Willmar tribune., 1901-10-16

The condition OF the, health Of Crown
Princess Victoria is causing anxiety. her
physicians having stated officially over
their names. that her chronic iurpe ca
tarrh has been worse this summer than
before and that she is troubled with an
j Irritating cough She does NOT s,een 90
much as formerly. and her strength ia
apparently reduced. 1t will he necessary
for her to leave for Italy much earlier
this season than In former wears,
a skane syndicate has made an offer
10 nuy kafsjo and Haradso lakes IN Sma-
jana. II the offer is accepted the lakes
Will De drained and their beds used for
raising sugar beets.
Inc minister OF ecclesiastical affairs has
instructed the head OF a department to
consider whether it would 6e advisable to
PROVIDE for bathrooms In alt public
scnoe buildings that are to be built in
the future.
Inc Hoganas Labor Union has taken
practical steps towards establishing a
citizens school, for the benefit OF grown
people.
immense masses Of seaweeds were
piled up en- the southeast coast CT Skane
IN the latter part Of September. and the
farmers turned out almost TO a man to
secure it for maIurirg their fields.
Application has been made to the gov
ernment for permission to build an east
coast railway from Cafe to Hernosand.
Olof Wijk. the first citizen of Gothen-
borg,' is dead at the age of GO years.
The deceased was very popular. and one
OF the ablest business men in Sweden.
He was member Of the second chamber
of the riksdag from 1867 to 1890. and dur
ing the years lss0-lsso he acted as presi-
dent of that body. In 1854 he might have
been appointed premier if he had consent
ed to act as SUCH
A crew of men engaged in dredging the
Flaket bay at Soderhamn. struck a ship
which must be very old. the planks Of
which it is built having been split, not
sawed.
NORWAY.
The National Theater of Kristiania has
accepted a new drama by Peter Egge
and another by Wilhelm Krag
Sweden and Denmark exported 10000
pounds of founders to Kristiania in one
| month.
Carl G. Walle. Kristiania engineer
has invented a new kind of brick for
veneering houses as a protection from
fire. 1t is claimed to serve almost as we'll
as brick and is far cheaper
There will be six distinct parties at the
coming municipal elections in Kristiania
namely, the Rightists. the Leftists, the
Social Democrats. the Temperance party
the Democratic labor party and an ''un-
politicar party which the women have
proposed to start 1t will be next to i'm
possible for any single party to rally an
absolute majority.
The representatives of the foreign pow
ers who witnessed the field maneuvers in
the vicinity of Levanger spoke very
highly of the efforts of the 900 men
who took part in the movements Much
Of their praise must of course be looked
upon as mere tokens of courtesy; but
there are good reasons for believing that
many of them were sincere in their eu-
losistic remarks.
The Rural Young PEOPLES Society Of
krlstiania has dedicated it's new .coffee
hail. The refreshments served on the
occasion were cream pudding, dried her
ring and lefse, or thin. soft waters that
look almost like sheep skin. Rev. Chr.
Brunn made the dedicatory address,
Among the guests were Wexelsen, min
lster of ecclesiastical affairs, and Prof
Hagstad.
John Lund. former president Of the
lagthinS, while on his way from a meet
Ing of the executive committee of the in
terparliamentary union at Brussels. paid
visit to Paul Kruger The old gentle
man said: You Norwegians were more
fortunate in 1914 than We are. now. But
over the fate Of South Africa rules a
greater power than England's 1 know
that my people will do their duty to the
last man."
1t has already been mentioned in these
columns that there are six distinct po-
lit!cal parties in Kristiania. Vigorous ef-
forts are being made in certain quarters
to cut down this number by a fusion of
the temperance party. the democratic la
Dor organization and the socialists The
movement origina ted with some temper
ance people who used to affiliate with
either of the other parties mentioned
above. 1t is probable that the contem-
plated fusion will be effected before the
next city elections.
Fritz Thaulow has donated a statue
by the French sculptor Rodin to the city
of Kristiania to be placed in some public
square. The statue represents a citizen
of Calais. France.
1t is claimed that the grouse. caper-
cailzies and ptarmigans hatched twice
last summer in the Nordmore country,
and the stock of game Is sight for the
hunter to behold.
1t has been stated that the increase of
the population of Kristiania was 739 for
the year 1900. The correct number is now
said to be 1908.
The main building of the National
School of Technology. which is to be built
at Gloshongen. Trondhjem. will cost
about 100000. Norwegian building ma
terials shall be used to the utmost ex-
tent. There will be three stories above
the basement. and the number of rooms
will be Is. Prizes of $685. $50 and $40
have been offered for the best plans and
specifca tionS.
ArendaI and Barbu will soon be united,
and the new city will retain the name OF
the former. The population is little
over UG0.