Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-07-20

with such Joy up our way as the intro
duction of compulsory military service.
At Rognan, twenty men who are
above the age of regular recruits came
and asked to be permitted to join the
service. At the physical examination
every one of them declared that he
was perfectly sound in every particu-
lar, and the physicians had to make a
careful search for blemishes. One
man even began to weep when he was
told that he had been rejected. The
recruits at Rognan are mostly large,
powerful men. Their average height
is 173 centimeters-that is to say, they
are ~ centimeters above the average
in south Norway. The officers speak
highly of the docility and zeal of the
men. Even at recess many of them
keep on drilling on the plain"
The Stavanger Preserving company,
at the banquet which it gave on the
25th anniversary of it's establishment,
served as No. 1 on the bill of fare
''soup from 1875" and those who had
a chance to taste the ancient article
agree that lit tasted as though it had
been made yesterday"
Osmund Wig and wife, of Stavanger,
celebrated their golden wedding June
23d.
The registration rules are quite COM
plicated at present. In the first place,
all taxpayers may be registered for
local elections; next comes the regis
tration for national elections, compris-
ing all men over Is years old who are
not receiving public aid; finally, all
men and women over the age of 25
years must be registered when vote
is to be taken on the question of abol-
ish,ng the samlag (saloons). In the
first two catcgories only those are reg
istered who ask for it, but in the last
one registration is compulsory. Per-
sons who have been punished for some
crime are excluded from the first two,
but included in the last mentioned reg
istration. Insane persons are exclud-
ed in all cases. In a city of 80, 900 in
habitants it is expected that about A.
600 will register for the local elections;
5000 for the national elections, and
$4,000 for voting on the saloon ques-
ton.
Just as the bakers strike in Kris.
tiania was about to be settled for good,
it broke out in new form, the master
bakers having agreed on a sweeping
lockout.
The musical festival at the Bergen
exposition was opened in the evening
of June &c. The enthusiasm was in
tense, and Johan Svendson, the musical
director, was the object of great ova-
tions" after the orchestra had played
Norwegian rhapsody.
Sverdrup's expedition carries me-
mortal tablet to the late Eivind AS
trup, the Arctic explorer. The tablet
is marble slab, and contains the fol-
lowing inscription: "Eivind Astrup.
1S91-ls92 and 1S93-1S94" 1t will be put
up on a mountain side at Ingle field
Bay, Greenland.
The technical school of Kristiania
cele brated its 25-year jubilee on the
last day of June.
The Cremation Society of Kristiania
has offered to donate it's funds, amount
ing to 81, $50, to the city government
on condition that the latter establish
a decent crematory.
DENMARK.
The Copenhagen variety theater and
restaurant known as ''Over the Sta
ble," burned down just as it's present
owner was about to make arrange
ments for the cele bration of the Tooth
anniversary of the opening of the noted
esta blishment.
The pride and glory of the pleasure
lovers of Copenhagen used to be Tivoli,
and one of the first things stranger
had to see was the attractions of Ti7-
oil. But the great esta Enlistment no
longer enjoys it's whilom fame, and
pleasure seekers 20 elsewhere-many
of them as far as Sweden and Norway.
This should, and must be, remedied.
The remedy proposed is this: Tear
down the old buildings, and build an
open air museum on the same plan as
the Skansen in Stockholm. The new
ed on the highest point of the Castle
plain, which affords glorious view of
the city and the sound.
1t is expected that three of the most
prominent conservative statesmen will
withdraw from pu bile life in the course
of this year. The first one to be men,
toned is ex-Premier Estrup; the Sec
ond one is his colleague, Minister of
Justice Nelleman; and the third one is
Prof. Matzen, the president of the
landsthing, or upper house of the rigs
dag. The two first mentioned are
about 70 years of age, the last men,
toned somewhat younger, but he is
sickly. The withdrawal of these men
will be great loss to the conserva-
tive party, the more so because that
party at present is signally deficient
in able and popular leaders.
The traditional midsummer-day con-
cert with ancient bronze horns was
given at noon, June "a, from the roof
of the palace of the prince in Copen.
hagen. AS usual, there were large
crowds of people. in the adjoining
streets. -Four bronze horns were used,
and the concert lasted exactly 20 min
utes. It is customary to play some
quaint old tune; but this time new
composition by Asger Hammerik was