Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-02-06
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
EINLAND.

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a Russian newspaper published in
Helsingfors since 1900. It's avowed
aim is to advance the interests of Fin
land, and $4,000 is paid out of the
treasury of the government of Fin
land for it's support every year. The
Finlanders, however, do not appreciate
the attentions paid to them through
this paper, and it has practically no
subscribers. 1t is published under the
direction of Governor General Bobri-
koff, and it's editor was formerly on
the staff of the Moscow Wjedomosti.
the organ of Pan-Slavism par excel
lence.
The car answered the protest
against the CONSUMPTION law by dis
charging the public functionaries
whose names appeared on the docu-
ment. If suitable Finlanders can be
found they will be, put in place of
those who were discharged, otherwise
native Russians will be imported.
DENMARK.
A number of Danish capitalists are
ready to organize powerful company
for doing business in the Danish West
Indies if they are not sold to the Unit
ed States. One of the features of the
plan is the establishment of a steam
ship line between Denmark and the
islands.
The servant girls. of Copenhagen
demand the right to vote at the bust
ness meetings of their congregations.
At a large mass meeting they not
only aired their views on that sub
>ject, but they also spoke many harsh
words about their grievances as a
class. Their leader is Miss Marie
Christensen, who is as heartily loved
by the girls as she is feared and hated
by the housewives of Copenhagen.
SWEDEN.
The German professors, Won Beh-
ring Rotentgen and want Hoff, each
of whom won a Nobel prize, gave $500
to the poor of Stockholm.
In Ousby parish, Skane, which has
1872 inhabitants, there are 60 persons
who are more than 50 years old.
The Pitea congregation recently re-
solved to divide itself into four con-
gregations, and each of the three new
congregations will erect a church
building Of it's own. The sites of the
new buildings are located at Roknes,
Hortlax and Norrfjarden.
Fire broke out in the Hasjo church,
Jemtland, shortly after the close of
the service, and, being wooden
structure, it burned to the ground.
The archives were saved. The build
ing was insured for $4,000.
A woman nicknamed Timber
Sara,'' whose home by right ought to
be at Rumskulla, Skane, is so invete-
rately fond Of outdoor life that re-
peated attempts to have her live like
other people have failed. Her favorite
abode is tent made of twigs, far
back in the woods. The poor thing is
not in her right mind, of course.
The population of the city of NAL
mo increased from 6O,493 to 62,547 dur
ing the year 1901, making a gain Of
2,O54.
GothenburlS has 131, O22 inhabitants,
and the increase for the past year was
2,061.
The chamber of commerce and the
agricultural department have request
ed the king to send a practical chem
list to the exposition of the distilling
industry at Berlin in the middle Of
February. The duty of such a repre-
sentative would be to gather informa-
ton with regard to the use Of alcohol
in the arts and sciences.
c. G. Svensson, the organizer of the
first Swedish Society for the Protec-
ton of Animals, died at Gothenburg
at the age of eighty years.
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