Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-21

IL and Is, thSt were idle as early as
last Novembess and this number has
! been rapidly increasing until at the
| present time there are more than 5000
| ablebodied men and women that are
out of work The city authorities have
done all in their power to alleviate the
suffering among these poor people and
the labor unions have freely divided
their funds, but many a family has
been compelled to pawn their furniture
or, in fact, anything of any particular
value, and scores of them have been
compelled to leave the city and go
begging from house to house in the
country districts. Conditions are there
fore alarming in Christiania, and un-
less better times set in, the poor work
ing people will have to starve.
Stalheim's hotel, the famous tourist
hostelry which for years has been the
rendezvous of tourists from nearly all
parts of the world, and which was to-
tally destroys by fire few months
ago, will not be rebuilt. At least this
is the statement of one of the directors.
G. S. Christensen, who claims that
they have no funds with which to con-
template erecting new building.
Nine. Dybwad, leading lady in
Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights
Dream" which as been rendered with
so much success at the National the
alter recently, is to appear in the same
play in Copenhagen next month. Nine.
Dybwad is one of Scandinavia most
emotional actresses
Christiania is now free port. Nor
way has got tired of the protectionist
system under which it had lived for
some time. The port will be modelled
after the Copenhagen free port. In
Sweden also the mercantile and indus
trial classes ere demanding reforms in
the same direction.
The American medal of honor has
been awarded Bernhard Christensen,
Carl Dahl. Haitian B. Hansen and
Ole b Mortensen, all of Bergen, who
participated in the battle of Santiago.
They were members of the Indiana's
crew
"Gamlehjem, the old peoples home
in Langesund founded by Mr.. Alfred
Clark of New York, was dedicated
Jan. 81 1t has been erected in honor
Of Severia Skougard, and cost $4,000
crowns. Mr. Clark will be the chief
supporter of the institution.
The government will send two yes
sells on campaign against the Rus
One of the vessels viii
cruise north. the other one south. ard
engage in systematic determination
of the misunderstanding 'kobben.'
The city council of Stavanger has
made an appropriation of 10000;
crowns for the working people of that
city who are compelled to be idle by
reason of the hard times.
The Norwegian Notifications near:
the Swedish boundary line will soon
be completed In March next there
will be military maneuvers in this sec
ion of the county
The customs receipts in Stavangeri
Turing the month of December amount
ID to $1,000 crowns In 1901 the Gus
oms receipts at this port were 49,800
rowns
Official reports state that 1851 per
ons emigrated from Norway last year.
With the exception of about 500 they
III started for the United States and
canada.
Norwegian industries will suffer
oss estimated at not less than 50,000,-
100 crowns owing to crop failures and
depressing times in general.
Tolstoi's Resurrection will be rem
erred at the National theater next sea-
on. Tolstoi's son will be 1present at
he opening performance.
Last year there were 1850 regis
cred vessels in the harbor of Christi
MIA Among these go were sailing
essels.
Subscriptions to the Bjornson legacy
re steadily increasing. So far $4,000
rowns have been subscribed.