Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-09

policy of yielding was fatal mistake
realized, though too late, that he
had lost the game.
DENMARK.
The minister of public traffic has
drawn up bill which provides for
a new passenger depot in Copenhagen
and a new track below the streets,
along the boulevards. The cost of the
proposed improvements would exceed
SIS, 100000.
The minister of justice has propos-
ed the reintroduction of whipping as
partial or sole punishment for assault
and battery, the maximum number
of blows to be 81 for grown men.
It is settled that the famous Kris
tiansborg palace will be rebuilt.
The 10000 employees on the state
railways of Denmark may travel free
as they please, and each one gets "a
free tickets year for his family. But
that is not all. In Copenhagen the
families may ride free of charge all
summer as far as Hottie and Rung-
sted. Now it is proposed to let this
class of passengers ride only in third
class cars.
The citizens of Aalborg are anxious
to have q new postoffice building.
| Their latest argument in favor of the
improvement is that fat goose
which arrived by mail in the evening
was eaten up by rats during the
night. IF the government does not
put up new building" said a lead
ing citizen, "the rats will soon eat
up the postmaster
The Crown Prince of Denmark Wis
tied Kaiser Wilhelm at Potsdam a
few days ago, and continued his jour-
ney to Vienna.
The first Icelandic members Of the
cabinet will be Major Hannes Half
stein of Isafjord. 1t will be his spe-
cial duty to look after the interests of
Iceland.
King Christian of Denmark has II
descendants. Only have died, which
shows the extraordinary vitality of
this family.
A petition to the government for
closing the stores in Copenhagen at
eight o'clock has been industriously
circulated, and 1897, or 50 per cent of
the retail dealers, have signed the
petition.
Prof. Martens, Russian by natur-
alization, has written an article for
a French magazine in favor of estab-
fishing a treaty of neutrality with
Denmark. The writer points out that
the neutrality of Switzerland, Bel
GUM, Luxembourg and Congo has been
observed in the past. A treaty of
neutrality, he AYERS, is an actual
guaranty, and all powers interested
in naval affairs ought to youchsafe
such guaranty to Denmark. For the
sake of peace and commercial stabili-
ty, the country that holds the key to
the Baltic ought to be secure against
an unexpected coup from a superior
power. Hostilities are just as much
out of place in the Sound as in the
Suez canal. Now is the proper time
to grant neutrality to Denmark. 1t
is too late when war has been de.
clared.
NORWAY.
| The Norwegian gymnastic associa'
ton has $500 members.
1.-THE early bird catches the worm
A Norwegian daily warns the Norwe.
gian shipowners to keep themselves
prepared for the opening of the Pana.
ma canal!
The documents which treat of the
mobilization of different arms are
kept in wooden safes. This is con.
sidered too risky, and the department
of war has ordered ten fire-proof safes
for the preservation of the docu'
ments.
The saloons (samlag) of Kristianis
will have another five-year lease. The
prohibitionists did not even call fol
an election on the saloon question
this time because they knew the re.
suit would be only an outlay of SILL.
900 to the city.
1t has been suggested that the ex'
penditures of the government for the
year 1904 might be reduced by $40O,
900 if the field maneuvers of the army
were waived.
4 lizard times.'' A man who is run.
ming an ordinary show cleared S.,
900 during two months stay in
Kristiania.
The Liberal party, which ruled the
kingdom Nof Norway for a score o.
/, years, is in a process of disintegra
ton. Some of it's representatives il
the storthing have already commenc
ed to vote with the Socialists.
I. The storthing has resolved that tn,
new penal code shall not be in fore.
until the year 1905. s 81 =. : sss- =:
4 1t is estimated that the construc
ton of the Valdres railway will cos
100000 in excess of the appropria
! tons. This IS due largely to the fac
8 that the roadbed is made more soil,
and durable than called for by TIL
original specific atoms.