
The professors and instructors at the
University of Helsingfors are required to
know the Finnish language. The chair Of
mathematics is vacant, and Prof: Bro
den. OF the University of Lund. applied
for the position. asking, at the same
time, that the rules in regard to the