Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-04-18

have resolved to boycott those bust
ness men who sell bread from baker,
les employing German strike-breakers.
A special committee appointed by
the city council ofGothenburg has pro-
posed u loan of about 50, 500, 900, two
thirds of which amount shall be APP
piled on old debts.
The labor unions of Stockholm have
a political platform, CAL
ing upon the riksdag and the govern
ment to provide for manual training
TOR young men, to pass laws about the
use of certificates of competency in
the trades, to protect verbal labor con
tracts, to establish courts of arbitra-
ton for the settling of labor contro-
v%ersies, and to increase the a%ppropria-
tons for enabling expert artisans to
special branches of their trade
in foreign countries.
NORWAY.
A painting called "A Poem About
Death was donated by the painter,
Chr. ~Skredsvig, to Our Savior's
church, Kristiania. The different
church authorities, however, do not
"gree as to the propriety of placing
this III tie church, and no one can tell
who vii; win the day. The local au-
1aorii,"s "n.,rc; very strongly to the
painting. lille the diocese and ma
tional authorities consider it suitable
as Il tIecura ton for u house Of wor-
slip.
y cab!cgram dated Kristiania,
March -, states hat the committee
appointed to consider the abolition of
the present joint consular system of
Norway and Sweden has decided in
favor of Il separate consular service
for Norway. This is no surprise to
cumstances. In this case the commit
tee was not appointed simply to have
the matter Indefinitely postponed. 1t
was appointed to pave an easy and
practical way for granting Norway u
separate consular service, al institu-
ton for which the Norwegians have
been clamoring for IL great many
years. 1t is likely that this step will
inaugurate an era of good feeling on
the Scandinavian peninsula
Aftenposten says. In q settlement
nea Kristiania a farmer who has to
pay a large proportion of the taxes
of his community intends TO remove
to Sweden as q means Of reducing his
taxes. In. the adjacent Swedish set
tement the taxes are very low. The
farmer proposes to transfer his prop
erty in Norway to a son, who is to
give his father q mortgage. Thus, the
mortgage will be held by a person
living abroad, and, therefore, cannot
be taxed in Norway. The farmer may
return as a guest to his old home and
run his farm.
The general staff of the navy has
proposed that the mails between Kris
tiania and Bergen be carried by tor
pedo boats. BY this arrangement, it
is claimed, no less than seventeen
hours of time could be saved. 1t would
also afford the naval officers a SPLEEN
did opportunity to become familiar
with the waters along the coastJof the
most important part of the country.
The worlds conference of the Y.
NJ. C. A., which meets once every four
years, will be held in Kristiania, Aug.
2O-24. A New York dispatch states
that the storthing has made an ap-
preparation for the gathering.
For years past Lugne Poe has been
e~ndeavoring to make the theater 60
ers of Paris appreciate Ibsen's dra-
mas. Georg Brandes thinks somebody
ought to see to it that a decoration
of honor is bestowed upon Poe, "the
Order of St. Olaf, for instance" In
Scandinavia, even wholesale mer-
chants are decorated" Why not
decorate" a foreigner who, like Lug
ne Poe, is propagating Scandinavian
art in D of the great centers of CIV
ilization?
The central committee of the Nor
wegian Athletic association is making
arrangements for a series of games
at a great Scandinavian tournament,
which will take place next winter.
The Princes Gustav Adolf and Will
helm spent the last few days Of
March at their cottage in Stakeholder.
The city of Aalesund is bound to
have new w~aterworks. The source of
the supply is LANCE lake, which is To-
Gated about twelve (English) miles
from the city. The cost of the i'm
provements will be about $4,000, and
the supply will suffice for a population
of 10000.
Consul Huitfeldt, of Trondhjem, in
a public address, made serious charges
against the lawyers of his city, and
they have complained to the attorney
general. The latter may begin legal
proceedings against Huitfeldt.
The wealth of Trondhjem is put at
$19,45O,OOO, and the incomes of it's in
habitants at SO, 70O,OO0
A complete edition of Jonas Lies
works will Don appear. The whole
number of his productions up to date
is 20.
Tbo Do.o,lor~ hro-arr KrSc%iopio