Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-06-01

without shattering them. The aim of
Norregaard's communication is no less
than to change the bullet of the Krag-
Jorgensen rifle, which is being intro
duced en- the Norwegian army, so as to
tear bigger hole through the flesh,
and shatter the bones more effectively
than it does at present This matter
is of peculiar interest to Americans,
too. inasmuch as thousands of Krag-
Jorgensen rifles have been introduced
in our army.
Now that Norway is very likely to
have a national agricultural college,
the papers begin to discuss the condi-
tions for admission to the school, This
discussion throws an interesting light
on the predicaments in which small
nations are placed. Thus, one paper
says that only persons who can read
English and Germ an fairly we'll ought
to be admitted to the school, because
the technical literature written in these
languages must be within easy reach
of the students
The goth of March last was the Goth
birthday of Henrik Ibsen.
Some 10000 copies of Nansen's book.
"Farthest North" were sold within a
month after it's publication. The price
of the work: I'VE believe, is about Sill
The special election to decide the fate
OF the saloon at Fredrikshald was very
bitter. the excitement running so high
that hundreds of people remained on
the street during the night in the hope
of finding out the result. So numerous
were the irregularities, however, that
that the result could not be announced
until the next day. No less than GIG
votes were rejected, and there was
majority of s4s in favor of the saloon
out of total of 5, 1872.
The civil governor (stifamtmand) of
the see of Christiania must be one of
those fellows who like to run their
heads against the wall. The city coun-
Gil of Christianla by a vote of 43 to ID
resolved to hoist the pure Norwe-
gian tricolor over the city buildings.
But the governor vetoed the resolution,
though he must be aware that his veto
Will stand only until the. city council
sees ft to take another vote on The
matter.
The owner of Lade, high rock iut-
ting out into the ford near Trondh jem,
is about to construct park and open
up watering place at said point.
Some of the waterfalls around Trond-
hjem will soon be utilized by the city
by means of electric transmission of
their motive power.
One of the houses Of the storthing
has passed the bill authorizing the is
sue Of a peculiar kind of bonds to the
people for the purpose of raising money
for the Nansen fund, and for the COM
pletion of the national theater of Chris
tiania, the cathedral of Trondhj em,
and the museum of Bergen.
DENMARK.
Mr.. Gautier, one of the kings private
postillions, celebrated his golden we'd
ding. Nearly every member of the
royal family sent the aged couple pres
ents. and the king appeared in person
to congratulate them.
At the corner of Malmo and Upsala
streets, Osterbro, Copenhagen, excava-
lions for some new buildings were
started this spring. At depth of only
two feet the workmen struck num-
Der of collins, each of which contained
one or two human skeletons. The COT
fins were all made the same way, and
out of the same kind of material--
rough pine boards-and in many cases
parts of the skeleton had been sawed
off by operations, which facts seem to
prove that this burial place had been
connected with some hospital AS soon
as the find was made, a mum Der of med
ical students crowded around, and af-
terwa ards carried off the skeletons that
were in fairly we'll preserved condi-
ton. There were about 200 skeletons
dug out.
The society for the protection of ami
mails has during the last few years re-
ceived large number of legacies. the
income from that source alone being
s3s, 75s. so.
The supreme court has sentenced a
negro in the Danish West Indies to
death, his crime being assault upon
the person of a 10-year-old girl.
Three buildings on Mag and Knabro
streets, Copenhagen, were destroyed
ny uEc. 4uc uEc started IRON an eX-
plosion in grist mill The workmen
in the mill tried to extinguish the fire,
but soon had to fee to save their lives
Privy Councillor Coos, as president
of the Jurists' union of Denmark, re-
Gently astonished the members of the
union by denouncing peace societies
and peace congresses, because they
often disagree among themselves and
because they cannot accomplish any
thing.
E. Staal, an attorney at law, who
has travelled extensively among the
Danes in the United States, has been
made honorary member of the Union
Velocipedique de France, the leading
wheelmen's club in France. =.
Politiken, the most philosophical
daily published in the Scandinavian
countries, seems to have one weak spot.
Its policy is to treat it's enemies with
lofty, sarcastic contempt, but as soon
as the Inner Mission is mentioned, this
paragon of studied decorum becomes