Warren sheaf., 1903-08-20
SCANDINAVIAN. \ NEWS
FINLAND.

FINLAND.
baron Y. M. Won Born, one of the
hrst FinlAnders to be exiled by the
Russian government, has been noti-
fed through the Russian minister in
Stockholn OH that the charges preferred
against him on account of certain
newspaper article written by him
will be dropped, and also that the
edlct by which he was exiled has
been withdrawn so that no trouble
awaits hin in case he returns to Fin
land.
L,EuroEeen, a French weekly start
ed by patriotic Finlanders in Paris,
ranks among the most valuable po-
lltlcal periodicals in the world.
A number of very prominent Fin
landers we're notified August z that
they would have to leave the country.
DENMARK.
A windmill was started at Rudko-
blng by a man who did not know
that thirteen-year-old boy was
squatting on one of the wings of the
mill The boy remembered that some
one had told him to shut his eyes in
case he ever came into perilous po-
sition Of this kind, and he did so.
When he had made fifteen revolutions
he was observed and the mill was
stopped When asked how he felt he
said that he would do the same trick
second time for a consideration OF
so cents. But he was not permitted
IN Y,ol lro IN <hot
The company which is to establish
direct steamship line between Den
mark and the Danish West Indies
will have its first freight steamer
ready late in the fall. Two others
are in process of construction. They
are all of a large type.
Capt. N. w. Dorph, while COM
manding the tenth battery on its
way from Bjerregaard to Dessegard,
stopped his horse at crossing to
let the battery pass by. His horse
suddenly SHE'D, throwing the cap
tain to the ground. He was picked
up close by some rocks, and in few
minutes he expired without recover
ing consciousness.
The committee on roads and canals
has recommended a new railway
from Kjalfnge to Barsebeck harbor,
which is estimated to cost about
$175,OOO.
SWEDEN.
From $50 to 800 tourists arrive ev-
cry day with the steamers running
! from Sassnitz, Germany, to Trelle-
boz, Sweden, and occasionally the
number exceeds 400.
Vega, the famous steamer with
which Nordenskiold sailed AROUND
northern Asia in 1878, was crushed
by ice IN West Greenland early in
June. She was owned by an English
! man, and the crew almost starved
and froze to death before reaching
Godthaab. |...- ,- ..- ..
Representatives to the party from
the lockout arrived at an agreement
July 81 According to this agreement
| the men were to return to work Aug.
3, and terms were to be settled by a
committee of five, two of whom were
to be elected by each of the contend
ing parties, and the fifth by those four
members. .s!.~
A number Of years ago sugar re-
finery was established at Abo, Fin
land, on large scale, the money ex-
pended being about s650,o00. The fac
tory was. operated long enough to as
certain that it was first-class sugar
refinery in every particular But the
Russian tariff was changed in such
a manner that the refinery had to
be closed, and since that time the
plant has been idle. A few days ago
the Lidkoping Sugar Refining COM
pany bought the machinery for about
$25,OO0. The eleven boilers weigh 22O
tons, and the aggregate capacity. OF
the three steam engines are 500 horse
power. The electric plant comprises
400 incandescent and 16 arc lights.