Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-02
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAyD.
e111cipal Events That Have Occurrea
II the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within d Week
or So Just Past.
NORWAY.

hlng Oscar has requested Prof
hagerup to assist him in performing
his duties as umpire of the Samoa
controversy. King Oscar was appoint
ed to this position by the United
states, England and Germany. Prof.
Hagerup will go to Stockholm to con-
fer with two Swedes appointed by the
king for that purpose.
Too many divorces in Kristia MIA.
The ministers in kristiania complain
bitterly OF the increasing number of
divorces in the Norwegian capital.
Divorces are most frequent among
the more prosperous classes. Rev.
herman Lunde made the following
remark few Sundays ago when he
mad announced new marriages from
the pulpit: ut grleves me to say it;
but 1t looks as though we are going
TO have as many divorces as mar
riages."
Serving two masters. ions Moller
or Trondhjem is expected to serve
both in the Norwegian and the Swed-
1sh army. His parents, who were
BORN IN Sweden, have lived in Trond-
mem since he was born. He was en-
listed in Trondhjem without report
Ing, but appeared in Stockholm be-
cause he believed himself to be a
Swedish citizen. At the latter place
he was ordered to join the Gotta body
guard. and in Norway he was in
strucred to report for military train
ing in the artillery.
King Oscar arrived at Honnef May
"a. The queen had been stopping
there for some time. The next day
his majesty attended divine service in
the church. Court Chaplain Dryander
officiating.
The committee on military affairs
proposes strengthening Of the gar
risons at several fortresses in south
ern Norway.
Captain Lydersen. who commanded
the steamer Caerloch. lost his life in
London as he was on the point OF
leaving for [isbv. Sweden. He was
struck by carriage and hurled
against wall with such force, that
his skull was fractured, and his death
The Scandinavians at Liban have
Just opened a church of their own,
Rev. Lars Peter Larsen, q Dane. bang
their first pastor. There is also a
popular Scandinavian Seamens home
at the same place. The Scandinavian
residents have raised all the funds
among themselves.
The celebration Of the Seventeenth
of May in kristiania was married by
unfavorable weather. The newspa-
pers, even the liberal ones, complain
that the quantities of liquor consum-
ed towards night made the behavior
OF too many citizens unseemly. One
paper calls it "a disgrace"
Andreas Hansen, member of the
storthing from Bergen, died at the
age of 46 years.
\ ski match took place as late in
the season as May IS, at Skjanungen,
above kristiania. The brothers Har-
aid and Hjalmar Smith made the
longest leaps, namely, IS feet. This
is said to be a record breaker for that
time of the year.
SWEDEN.
\ pickerel weighing 23H pounds
was caught this spring in Kingston,
southern Sweden
Some money has been raised in
lalmo for the aid of the sufferers in
Martinique.
\ society for the advancement of
"a oauSo 90
ton has been organized in Stockholm.
\ Malmo daily claims that the labor
union of that city did not cast two
thirds majority in favor of the ma
tional strike, but that the leaders of
the Social Democratic party who
counted and reported the vote doe
tored the returns to suit themselves.
The parties accused Of this serious
irregularity have not tried to refute
the charge.
\ person who had taken an overdose
Of Swedish nectar went to sleep close
to the railway at Grennaforsa. 4 train
clipped Off two OF his fingers. But he
slept on and did not know what had
happened until next morning.
Count Spare has declared that he
will no longer WELD the gavel in the
first chamber of the riksdag.
1t is said that J. Johansson Nc-an-
skog, the senior president of the Sec
ond chamber of the riksdag. will re-
tire from public life. He has served
36 terms in the riksdag. Adolf Hedin
of Stockton has served 80 terms, and
he is the next in order.
The department of agriculture has
proposed that the 900 set aside by
the riksdag for the encouragement of
the peat industry be distributed
among dozen different parties.
It is estimated that the cost Of the
great political strike is about $780,
600 to the workingmen ana 100000
to their employers 1t assumed far
greater proportions than was general
" expected, and it is freely predicted
that the riksdag of 1904 will pass lib
eral franchise laws.
About 200 silver coins from the sew
enteenth century were found at Hass-
1arp.
1t is proposed to open a city mu-
scum in Helsingborg, and Bror Banek'
a shipowner, has offered to donate OBJ
iects of art worth about $2,700 to the
institution.
1t is proposed to station regiment
of soldiers at Helsingborg, and Minis
ter of War Crusebjorn has inspected
the site for the new barracks.