Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-14
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NORWAY.
Christiana.
Professor Hjerne of Stockholm will
deliver series Of lectures at Christi.
ana. ~.
Buildings amounting to 1850, 900
crowns were erected in Christiana last
year.
Kinsewik National bank, Of Hard
unger, celebrated It's 50th anniversary
March 16.
Miss Ragna Krog is the first lady
stenographer to be employed at the
''storthing."
Sinding, the sculptor, has left for
Germany, where he will model bust
OF Bjornstjerne Bjornson.
The budget committee of the storth.
ing is strongly in favor of limiting the
number of royal commissioners.
Bergen will celebrate in 1898. A
fair on grand scale has been planned,
and has received the scanction of King
Oscar.
Ten thousand crowns have been do.
mated by the ''storthing' for the Nom.
bers OF the "Fram's'' crew who have
families.
The state debt of Norway amounted
In June, 1895, to 1864, $40 crowns.
Government rents amounted to 4,438,-
4S7 crowns.
An earthquake was recently felt in
Hedemarken. 1t was accompanied by
loud thunder and passed diagonally
across the northern portion of Norway.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson's novel, "En
Glad Gut" "a Happy Boy, is being
published by Heinemann & Co. at
London. The book will appear in the
very near future.
A "Nansen ISSUE is being published
by Hjalmar Biglers Publishing CON-
pany: The pamphlet will be edited by
y. Christoferson, the secretary of the
hansen polar expedition.
Consul Peter Peterson, who died at
his home in Christiana March II, has
donated the sum Of 100000 crowns to
the merchants Friends" fund and
$4,000 crowns to Christiana's relief
fund.
The 'Karmsundsposten' announces
Professors Malin and Platon as the
chief promulgators of the contemplated
seminary at Stavangor. It is antici.
pated that the seminary will be form.
ally dedicated in September.
A starch factory will possibly bt
erected at Moss. The parties inter
ested have invested zoo, 600 crowns and
contemplate an annual use of sc. O0(
"hektolier" of potatoes. 1t will be thu
only factory Of the kind in Scandinavia
A students convention will be helG
at Christiana in June Representa-
tives from all the universities and COL
leges of Scandinavia will be present.
Great interest is already evinced and
the "meet' promises to be an interest
ing one.
On the morning of March 10, tn,
great cathedral Of Trmdhjem was OF
tire, and for time it looked as though
the magnificent structure was to be lef
at the melcy Of flames; but by tn
timely arrival of the fire department
the temple was saved.
The gun factory at Kingsberg ha!
during the past year been manufactur
ing the "Krag- Jorgenson' rifles will
considerable loss, using 2OO, 900 crowns
more than was subscribed by the GOV
eminent at the beginning of the year
A committee has been appointed by til,
"Storthing" to investigate the affair
The factory employs 240 men and man
ufactures 5000 rifles year.
That Norway will be visited by more
tourists than ever before the comm.
season can easily be foretold by the act
ivity of the officials of the tourist bu
reau. Over 10000 illustrated booklets
containing minute description of tn,
grandeur Of Norway's scenic beauties
its 'fjells, ''fjords'' and picturesqu,
waterfalls are being published iu Lon
don, and the indications are most ia
vorable for an unusually large tours
flow.
Regarding Norway's participation in
the Stockholm fair, the MorgeDblade
says: The government has decided tx
make proposition to the effect tina
liz, 600 crowns will be contributed b,
Norway to the Stockholm fair in 1897
A number Of societies and unions, in
Guiding the tourists union, Of Bergen
and the different merchants and man
ual unions of Christiana, will presen
propositions supporting the one abov
mentioned