Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-05
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
interesting eal Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FAIHERLAND.
Frlncipal Events That Have Occurred
IN the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So just Past

"
'etters' was. honored by a banquet the
other day in Lund, the Swedish univers-
ny city. In proposing a, toast for Swed-
en- and the young people Of Sweden, he
made few curious remarks about the
relation between Denmark and Sweden.
The University of Lund. he said. @ was
quilt as fortress against Denmark. But.
as matter of fact, it had served as a
means of communication between the two
countries The people of southern Swed-
en- nave been In the habit of looking upon
copenhagen only as a great pleasure re-
sor'. inns one-sfded notion is passing
away and Copenhagen is becoming the
great source Of culture and refinement to
southern Sweden. The closing words of
his address were:
Il empty any glass to the bottom in
honor of the young people of Sweden.
Inc time may come, gentlemen. when
you shall be the guard of Scandinavia
against foreign people and foreign races.
Let US. therefore. stand united that we
may face the future with all the firm
ness. all the intrepidity, all the bravery
to which your glorious history at all
times has pledged you! Long live the
young people of Sweden; long live your
native land!'
NORWAY.
IT is mentioned in the papers as some
thing highly remarkable that there was
no rain in Bergen from April 20 to May
). The thermometer at times registered
q degrees. and the rain of the latter
date came in the nick of time to save
whatever vegetation was above the
ground.
"A Thieves Comedy" new play by
Peter Egge, has been we'll received in
Swedish theaters.
Several thousand young Norwegians
have emigrated to America since the be-
ginning of the year.
The city council of Kristiania has or
dered combined tug and ice-breaking
boat from the Kristiansand iron works.
dairy exposition at Molde was we'll
attended. There were p samples of but
ter and As samples of cheese
The late koroine Steen. of Drammen,
bequeathed $1,000 to the Bragernes private
poor house.
Ole Olsen Kvisler and wife. of Eof,
Solor, have celebrated their diamond we'd
ding.
Meat is so scarce in Trondhjem that
some meat shops have been closed SIM
ply because there is no meat to sell.
Kaiser Wilhelm expects to be in
Trondhjem July H.
Norvik. the western terminus of the
Ofoten. or transpennsular, railway, will
soon receive a charter as city. Some
Englishmen who held interests there
called it Victoriahavn. But Narvik will
be the name of the new city Originally
the name was spelt Knarvik, that is,
ship-bay.
Protracted storms on the Finmarken
fishing grounds have hampered the op-
erations of the 10000 fishermen who are
engaged there this season.
Captain H. D. Rund, veterinary sur
geon in the army, died from blood-pois-
oning contracted while he was engaged
in performing: an operation upon a sick
animal. The poisoned member was am
putated. but all in vain.
The storthing has passed a bill estab-
fishing commercial bureau of informa-
ton at kristiania. Branch offices may
be opened up elsewhere.
The affection from which Henrik Ibsen
has recently been suffering is now dag
nosed as partial paralysis of the larynx.
His voice is practically gone, he walks
using cane. with much difficulty, and
speaks only few words consecutively.
His general health is now improving. but
he requires complete rest
A cablegram printed in these columns
some time ago may be amplified by the
following extract from the latest Nor
wegian papers received: 1.-The odelsthing,
by vote of 4S to &C. has endorsed the
bill granting general communal suffrage
to men; and by vote Of GO to H. has
endorsed the bill granting communal
n WI Oft hor
or who partly or wholly own property on