Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-02-07

oumberS, and schools OF Seaiions have
come into the fiords, eating up the fish
or driving it out to sea- In fact, they
have already done so much damage in
Flnmarken that the winter fisheries in
this section has entirely failed. In a.
Town IF the size of Hammarfest not
enough fish can be procured to supply
fne town 10 Maiangen. near Tromso
got single fish has been caught and
THE hShermen gave instead sLOt $50
'koO0en" IN the TrondhjemS ford
hsnermen have encountered these fe-
rocious seadogs in large numbers, en-
counterlng as many as fifty and sixty
together. A correspondent from Vad
so says The Russo Kobben' in count
less numbers has passed the Ostfin
marken and are on their way south
ward All fish is either being eaten or
driven from the fiords, The only hope
OF The fishermen in this section of the
country is that the kobben will return
to It's most northerly haunts. where it
generally is wont to retire at the end
of February From Tromso comes
the report that the Russo Kobben" is
blockading the whole coast from Va
rangertord to Lofoden So alarming |
has the situation become that Herr
Aasen has a proposition before the
storthing to adopt means and measures
for destroying the "kobben." Herr |
Aasen suggests that several vessels be |
sent into the iords to make whole |
sale slaughter of the sealions, and 9th
ers again have suggested to pour Pc
trolenm into the fiords where they ap- |
pear thickest. If nothing is done it |
is alleged that the winter fisheries |
along the entire coast will be a CON- |
plete failure, thus causing much dis
tress among the poor fishermen.
RumOrsof var with Sweden over the |
consulate question are being circulated |
throughout Norway. member of the |
storthing, speaking at Tredael the |
other day, Informed his audience that |
war should begin within three months
time If the question should not be |
solved, Much Importance has been |
conferred by the public on the state
ment reported to have been made in
the storthing last autumn by Colonel
Sporch, chairman of the army COM
mittee, to the effect that he opposed |
any reduction in the army budget on
the ground that it would be necessary
for the army to march to the frontier
before spring, Colonel Sporch has
acknowledged through the press that
he made such a statement, but added
that it was only fun" The Swedish
press says that inasmuch AS Colonel
.Sporch has been ordered to proceed to
Stockholm as Norway's military repre-
sentative. his sense of humor will be
much appreciated
On Jan. % the storthing, by vote I
of 81 to 80, adopted the motion of
President Berner, presented Jan. p, to
the effect that the storthing declares
that, in order to promote the interests
of Norway and assure the maintenance
of the good relations existing between
the united kingdoms, it is desirable
that separate consular systems be es-
tablished. independent of the diplo-
matte service and of the ministry of
foreign affairs .
Miss Elvina Reinsch, who died at
her home in Moss Jan. l. has in her
will established legacy of 10000
crowns for the benefit Of poor work
ingmen and their families in her ma
tive city of Moss,
There were 19,216,525 passengers
transported over the "Holmen Kollen
banen' during the year 1902. This is
the biggest showing for the "Holmen
Kollen- banen' on record.
N. ]. Lehman of Sarpsborg, for
many years editor and publisher of the
Sarpen, died a few days ago at his
home in Sarpsborg, aged 40 years. He
died from heart disease