Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-19
NORWAY

The libel suit of the children of for
mer Premier Johan Sverdrup versus
Bjornstjerne Bjornson will net be set
tied by the court of Cancellation. rhe
court convened at Gausdal to take the
matter under advisement, but as nei-
Their of the parties appeared in person
the case was Immediately referred to
the regular courts.
Almost 1000 residents of Kristiania
emigrated to America in 1901.
The number of deaths in Kristiania
during the year 1901 was 1904, which
is 1870 below the number for the pre-
vious year.
Stang Lund, who represents Born
son in the liberal suit brought against
Bjornson by the children of former
Premier Johan Sverdrup, has pro-
posed to Schiander, the attorney of
the latter, that the whole controversy
be submitted to a court of concilia-
ton. So far, no answer has been re-
ceived from Schiander.
The Christiania national brewery
has been offered for public auction at
four different times. 1t was sold to A.
Bommen for $136,350, but the receiv-
ers may decline to indorse the sale.
AS result of the libel suit insti-
tuted against Bjornstjerne Bjornson
by the heirs of the late Premier Johan
Sverdrup, Bjornson has been sum
moned to appear before the court of
Cancellation at Gausdal.
The city Of Bergen was visited by a
violent storm Jan. 6. Several tele-
phone posts in the city were snapped
off by the wind. The Ask hotel,
which was not occupied, was struck
by lightning. A portion of the roof
and AZ windows were shattered.
The new loan of $9,45O,OOO did not
draw upon foreign capital, the money
having been furnished by syndicate
consisting of Centralbanken, Norway,
Stockholm's Enskilda Bank, and
Landmandsbanken and Privatbanken,
Denmark. The rate of interest is 3k
per cent, and the principal shall be
paid in 60 annual installments. The
discount is not known.
The committee of ways and means,
being anxious to reduce the ominous
gap between the receipts and the ex-
penditures to reasonable size, has
requested the government to propose
plans for great Norwegian state lot
terry. One of the arguments of the
committee is that such lottery
would be a means of keeping within
the country much money which 9th
erwise would pass out of the country
as pay for tickets in foreign lotteries.
Mr.. Helliesen,a the conservator of
the Stavanger museum, is said to have
made the discovery that the sand
along the beach of southern Jaderen,
especially at Rouen, where innumer-
able ships have been wrecked, is high
~ magnetic, which is supposed to
have disturbed the compass. Prof.
Schiotz is of the same opinion. The
department of geological survey will
investigate the matter. next spring.
The budget of the city of Trondh jem
for 1902 has been put at 1922, 900. OF
this amount the schools are to receive
$5s, 600, and the poor board $4,000. sssss.
Christiania imported the carcasses
Of 10000 oxen from Denmark in 1901.
The eleventh national agricultura
exposition will be held in Trondhjem
July 1-13. The king is expected to
Open the exposition, and he is to dedi-
cate the new Freemason's hall at the
same time. ..s5s 81: ..s,. Ks. Is !.
The military expenditures Of Nor
way have increased lis per cent in IS
years The amount to be spent this
year is $4,725, 900.
The kaiser is in the habit st donat-
ing $3.50 a year to the fund for the
restoration of the cathedral of Trond-
.hien. At the suggestion Of the archi-
tect this money will be expended for
eight biblical statues Of life size,
which are to adorn the chancel arch.
Four Of the statues have already been
completed by Vigeland. The kaiser IS
well pleased with this place.
The odelsthing Second chamber)5
has passed q bill admit ting women as
Jurors both III civil { and criminal
courts. The measure will now 60 to
the hing first chamber) for, lsfis