Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-24

teresting, the cause was the same in
all three cases-child birth.
The journeymen shoemakers' strike
in Christiania has lasted Is weeks.
The prospects of the strikers are by
no means bright; but they claim that
they are prepared to keep up the strug-
gle until Christmas"
Says Morganbladet, the leading con.
servative daily: The only way Of
effecting peaceful and mutually sat-
isfactory settlement of the union con-
troversy is to force the Swedish SUI
prematists and the Norwegian sepa-
ratists into the background, so that
they will be unable to speak in the
names of their respective countries;
and to build up union party in both
countries which entertains a sincere
desire to remove the difficulty by peace.
full arrangements"
Tho owners of the Lille Frozen estate
near Christiania, complained to the
board of equalizers that the property
had been assessed too high. They
must feel like giving themselves a
spanking now since the assessment
was raised from s72,9o to S121, 500.
The present owners paid $75.0o0 fer the
property last year.
The seal hunters who have returned
home report that the weather on the
Arctic ocean was more stormy the past
season than it had been for IA years
past.
Akers iron works has just completed
two new whaling steamers, Nos. 172
and 173. and they are to be employed
along the coasts of Iceland.
The Goth and 27th of July seem to be
critical days in the history of the town
of Sarpsborg. On July 26, 1890, there
was great fire in that town; on July
26, 1892, the same; on the night of July
rs, 1926, third fire; and on July ~
last, one of the largest buildings in
town was destroyed by fire.
Morgenbladet takes B. Bjornson to
ton, and adds: Zone may keep DINING
into the ears of the most honest soul
until it gets tired of the noise. Born
sons ceaseless attacks upon the Swedes
act this way. Bjornson intended to
build up a wall between the two ma
tions; but it may fortunately happen
that he, instead of this, pulls down the
partition-wallo of misunderstanding and
lack of mutual acquaintance which
until now has barred prosperous CO.
operation between Norway and Swe.
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Princess Ingeborg, the fancee of
Prince Carl of Sweden, is learning
Swedish, her tutor being baroness
Lejonhufvud. Though her mother,
Princess Louise, is Swede, the Swed-
ish language is not spoken at the Dan.
ish court
While enjoying themselves in the
park of Bernstorff castle, the king OF
Denmark and the king of Siam ran a
foot race, and the Danes present were
agreeably surprised to see their 79-
year old monarch vanquish the 44-year
old king of Siam.
The police department of Fredrlks.
berg has compelled the female singers
at the variety theaters to extend their
garments several inches both upwards
and downwards, so that they now look
somewhat like other women.
A committee has been formed by q
number of prominent ladies for the
purpose of raising funds for a wedding
gift to Princess Ingeborg.
The progress made toward settling
the great strike in the iron industries
is of the slowest kind. According tc
have notified the committee of arbitra.
ton that the manufacturers union is
in favor of arbitration on general prin
ciples; but the union will not submit
the matter to the committee until the
points at issue are clearly stated. Our
authority finally adds that lit is ex.
pected that negotiations with view
to a settlement of the conflict will
soon begin.'
The wedding of Prince Christian and
Princess Alexandrine will not take
place till late in the summer next year
The general opinion now seems to be
that the terrible railroad accident al
Gentofte was due to the fact that En-
gineer Hansen became so confused
when the airbrakes failed to act that
he did not think of whistling down the
reserve hand brakes.
Reports submitted to the annual
meeting of the Total Abstinence asso
citation of Denmark, which was held al
Nakskov, shows that the mem bershir
has increased 5000 during the year.
During the first two weeks after the
Gentofte railroad accident the nationa.
government, which controls the road
paid out nearly $4,000 to those who
were directly or indirectly affected
This amount was paid out without
much red tape on the part of the gov
eminent as Temporary aid" Dam
aged goods are paid according to q
schedule drawn up for the occasion,
and lost goods are paid according t.
the data furnished by the sufferers
themselves.
Not only good pay did the Danist
volunteers in the Greek-Turkish wa,
receive; but sixteen of them will be
decorated with medals.
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