Morris tribune., 1903-03-07

The air is fu5. OF political ru,nors ant
surmises and in diplomatic circles
here is mucn anxiety anent Siguar(
Isben's immediate movements.
Norwegian national costumes will
be on exhibition at the Folkemuseun
in Bygdo during the month of April
| A committee consisting of Professor
q. Gustafson, Professor A. Seippe
and "Amanuensis" Harry Tell have
the arrangements in hand and will
also act as judges. The purport OF
this exhibition will be to encourage
the Norwegian people in general to
perpetuate the custom of wearing So
called Norwegian national costumes.
Among those who were presented to
the crown prince regent during the
recent Holinen-Kollen festivities was
| the polar explorer, Annundsen, fol
| whose contemplated expedition in
search OF the magnetic pole both King
| Oscar and Crown Prince Gustaf are
| eV1nclng the intensest interest. The
crown prince regent informed Mr..
| Annundsen that King Oscar would
donate 10000 crowns for the expedi-
ton.
The celebrated Norwegian artist
Smith-Hald is at present in Chicago,
United States, where he is exhibiting
his art productions at the Anderson
art gallery. Smith-Hald will be one of
the Norwegian artists who will ex-
hibit his art productions at the worlds
fair in st. Louis.
The so-called folk dances are very
popular in Christiania this winter.
Great preparations are being made for
the popular spring dances when the
most aristocratic society people will
appear in national costumes.
The Holmenkollen chapel was
dedicated Feb. 2. Present on this oc-
casion was Crown Prince Gustaf and
Crown Prince, Friedrich of Denmark
and many other dignitaries of Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
Captain Paul Fredric de Coninck. a
well known officer in military and
society circles Of Copenhagen, died at
his home in that city, aged 80 years.
The captain leaves a considerable
fortune - s..
The customs receipts in Stavanger
during the month of January
amounted to not less than 191, 700
crowns, which is an increase Of 49,
600 crowns ever last year,
G. Alderman, a Swedish mining en-
gineer of Stockholm, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the great
London syndicate gold and copper
mines in Dunderlandsdalen.
Edward Grieg will be the director
at the Grieg concerts which will be
held in Prague and Paris next month.
On these occacions exclusively Grieg
programmes will be given.
Professor Gustav Storm will be
Norway's representative at the inter
national historical society which con-
venes in Rome during the latter part
of April this year.
Madame Ingrid Saunte has sold
the beautiful ''Idasminde" near Mari
DO to Band Director Erik Kjaer of
Copenhagen for 100000 crowns.
Hotel d'Angleterre in Trondhjem
has been sold to FL. Orphan, proprie-
tor of the "Fossestuen," for a sum of
100000 crowns
Consul G. +. Dahn has sold the
Cargo Natskog "Tagpap-fabrick'' to
his son, Editor Dahn, for 100000
crowns.
Bjornson pays an annual tax of l.
300 crowns. The popular author is
estimated to be worth about $4,000
crowns.
The storthing has voted anappropri-
alton of $4,000 crowns for the desti-
tute workingmen of the country.
The Norwegian author Erik Lie has
has been made knight Of the French
order "Linstrction Publique."
The seventh annual Nordiske "Stu-
dentsamfund" meeting will be held
in Copenhagen, July %.
About 5000 fruit trees have been
imported from Denmark to Hardau-
ger, Norway.
About 1900 foreigners attended the
recent sport tournament at Holmen-
kollen.