Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-24
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AAeSu4"VE1cSt.
The International maritime exposi-
ton IN Russia awarded its highest
prize to Axel Hansen for boat designs
and models. The exposition was held
last year, but the managers lost track
OF Hansen until they recently found
his address at the Bergen exposition.
The poem in which Holger Drach-
mann glorifed ''war and intoxication"
has already been referred to in these
columns. AS might be expected, the
poem has been attacked from different
quarters. The most noteworthy COM
ment on this poem, and on Drach-
mann's poetry in general. was written
by an anonymous author, who makes
out that Drachmann is follower of
the crazy German philosopher Metz
sche, who advocated the right of the
strongest, advocated the abolition OF
civilization and return to the savage
state OF man. when the strong destroy
the weak without compunction.
verdens Gang of July 26 contained
this ebulation: I'VE see that the Swed-
ish press again begins to advocate fra
tlclde as a suitable solution of the
union question. Sweden stands-so
runs the beautiful expression-'ready
TO defend the union by force of arms. ,
According to the Swedish conception
of justice, a union which does not
vouchsafe honorable terms may be
forced upon Norway by means of arms.
How lovely this union must become in
the course of time! What blessed fruits
it must bear! And what enobling and
elevating impulses the peoples of the
union must receive from all these saw
age threats!"
The king attended the dedication Of
the Orkerod children's home at Moss,
Aug. 4.
Romsdal county is now said to pro-
duce more butter alone than the bal
ance of Norway com bined.
There are no fire places in the bar
racks at Gardermoen, and consequent
~ no chance for the soldiers to dry
their clothes in rainy weather. To
this fact is partly due that the sick
lists have contained large percent
age of the names of the troops during
the past season.
Oslo Ladegaard, Kristiania, was sold
in 1s45 for $25, 900; and again the other
day for little over a million. The
purchaser in the latter case is syndi-
cate of local capitalists.
Bjornson, in the Paris Temps, has
published a denunciation of the treat
ment to which lola has been subject
ed, and his bristling production closes
with the following apology: II ven
ture to publish this because certain
negative qualities justify my doing So
am not German, am not an Eng
lishman, am not an Italian, I am not
Jew. For more than 40 years l have
occasionally performed political serv-
ices as volunteer, without pay and
without the charge of being for sale. {"
Two-thirds of the interests in some
copper ore beds in Sorstokke have
been sold to an English company for
$19, O00
The city council of Kristiania was
divided against itself on the question
of building a new street car line to
Rodelokken. one party being IN favor
of having the city take charge of the
whole affair, and the other proposing
that private company be permitted
to build and operate the line. After a
hot battle of words the former party
carried off the victory.
Rev. F. M. Gjertsen, of Minneapolis,
who is visiting the scenes of his child
hood in Norway, seems to be wanted
for preaching everywhere. And he re-
spends, too, with a vengeance, after
preaching several times day.
A meeting of 800 language reform
ers in Bergen passed resolutions favor
ing the use of Norwegian dialects ex-
clusively in at least one normal school,
Up to July % comparatively few
tourists cared to enter the wierd and
cruel Justedalsbraen mountains, the
weather being too chilly.
DENMARK.
The journeymen rye bread bakers in
Copenhagen have decided to repeal the
old scale of wages. and have prepared
new one. This puts the weekly
wages at SIS. 10, 1891 and 50. 70 for an
eight-hour day, and ~ cents an hour
for overwork. The bakers seem to be
determined, and if the employers do
not agree to the new scale strike is
almost sure to follow.
Two men from Copenhagen who
were rusticating at Vemmatofte took
a buggy ride along the shore one day.
The weather being warm, they could
not resist the temptation to take a
bath. Accordingly, they undressed,
leaving their clothes in the buggy, and
hied themselves to the refreshing ele.
ment But they had enjoyed the game
only short time when the horse took
fright and ran away with the buggy,
clothes and everything. After short
consultation, the unfortunate men re-
luctantly approached a house as care
fully as they could. But the inmates
of the house took the strangers to be
madmen who had escaped from some
insane asylum, and it took some time
to explain the real situation and OBJ
tain sufficient clothing to cover up
their nakedness. The next thing in
order was hunt for the horse, which
was found and everything recovered