Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-23

fA"PSA. ~ "c oA All IL puDlAc poor
farm. Great pains were taken to
make this model institution of it's
kind, and it's success has been most
signal. The paupers are we'll cared
for. The farm is kept in good condi-
| ton, and the institution not only
pays it's way, but occasionally leaves
Il clear profit of several hundred dol
lars at the end of the year.
The Duke of Sodermanland will
soon have to take the oath of fealty
to the king and the riksdag. The
grand marshal of the Kingdom has
discovered that there is no crown for
the occasion, and it looks as though
4 new one must be made.
4 bazaar which was arranged at Go
| thenburg for the benefit of SAM
| tarium for scrofulous children, at
Styrsjo, Melted almost twenty thou
! sand dollars.
The labor unions of Gothenburg
have resolved to boycott those bust
ness men who sell bread from baker
| les employing German strike-breakers
A special committee appointed by
the city council ofGothcnburg has pro.
posed loan Of about $2,5O0,O 900, two
/ thirds of which amount shall be ap-
piled Oh old debts.
The labor unions of Stockholm have
formulated a political platform, call
ing upon the riksdag and the govern
| ment to provide for manual training
for young men, to pass laws about the
use of certificates of competency in
the trades, to protect verbal labor con-
| tracts, to establish courts of arbitra-
| ton for the settling of labor contro-
versies, and to increase the appropria.
tions for enabling expert artisans to
| study special branches Of their trade
| i'll foreign countries.
NORWAY.
A painting called ~ rue-rn Abou,
Death" was donated by the painter
Chr. Skredsvig, to Our Savior'a
church, kristiania. The different
| church authorities, however, do not
agree as to the propricty Of placing
this in the church, and no one can tell
who will win the day. The local a,l,
thorities object very strongly to the
painting, while the diocese and Ia.
| tional authorities consider it suitable
as 4 decoration for a house Of wor.
! ship.
A cablegram dated Kristiania
March 20, states that the committee
appointed to consider the abolition OF
| the present joint consular system OF
| Norway and Sweden has decided in
! favor of a separate consular service
| for Norway. This is no surprise tc
those who are familiar with the cir.
! cumstances. In this case the commit.
tee was not appointed simply to have
the matter indefinitely postponed. II
was appointed to pave an easy anG
practical way for granting Norway q
| separate consular service, an institu
ton for which the Norwegians have
been clamoring for a great many
! years. 1t is likely that this step viii
inaugurate an era of good feeling OIL
the Scandinavian peninsula.
Aftenposten says: In Il settlement
| near kristiania farmer who has tc
| pay large proportion of the taxes
! of his community intends to remove
! to Sweden as means of reducing his
! taxes. In the adjacent Swedish set
tlement the taxes 'are very low. The
| farmer proposes to transfer his prop
| erty in Norway to son, who is t.
| give his father a mortgage. Thus, tho
! mortgage will be held by a person
! living abroad, and, therefore, cannot
| be taxed in Norway. The farmer may
return as Il guest to his old home ant
run his farm.
! The general staff of the navy ha:
proposed that the mails between Kris
tiania and Bergen be carried by tor
| pedo boats. By this arrangement, il
is claimed, no less than seventeen
! hours of time could be saved. 1t woulc
also afford the naval officers 4 splen
| did opportunity to become familiar
with the waters along the coast of thu
most important part of the country.
| The worlds conference Of the Y
n. c. A., which meets ouce every fou,
years, will be held in Kristiania, Aug
20-24. A New York dispatch states
that the storthing has made an ap
preparation for the gathering.
! For years past Lugne Poe has beer
endeavoring to make the theater go
ers Of Paris appreciate Ibsen's dra
mas. Georg Brandes thinks somebody
ought to see to it that decoration
of honor is bestowed upon Poe, ''tht
Order of st. Olaf, for instance" I1
Scandinavia, even wholesale mer
chants are "decorated." Why no
''decorate'' foreigner who, like Lug
ne Foe, is propagating scandinavian
art in one of the great centcrs of civ
| ilization?
| The central committee of the Nor
arrangements for 4 series of game:
at a great Scandinavian tournament
which will take place next winter.
| The Princes Gustav Adolf and Will
helm spent the last few days o
March at their cottage in Stakeholder
The city of Aalesund is bound tt
have new waterworlks. The source O
the supply is LANCE lake, which is 10
Gated about twelve (English) miles
from the city. The cost of the i'm
provements will be about $4,000, ant
the supply will suffice for population
of 10000.
Consul Huitfeldt, of Trondhjem, il
a public address, made serious charge.
against the lawyers of his city, ant
they have complained to the attorne.
general. The latter may begin lega
proceedings against Huitfeldt.,