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The advisability Of removing to q
new location the statue of Charles
XII. at Fredriksten was investigated
by Minister Ramel during recent
visit to the field where Sweden's war
rior king met his death, says Chris
tiania dispatch. The monument,
which was raised by the Swedes in
1860, is located a considerable dis
lance from the exact spot which mod
ern investigation has pointed out as
the place where the king was shot.
Charles XII, whose marvellous cam
paigns had at one time excited the
wonder Of the world, had, after a Sc
ries of reverses In arms, directed an
expedition into Norway and laid
siege to the powerful Notifications Of
Fredriksten. In face Of desperate
resistance he pushed his trenches to
within musket range of the fort On
the evening of Nov. 80, 171S, the king
took up an exposed position in the
trenches to watch the progress of
the fight. A murderous fire was
poured from the fort upon the be-
siegers. Suddenly group of Swed-
ish officers standing nearby saw the
kings head sink upon his shoulder
and on approaching they found that
he was dead, pierced by bullet from
the fort. The place where the king.
fell was marked with marble shaft
by King Christian Nv. of Denmark in
1928, but as the inscription upon the
stone was considered offensive to the
Swedes it was removed by Christian
vi. When the Swedish monument
was erected in 1860 the exact place
of the kings death had been for
gotten. Modern Investigations and
excavations have rediscovered the
spot, and it is now proposed to re-
move the monument to the place
where it properly belongs.
Christiana dispatches state that the
recent smuggling of 10000 rifles and
100000 rounds of ammunition into
Ireland by the Norwegian steamer
Fanny is characterized as one of the
boldest feats of the kind ever attempt.
ed. While the Ulster volunteers
guarded the shore and took posses
sion of all telegraph and telephone
stations the landing of the cargo was
effected at Lorne, on the northeast
coast of Ireland, on the night of April
rs. The cargo was transferred in
open sea from the Fanny to two
smaller steamers, and by these
Is. The whole affair was brilliantly
organized, and the landing was eff
fected without any opposition, from
the police. The Fanny was the ves-
sci which took on cargo of arms.
from German vessel to the coast of
were the cause of much speculation.
Although 1t was suspected that the
! arms were destined for ireland, it
] was not generally believed that the
delivery of the cargo could be sue
cessfully accomplished
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A dispatch from Christiania dated
May 20 says: ''The thousands of
| Americans who are expected in Nor
| way this summer to attend the cele.
| bration of the centenary of Norwegian
independence will not lack for spirit
ual guidance provided by their own
countrymen while they are here. Az
!, anonymous donor of Chicago has pro-
vided for the erection Of tent seat.
ing 5000 people in which evangel;stic
services will be held throughout the
! celebration. DR.. A. C. Dixon, pastor
! of the Metropolitan tabernacle, Spur
geon's famous church in London,
will conduct the services for several
weeks in June. DR.. Dixon Is an Amer
lean and he will be known to many of
his auditors. He will preach twice