Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28


incomes from ,S475, 900 to $525, 900.
Magdalene Thoresen, a popular nov
elist, was eighty years old June 8.
The executive committe of the labor
union in Trondhjem has requested all
employers in Trondhjem and vicinity
not to employ Danish laborers affected
by the lockout. A similar request has
been issued in Stavanger.
A number of storekeepers in Kristi-
ana have agreed to close their stores
at o'clock in the evening during the
summer season.
The king decided months ago that
the Norwegian flag law shall be OBJ
served. But still a good many good
people in Sweden object to the enforce
ment of the law.
DIR. Storjohann, one of the most
active clergymen in Norway, wishes to
retire from active service. He was
born in 1882. He has spent a number
OF years abroad, visiting his country
men in America in the sos.
Three members of the union COM
mlttee which failed to agree on def
mite plan for settling the union ques-
tlon are dead. One was a Norwegian
Observation-Disclosures of the
cabinet, and two were Swedes Both
OF the latter were willing to make
greater concessions than the other
Swedish members to the demands of
the Norwegians.
Mr.. Grung, matchmaker. is trying
to establish Christian Science con-
gregation in Kristiana.
June 5th was the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the ratification of the constitu-
tion of Denmark by King Fredrik VII.
Great preparations had been made for
the celebration and everybody figured
on having fine time. But the magnif-
ficence of the pageant in Copenhagen
passed beyond the expectations of the
most sanguine. It was truly Cosmo-
politan demonstration. Not by fash
lonable banquets and boasting toasts,
however, but by the turnout and the
enthusiasm of the plain people did the
lovers of freedom do themselves honor
on that ever memorable occasion. The
beautiful weather, the universal at
tempt of capitalism to cove the spirit
of the workingmen, the foreboding OF
still more serious times in the history
OF the peaceful island kingdom, con.
spired to produce this extraordinary
result. No attempt will be made tc
describe the celebration here for lack
OF space. But few of the most salient
features must be touched upon to give
the reader a tolerably correct idea o1
it. All the morning papers agreed in
admitting that the constitution hac
not kept what it promised, but that
under it's protection the country hac
experienced marvellous progress il
the accumulation of wealth and the ad
vancement of general refinement. The
liberal party had rendezvous al
Fredericksburg. which was visited by
at least $4,000 people, and about 20, OC(
listened to the speakers of the day
The workingmen's procession through
the streets was composed of at leas
25, 900 men, and it took the line more
than three hours to pass given point
In this procession were 205 labor or
carnations, 81 bands of music, per
haps as many singing societies, ant
banners of all colors and forms wer,
| waving to the breezes' in such profu
sion that no one seems to have though
| of making an attempt to count them
The notices on many banners referred
RI Ivy 70 ho To-
The authorities at first were some
| what nervous lest the demonstration
of the workingmen should turn into
riot, but thousands upon thousand
tramped through the streets of tn,
capital without the slightest attemp
at misunderstanding. The conserva
tives had their usual fest in the king
garden. But they were few and tim,
was drug on the market among them
We have not heard anything about tn
moral results of the celebration upo1
! the status of the present lockout. Blu
it would not be surprising if the pc
culiar wave of passionate patriotic
| feeling, rising spontaneously and will
elementary force out of the bosom o
good and wonderfully patient peopl,
should materially melt down the force
of those who are responsible for tn,
present historic lockout.
! DR., George Brandes has been tied t.
a sick bed for six months, but is nov
recovering. He isengaged in literar,
work, as usual.
Eight Danish young men and wome1
who were employed by miller il
forming were expelled because thei
employer was elected to an Office in
political club. In the island of Ais
Swede was expelled because he worke.
for man whose boy attended Dan
ish meeting!
The membership of the Danish SO
cieties in South Jylland has Increases
very materially during the past year
CURIOUS TOWNS AND VILLAGE