Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-06-27
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
NORWAY.

The Liberal majority Of the committee
of military affairs proposes extraordinary
military appropriations amounting to
$S,427,5OO. OF this sum, $6750OO has al
ready been appropriated, and the amount
needed for this year Is $500, OOO The re-
mainder Is divided between the next two
nscal years. The government Is Instructed
to float loan Of 81, S5O,0OO
Inc storthing closed it's session Of 1900
1901, June 3rd.
A Norwegian and a 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 100000 for
notifications in southeastern Norway as
a protection of the capital city against
attacks by land.
EFF The storthing 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 100000 for twenty
one batteries Of rapid firing field artil-
lery Another section of the bill sets
aside $4,000 for guns at Kristtansand.
Tractable Legislators.-The storthing
ways share in the expenditures Of the
consular and the diplomatic service.
Record Of the government labor bureau
OF Kristiania for the month Of April:
Number of mon who applied for positions,
1,l60: number Of women who applied for
positions, $685. Positions offered to men,
a7s; and to women, $685. This shows how
much easier 1t Is for a girl than for a.
to htot
wsgian capital
ready fishing for the vote of the women
who, for the first time will be admitted
to the ballot box at the next local cleo
lions. 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,
500, 100 and so kroner bills June z. Ten
and five kroner bills will be issued at a
future date. The old paper money is still
in circulation.
damage this summer because the warm
weather has been favorable to their de-
vslopment.
Protracted storms have interfered with
the operations on the Finmarken fishing
way home.
SWEDEN.
c. j. Johansson first mate on one of
the steamers of the Gotta Steamship Com
pany, has been engaged as captain of
America, the steamer of the Baldwin
Ziegler North Pole expedition.
The post office department has declared
that floating lighthouse Is necessary in
Trellsborg harbor.
King Oscar has contributed $500 to the
private aid fund Of the naval officers.
The Vienna Academy of Science has
elected Prof. Retzins, of Stockholm, as
corresponding member.
It is proposed to set aside a parcel of
ground at Skansen. a famous public park
in Stockholm, for the grave of the late
.Artur Hazelins, 1.-The creator of Northern
Museum
Two cases of diphtheria among the SOL
diers at Ljungbyhed necessitated the
evacuation of some of the barracks, and
the first company is camping in tents.
It is proposed to use electric power in
stead OF steam on portions of the West
Coast Railway, the Lagan river being
counted upon to furnish the power. BY
the construction of fourteen-foot dam
at point located about 5000 feet north
of Lahelm Railway station an average of
1850 horse power may be obtained.
Crown Princess Victoria has left Venice
to go to Baden via Abbazia.
A prominent citizen of Stockholm cele-
brated his fiftieth birthday anniversary
by donating 5000 to a fund for summer
colonies for poor school children
DENMARK,