Warren sheaf., 1903-08-06
NORWAY.

King Oscar and large number OF
prominent Norwegians and Swedes
ar arrived at Narvik by rail late in the
afternoon of July IS. A platform had
been erected at the railway station
/ Tor the dedication of the Norwegian
portion of the Gellivare and Ofoten
railway. The following is transla-
ton Of the kings dedicatory address:
4 hereby declare the Ofoten railway
from the Swedish boundary line to
Narvik opened for public traffic. The
line forms connecting link between
the 4>orth sea and the Baltic sea, but
1t is also the northernmost of all the
railways in the world I must indeed
express my astonishment at the beau
ty OF the natural scenery meeting the
eye at every point along the Norwe-
g1an portion of the line, and also,
though to still higher degree, at
The great merits of those who com
pleted this daring enterprise. May
this not only rebound to the honor Of
Norway but also be of benefit to this
part ct the conutry! BE, therefore,
the railway between the boundary
line and Ofoten dedicated!" The king
was cheered with unmistakable en-
thusiasm. A splendid dinner was
given in the machine hall. where nu-
merous short addresses were made.
Many Many prominent men who had been
connected with the work of building
the railway were decorated by the
King:
8 King Oscar Ind his party stepped
q short while at the northernmost
point on the Ofoten railway, where
a granite obelisk had been raised.
The latitude of the place is marked
on the stone: SO degrees, 81 minutes.
At the request OF a deputation from
the Ankenes eofnmnne the king.
wrote his name emit. The vice chair
man Of the commune invoked the
blessing 81 God upon the royal house
and tie Brother nations, to which the
King Responded with deep emotion.
The Liberals and Conservatives OF
Lower Eker have united on a COM
mon ticket for the coming elections.
The city council of Kristiania has
sold bonds in the sum of $3,51O,OOO to
syndicate headed by Robert War
schauer & Go. The nominal rate Of
interest is to be 3H per cent.
Three small children were burnt to
death in sater (summer hut in the
mountain pastures) at Tuddal, Tele-
marken. Their mother left them
while they were yet asleep to 60 to
tend to the cows, and when she re-
turned the sater and her little ones
were burnt up. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
SWEDEN.
Over 200 delegates attended the
meeting of the grand lodge of the I.
O. G. T. of Sweden, at Karlstad. Over
80 persons were made members Of
i the grand lodge.
At Liikavara, fifteen (English) miles
northeast of Gellivare, a bed Of fine
copper ore has been discovered,
Now that reliable papers publish
ed in Sweden state that the crown
prince is going to visit the St. Louis
! fair it may be taken for granted that
the statement is correct.
A twenty-five foot well at Wilson
Park, nelsing borg, caved in while two
men were at work in it. When they
were reached life had fled. @.
A Scandinavian peace convention al
/ Ostersund passed a resolution in ia.
4 - <ho 10
unions and the temperance organiza'
tions. III Nj 59 M Il
Il. p. Waldenstrom says that Prince
Bernadotte is not coming to Ameri
ca next year. 81 .. .@Bs 58
The public employment bureau q
Gothenburg received 4,124 applica
tions for places for men, and 2,6o6 FOL
places for women, during the frs1
half Of the present year. During thu
same period the bureau obtained
places for l,402 men and 1867 fol
women. 553 3s.5
NsO Over 200 persons attended the con
ference Of the bog draining societ.
at Vadstena 533. VI 5g ;
The receipts Of the government TO
the first half of the present year wer
almost So, ,00o,0 900 in excess Of the re
ceipts for the responding period q
1902. ta.5s. 4.
Fire broke out ct night IN th
Tingstad furniture factory at Hisin
gen, near GothenbnTg and those VIII
fought the fire proved unequal to IL
task before them. "a strong wind wa
4 blowing at the time, and q shower 2
4 sparks carried the fire from one build
II ing to anot her "a fourteen-year ol
II boy was burnt to- deat t., and severa
a otf the worAxnen barely escaped wit
4 a their lives. The total loss IS abou
Il S125, ,000. +;
4 Prot Il Beorg von Rosen has bee
n elected to succeed the lats s1.oiskyy
q the poet, ass 4 member ct the sWedis
gsis "a n leYnY