Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-20

and the captain could not get along
well together, and, after a time they
came to open trouble. They are both
self-willed, arbitrary men, and when
the trouble came Mr.. Baldwin deposed
the captain and appointed the fireman
to his position" Mr. Vingard said
the expedition reached latitude go de-
grees north and built a cache near
Cape Glars, Prince RudOlph's Land.
It is the plan to make a dash from
there next year in sleds, with the pole
as an objective. The extreme cold,
40 to SO degrees below zero, a low
temperature for even that latitude, and
the unusually large amount of ice en-
countered made conditions unfavorable
for the expedition.
st. Johns convent at Bergen was
situated on slope near the present
6trandgaden street, where, till within
six years ago, still existed the garden,
the Knights hall, whose walls were
covered with pictures representing the
chase and large vaulted cellar, the
ceiling of which was supported by
massive columns, but these relics from
a bygone time were obliterated to
make room for modern four STORY brick
buildings. An adjacent street still
bears the name of Taarnsmug (TOWer
Lane. The story Of the convent Of
ST. John was recalled a few days ago
when in excavating the site of build
ing recently destroyed by fire on
Strandgaden street the ancient GENE
terry of the convent was exposed to
view. A large number Of skeletons
were disinterred and several objects
of interest were found. Far below
the surface of the ground were dis
covered a stone wall of enormous
thickness, the remains of a cellar.
AS the convent was abolished about
the year 1900, the skeletons found
must be at least 400 years old.
Norway's finances is a sAoject which
is being discussed with much interest
in political circles all over the country
at the present time. The budget propO-
sitiOn before the next StOrthing is the
question at issue. 1T must be made
clear" says a Norwegian paper, IF
the 100000 crowns, which the gov
eminent loaned a few years ago have
been exhausted, or if a new loan is to
be made whereby the government debt
would be increased from 260,0OO,O0O
crowns to 300,0OO,O00 crowns, or if the
government proposes to keep up the
railways and government defenses
without further increasing the nation
al debt. When country with pOpu-
lation of 100000 inhabitants has a
national debt amounting to 115 crowns
per capita, and when the government
muse use Is per cent of it's income to
pay interest on its debt, it can have
nothing but a deteriorating effect on
the governments credit"
DR.. hansen, the explorer, who is
engaged in organizing an international
council for the study of the ocean with
headquarters in Copenhagen, Den
mark, has divided the work among
various countries, England Russia,
Germany and Holland undertaking the
inquiries in the neighborhood of their
own shores and the Scandinavian
NOu14lA1Co NAp4OA4uS IAV14 ONA SCco'
Contributions are being received to
defray the cost of the inquiries, which
will be about 100000. A special in
Quiry will be made to ascertain the
resources of the North sea and the
danger of exhaustion from excessive
fishing.
The maritime court has found that
Captain JoLlnssen's claim that he was
captain of the Baldwin-Ziegler arctic
steamer America, is untenable, and
that, according to the contract signed
in Franz Josef Land in August, 1901,
he was only sailing master and sub
ject to Evelyn B. Baldwin's orders,
both on sea and land.