Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-03-05
NORWAY.


The accommodations offered to the
representatives of the press at the
Kristiania circus during the Holmen-
kollen week were so wretched that
all the Kristiania papers and some
Swedish papers agreed not to publish
one word about the circus.
The English-American syndicate
which is making expensive prepara-
tons for working the Cumberland iron
mines has protested against the ex-
port duty on iron ore which the gov
eminent has proposed. The syndicate
refers to its contract providing for a
royalty of 81 cents per ton to the
Norwegian government, and the syn
dictate claims that this is the only in
come which the government is en-
titled to from the Cumberland mines.
Half dozen men who were work.
ing in a tunnel on the Bergen rail-
way suddenly discovered that box
of dynamite was burning close by.
They all took to their heels, but an
explosion overlook them, throwing
them pell-men to the ground. Three
of them sustained serious injuries.
The negotiations over the consular
service question have been resumed
after a two weeks interruption.
The crown prince of Norway and
Sweden won the first prize in a ten
mis- game in Krist1ania.
! Prof. Fridtjof Nansen made an adj
dress when the prizes were awarded
at the close of the Holmenkollen
games, and the crown prince closed
the program with a few compliment
tary remarks in pure Norwegian.
The feeling between the Norwe-
gians and the Swedes at the. Holmen-
kollen games was the most cordial
ever witnessed. 49, s3}%jts.t ID ~
The storthing has made appropria-
tions amounting to $S,270,000 which is
$4,000 less than what the budget of
the government called for.
The farmers alliance held a nation
al convention at Kristiania and adopt
ed a platform for the next campaign.
The platform favors a moderate pro-
tective tariff for the products of farm
and factory.
Sam. Johnson, a Kristiania attorney,
recently stated in public lecture
that Norway has enough tillable soil
to support fifty million people, and
he blamed mainly the government and
the farmers themselves for the poor
condition of the agricultural pursuits
of the country. In discussion which
followed the lecture, Mr.. johnson de-
Tended his position with ability. r
The Finmarken fishermen, instead
of fishing where there is no fish, have
commenced to kill the seals, which
are blamed for the absence of the fish.
/ The average value of a seal is over
one dollar. 49, |. "
Money is being raised for monu-
ment to Soren Jaabak at Fritun, near
Mandal. Jaabak was the spokesman
of the farmers in the storthing for
long series of years. -
SWEDEN.
p. Malmborg, an experienced res
taurant man, has been licensed to run
movable lunch counters on the streets
of Stockholm. He is prepared to serve
warm lunches and temperance drinks,
the price for good lunch to be only
four cents. -t.pFrl
Herman Rasch, Swedish engineer
who resides at Bjelomtschi, northern
Russia, made a hunting trip through
three provinces in company with a
Polander, and the two gentlemen kill
ed nineteen grown bears and caught
three bear cubs.
King Oscar moved into the city Of
Stockholm from the salt sea baths
Feb. 10. HIGH .49 ]. H.
The government accident insurance
department has received applications
for insurance from 5S7 employers who
desire to insure 1868 employees, and
policies have been issued to nearly all
of them.
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