Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

evening Of Nov. l3. But the next morn
Ing the white stun was melted and washed
away again. ,..
& Prince Christian has had d serious at
tack of scarlet fever.
Is Ihe folkething has proposed an appro-
priation of $1,S5O.OO0 for new field artil-
lery. The motion was opposed by the
social democrats.
At the close of the Russian maneuyers,
In which two battalions of Finnish sharp
shooters took part, the car breakfasted
with the army in the camp. A number
of toasts were proposed, and Grand Duke
Vladimir, who is staunch friend of the
Flnlanders, proposed one for the brave
and efficient army of Finland. But his
words were followed by painful silence.
The car only moved his glass to one
side. This incident is but another proof
or the fact that the Finnophobes have
succeeded in making the most of the Rus
slams believe that the Finlanders are
! planning a secession from Russia and
that the army of Finland is not to be
trusted
The protest of half a million Finnish
citizens against the Russian CONSUMPTION
law moves slowly indeed. The idea of
the signers was that the senate of Fin
land was to forward it to the car. But
GovernOr-General Bobrikoff instructed
the senate to explain away its meaning
by declaring it to be the illegal work of
clique of malcontents, and when the
senate at last took the decisive step the
senators Informed the car that they
could not avoid sending it, to his ma
jesty. The people are bitterly complain
ing of lack of backbone in the senate.
e., NORWAY.
Trondhjem Is said to be the smallest
city in Europe that has an electric rail-
way system owned by the municipality.
: The cost of the plant is about $500, 900.
s The Lerfos (waterfalls), which has 10000
available horse powers, is a part of the
plant. The falls are located five English
miles above the city.
The revised poll lists show that Kris
tiania has 55,754 persons that are en-
titled to vote at the city elections. OF
this number, 1,429 are women. No less
than $500 women were disqualified be-
cause they had not paid their taxes.
Rev Lunde. of Kristiania, recently
preached a ''practical' sermon in which
do more work among the poor and vi
cious than to put up magnificent church
" buildings, "Open churches in ommon
houses, keep them open every day and
connect them with coffee houses, read
ing rooms and compartments for writing
letters, etc."
Alexander Hoist and wife, of Alsta-
haug, celebrated their golden wedding
November 5.
Sigurd Lie is said to be on the way to
fame as a musician. and he is already
+ regarded as one of the best musical di-
rectors in the country.
The latest expedition sent to Spitzberg-
en- by the Trondhjem Coal Mining Com
pany struck an eleven-foot seam of coal,
and it's extent is large. While mining
, for coal in the rock the men found petri-
j, fed apples, pears, nuts, tropical leaves,
etc.
The barque Inga. from. Kristiansand.
foundered on the east coast of England
OF crew of fifteen men only one saved
his life
= There was practically no frost in the
country between Trondhjem and Bergen
before the first week of November. But
by the, middle of the month the cold at
1AoSAuAJCAA "do AAlCi1oG
Sociology has been introduced rs a
branch at the University of Norway, Dr.
Sigurd Ibsen having been appointed the
first lecturer on that subject.
The Trinity congregation of Kristiania
employs deaconesses; keeps a patch
ing-schoop' where $50 children learn to
mend their clothes; runs labor bureau
4 by which $50 poor women are enabled to
where 20 babies are cared for; a children's
asylum for 40 children; employs 50 chill
dren at a Workshop; owns property in
the country where 81 sickly children are
kept weeks each summer; and a kitchen
where meals are served to sick and poor
people. 2,@..s.,E ......- g.
The combined capacity Of all the water
falls located within thirty-five English)
miles Of Kristiania is about 100000 horse
powers. the Glommen furnishing 100000
and the, Drammen river 10000 horse pow
ers. If the flow of the water Is properly
regulated the capacity may be raised to
4O0,0 900 horse powers. No other seaport
city of Europe has such an abundant wa
ter power as the capital of Norway.
Rev. s. M Riser. the pastor of the
yefsen congregation, lost his life by q
his dead body was found, about six eng
lish) miles from the parsonage. H..
The barque TErato. from Krstiansand.
Capt. Hansen was wrecked at the north
ermost point Of Scotland. Nine men out
ssof a crew of ten lost their lives.
. There are two restaurants in Kristiania
where thes proprietors take the ..tips''
given to the walters by the customers.
The system works this way: the waters
deduct their wages from the s.tips, and
turn the balance over to, the proprietors.
The first catch of "big herring" Of. this
season was made at smolen, few miles
from Trondhjem. The fish are. big and
fat t&zSS s<fs.z
& Verdens Gang, the greatest Norwegian
daily, was published every week day
morning until Nov "a, but since that date
1t IS published every morning s#:s
The latest reports in regard Il to the
quarrel between Bjornson and the chill
sdren OF Premier johann Sverdrup about
certain alleged acts attributed to the lat-
ter by Bjornson, Indicate that Bjornson
has put his case too strongly: 70 say the
/ least Bjornson's charges against the
dead statesman ought TO be taken with
many grains OF salt. s 81
IS SWEDEN. Ss5 5 81; sss
SIS SIX million dollars Is mentioned as the
price which the state may pay In Ease IL
sist 10 purchase the iron mines IN Norrland.
S, L o. Smith. q well balanced business
man who has seen a great part Of the
sciyi Lied world, says that IN his opinion
Sweden has a press the equal of which
8is not found e any other country
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