Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-10-23
DENMARK.

parts of the Russian empire.
DENMARK
"A German wrestler named Jacob Koch
met Bech-Olsen in a match at Copenha-
gen and began to handle the fat Danish
giant rather roughly. But he was made
10 regret this. AS soon as Bech- Olsen
found that his antagonist wanted a reck-
less, ough-and-tumble combat he paid
back in kind. and though the German
was as timber and agile a cat he final
~ found his shoulders pushed squarely
against the floor.
Inc number of new cases of typhoid
fever increased from % to 81 in one week
IN the city of Copenhagen. Fifteen other
cases were reported from the suburbs.
Copenhagen, Oct 1.-The gunboat
Moen, while at gun practice today with
Prisant shells, foundered to the eastward
of the middle ground. Her masthead can
De seen few yards above the water.
The crew of the vessel were saved. The
Moen was an iron gunboat of 1856 tons
displacement. She had a vrew Of thirty
five men,
Denmark has very strict regulations in
regard to the use of automobiles on the
public highways. During the recent visit
ment abolished those regulations so that
his majesty could run his auto up and
down the lanes of fair Sjalland unds-
turbed
King Christian opened the rigsdag Oct.
s. in the presence of the king of Greece,
the czarwitch Grand Duke Michael, the
members of the Danish royal family and
the diplomatic corps.
Mayor Borup, a RiShtist, was elected
member of the landsthng from the first
district of Copenhagen. He received 493
votes, and the fusion candidate, p Knud-
sen, received 412 votes.
French syndicate is making prepara-
lions for mining coal on Sudero, one of
the Farce islands. H. Won Post, a SWed-
ish engineer, and a number of Swedish
miners, have already arrived at the new
mines. The syndicate has also obtained
permission to mine copper on the same
island
The city of Kallundborg has been visit
ed by a very destructive fire. About one
fourth of the houses are only so many
heaps of ashes, and the loss is counted in
millions of kroner.
Copenhagen, Oct. IA Danish cruiser
will start Oct 10 on a visit of courtesy to
the United States, by way of England
Spain and the Danish West Indies She
will arrive at New York JAN s and re-
main there until Jan. 20.
The oldest Dane. Mrs Maren Moller, of
Sailing, died at the age of 1O7 years.
The steamer Siam was grounded near
Bah Ell Mandel, in the Red Sea. The
damage is insignificant, but it required
much work to get it loose again.
NORWAY.
A monument to Herman Anker, the
noted peoples high school teacher, and
his wife, was unveiled Sept. Is at Hamar.
Bjornson made the dedicatory address, In
speaking of Mrs. Anker, he said: I'VE
must remember to give our thanks to
Denmark. She was the spark that kim
died fire, and she came from there. I
believe in a union with Denmark Now
we see what we did not see at that time,
namely, that in our struggle for indie
pendence against Sweden, We need Den
mark. There is a brighter, nobler and
warmer civilization In Denmark
Sixty-two persons are engaged as pro-
fessors and servants in the University Of
Norway.
The excess Of emigration over immigra-
ton in the city of Kristiania was 5000
during the year 1900.
Six thousand dollars has been raised by
private subscription for new church at
Holmenkollen, Kristiania.
The government is said to be preparing
a new revenue measure in the form Of a
stamp bill. 1t is proposed to require
stamps amounting to 1871 cents ESQ ore)
for every $3.50 1900 lzroncr> drafts;
and 27-10 cents 90 ore) on checks of all
nf ho t.
estimated that such a law would net the
government about $250,000 a year.
Kristiania had no bourse, or exchange,
until the latter part Of September, 1901.
The business men who started it were
afraid that 1t would not be success, but
the beginning is promising.
The late C. Sundt, of Bergen, made do
nations and requests to benevolent con-
Germs amounting to $250,ooo
The city of Larvig has borrowed $50, 900
, from the Larvig Savings Bank.
Bergen has 21,317 voters, 1885 men and
e.4S2 women. OF the latter, 1853 base their
right to vote on their own taxes, S,SO5
base 1t on taxes paid by their husbands.
Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg will
accompany the king and the queen to
Kristiania Dec. 49, and all of them pro-
pose to spend the Christmas holidays at
the Kristiania palace.
The Leftists have already adopted the
policy of electing prominent ladies as
members of the executive committees Of
political organizations.
The next budget of the government con-
tains $4,000 for the survey of new rail-
way lines. <....-
L. About $4,000 barrels of big, fat herring
was caught up to Sept. Is. The value Of
the whole catch up to date was almost
$780, 900. j.. ~' 49,. x.
The loss caused by the great fire at Ber-
gen is about one million dollars, one
fourth the amount representing build
ings, the balance goods stored up in the
warehouses T8E ~ 5
The Kristiania Gilt Moiding Manufac-
turing Company has been crowded to the
wall after q ten years zcheckered exist