Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-10-12


has shown its friendly disposition by
Norwegian mission society free Of
charge from France to Madagascar:
The whaling expeditions which have
returned from the Arctic waters have
been very successful, some of the YES
sells having caught from sixty to sew
enty whales.
The receipts of the postofice depart
ment for 1896 were about 1000, 600.
The minister of finance has taken
steps to convert IS, 600, 900 81 per cent
bonds of 1886 into new per cent bonds
Miss Christine Dahl, who made quite
reputation as lecturer on dress re-
form, has been married to Wilhelm
Troye, of Bergen.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Norwegian w. C. T. Z. was held at
Aalesund, Miss Ida Wedel-Jarlsberg
presiding: Encouraging kilograms
were received from the queen and
others.
The price of milk in kristiania has
been reduced from IL to II cents per
quart
The late Mrs. Hanna Strand, of Ber-
gen. willed her whole fortune, about
$50, 900 to benevolent institutions.
Rev. Lunde, of Kristiania, is enough
OF an notwithstanding man to stump
that city for universal suffrage.
The geography of the parishes of
Kristian1a will soon be thoroughly re-
vised.
The government has granted permits
sion to open up new graveyard on
the northeastern point of the Austen
island.
The mum Der of letters sent through
the mails in 1896 was $3.50, 500. Fifty
years ago the nun b9r was 1850, 200.
Fridtjof hansen left Norway for
America on Oct. l. It Is claimed that
! he is to receive S65, 600 for so lectures
besides a certain percentage Of the re-
ceipts.
In kristiansand the liberals polled
40 votes and the conservatives $50
In 1894 the vote was SOL and 523 re-
spectively.
In spite of everything" says lib
eral daily, I'VE Norwegians send sim
cere jubilee greeting to King Oscar.
The Norwegian people honors him in
the position which he holds, and re-
spects his many conspicuous and pleas
ing personal qualities. There Is not
| one among US who does not wish him
and his queen all good things, and
| that they may remain on the throne Of
| Norway for many years to come"
The society for the advancement Of
public education did fine work in the
ffties and sixties, but in the course Of
the past IS years it has almost petered
out, chiefly on account of its ultra
conservative management
| 1t is next to certain that the coming
storthing will be controlled by the lib
erals. The only question is, How
large will their majority be?
1t is definitely settled that Captain
Borchgrevink will head another Brit
ish expedition to the south pole.
Alexander Kielland, much-feted au-
thor and mayor Of the city of Stavan-
ger, has celebrated his silver wedding.
Verdens Gang proposes that chair
of the history of specifically Norwe-
gian laws and Jurisprudence be added
to the law faculty of the university,
and that DR., 4. Taranger be appoint
| ed to the chair
DENMARK.
Several university professors are
versity extension lectures in some of
the largest cities.
The new catalogue of the Ham burg
art and industrial museum contains a
| lengthy account of the chinaware in
dustry of Denmark. The Danes have
learned the art from the japanese.
They no longer follow their teachers,
however, but the designs and forms of
the Danish product are purely Danish
The stockholders of the National
bank have received dividend Of SIS
per cent on their investments for the
past year.
The common schools Of Copenhagen
have completed the first half-century
of their existence. The first school
building, the one in Solvgade, was
dedicated Sept. l., 1s47, in the pres
ence of King Christian VIII
| Prominent citizens in Aarhus have
elected committee to raise funds for
the erection of a summer residence for
Prince Christian in Upland.
The beer tax collected during the
month of August in Copenhagen was
Sl31, 900, which is S2s, 600 in excess of
the corresponding amount for last
year.
The new postmaster of Copenhagen,
MIR. Kjorboe, holds decidedly social
istic views; his ideas of the social life
of a citizen are broadly European"
and in practical politics he afiliates
with the conservatives That man
seems to be in position to please
Everybody.
One of the pleasant features of tie
silver wedding of Consul Carl Lund, Of
Copenhagen was that he donated 81
700 to needy, but worthy, employees in
his factories.
The bulk of the export of sheep will
still go to France in spite OF the at
tempts of Germany to turn the tide in
to the latter country by removing the
em barge on Danish sheep
General Booth, of the Salvation