Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-04
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
FIT Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countrlea About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
DENMARK.

AoAA uOlol dllu IS dUOul IN 0X-
cess or the expenditures of 1901.
Rev. F. L. Grundtvig, who is a son of
the great poet and has served Danish
cnurches IN the United States, has been
granted permission to preach in the
cnurcnes or Denmark and to wear the
clerical VestmentS of the clergy of the
state church' though he has not studied
at the University of Copenhagen. But
lie Will not be permitted to administer the
sacraments in the state church.
Frof. Werner Dalerup is engaged in COL
Aectlng material for complete diction-
airy OF the Danish language.
Gustav Johannsen, the leading Dane in
ooutn UPLAND during the past forty years,
Is dead. During the years 1SS1-19O1, ex-
cepting 1SS4-1Ss6 he was a member Of the
German reichstag. The cause of his
death was cancer in the liver. He STAYED
IN bed only one day before his DEATH
The Alexandra, of the United Steam
ship Company, was delayed two days in
the middle of the Atlantic ocean, The
hlndmost pitman of the engine was brok-
en- and it required forty-eight hours of
continuous work to put in new one The
captain speaks of the efforts of the crew
IN the strongest terms of praise.
A Copenhagen carpenter had been COL
lecting bicycles on the sly since 1S93 and
when he was caught he had over one
hundred wheels When his arrest was
made public those who had lost wheels
came to recover their property. But the
carpenter had succeeded in changing the
wheels so much that eighty Of them can
not be identified by their owners.
HolSer Drachmann. who is to spend the
winter at Hamletsgaard, Marienlyst, has
almost recovered from his recent sick
ness, nervous prostration He is putting
the finishing touches to new collection
of poems which will be published for the
Christmas trade.
Prof. F. c. Lund, the painter of his
toric scenes, is dead, aged Is years. He
established his reputation as a painter
almost fifty years ago. Technically his
paintings rank high, but his colors were
somewhat dry. and there was little of
emotional poetry in his productions"
Mr.. Jensen, the Danish Santos Dumont,
has completed the framework of his air.
ship. But as he is short Of funds and
cannot complete his ship for less than
$1,000 his first flying trip is not quite in
sight yet.
King Christian intends to leave Den
mark for the coming winter. as he is un-
able to endure the severe climate which
prevails in the kingdom during that sea-
son. He will go to Livadia, Greece.
The negotiations between the govern
ments of the United States and Denmark
relative to the cession to the United
States of the Danish West Indies have
been transferred to Washington. The ne
gotiations were initiated by L. S. SVEN
son. United States minister to Copenha-
gen. about three years ago and later on
Mr.. White. secretary of the embassy at
London took up the work in behalf of
the United States. The transfer to WASH
lngton was brought about through the de-
sire of the Danish government to place
It's interests In the matter in the hands
of Constantin Brun, Danish minister at
this capital.
A number Of leading business men of
western Sjelland have elected a commit
tee to propose plans for new sugar fac
tory in that locality.
Five hundred farmers at Nestved South
Sjelland, have agreed to start a sugar
factory in their midst.
There are S63 postoffices and O,235 mail
boxes in Denmark. The number of do
mestic letters handled in 19O0-1so1 was
over 7S,0OO,OOO
NORWAY.
Henry Durant is still supposed to be
most likely to receive the Nobel prize.
which is to be awarded by authority Of
the Norwegian storthing to the person
VINO leads the world in his endeayOrs in
favor of international peace and arbitra-
ton.
Last winter there was a stampede for
the poor school childrens free lunch
counter, the number of children taking
advantage of the chance being about TO-
OO0 The children of so many comforta-
ply situated parertS dined at public ex-
pense that they threatened to destrox the
Tree lunch counter. Something had to
be done to check the tide. This fall the
parents who wished to have their chill
dren dlned at public expense had to ap-
pear IN person before duly appointed pub
hc 1unctlonarleS and report their incomes.
Inc result was what the authorities ex-
pected Comparatively few applications
were made by persons who were not en-
titled to the children's free dinner and
the total number of children to be dined
at public expense the coming winter will
hardly exceed 1000
The freight rates are SO low that MANY
Norwegian vessels must be laid up a part
of the winter season.
The coal mined in the Farce Islands is
Identical with that found in Iceland. and
the coal bed is supposed to extend under
the between the two places, The
value Of the coal that may be mined in
SuderO (Faro Islands) is put at 500, 900 600.
The copper, iron ore and fire-clay de-
posits in Sudero is supposed to be worth
still more.
French fishermen who are operating
around Iceland and New Foundland are
competing with the Norwegians on the
markets of Italy and southern SPAIN but
in northern Spain the Norwegian fish
products enjoy something akin to a mo-
nopoly.
Aftenposten states that new North
Pole expedition will be fitted out in Nor
way for the purpose of ascertaining the
exact location Of the magnetic pole.
Nordland wants railroad About 600
citizens convened at Mosjoen and an
pointed committee of seven to agitate
for 'Helgeland railway About 100
guests were banqueted at the close of the
business meeting.
Attorney General Bernhard Getz died Of
paralysis of the heart at the early age
of 511a years. He was unquestionably the
leading jurist in the kingdom, and the
reforms in criminal laws suggested by
him have carried his name beyond the
bounds Of his country. His death is an
irreparable loss. . & :
4 -Kristiania, among it's curiosities. has a
'rural young peoples society," (bonIe-
ung domslag). It's members speak, or are
supposed to speak, pure Norwegian. Upon
a, suggestion made by Bishop Bang and
Wexelsen, the minister of public worship
and instruction. the society resolved by
a unanimous vote to- petition the stor-
thing for the appointment of a pastor