Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-08-30
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS.
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN The Fl1HERLAyD.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within . Week
or So Just Past.
NORWAY.

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GERS and that OF Switzerland to send one
officer to Norway to attend the field ma
neuvers which are to take place near
Trondhtem from Aug. 30 to Sept. s.
Prof. w. G. Brogger was introduced at
Sulitelma IN regard to Otto Sverdrup's
North Pole expedition, and he expressed
himself mainly as follows: Captain
Sverdrup is not apt to return before
September next. The difficulties Of his
voyage are very great. In this case the
Fran Is not threatened only by pack
ice, as was the case when she was used
by Nansen's expedition, but the Ice in the
waters north Of Greenland is largely COM
posed of icebergs from the Greenland
glaciers, and any vessel that is pinched
between two icebergs is simply ground to
pieces, for it cannot be lifted out of the
water as it is when crowded by pack
ice. Every movement in those waters re-
quires the utmost care. But Captain
Sverdrup's determination and energy are
SO great that he may spend a fourth and
even a fifth year up there rather han re-
turn without accomplishing anything,
the expedition being fitted out for a five
years stay. For these reasons no anxi-
ETY. need be felt even IL the expedition
is not heard from at all this summer,
A she-bear has been brought from
Skansen. Stockholm, to st. Hanshaugen,
Kristiania, where there is a Norwegian
he-bear. The newspapers are busily dis
cussing the nature of the probable issue
of this union wedding"
Thu city of Kristiania will have about
$1,000 voters next fall, Of which number
about 1900 are women. The number Of
voters at the last election was 4O,l95.
During practice on the target at Jor-
stadmo, near Lillehammer, Sergeant Lii
war ordered to the targets. and while
standing there a rifle was fired at a dis
lance Of 5000 feet. the bullet passing
through his left lung. His condition is
serious, but he may recover.
The Munich Art Exposition has award
ed a gold medal to Gerhard Munthe for
his painting representing King sigurd
and Baldwin"
A whaling vessel returned to vardo
with eight fishermen from the vessels
Strommen n Familien, both Of which
had been lost in the ice. While operat-
ing near Novoja Semlja, Strommen was
crushed by ice and its crew went on
board Familien. Six Of the men soon
departed again, and nothing was heard
from them. Later, Familien was also
crushed by the ice. and those on board
took some provisions with them and
settled on a small island, where they re-
manned two weeks, until their. distress
signal was observed by the vessel that
saved them.
Bergin had only between 5000 and 5000
voters at the last election. But the new
election laws will raise the number to
about 5000 next fall.
Kaiser Wilhelm has again donated $3.50
to the building fund Of the great cathed-
raj Of T%rondhjem.
Snow fell on the mountain tops around
Tromso Aug. /.
J. A. Andsen of Kristiania, a dealer in
building materials. has failed. his assets
and liabilities being about $3.50, 900 each.
The Princes Gustav Adolf and Erik left
their rustic summer resort at sikkilsdal
Aug. 2. and went to S%kinnarbol, the sum-
mer residence Of Queen Sofe.
SWEDEN.
Adelina Patti and her Swedish hus-
band. who have just settled down for a
temporary stay at the Stockholm salt
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handling of it delayed the steamer at
Sassnitz. There were no less than twen-
ty-two huge boxes.
Queen Josefina's cooking school at
Malmo has closed its summer term. The
final examinations were passed by Al pu-
pills. The number of recipes discussed
was 1854.
Torpedo boat number Is struck a sand
bar in Oxelosund with such force that
the propeller shaft broke and the pro-
peller dropped to the bottom. Five
members Of the crew were hurled into
the sea, but they were all saved. Two
other torpedo boats that happened to be
close by towed Number rs to Stockholm.
Rev. Sam Stadener, Of Helsingborg,
who has been appointed pastor of the
Scandinavian colony at Paris, has start
ed for the latter city. He is to serve at
Calais and Dunkirk during the balance
of the hot season.
The 6anatorium for consumption OF
northern Sweden, which is located at Os-
terasen, was formally dedicated Aug. 2.
This II one of the three sanatoriums
which King Oscar ordered to be built
for the national jubilee gift Of $780, 900
which he received in 1897. Count Won
Essen, the representative of the king.
oficially turned the new institution over
to the trustees. and Rev. Ostman. an
army chaplain. invoked the blessing OF
God upon the enterprise. The sauasosium
has ample accommodations for 100 pa
tients. There ia. perhaps. no more mod
ern" institution OF Its kind in the world
h that just completed At Osterasen.
August Alven OF Nalma has painted a
hne portrait Of Axel Danielsson, the
great labor leader. and the laborsunions
Of the city mentioned above may buy
the painting.
After a thorough test OF IS different
makes Of bicycles the military authori-
ties have decided to order bicycles for the
army from two Swedish firms.
1t Is definitely announced that field
maneuvers shall take place in the vicin-
ity OF Laholm. Halland. Sept. 12-1s. The
king will inspect the movement in per-
son. While he IL In that part of the
country he IL expected to try his luck
on his own hunting grounds. where deer,
wood-grouse. foxes. hares. etc. are said
to abound.
The armored gunboat Dristigheten
made II knots at Its trial trip. The en-
gtnes developed $500 horse power.
A female panper at Nora Lundby won
a prize at an exposition at Skofde for