Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-13
in THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
GLeanings of Important NclDs Of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, Nth Occasional Comments.
BY OD1.AND
NORWAY,
BY MARTIN W. oDLAND

NoHWA Az.
The tourist traffic on the new Der
genrailway, about which have already
written, continues to grow rapidly.
About 100 teachers from Austria Wis
tied the city of Trondhjem last month
and, after seeing the exposition and
the interesting sights Of the town
made excursions into the country.
The storthing has appropriated 60,
100000 crowns toward the building OF
national railways in Norway. This
principal line will be the so-called
Dovre. which will run through a
mountainous section and will rival
any line in the country for the pic
turesqueness of its setting. 1t will
run from Gudbrandsdalen to near
Trondhjem.
A report from Christiania says that
new steamship company, which is to
run boats between Norway and the
United States, direct, will be organic
ed The company will first put on two
ships of 10000 crowns, some OF
which was subscribed by Norwegian
Americans. AS a new Russian-Scandi
havian line is also being established
there is promise of more ocean traffic
for Norway than ever before in heI
history. Former Premier Nicholson
is the largest ship owner in Norway
and is taking deep interest in these
operations.
A Christiania correspondent, speak
ing of the stream of people flowing in
and out of the capital of Norway
says:
"While thus the good citizens OF
Christiania in large numbers leave
town nowadays. the emigration is
counterbalanced by the daily influx OF
tourists from every corner of the
globe. The list will include some
notable personages: Emperor Will
helm, Prince Andreas and Princess
Alice of Greece, the Duke and Ouch
ess of Fife, the Duke Of Oldenburg the
Duke and Duchess of Roxborough
otherwise the lady whose merry
widow hat caused SO much excitement
Egypt, one from Japan, one from
China (hut their names are too hard
for the typewriter, SO we let it &C
with the titles only. Americans are
here by the thousands. Soon the pres
ident of France will visit Christiania
officially, and the king of saxony is
also coming next month"
The following, by an American writ
er, will be read with interest:
mot long ago a monument was un
yelled in memory of the Scandinavians
who fell in the battle of Magersfon
tein, Dec. 10, 1899, in the Boer war
The monument was unveiled by the
premier Of Transvaal, Gen. Louis
Botha, with great ceremony and in the
presence Of large masses of people
The monument is situated at the tor
Of the hill where Gen. Cronie once had
his camp, and from where the gallant
Scandinavian corps of volunteers
made famous sally. The Scandinavia
an corps reached Magersfontein Nov
28, 1899, and Dec. 10 it was totally de
stroyed, twenty-three men being killed
and twenty wounded, while nineteen
were captured and only eight me1
escaped. OF those killed thirteen were
Swedes, three Danes, three Norwe
gians, two Finlandcrs and two Ger
mans. Their names are carved in the
cornerstones. The monument is al
obelisk of Swedish granite, weighing
fifteen tons and twenty-five feet high
Emblems are carved on the same
The funds for these stones have beer
raised in Sweden, Denmark Norway
and Finland. The ceremonies opened
with singing of a psalm, whereupor
Mr.. De WAL delivered an address
Then the Danish consul general, F
Prior, made a greeting speech on be
half of the monument committee. He
told the history of the monument an[
mentioned the different committees in
the countries that had been active fol
the plan since the year 1900. AS the
most energetic promoters in Sweden
were mentioned Col Won Heland, Capt
E. Mossberg and H. Sohlman, an edi
tor. Finally Gen. Botha made q
speech, and the monument was pre-
scented to the Dutch Reform church
which is to have charge Of it in the
future"