Warren sheaf., 1903-11-26
NEWS

SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
| s DENMARK.
The United Stsasashdp Company OF
Denmark has ma2o aFran1eraouts
with the Wflsoa 0ts>asaip Company
! OF England to hsvs Ne stsamers OF
the two companies run alternately
between Copenhagen and Hull.
IT is stated in German papers that
tho crown prince OF Denmark will
soon visit Berlin, Vienna and Paris.
The Danish government will pro-
pose the introduction Of whipping as
punishment for battery, rape and
similar crimes.
By means of certain improvements
the old Carlsbcrg brewery, Copen-
hagen, will be able to dispense with
the services Of t2o beer haulers. This
is hard blow to the men; but they
do not leave the great institution
empty-handed, the Proprietors of the
brewery having decided to divide
about $350,OO as bonuses among the
men.
King Georgios of Greece, a son of
the King of Denmark, has been ruler
of the Hellenes for forty years.
n SWEDEN.
There Is trouble between Swedish
and Norwegian ftshermen at the
boundary line between the two coun-
tries. It is easy to locate the boun-
dary line near tho shore, but at some
distance from the shore there are
chances for q difference of opinion,
and the result is that Norwegians
and Swedes put their fishing gear
80 close together that they get mix
ed up in stormy weather. The past
season has been an exceptionally. try
ing one because the: fish have been
in the habit OF strayfng far from
the shore. -. -. I
The sea seems to be full of herring
along the southwest coast of Sweden,
the fsh being SO thick that they send
perceptible light up from the water
at night. No less than $4,000 tubs of
herring was sent to Gothenburg and
Marstrand in one day.
Major Hugo Nathorst, who has
been prominently connected with the
railways of Sweden since 1852, has
just retired from active service.
The Swedish railway department
bought supplies for $2,548,8O0 at
home and for 81 1870 from foreign
countries during the past year. Of
the latter amount, $1,379,70O was paid
out for coal and cokes. All rolling
stock was bought in Sweden, but all
rails were bought abroad. Patriotic
newspapers claim that the steel in
dustry of Sweden is able to supply all
the steel rails needed in the country.
At a meeting of the parish OF
Sundsvall it was resolved by unan-
imous vote to introduce target prac-
tice in the public schools Of Sunds-
| vail.
The old post Office in Stockholm
! was completed in 1875. At that time
it was supposed to be large enough
for several generations. But this
proved to be mistake. The new
one, which was dedicated few days
ago, has cost almost $1,0O0,0OO. But
there are good citizens who venture
to make the assertion that even this
one will soon be toQ small. ''rhere
are too many beautiful architecture
features on the outside, and too lit-
tie room inside" is the verdict.
| The Gothenburg Office clerks union
has resolved to raise fund for pro-
curing homes for it's members.
."Consul Broms'' is dead. For a
dozen years he was the soul of the
vast mining industries of Norrland.
He was good man, and a man of
unquestioned ability. But his en-
thusiasm was ungovernable, and
few months ago he was forced to
retire under cloud. The great
dream of the departed was to become
the "iron king" OF northern Europe.
Emigration was much heavier dur
ing the first quarter of the present
year than during the corresponding
period last year; but during the Sec
ond and third quarters there was a
falling off.
NORWAY.
The production of one of the Nor
wegian whaling stations in Iceland
for the past season was Il, 500 barrels
of OIL The whole number of whales
killed was 47O.
A national church convention was
held in Kristiania Oct. 27-29. About
400 of It's members came from points
outside the capital.
Mrs. Oselio Bjornson is slowly re-
covering from her severe illness.
Mrs. Ericka Nissen, the noted pian-
iste, is dead. She is mourned by a
very large circle of admirers.
Rainy weather and frosts have
damaged the potato crop of south
ern Norway very materially, and only