Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-25

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+ There is distinct hitch in the nego-
tiations between members of the
Swedish and Norwegian cabinets with
the view of agreeing on terms for the
establishment of separate consular
service for Norway. The difficulty is
not found In the prospective establish
ment of such a service, but it lies in
the foreign service. The Swedish min
lister of foreign affairs is the head of
the foreign department of the united
Kingdoms. This is very touchy
point. Many Swedes are afraid that
it separate consular service is grant
ed to the Norweg1ans Internationally
the latter may at some future date
demand a separate foreign service;
and very many Norwegians do not
like the idea of entering into an agree
ment by which they exclude them
selves from the possibility of obtain
ing larger share of the control of
the foreign service than they have
enjoyed heretofore. At any rate,
those who we're appointed to carry
on the negotiations have no soft
snap ON their hands.
DENMARK.
Rev. Ifversen, the Copenhagen in
ner mission preacher who declined to
marry man. that had been separated
from his former wife, has been fined
$50, which amount may be committed
to 20 days. imprisonment. The fine
was put so low because Rev. Ifversen
evidently acted in good faith.
The assistant pharmacists associa-
ton of Denmark has petitioned for
the establishment of 81 new drug
stores. Their petition is based on
a list of statistics. There are only
204 drug stores in the country, while
the population is 2,45O,00O, or $4,000
for each drug store. The association
holds that there should be one drug
store for every 10000 people.
The number of persons emigrating
from Denmark in 1902 was 1O,408.
The Folkething has resolved to APP
point a committee to report on the
advisability of introducing public
accident and old age insurance sys-
tenn in Denmark.
The royal Danish yacht club has
opened it's new club house in Copen-
hagen. The city erected the builulng
especially for the yacht club. The
cost of it is about $4,000. The club
house has splendid location at the
entrance to the harbor, giving mag
nifcent view of the sounu. Prince
Valdcmar participated in the dedica-
tory ceremonies.
NORWAY.
The Buksnes church has been total
ly destroyed by fire. 1t was one of
the largest church buildings in Nord-
land, having a seating capacity of
about ESQ., 1t was built in 1884. A
vein of bad luck seems to be running
through the fate of this property. In
1898 the parsonage was devoured by
the flames, and on that occasion three
of the children of the pastor, Rev.
Arctander, lost their lives. Twenty
years ago a storm tore the steeple off
the old church building, turned it up
side down and ran the point Of it deep
into the ground some distance from
the church. 1t was chiefly on ac-
count of this damage that a new
church had to be built. The value of
the new church building was $4,000.
A large number of agents are ira
Yelling through the country selling
tickets for foreign lotteries.
The storthlng has voted $4,000 to be
used for combating the seals in Fin
marken.
Verdens Gang proposes that the
Nobel peace prlze of this year be
divided equally between F. Bajer,
Dane, and X. P. Arnoldson, Swede.
Both of those men began to champion
the cause of peace and arbitration
thirty years ago, and they have never
ceased agitating the question.
A IS year old man was burned to
death in Skin, the fire having been
started, through his own carelessness.
Hannerfest, Jan. 30.-The seals have
appeared in great numbers at Nasuik.
Now and then fish is caught at
depth of about 1900 feet, but it is
often snatched by the seals while be-
ing pulled up. In Alien the seals are
fewer, but the fish are scarce every
where.
= Some time ago the city council of
Bergen offered $15o,ooo for the private
street railway plant. The offer was
not accepted. Last year the receipts
were not up to expectations, and now
the city is about to offer only $135,oO0.
& There will be no saloon campaign
in Trondhjem this year. The Samlag,
or saloon, people seem to have been
"a bit afraid. At any rate, they offered