Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-10-07

slMAE TRIBUNE
Many young horses have been i'm
ported this fall from Upland, Dem
mark. to southern Sweden. ~' nc.
8 A dangerous wrestling match: re-
Gently took place on the roof Of a
three~story house in Upsala. An in
sane woman had succeeded in climb
ing up through a trap door before
any one noticed it, and when the
man who had charge of her went up
to take her~down again she resisted
him and made desperate attempt to
jump down from the roof. The COM
batants had already reached the gut
ter when a third man came to their
succor, and by united efforts the two
men kept the woman from jumping
down until a policeman arrived and
assisted them in taking her down
from the roof and placing her in
safety.
Archbishop Ekman addressed King
Oscar at the clergymen's national
council, saying in part: 'In COM
mon with your majesty we hold that
nations well-being and healthy
and happy Development depend chief
~ upon a greater and greater con-
formation of the habits of thinking
to the principles of Christianity. A
people that would exclude the best
power in elevating the mind and en-
nobling life which is known to his
tory, would deteriorate, not improve.
In common with your majesty we
contemplate with pain and apprehen-
sion the mighty forces that in our
day are attempting to deprive the
Swedish people of their Christian
faith. But we also know that the
weapon against them is found in the
very gospel of Christ. The. duty of
our church, therefore, is clearly de-
fined, the duty of carrying the gospel
Of Christ to the Swedish people in
such a manner that it may reveal it's
truth and power to the conscience
and the hearts, and that it's sacred
words may, if possible, be brought
to every person in the country"
NORWAY.
/ For five seasons Fru Ellen Gull
bransen has been one OF the MAIN
stays of the Wagner festivals at Bay
reutA, GermanY.~ It is not pleasant
to spend five summers in succession
at such a warm place as Bayreuth.
And to represent one of the chief
characters in Wagner's dramas be-
sides. 1t is no wonder that Fru Gull
bransen decided to spend the summer
OF 1904 in some peacefuN nook in
Norway. But as soon as she made
her intention known veritable
storm of letters and kilograms broke
loose against her from Bayreuth. The
racket was started, by Frau Cosima
| Wagner, the widow of the composer,
and later she was ably assisted by
her son, Siegfried Wagner, who even
took the trouble to make long and
expensive journey to see the recalci-
trant Brunhilde in person. But he
returned as defeated general. Fru
Gulbransen had made up her mind
! to be at her ease and enjoy the good
| things of life next summer. But no
! peace was to be had. Again she was
pelted with letters and kilograms
without end. Fru Wagner, in a fit
! of something bordering on despair,
applied to Crown Princess Victoria
! of Norway and Sweden, and the latter
; is said to have written q letter to
Fru Gulbransen, asking her to yield
to the entreaties of the Wagners and
thousands Of other admirers. The
onslaught finally proved too much
I even for Fru Gulbransen, and she
promised to sing at Bayreuth for the
; sixth summer in succession. The fol.
i lowing is one of the kilograms sent
to her by Siegfried Wagner: HAS
our dear Madame Gil really heart
of stone? Will she, like a sassy
child, simply stay away and not even
like a legitimate daughter of Odin,
take splendid leave of Bayreuth?
We waive all repetitions. You may
demand what you wish, how much
you wish, so that you only give us a
/ friendly answer. But CHA singer OF
your rank, the worlds only Bryn-
/ hide, and yet so cruel! Cordial
! Cordial greetings.-Siegfried." Fru
Cosima and siegfried, upon receiving
! favorable answer, wired the follow
ing shout of joy: Long live our
| dear Mountain Woman!" So Fru
Gulbransen's strike was a fat fail
ure.
Engineer Tangen, who has just re-
turned from Spitzbergen, says that
the coal mines in that island are
promising. He also found iron ore
which he thinks it will pay to mine
Many fishermen residing in Sond'
more and other parts of western Nor.
way spent a large part of the sum
mer season fishing along the coasts
of Iceland. Those men are brave fel.
lows, many of them having only
small boats in which to make the
long ocean voyage. They were on
friendly terms with the Icelanders