Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-16
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAyD.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
An the Old Countries About the
North Sen Within u Week
or So just Past.
NORWAY.

sion at kristiania. The committee
agreed to propose identical insurance
laws for the Scandinavian countries.
A gentleman calling himself Joh,r
halvorsen of Kristiania advertised
cheap liquors of various kinds lust be-
tore Christmas in dry" towns. There
was most encouraging rush of or
ders' but the liquors never turned up
and the whereabouts of Johan Halvor-
sen Is wholly unknown.
Nordmore experienced the finest au-
tumn weather within the memory of
the oldest inhabitant. AS late as No
vember it was almost as warm as in
August, and great deal of new
ground was broken and added to the
farms.
Bergen has n, 165 inhabitants.
The new year found the total public
debt of Norway to be S62, $40, 900.
The population of Kristiania is de-
creasing, being a25, 7a9, against ss6, 1928
on Jan. l. 1900. Emigration is partly
responsible for this, 1915 persons
having emigrated from Norway dur
ing 1900.
w. w. Thomas, the United States
minister, with his wife, is stayine at
Voxenkollen, sanitarium near Kris
tiania
The appointment of Liljedahl, poll
tlclan for the sake of politics, to the
postmastership at Bergen has out
ragged public sentiment, and Leading
men of both parties are vieing with
each other in denouncing the cabinet.
Jonas Lie has written another book.
1t is called "Wulffie g. Co.." but it
might have been called ''Conscience in
Business Matters" Wulff Wulfie is
the first man of the city, rich, enter
prlslng, generous business man. When
his son discovers that he has become
rich by means of specializing in for
elgn distilleries furnishing laddevin-
strong, highly injurious liquor i'm
ported to Norway in large quantities
the son is overwhelmed by shame
and indignation and leaves home to
try his luck in more decent way. At
first the old man only laughs at his
son and looks upon him as unfit for
business But gradually the old man
finds that his wife and daughters side
with his son. For days and nights his
mind is brooding over the matter, his
business career fills him with horror,
and in the aeoay of remorse the gloom
of insanity settles upon the man who
once seemed strong enough to stand
any adversely.
The national government is not in
favor of establishing government
printing office.
The late Konrad Larsen. Bergen
merchant. bequeathed $50. 900 to chart
table institutions and private parties.
The city council of Trondhiem has
resolved. by vote of 9 to 7, to locate
a new national institute of technology
at Gloshaugen.
Kristiansand has H. 500 inhabitants.
against 1888 in 1890.
Capt. Torkild has a strong article in
the Norwegian papers. urging mem
bers of all parties in the storth,ng to
pass law compelling the king TO live
six months yearly in Norway
Risor and Aalesund. which have had
no saloons for FIVE years. have decided
to remain dry" another period of FIVE
years.
The municipality Of Kristiauia is in
a position to hire every man who is
willing to work 90 the stone pile for
minimum wages
The budget Of expenses of Stavanger
is estimated at 5000 900 for the current
year. This IS an increase of $50, 900 IN
one year.
The Kristiania mission for poor and
helpless people has bought the EilSe-
berg property at Drobak and proposes
to build a childrcn's home there.
SWEDEN.
The car ferry running between
Malmo and Copenhagen became IN.
manageable as it was about to leave
Malmo harbor in storm. striking
steamer and wooden wharf ana do.
ing considerable damage,
The government has estimated that
the total receipts of the national
treasury for the year 1902 will be- S32.-
657,S This is about $3.50, 900 in en-
cess of the estimate for the year 1901.
The late Samuel Enander. of Stock
holm, bequeathed his estate, which is
worth about $500, 900, to ten different
charitable institutions in equal
amounts.
Count Lave Beck Friis has served as
ambassador from Sweden and Norway
to Denmark for thirty years, and he
celebrated his thirty years jubilee
Dec. l6.
So many great temperance gather
ings will take place in Stockhalm in
1902 that many local organiza tions
have begun TO save money to enable
their members to visit the capital at
that time.
Dec. Is was the iftieth anniversary
of the appointment of Premier Won Of
ter as an officer in the navy. Many
prominent public men paid him their
respects during the day, and the king
awarded him a gold medal to which a
gold chain is attached. The king
placed the chain around the premier's
neck and embraced him.
The Y. NJ. G.. A. of Malmo has cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of its Or
ganizatlon.
Ola Hanson, the author, and his
wife have petitioned the Bavarian
premier to cancel Hansson's CONVEX
sion to the Catholic faith. ~.
Workingmen belonging to the differ
ent church organizations. of Stock
holm recently held convention to dis
cuss the question: What shall Chris
tian workingmen do in regard to the
labor agitation Of the socialists? A
. resolution was passed by unanimous
vote to the effect that Christian work.