Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-12-20
NORWAY.

H~elstngborg ITO. G~adebusch IH2.
NORWAY.
The king, the queen, Prince Carl, Prin-
cess Ingeborg and the children of the
latter are expected to arrive in Kristi.
ania in a few days. The crown prince
and his sons, and possibly Prince Eugen.
may come later.
Thu cost of the new bourse Of Kristiania
will be at least $500, 900.
Bjornson refuses to be downed by the
defenders Of the hone of Premier Johan
Sverdrup, who died a number of years
ago. Bjornson not only publishes letters
written by Sverdrup and Richter in 1885
to prove his point, but he brands Sver-
drup as one of the most treacherous crea.
lures that the poet had ever met.
Prof. Fridtjof Nansen has gone to
Stockholm TO confer with Prof. Otto Pet
ersson with regard to the study of the
fishes Of the seas Of northern Europe.
subscription has been started by par
ties in Bergen for raising a fund for the
aid of tuberculous persons who are con-
,valescent but whose strength has been SO
reduced that they are unable to support
themselves by mean Of hard work. The
amount raised exceeds $1,000.
The managers of the Norwegian state
railways and Of Norsk Hovedlane pre-.
scented a magnificent silver can to NJ.
HAIR, traffic manager of the state rail-
ways of Sweden, upon his withdrawal
from an active service of fifteen years.
The present was accompanied by an ad-
dress of thanks for pleasant and success.
lful cooperation.
A telegram from New York states that
Captain ". Gelmuyden. Of the Norwegian
Ayorvx, hoe h4o~ ro~k ~ h{o
to this country to buy three Holland sub
marine torpedo boats, and that a test OF
: the craft will be made for Captain Gel
lnuyden at New SUFFOLK, Peconic Bay.
The test will consist of diving and run
ming the boat three miles at a depth OF
fifteen feet.
Three Russian saw flers'' came to
Blakjer from Urskog. They spoke broken
Swedish with a Russian accent. One of
them nae small, delicate hands, wore
fine riding boots and betrayed a military
training. They stated that they came
from Sweden. but would not tell where
they intended to go. 1t was suspected
that they were going to Holland, and that
they intended to inspect the new fortifca-
lions at Dinssrud. They had looked at
some files at q country store, but had
made no purchase. on the pretext that
the prices were too high. At Huseby.
where they stopped over night, they for
got a good map Of Norway and Sweden.
| A young lady who witnessed the repre-.
s%entation Of Bjornson's "Poul LANCE and
Thora Parsberg'' at the Kristiania Ma
tional Theatre was completely overcome
by the powerful effect of the last act Of
the drama, her weeping being accom-
panied by violent convulsions. She was
- 90. -vI@~@ ~I@ 49, A>.-~
to bed. Her condition became so serious
that she was conscious only a part of the
time, and death came to her relief q
month after she attended the theatre.
King Oscar II has made Mayor Capde-
Vile, of New Orleans, a knight Of the
Norwegian Order Of st. Olaf.
DR.. Armauer Hansen, of Bergen. has
been made commander of the Danish Or
der Of Dannebrog.
Southern Norway was treated to cold.
dry weather during the latter part Of
November, and the ground froze before
it was covered with snow.
The storthing, by a vote of So to 26,
voted down a proposition to teach foreign
languages at the state normal schools.
The Social Democrats of Kristiania, at a
great mass meeting. denounced the opera
tons of the English in South Africa by q
resolution couched in fiery terms.
Twelve hundred and fifty barrels Of
~IceIandic mutton was unloaded at Kristi-
ania in one day.
Syver Andersen. Of Hamor. has bought
the grist mill, saw mill and planning mill
at Gronvold and the grist mills at Berg
and Hornkvern, in Remedial, for 5000.
A proposition to furnish stationery free
Of charge to the school children was
\ voted down by the city council of Ber-
gen. the vote being A to %. The Social
lists and a majority of the Leftists were
in favor of the measure, and 1t was solid
" opposed by the Rightists and a minor
ity Of the Leftists.