Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01

the level of tho sea. The naint;no
will be exhibited for some time n
hrlstlania. after which it will be sent
to London for sale.
The way the liberal papers are ouar-
rellng about the composition of the
new cabinet which must be selected in
rev days or weeks, tends to weaken
the liberal party and reduce it's chances
TO carry through its policy of securing
separate consular and foreign services
for Norway.
Inc export OF paper to Sweden has
been completely shut off by protect
I've tariff of ~ cents a pound in that
country.
The Hotchkiss automatic rapid firing
gun has been selected as the most suit
able Tor the defense of Norway, and
1orty-two of these guns will be bought
at the earliest convenience.
The struggle about the right to sell
liquors at the Borregaard estate, in
the dry" city of Sarpsborg is assum-
ing national proportions, and even the
government archives in Copenhagen
nave been consulted for light on the
ancient document on which the priyi-
lege of Borrcgaard is said to rest.
The employers of Kristiania have ef-
1ected an organization for the purpose
OF arbltrating differences between
themselves and their employees. The
socialists are opposing and discrediting
the organization from the very start
Njaals Saga has been translated into
popular Norwegian not Norwegian
Danish
Morgontidningen,a Stockholm paper,
calls the anti-Norwegian agitators in
Sweden terminal FOOLS" No Norwe-
'gian paper has used such choice cpl
thets in the union controversy.
The photographic society of Bergen
has donated its collection, consisting
of 5000 items, to the Bergen museum.
A new play by Bjorn Bjornson, a
son of the poet, has been accepted by
the Kristiania theater.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is at present
stopping in Rome.
The so-called Lestadians, religious
sect, recently held meeting at Lyn-
gen, and the excitement ran so high
that young girl fell into a swoon.
from which she had not recovered
four days later.
The new warship Harald Haarfager
has arrived at Kristiania, and thou
sands upon thousands of people are
taking view of the big iron tub.
DENMARK.
An enthusiastic Frenchman has esti-
mated that the available water power
in Iceland is something like one thou
sand million horsepower. A cipher or
two may safely be knocked off at the
tail of this number; but he is perhaps
right in his statement that the city OF
Reykjavik can be lighted and heated
by means of power from waterfall
which is located only three English
miles from the city.
The papers are again discussing the
possible purchase of the Danish West
claimed that Germany would be glad
to buy the islands, but that the Danes
are unwilling to hand them over to
that power.
Several hundred poor people were
dined, but not Wined, last Christmas
by the Copenhagen Salvation army.
The Peace Society of Denmark has
issued public appeal to the friends of
humanity and foes of ''criminal war
fare'' to join the society. 1t is limited
that international arbitration NAV vet
be means of recovering South Jyl-
land.
A steam boiler exploded in Copen-
hagen, killing a young man and tear
ing down parts of the building. The
home and committed suicide. The fire.
man really seems to have been respon-
sible for the accident, the pipe supply
ing the boiler with water being closed
up by a valve at the time of the ex-
plosion.
"A package from the minister for &C.
clesiastlcal affairs and public instruc-
ton to the university was lost the
other day. 1t contained very import
ant documents, and efforts were made
to trace its course. The carrier averred
that he had carried it to the university,
and upon close investigati it was
found that the letter box into which
he had dropped it was broken. The
one who got the package will not re-
ceive anything for his trouble, how
ever. because none of the documents
can be turned into cash.
There are about so peoples high
schools in Denmark. and the attend
ance is $500. The regular work is
done in winter; but $500 girls attend
these schools in summer, making the
total attendance $1,000 The national
government contributes 500, 200 to the
of the schools.
The folketing has passed an import
ant accident insurance bill which was
solidly backed by the liberal mem bers
The actors at the Copenhagen Casino
theater have been rehearsing 1.-The
West Indian Soldier a comedy by
Henrik Cavling; but the authorities
have prohibited the representation of
it on the stage. No particular feature
is pointed out as Objectionable by the
censors, but they condemn the whole
on account of its general tend