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THE FAR NORTH SWEDEN the big lindahl watch factory in kalmar was burned down the other n night ight ex sheriff carl john cederburg of verado died in stockholm at the age of 82 years hundreds of laborers are without work in lulea and consequently in great distress A big fire raged in boden the other day many houses were burned down and several lives lost during the three first months of the present year swedish butter was exported in much larger quantities than during the three first months of last year A part of the large countr country mansion torp in the parish 07 of Sloe inge was burned down the other day forty cattle were roasted to death A statue of coltaus petri the great reformer of sweden will be erected at the great square in stockholm the cost is estimated at crowns the money will be raised by subscription the friends of peace presented a bill to the declaring private property inviolable durin during ti times mes of active warfare but it ha has teen been buried out of sight in both houses the good Temp lars of stockholm after the manner of the salvation army have decided to have a week of denial for the purpose of raising money for covering a deficit in the treasury A law prescribing the ringing of the church bells morning and evening every working day has been repealed by the dag henceforth that matter will be left to the decision of the local churches NORWAY the Trae last company has bought the Tege fors saw mills and a large tract of pine land in jemtland sweden for oo in making excavations for sewers near the market place of bergen a great number of piles were struck A two edged sword with gold ornaments were also also found the liquor association of gave a surplus of for the past year about 1000 will be appropriated for the establishment of a temperance coffee house the chri electric railia railway has ordered the entire electric outfit irom from a great berlin firm which will also put up the dynamos and wires the consideration being about the same firm firm has constructed most of the electric ric railway plants on the continent of europe kunt hinsun gave a lecture on modem literature before the students of lund L und sweden and was greeted with uproarious cheers at the close of the lecture he has left for paris where he intends to remain a year his next book will appear just before christmas A monument to edmund feupe the great norwegian composer ana and pianist who died five years ago in new york has been unveiled at our saviors church the monument consists of a plain granite shaft on one side of which is a gilt bronze medal showing the features of in r relief elief |
