Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-24
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS|
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FA1HERLAyD.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
NORWAY,

NORWAY.
The German factory from which the
Norwegian government has ordered
its new field equipment lost almost
half a million dollars last year, and
the future Of the company is any
thing but bright.
The Students Society passed a res
olution of censure against Prof. Nor
geustjerne because he had misrepre-
sented and abused the, Norwegian
Leftists in a communication to a
French magazine. Efforts will be
made to have the resolution printed
in the same magazine.
The king and queen handed Mayor
Juell of Kristiania $27O to be spent
for the distribution of fuel among the
poor.
The expenditures of the city gov
eminent of Kristiania are estimated
at $3,9o0,0o0 for the present year. =.
DR.. Alexander Bugge of Kristiania
recently gave a lecture in Dublin, Ire
land, on the Norwegian colonies in
Ireland during the midle ages. The
Norwegians began to operate in that
country as savage vikings in the year
795, the speaker said. They were gen
orally called Danes, but there were
only a few Danes among them. The
city of Dublin was founded by Nor
:vegians, and a cathedral built by
them is still standing. DR.. Bugge wa
very cordially received by a select
audience.
On Jan. 2 it was rs years since Mrs.
Oselio Bjornson began her illustrious
career as an opera singer. Her real
name is Ingeborg Aas, but until she
was married to Bjorn Bjornson, a son
of the poet, she went by the name
of Gina Oselio. A plain, rugged, hon
est Norwegian name is not supposed
to sound we'll in elite musical circles,
you see.
Some ultra-patriots have demanded
the discharge of Prof. Morgenstjerne
because he abused his countrymen in
a French magazine. But those critics
are branded as Russians by the
moderate elements.
The religious education of the chill
dren is discussed in the Norwegian
press with a frankness that must stag
ger many good Observation-Disclosures
charter members. This, for instance,
is about Rev. George Madsen Of Ber-
CUR said in Luthersk Kirketidende:
1.-THE confession in the mouths of the
young people on the day of confirma-
ton is humbug; I cannot see it in
any other light. And it is this hum
bug that the lei Of the church toll
crate from year to year, doing but
little honor to themselves and fur
nishing still less %edifcation to the
congregation"
Mrs. .Erken, e schonberg, a pion-
eer in the teaching of the art Of
modern cooking, has resigned as cook
ing teacher in Miss Bonnevie's school,
Kristiania. But her good work is
firmly established in Norway, 800 of
her pupils being scatterd over the
country.
Olaf Brooch, professor of Slavonic
language at the University of Nor
way, has received a call to fill a
similar position in the University of
Graz, Austria. This call indicates his
standing as an authority on his
branch. 1t is said that he will not
accept the call.
The Spitzbergen Coal Mining Com
pany, which has it's headquarters in
Troudhjern, claims several thousand
acres of land at Advent bay. A fifty
foot shaft was mined last summer,
and the samples taken out were: very
promising.
President Berner of the storthing
has declined an offer to enter the cab
met to fill the vacancy caused by the
withdrawal of Spare, the latter hav-
ing been appointed vice admiral in
place of the late von Krogh.
SWEDEN.
Sully Prudhomme, the French poet
who received the literary Nobel prize,
will devote the whole amount ($4O,-
00O) and interest to the encourage
ment of young poets.
The charred lumber left from the
fire at the Separator factory in Stock
llOAAA was ulSlI4UuC6U among a NUMBER
of poor families. The ]proprietors of
the factory also paid for hauling the
material to the homes of the. fami-
lies.
Two brothers named Johannesson,
OF J~attakistan, Agunnaryd parish,
nave been operating the same farm to-
gether for the past forty years. They
have also lived in the same house,
dined at the same table, used the
same cradle for their children, etc.
A number of whiskey distillers held
a convention at Ranten and expressed
themselves in favor of placing an ex-
ira tax on imported Indian corn in
case this grain is to be imported free
of duty.
1t is the settled policy of the gov.
eminent to double the railway track
the whole distance between. Stock.
holm and Malmo. The second track
has already been completed from
Malmo to Eslof, and the riksdag will
tr ho+ o~1r1lT ESQ.,