Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-11-07
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erals Coal. iron ore and fire-proof clay
are round IN large quantities between
Hove and Orevig. The copper ore is lin
.eu cn'eny to the southern part Of the
Island It Is claimed to be so pure that
very little Of tits lost in smelling.
Negotiations have been reopened be-
tween the four protecting powers with
regard to the independence of Crete. King
George. Of Greece. had long conferences
On the subject with the czar and King
Edward at Fredensborg.
The falkething has endorsed an ad-
dress OF thanks to the king because he
appointed Liberal cabinet There was
no dissenting vote. but Knudson. So
cial Democrat, refused to cast his vote
either way.
About score Of Danish fire insurance
companies have memorialized the govern
ment to do something to check the in
oreasing destruction Of property by fire.
Rev. sorensen, of Copenhagen inhibited
the use Of red banners at few funerals.
and the relatives Of the deceased. togeth-
er with some influential Social Demo-
Gratis. have made formal complaint to the
minister of public worship. Christensen
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The Carlton Hotel Company. of Sweden,
is said to have bought Hotel d'Angleterne.
Copenhagen. for $4,000. The building will
be closed until next spring for repairs.
which will require an expenditure of
100000
The prices Of liquor sold ''in packages
at the Malmo liquor stores have been
raised very materially to reduce the con-
sumption In private houses. while the
prices Of liquors drunk ION the premises
remain unchanged. A large mass meet7
Ing protested against the raise.
SWEDEN.
Many farmers on the plains of Skane
who formerly were In the habit of re-
plenishing their stock by importing calves
Of foreign breeds from Holland. have
commenced to buy calves from Smaland.
The change Is go general as to be quite
significant. -5..-.
/, The remains of thirty-five foot ship
from the early middle ages have been
found at the bottom of the inner harbor
at Visby. The ship had been made ex-
clusively of oak, and the boards consti-
tuttng the hull had been kept together
by means of wooden nails. The vessel
must have been much wider than craft
OF the same length built In our day. Not
oakum. but braids Of wool dipped in tar,
had been used for Tightening the ship.
The crown prince and princess, on the
occasion Of the twentieth anniversary Of
their wedding, gave medals to those per-
sons who had been in their service during
the past twenty years. A certain news
paper states that each medalt was ac-
companied by a pension of 5000. which
the recipient will draw from the time he
or she withdraws from service on account
Of old age. ~'
The city of Falkenberg has bought the
Heiting property. including waterfall,
a grist MILL a brick yard and stone
dressing establishment. at cost of SIS. 600.
The late Gunnar Wennerberg desired
to be succeeded by Werner Won Heiden-
stan as member of the Swedish Academy
OF Sciences.
In point Of street lighting, the town OF
Arlof is the most modern place In Scan
dinavia: for its old incandescent lamps
the new Nernst lamps have been SUBJ
stituted. u ......s.....
Ali Nouri Bey, the statesman who has
fallen from grace in Constantinople, is
visiting with his relatives at his birth
place, Malmo. s5
Prince Carl has resolved to take a three
weeks cure at the hQelpQ DdIQS.5
The Kristianstad Enskilda Bank. which
was carried to the brink of ruin by the
Gellivare Mining Company, has received
vigorous aid from some other banking
institutions. which have loaned the
threatened bank, several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Marble has been found in Norrbotten.
and the finders propose to exploit their
discovery.
The Liberal newspapers are discussing
the desirability and feasibility of organ
izing new Liberal party. The language
used is so carefully worded and conserve
alive that an outsider fails to find the en-
thusiasm which is necessary in organic
ing a strong political party.
NORWAY.
Georg Christian Sibbern is dead, having
reached the advanced age Of IS years. Sib-
bern was fine specimen of the old school
of Norwegian statesmen: His career may
be briefly summed up as follows: At
tache of the Norwegian ca binet in Stock
holm, 1838-1S42; secretary of the legations
at St. Petersburg. Copenhagen. The
Hague and London, 1S42-1S5O; charge DAFT
fairs and minister at Washington, 1885,
1856; secretary Of the vice king. men,
Der Of the intrim government and am
bassador to Constantinople, 1856-1859: and
finally reached the summit Of his political
career as head Of the Norwegian cabinet
In Stockholm 1859-1871. Sibbern always
endeavored to cultivate spirit of friend
ship between Norway and Sweden. and
he was very popular in the latter coun-
try. Excepting the years 1S7s-1sS4. when
he acted as ambassador to Paris, he spent
most Of the last thirty years of his life
on his paternal estate. Varno Kloster.
maalenene. @
new whaling company has been or
ganized at Hangesund. with capital of
$50, 600. The company will have three new
steamers built for Whaling among the
Farce Islands and around Iceland.
Bjornson's Beyond His Powers. has
scored IAN urheard-of success at the
German theater In Prague, Bohemia.
'"The press is no less enthusiastic than
the audience was"
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