Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-08-09
DEN MARK.
Copenhagen.

The international Maritime congress
formally opened in the Landsting hall
by Rear Admiral Christensen with an
address delivered in the French Ian.
guage. Afterwards followed an ad.
dress Of welcome also in French. by
the Danish 'intigesmnister" mlnis-
ter of the intpriorl. He held forth the
great Importance maritime trade haG
been and is to Denmark. and expressed
the desire that the work Of the cOnven-
ton would bring about results which
would make international maritime re-
latiOnS closer than ever before. The
Frenchman. Charles ROuX. was chosen
president The convention expressed
the desire that the European states
and the United States would appoint
permanent international "oceanOgraph-
ic" and meteorological committee, the
duty of which should be to furnish the
trade all information necessary regard.
ing fisheries, agriculture and every
thing Of interest within the meteOrO-
logical field, etc, The convention
300 delegates representing nearly all
the countries OF Europe and the Unit
ed States.
A sample Of unexampled ingrati-
tude, says The Politiken, was shown
few days ago by a Swedish society
woman from Stockholm, on visit in
Copenhagen. A bird dealer named
Willumsen found an envelope contain.
ing draft for 5000 crowns at the En-
mitage race tracks on the afternoon Of
July IS Instead Of keeping it he i'm
mediatrly notified the police, who soon
learned that the money belonged to
Miss Emelie Ingeman of Stockholm.
AS g reward for his services he was
offered crowns. and when he pro-
tested and demanded more, she finally
consented to give him 5 crowns. Thr
bird dealer is a poor man and has ii
family of nine children to care for and
could have used 100 CROWNS to good ad
vantage.
The beautiful herregard MOI
samhed," near Raskov. the property Of
Madam Anna Friis, has recently been
sold TO WillemOS JOrgenSen of Co.
penhagen for 235,OOO crowns. This
herregard is considered one of the
finest and richest in denmark. and
has for a century or more been the
property of members of the Danish
nobility.
The notorious burglar S. Orm- Nielsen,
who. through feigning illness. has been
confined in the city hOpsital. made his
escape through an open window on
the night of July Is. The most clever
detectives Of the city have been de-
tailed to pursue, but so far he has sue
ceeded in elUding the pcIice authori-
ties altogether.
The Ri Nev. Henry c. Potter. Pro
testant Episcopal bishop Of New York,
accompanied 10y his daughter. arrived
in the city July 20. and are visiting To-
| cal places Of interest, especially char
liable institutions.
The publisher of the ohly paper in
Greenland. Tie Eskimo. l.. Moller, is
dead. During his life Mr.. Mollcr en-
joyed the distinction Of publishing the
most "flrthest north paper Of the
world.
Captain Blangtrup has been appoint
| ed cGitOr-i n-clief of the BerlinSke Ii
dende. and succeeds FOlketiNgs repre-
sentative, who is now in the govern
ment service.
Abel Mortensen Of GLAND has sold
his beautiful country. estate ''Knuds-
| a. ~
| tcrDy. for 10000 CROWNS.
There are at present 500 savings
! banks il Denmark, with an aggregate
deposit OF V0c,OCc,vCQ9 crowns