Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-21

tllda Furstenberg of Malmo have
found that the assets of her estate ex-
coed the liabilities by the amount of
$1,199,2 1851.
The riksdag has voted $4,000 for
the geodetic survey of Spitzbergen.
A new stock company is going to
build whisky distillery in East Vem-
merlof, Skane.
The city of Narvik, at the western
terminus of the transpeninsular rail-
way. which is to run from said city
to Lulea, on the gulf of Bothnia, is
onl y three years old, and it already
has population of about $500.
Three years ago DR.. Nils Astrup, one
of the city officials, was in the habit
of shooting ptarmigans where the
main portion of the city is built.
Most of the ablebodicd men are work.
ing on the railroads and ON the large
quays which are in process of con-
struction. Some of the business men
an income of $4,000 or more. There
was time when the market price of
fresh water was % cents a barrel.
The city government is ridiculously
weak, and for tbs reason the people
have not dared to permit the OPEN
ing of any saloons; but beer is sold
in limited quantities at two hotels. 1t
is expected hat fish and fish prod
ucts will be exported in large guam
THY via Norvill to Sunden, Finland,
Russia, Siberia and China, for that
matter. Millions of tons of iron ore
will be shipped from Gellivare and
kiirnnavaara, Sweden, to Norvik, and
dumped directly into ocean steamers.
The quay built for the latter will ex-
tend 1850 feet along the shore. In
order to check the ravages of the real
estate sharks the state of Norway ae-
quired title to the site of the city,
and those who wish to build houses
must rent the ground from the gov
eminent. The area of the city is vast,
and there are four railway stations
within the city limits. Things are IN
such chaotic condition that no reg
! ular party lines were drawn at the
city elections last fall, though the
saloon question necessitated the for
nation of Temperance party" and
Liquor party" Everybody in this
part of the country seems to be in
terested in mineral lands, everybody
must buy mining stocks. In one
case company resolved to issue 49,
900 shares. But at the first meeting
of the stockholders no less than &c.
600 shares were represented. The
explanation is, that the managers had
issued 1000 shares on their own re-
sponsibility. -Gudbrandsdolen
Edmund Gosse, one of the very few
English pub]icists who are. familiar
with Scandinavian affairs, recently
had whole column in the London
Times about the relations between
Norway and Russia. Time and again
it has been asserted that the Norwe-
gians are on friendly terms with
Russia and that they might desert
the Swedes in the hour of trouble.
Mr.. Gosse refutes this charge by
pointing out that the Norwegians are
earnestly endeavoring to do what
little they can to defend themselves
against Russia.
The cabinet at it's last executive
session, resolved to spend $4,000 out
of the Thomas Angel fund for re-
construction and extension of the
Thomas Angel house in Trondhjem.
Haitian Kleve, a young Norwegian
who resides in Berlin, has acquired a
certain degree of fame by one of his
musical compositions, and an able
critic predicts that Mr.. Kleve will be-
come lone of the very greatest of
Scandinavian composers"
The queen will spend the hottest
season of the year at Skinnarbol, as
usual. She is expected to arrive
there about the first of July.
The. ocean freight rates are going
down, and the shipowners do not
scoop in so much money this season
as they did year ago. But they are
still ordering new ships and buying
old ones at a lively rate.
Grand Hotel, Stavanger, was sold
to Bergen syndicate few years ago
for $4,000. Now it's former nroprie-
tor, Olaf Person, has bought it hack.
The price is not known. Mr.. Person
has also bought an adjoining prop
erty and proposes to enlarge the es-
tablishment.
T. c. Bang, chief magistrate of
|"Buskerud, died of heart fall
ure at the age of Is years. 1t is so
years since he entered public service,
and he held many positions of trust
and honor, including a portfolio in
the cabinet of April, 1884.
The workingmen of Kristiania are
preparing an address of sympathy
which is to be-. forwarded to the
Swedish workingmen who are agita-
ting for general suffrage.
Stathelle went dry. The number of
persons entitled to vote was 256, and
1853 of them voted against the SAM
lag (saloon). 1.-The village reverbe-
rated with cheers"
Health Inspector Thaulow has been
;ne4r,,o+o1 tn attend tho Rod Crosa