Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-10

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Jorgensen rifle is reported from vinie.
A big hog was to be killed. Instead
of running a knife into the animal as
usual, bullet from a Krag-Jorgensen
rifle was fired squarely into his fore
head. huff! Nuff!'' said the hog and
shook his head. But otherwise his
hogship persisted in feeling so we'll
that he had to be butchered in the old
fashioned way, It was afterwards
found that the bullet had actually
passed through the brain of the hog as
calculated, but must have been too
small to kill him.
St. Olaf's Day was observed in Ice.
land.
The storthing has appropriated SIS, 400
Tor the equipment of Fran for it's next
trip to the arctic regions.
The two great political parties are
mutually charging each other that they
exaggerate the success of their own
political gatherings, and belittling that
of their opponents.
The city council OF Tromso has voted
$40, 900 for the construction of an cleo
trio light plant.
There were 6,679 persons emigrated
from Norway in 1896. Out Of this num-
Der 1850 were from the rural districts
and l, 900 from the cities.
One hundred and five steamers are
plying on the rivers and lakes of Nor
way this summer.
The Fredriksberg Tivoli, popular
pleasure resort in Christiania, was
completely destroyed by fire July H.
The fire was started by gas lamp
falling down behind the stage. Several
thousand persons were present at the
time, but all of them escaped IN time
to save their live, though many of
them were more or less hurt. A res
taurant connected with the main build
ing was saved.
The Conservative and Moderate Con-
sentative Labor Union of Norway sent
King Oscar a congratulatory telegram,
and received the following answer
from his majesty: ITO the Conserva-
tive and Moderate Conservative Labor
Union of Norway: I send my thanks
and greetings. and add that the union
may count on my sympathy for It's pur~
pose and its progress.
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that he he does not like to see his
plays presented on the stage, for the
reason that the actors generally get
something else out of them than what
the author intended, He takes ample
revenge, however, says Swedish pa
per, by charging very handsome fees
for permission to present his plays on
the stage.
In Stjordalen is 7O-year old woman
who for 40 years past has tended to
about 20 cows and several goats at the
"sater" in the summer.
AT Slaare, Hangesund, Mr.. Thor
sen, shipowner, has donated the COM
munity new school house, which is
built of brick at cost Of : 10000.
The storthing has memorialized the
government to formulate bill for the
publication of the public laws in
landsmaalet, that is, in the pure Nor
wegian tongue.
| DENMARK
A committee has been formed for the
Alexander III. Of Russia. It will be
located in the Fredensborg garden, of
which place the late monarch was very
fond.
A most disastrous railway accident
occurred on the night of July II few
miles from Copenhagen. A regular
passenger train from Hottie stodped at
Gjentofte station. The train was late,
and was still further delayed at this
place by the large number of passen-
gers who were boarding it. About
half of these had entered the cars when
a special train was seen coming be
hind at full speed. There was ter.
rife crash, followed by deafenine
shrieks, and the sight and noise was sc
awful that many of those standing on
the platform ran away half crazed.
The last cars of the regular train were
broken into splinters. From 40 to sc
deaths are known to have resulted from
the collision, and it is likely that some
of the 100 injured passengers may die
The proper signal had been displayed,
and the conductor of the special train
claims that he attempted to stop it, but
that the air brakes failed to work.
A forger of Jutland made a trip tc
Copenhagen. Finding himself short OF
cash, or intending it as ruse, he went
to police headquarters and applied for
a small loan. While the chief was try
ing to make out whether the man was
q sharper or a lunatic, telegram ar.
rived from Jutland, stating that man
corresponding in every particular with
the man standing before him was
wanted for forgery.
Fire broke out in a building nea,
Kultorvet, Copenhagen, in the middle
of the night, and girl who was sleep
ing in the fourth story jumped out o,
the window. She was picked up in ar
unconscious condition, but her injuries
were slight and she will recover.
A startling story is wired from Wen
ma. The present car of Russia, upon
his ascension to the throne. inaugural
ed more liberal policy. This was
distasteful to the powerful aristocracy
and it is claimed that attempts have
been made to induce him to take ste1
which, if once. taken, might have lee