Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-16

1ne northwest coast OF Greenland as
far as possible. AS soon as the ex-
plorers have established winter quar-
tiers, regular campaign of sleighing
expeditions will be started
Mr.. Lovland, member of the stor-
thing. will be appointed to fill va
cancy in the Union committee caused
by the resignation of s. Nilsson.
Vadso was visited by storm resemb-
ling hurricane on Oct. "a. Several
fishing smacks aud a vessel we're dam
aged and sunk in the harbor. About
so feet of the new mole was torn away.
A vessel was carried to sea by the
storm and a steamer was sent out in
search of it. &c.. ~,
Kristiania his reelected its stor-
thingmen, all of whom are liberals.
Stcrthingman Lovland is reported as
saying that the foreign minister ques-
ton cannot be settled until Norwe-
gians are practically unanimous in de-
handing special minister for foreign
affairs.
The last number of Nansen's serial
on his great north pole expedition is
just out. and its closing words are:
And. in conclusion, a word of thanks
to the people and the storthing for the
confidence placed in us. Thanks to
the king OF Norway. Thanks to those
men who supported US, to those who
voluntarily equipped the expedition,
and to the many who assisted us by
advice and contributions. And to my
comrades word of thanks for every
thing which We experienced together,
for your sense of duty and energy, for
your fidelity in adversely as we'll as
prosperity, for your devotion and en-
thusiasm for the object which we had
in view"
company has been organized in
kristiania for the manufacture of al
buns
Svend Mosling, of Trondbjem, died
at the age of 70. He was instructor at
the realskole about so years, and al
ways took hand in the spiritual and
material affairs Of his city.
A labor institute has just been
opened in Kristiansand The subject
for the first evening was ''A,r and its
Properties" and the class was very
enthusiastic.
The total number of votes cast in
1894 was IS, 165 for the liberals and
81. 462 for the conservatives. It is esti-
mated that the vote this year Will be
about 1000 and $4,000 respectively.
The gold deposits in the vaults of
the Bank of Norway now amount to
about S13, 500, 900, and the paper in cir
culation is little over 81, 900, 900.
The 1eprosy conference in Berlin ia
vored the complete separation of epers
from the rest of the population in such
countries as Norway.
The industrial peace and arbitration
committee organized by members of
the storthing last sumner has sent $500
to the Thessalian fugitives in Greece.
The temperance men on the liberal
ticket in Kristiania were so badly
scratched that they got there ''by the
skin of their teeth"
The conservatives carried Stavanger
amt by substantial majority.
DENMARK.
THE university extension move
ment'' has compelled the good Danes
to coin new word of Is syllables.
Here is the monster, horns, hoofs and
all: Observation-Disclosures!
Anew chapter has been added to
what has already been said of the
claim of yonng man of Norwegian
birth to the title of Count Moltke.
Chrittian Groos, who died in 1888, left
letter dated March 80. 1866, in which
he explains that the father of the pre-
tender was an illegitimate child of a
a Countess Moltke, who died in 1920.
According to this theory, the pretend
er is properly named Forwald, because
his father and grandfather bore that
name. This explanation seems the
most plausible. for if the pretender had
been grandson of Count Moltke, he
or his father would have taken steps
to recover their rights long ago.
Niels Moller has published a collec-
ton of poems called Voices The
teachers of the author seem to have
been the night, solitude and the ocean.
It is sort of protest against the shall
lowness and fippancy of modern city
life, but some of the poems are perfect
gems of beauty.
A brokers' examination will take
place in Copenhagen this fall. This
will be the first one since 1882 Indeed,
most of the present frequenters of the
bourse are at a loss as to the nature of
the examination. and the board of ex-
aminers will have to take plunge into
the study OF history before they feel
like confronting the candidates. About
so men are preparing to subject them
selves to the examinations =
A heightened French weekly Is pub
fishing a translation of Otto Moller's
| romance, Gold aud Honor
Aman in the capital has just been
sentenced to ''three times five DAYS on
bread and water" although his name
| is Ejegod-Verygood-
Lieutenant Harhoff has gained an
unenviable reputation among the SOL
| diers, and a few days ago he carried
his unpopularity to extremes. A fresh
recruit could not answer a question
asked by the lieutenant, and. as pun
ishment. the latter ordered him to