Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-03

terfere in favor of the prisoner and, if
relief does not promptly arrive, the
eXertions Of the police are not infre-
quently baffied in spite of their clubs.
Ii an arrest is successfully accom-
plished tie prisoner is usually let off
with few days imprisonment on the
bread-andwater diet and, owing to
this lenient punishment when released
is seldom deferred from repeating the
otfense. This state of things is grad
ually becoming intolerabl and will
doubtless be further aggravated unless
vigorous measures are taken to check
the evil.
Some students who recently made
the tour of Finmarken were much
struck by the great number of Rus
sian vessels-between fifty and sixty
in the ports of Vardo and Vadso do
ing lively trade with the local pOpu-
lation, with whom they seemed to be
on very friendly terms, and who
seemed to give them the preference in
trade to their own countrymen from
southern Norway. In fact, judging
from the population and habitations,
Norway may be said to end little to
the north Of Trondhjem, as the waste
lands of Finmarken or the Laplander's
field is almost regarded as desert be
yond the limits of the country.
1t has been decided by the storthing
to amend the constitution in order to
give one more representative to three
constituencies. The conservative and
socialist press attacks this decision VIC
lently because the three constituencies
happen to nave majority Of liberal
voters. One of the new constituencies,
Haugesund, for instance. has 5000 in
habitants, while Christiania, with a
conservative and socialistic population
of 100000, only elects four representa-
tives. The liberals are discrediting
their rule by such maneuvers.
During the past year there have been
300 performances at the National the
alter. per Gynt" was rendered forty
times and netted 100000 crowns.
paul LANCE and fora Parsberg" were
given twenty-siX times and "Forste
Violin C'The First Violin'O twenty
six times.
oscar IL of the Scandinavian
American line, arrived at Kristiansand
Dec 10 with 800 Scandinavian-Amer-
lean passengers. The oscar II" left
New York Dee 9. This is the largest
candinavian-American excursion that
ever arrived at Kristiansand.
The Telegrafvaesenet's report shows
an income of 1.S43,00O crowns for the
first seven months Of the present year.
During the same period last year the
income amounted to 100000 crowns.
Lars Bentse. formerly one of the
prominent me Inbers of the stOrthing,
has rendered his resignation as super
intendent fol-. the ''Blinde Institute in
Christiania.
The new ''NCrges bank building in
Trondhjem, which it was calculated
would cost 73CC0 crov:rs. will cost not
less than 140,G00 crowns when COM
pleted.
Theodor Meyer has donated 10000 |
crowns to the NcrGre OGalen- Koln-
mune. The money has been appro-
priated for a sanitariUr1 for consUnp-
tives.
The recent agricultural exhibition in
Trondhjem entailed loss instead OF |
a surplus The commissioners are now
facing a debt of 10000 crowns.
Twenty-four thousand tons of ice
valued at 100000 crowns was shipped |
to England from Norway during the
month of October.
The deposits in Norway's "Privat
banker during the year of 1901 ex-
ceeded those of 1900 by. 100000
crowns.
Herring valued at $4,000 crowns
were shipped from Sondmore and
Romsdal during the month of Novem-
Der.