Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09
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DENMARK.
During the religious controversies
in France the sisters of the nunnery
| of St. Vincent de Paul were made
homeless. Moltke-Hvitfeldt, the Dan
ish ambassador in Paris, suggested to
the sisters that they remove to Den
mark, and the prioress and one of the
sisters, accompanied by Catholic
priests in Copenhagen, made visit
to Helsingor. The party were greatly
pleased with the location, and they
inspected several buildings with a
view of renting quarters.
The Jensens, Pedersens, Nielsens,
etc., are becoming intolerably numer-
Gus in Denmark. Accordingly, the
government has proposed bill pro-
| viding for a list of names which
! others shall not be permitted to
adopt, the real aim being to permit
person to adopt any name not given
on this list. Such a list would save
much work to the courts.
The government is preparing bill
| for the establishment of bank in
the Danish West Indies which shall
have a right to issue paper money.
A new church will be built near the
Copenhagen free harbor at a cost OF
$4,000. The territory belonging to
the new parish has about 10000 in
habitants.
AS a restauranteur in Horsen
skinned a hare which he had bought
he found that the skin had been rip
ped up for a distance of six inches
along the back, and the wound had
been sewed up with fine thread. 1t is
supposed that some one had acciden-
tally cut the animal with a scythe,
dressed the wound and set it free
again.
The minister of the interior has in
troduced in the folketing bill grant
ing the right to, vote at local cleo
tons to all men and women who are
to pay taxes. The same bill also pro-
vides for proportional representation
and secret ballot at local elections.
The folketing, by vote of Ga to 2,
passed the bill for rebuilding Kris
tiansborg palace. The Social Demo-
Gratis and some Leftists refrained
from voting. The ]andsting will set
tie the fate of the bill.
Andreas Peter Andersen, native
of Denmark, has been elected mayor
of Newcastle He has served several
terms as sheriff and alderman.
| NORWAY.
Ave Cesar, morituri te salutant!
The Norwegian minister of State
Guam had been requested to keep
King Oscar posted on the recent Nor
wegian elections. The cabinet was
holding an executive session at Marst-
rand when Guam received a telegram
announcing that the Conservatives
had carried Trondhj em. At the close
of the executive session Mr.. Guam
rose, bowed to the king and said: II
have to inform your majesty that Nj
daros (Trondhjem) has gone Conser-
vative." Then he bowed still more
profoundly and added: Ave Cesar,
morituri te salutant." Farewell,
Cesar; those who are about to die
greet thee). This greeting, humorous
and sad at the same time, is said to
have made great impression on the
aged king.
| Gustaf Adolf, the oldest son of the
crown prince of Sweden and Norway,
was 81 years old Nov. II. On that oc-
casion King Oscar made a lengthy
and exceedingly touching address to
the young man who seems to be des-
tined to be the ruler Of the Scandina-
Wan peninsular at some future date.
Bjornson has announced that he
will visit Stockholm in January. 1t
is supposed that he will lecture in
Sweden and Denmark on PROPOSE
ton to establish a Scandinavian de-
fensive alliance.
The storthing voted Nov. 10 on the
salaries of the king, the crown prince
and the Dowager Duchess of Dalarne.
The motion called for no change in
the amounts, but the Social Demo-
Gratis, under the leadership Of Erick-
sen, fought vigorously for reduc-
ton. The motion was carried, the
kings salary of $9o,72o being retained
by vote of 81 to 20, that of the
crown prince ($21, eoo) by 1o2 against
IA votes, and that of the Dowager
Duchess of Dalarne ($3,240) by ITO
against votes.
G. S. Tjorve of Lister has worked
up very prosperous trade. He buys
wrecked steamers at a nominal price,
takes them apart on the bottom of the
sea, and sells the materials as scrap
iron. He keeps four wrecking steam
ers in operation, and a fifth one has
been ordered.
About $50 persons applied for va.
can't position in the department OF
commerce though the salary is only
1915.
The Vesteraalen mines (Finmar-
ken) have been sold to a Kristiania
syndicate. The price has not been
made public.
The voters of Kristiansand have de-
cided to have saloons (samlag) during
the next five years. But the majority
was not large.
Jonas Lie, though 70 years old, has
just completed a new book, The Ulf-
vungs, Leaf from the Book of HUI
man Passions"
Miss Clara Hoist is the first woman
to receive a degree of doctor of Philo-
sophy from the university of Norway
Jonas Lie, the poet, never had a
gold watch until his children gave
him one on his SEVENTEEN birthday
He always kept track of time by
means of a silver watch which was
given to him when he was confirmed
hot thcr