Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-10
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLlND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.

IN N Oh Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
DENMARK.
The rigsdag has passed a bill appro-
spriating 81, $780, 600 for new field ordnance.
An allowance Of $4,000 has been voted
by the rigsdag to each Of the Princesses
Louise and Ingeborg.
A very violent thunder storm accom-
panied by rain. snow and hail visited the
west coast Of Jylland a few days before
Christmas.
The Mariger ford is to be spanned by
an $50 foot railway bridge at Hodsund.
Counterfeit Is ore coins are in circula-
ton in Aarhus.l
Hotel d. Angleterre, Copenhagen, has
been sold to the proprietors Of Carlton
hotel. London, for $7O.0 0O.
Copenhagen, Dec. N.-The petition
against the sale Of the Danish West In
dies without first submitting the matter
to a plebiscite. was presented yesterday
to King Christian, the cabinet and the
rigsdag. 1t bore $50 signatures.
Copenhagen, Dec. 9.-The agitation
against the sale of the Danish West In
dies has placed the government in an
embarrassing position. There is consid-
cradle difference Of opinion as to how far
public sentiment against the sale is gen.
uine and how far it is the work Of spec
ulators and promoters.
At any rate 1t has impressed the for
>etgn minister to the extent of his be-
Ing determined to require Secretary Hay
to allow of an arrangement for a plebis-
cite. This matter will be settled through
Copenhagen, and not through the Danish
minister, c. Brun, at Washington.
1t is generally declared in well-informed
circles here that the islanders favor the
sale. But the chief argument advanced
by the large majority is that there should
he a plediscite like that of 1867.
SWEDEN.
A few Of the most salient features Of
the recent city elections in Malmo afford
interesting reading matter. There was
only one voting place, and some voters
stood waiting from four to five hours be-
fore they reached the ballot box. The
last ballot was dropped into the box at
10:45 p. m /. There were 1,713 voters, and
they cast an aggregate vote of 1854
sonly nine of which were rejected. A mere
comparison of the above figures with the
returns of the election of 1900 will prove
that the last election was pretty much of
"a plain peoples affair. A year ago 49,
1sl, votes were cast by 1881 voters. In
other words. aSyear ago there were cast
almost l5,600 more votes by 81 less voters.
The average number Of votes cast by
each voter a. year ago was 80, this time
At was less than 20. Those citizens who
are entitled to cast one hundred votes
each felt so safe that they did not care
ito stand in the cold blast for hours in
order to deposit their ballots, and the
result was a complete surprise to the
upper hundreds. as well as to the lower
: thousands. Two seats in the city coun-
ell were at stake, and both were cap
tured by the labor party. the successful
candidates being Nils Person, the head
the bricklayers' union, and August
Nilsson. the editor Of Arbetet (the work.
1ngmen's newspaper. The Social Demo-
Gratis constituted the backbone Of the
victorious party. n henceforth this par
An Swedish politics.
The Mutual Reserve Fund Life Associa-
'tlon OF New York has struck a snag in
"oAd Sweden. For months past this COM
Vpany has been coaxing and threatening
as RohASy LOAu0IS ~ pay t"ACo dc uASA
premiums as the contract calls for. Cap
cain c. M. Tottie, the general agent Of
h company In Sweden, has been sued
by Captain M. svensson, Of H%elsingborg.
The latter claims that he was insured in
1880 for s ZOO, paying an admission fee Of
$3.50. n that it was expressly ~stipulat-
ed that the annual dues should be s1O.@
and that the bi-monthly premium should
never exceed $5.91. In spite OF this stipu-
lation the company has been collecting
considerable amounts above these charges
ON the plea that otherwise he would for
felt all rights in the association. The
plaintiff claims that the association has
broken the contract. and he sues for the
recovery of all that he has paid in with
interest. The amount claimed by him
from the company is $5O5.56 with interest.
and besides he claims the right to sue for
damages on account of breach Of con-
tract. 1t may or may not be OF, interest
to the reader to know that the writer
OF these lines has a similar grievance
against this association.
The provincial government of Gef1eborg
hi strongly endorsed a petition to the
hing for permission to construct a new
railroad between Gefe and Hernosand,
running through the cities Of Soderhamn,
-Hudiksvall and Sundsvall. It Is generally
admitted that the proposed line would
noon become an important t~horoughfare.
The faculty Of the medical school of
Montpelier, France, has conferred the
degree of doctor Of medicine on Erik
:Soderaindh, of Orebro. Mr.. Soderlindh
passed the examinations with the high
.est honors. and he proposes to practice
his profession at Versailles, France.
Deer hunting in northern Shame imme.
.diately after the first snowfall OF the sea.
son prove quite profitable to many hunt.
ers, some of them killing as many as fou,
Aor Ave animals In one day.
Thu prices Of beech and birch wood or
b stump in northern SHANE are s4.5
and H.B a cord. respectively. The price.
are not apt to rise because considerable,
quantities Of wood from last year renal,
1nsoad.
For the purpose OF encouraging the us
OF domestic peat for fuel a motion wa
made In the riksdag for cutting the gov
esnment rates on that commodity in two
but the railway department will no