Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-16
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS.
interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FAlHERLAND.
principal Events That Have Occurred
IN the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
Or So Just Past.
NORWAY.


The Sulitelma Mining company, at
recent stockholders meeting in
Arlstiania, resolved to raise it's CAPT.
tai stock to $2,43O,o0O. The plants of
the company are very costly, and the
running expenses are heavy, but still
this is not only the largest but also
the most profitable mining concern in
Norway. The only pits operated are
those located north of I.angvandet,
and known as mons Peter" 1.-THE
Cuckoo" "Charlottc" and "Sulitelma"
the last mentioned being a Finnish
word which means sun-star. The rich
ore deposits on the south side of
Langvandet have not been worked
yet, but now it is proposed to open
up mines there too. The stocks of the
company are owned chiefly by Swedes
and the Norwegian papers suggest
that outsiders be permitted to buy
stocks in order that Norwegans may
be in position to acquire partial
control of the enterprise
A fishing boat capsized at Napp,
West Lofoten, and two men were
drowned.
boat which was on its way from
HarJangen to Narvik capsized and
four out of nine persons were
drowned.
lot of human skeletons were
found in an excavation at Bergen.
They evidently date from the time
when st. Johannes monastery was To-
Gated on that spot.
Nesseby, Northern Norway, June Z.
The weather is still wintry, with
snow showers in the day and ice on
the water at night No vegetation
and no fish.
DR.. Oscar Jaeger has been appoint
ed professor of political economy and
statistics.
There are not quite so many idle
men in Kristiania now as two months
ago.
Namsos, June 1.-THE corner stone
OF the new stone church at this place
was laid today, the civil and ecclesi-
astical authorities being III attend
ance.
\ home for vagrant children has
been dedicated at Eidanger. There
are accommodations for forty bows
and girls.
The first English tourist ship of the
season arrived at Hammerfest June g.
While three women in Arendahl
were out on a ride their horses ran
away. Two of them jumped out in
time to save themselves, and they es-
capped nninjured. But the third one
had her baby in her arms, and in
order to shield this as long as posi-
BILE she remained in the carriage. The
carriage struck Il rock and she was
thrown forward from her seat and
hung between the horses and the car
riage for {: considerable distance. Dur
ing all this she kept her baby pressed
close to her breast. Finally the car
riage tipped and was smashed to
pieces against Il rock and the woman
was horribly mutilated. It is said
that there is no hope Of her recovery.
But she accomplished her main pur-
pose, for her baby did not sustain
the slightest injury.
Haabet, vessel owned by parties
in nanmerfest, is lost, and it is sup
posed that it's crew of seven men has
persisted.
Fire broke out in a warehouse at
Tromso June and seven buildings
burned down. 1t was the greatest fire
in the history OF Tromso. For time
it looked as if the whole town were
doomed to destruction, sparks being
carried far and wide by the wind.
It is not known how large the loss
is. but some authorities put it at
$135,O00.
The Norwegian rolling mills at ILL.,
lehammer are almost completed The
plant and the waterfall cost about
100000
Six thousand tons of water was
used for putting out the great fire
at Tromso.
Observations made in connection
with the geographical survey have
demonstrated that the magnetism of
the sand banks ut Rauna, in the bay
of Ogne, is not powerful enough to
cause dangerous disturbances of the
compasses Of steamers sailing in those
waters
A series of naval meneuvers took
place along the coast of southern
Norway in the early part of June.
The school teachers examinations
at Kristiania were attended by 357
candidates and only IA of them failed
to obtain certificates.
The walls of the new government
building on Akersgaden, Kristiania,
are rising above the surroundings.
SWEDEN.
Prince Gustaf Adolf has commenced
to serve in the Svea bodyguard, and
he will take part in the training until
the close of September.
The election of members of the
second chamber of the riksdag for
three years will take place September
next. It is settled that the great is
sue of the coming campaign will be
the suffrage question. Those who are
in favor of general suffrage have
been gaining during the last few
weeks, and the issue will he clear-cut,
for or against universal suffrage.
The imports and exports for the
wear 1901 were 25,S2O,000 and $685.
a., 1000, respectively, The former is
1878 per cent, the latter ~ per cent
below the corresponding amounts for
the year 1900. =
The Separator Manufacturing COM
pany of Stockholm is hiring men
every day in place of the strikers. "A
strong police force is guarding the