Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-17
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Bringing the news of a strange phe-
nomenon which was witnessed at mid
night on June IL, in latitude Is, the
Norwegian ship Matilda, Captain
Kjerland, arrived at Seattle Aug. 5
from the west coast South America
ports. Captain Kjerland reports that
for two hours the vessel steamed over
an apparently boiling sea, which
emitted so strong yellow light as to
make it possible for the officers of the
ship to read their watches as clearly
as by daylight. The water was creamy
yellow and the phenomenon was ac-
companied by great heat. Some Of the
water hauled aboard by Captain Kjer-
land possessed temperature of ITO
degrees, but almost as soon as exam
ined it lost its milky appearance. II
vessel passed over the crater of a
volcano.
1t is characteristic of our modern
internationalism to find the Samtiden,
a Norwegin periodical, printing the
report by Russian writer of con-
versation with the late Count Tolstoy
about the present struggle of the Fin
nish people for national self-preserva-
ton. The writer in question signs
himself merely adler" He visited
the venerable sage of Yasnaya Poly
ana about year ago, having come
there straight from Helsingfors. The
Interview brought from Tolstoy some
Characteristic expressions, showing at
once his heartfelt sympathy for a peo-
pie in distress and his absolute un-
willingness to countenance any vio-
lent resistance.
The Roros copper works, which
have been operating for 267 years, are
about to close up. This is the start
ling news given by the Aftenbladet
(Christiania) in one of it's recent is
sues. The entire city of Roros is de-
pendent on the copper plant for its
existence and the good people in that
little city will now miss the only OPP
portunity they have of making liv-
ing. That the last strike helped much
to close up the plant is reported by
the director of the works, who reluc-
family admitted that there will be
nothing doing there after Sept. 1.
At Graesholmen, Christiania, num-
her of visitors conducted themselves
in such brutal manner that the res
taurant keeper was compelled to get
his gun and commenced firing few
shots in the ground to scare the in
truders away. 1t appears. however,
that some of the bullets must have
taken effect, for one person was killed
and another one seriously wounded in
the leg. The police department is in
vestigating the matter.
Great preparations are being made
for the quadrennial field maneuvers
of the Norwegian army, which will be
held this fall at STANCE, Loiten and
Remedial About 10000 soldiers will
participate in the maneuvers and King
Haakon will be present to review the
troops. The maneuvers will be held
Sept to 9, inclusive
Norway's import and export bust
ness during the past year shows an
increase of over 100000 crowns.
The imports amounted to 402, 1000, 900
crowns and the exports were 283, 000,-
900 crowns. Norwegian freight steam
ers during the past twelve months
have earned an aggregate sum of $780,
100000 crowns.
Following rich discovery of gold
on the Spitzbergen group of islands in
the Arctic ocean Norwegian biologists
are said to have reported to their gov
eminent immense coal fields on the
islands. Norway, 1t is said, is prepar-
ing to perfect its title to Spitzbergen.
During the course of one year Chris
tiania citizens consume $4,000 steers,
$500 hogs and $4,000 sheep, besides
a large amount of fish and water and
land fowl.