Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-30

OtueI SIIlEIl states make ndSlc ID
secure their neutrality during the
| war in the East. To this the Swedes
answer that it would be suicide for
a small state not to prepare to de-
fend it's independence by all honora-
| bic means.
A flying machine is in process of
construction at Sundbyberg.
! Stem Nordstrom of Hoglunda has
asked the riksdag to memorabilia the
king with reference to the purchase
OF the Norrland iron ranges by the
! government. The facts and figures
presented by Mr.. Nordstrom are of
such serious nature that the press
has taken up the matter for thor
ough discussion. He declares point
blank that the iron ore fields, in spite
OF all assertions to the contrary, are
virtually in the possession of for
eigners. His language could not be
| palmer.
Telegraph and telephone statistics
Tor the year 1908. The whole number
OF kilograms dispatched in Sweden
| during the year 1903 was 2,639,OS2, of
which 1,250,653 were sent between
places within the country, while L.
3Ss,42o crossed the boundary lines of
the country. The total receipts were
$492,91S. The incfease in the number
| OF kilograms. as compared with the
record of 1902, was s2,2s6, and the in
crease in the receipts was trife
over one-half per cent. The whole
number of interurban telephone mes
| sages dispatched in 1903 was $780,
332, an1 the receipts were $530,13
the corresponding figures for the
previous year were 1904, oO6 and $751;
o4s
! Twenty-seven members of the Sec
ond chamber of the riksdag have
signed an amendment to the govern
ment suffrage reform bill. In this
amendment the theory of proportion
al representation is carried to ex-
tremes, and many serious people
think the author of the amendment
only intends to cause trouble and, if
possible, prevent the adoption of the
government bill.
About a year ago the city council
OF 1stad voted bonds in the sum Of
SoSS,60O as loan to railway run
ming through the place; but protest
signed by almost 1000 citizens has
been sent to the king.
Furulund, a suburb of Halmo, will
soon receive charter establishing
an independent city government. The
area of the new city will be about
$40 acres. The streets in the older
portion of the city are only 20 feet
wide, while the width will be 60 feet
in the new portions.
The Swedish tourist union offers
bounties to photographers who take
good pictures of Swedish scenery.
NORWAY.
1t is said that Rev. Ording expects
that the government will defray his
expenses while he is studying theolo-
gy in foreign countries, and during
his absence Prof. Odland will lecture
on dogmatics at the university.
! The ambassador of Holland repre-
sents Norway and Sweden at Toxic,
Japan. In view of the fact that 20
Norwegian steamers of a combined
tonnage of 100000 are occupied in
the waters near the seat of war, the
storting discussed the desirability.
not to say necessity, of appointing
an assistant, and the matter was to
be decided by the cabinet March II.
\ steamer towed a cargo of live
Goldfish from Denmark to Kristiania
on very cold day. When the steam
err approached the city the fish began
to jump as if playing. But the cap
tain knew better. They were in the
midst of their death struggle, and
when the steamer stopped $4,000 fish
had frozen to death.
| Prof. Fridtjof Nansen has written
to the mayor of Sandefjord, re-
questing him to instruct the crews
of the whaling vessels to search for
traces of Baron Tolls north pole ex-
petition. It is believed that tho ex-
petition has been carried by the
same current that carried the Fran.
and that it may come out of the
Polar sea at Nova Se1nlja or Franz
Joseph's Land. Prof. Nansen. how
ever, does not endorse this theory.
He thinks an expedition ought to 20
in search Of Baron Toll and his
! party.
knut Hamsun, the author. pro-
poses a revision of Landstad's Sal
mebog, the hymn-book used in most
of the churches in Norway. Mr.. Ham
sun points out a large number of
obsolete and illogical expressions, as
well as defective meters and RHYMES,
Rev. Jonas Dahl is suggested as the
proper man to revise the book.
The Kong Guttorm carried a mys-
terious passenger on one of it's re-
cent trips from krstiansand to
Hamburg. The man, who was Rus
sian, wore shabby clothes, and the
condition of the man himself tailed
with that of his clothes. Consequent
ly no one was surprised when he
mournfully and emphatically declar.
ed that he had no. money to pay his
fare with. But the man looked sus-
picious withal, and the captain de.
clared that his person must be
searched. The result was a. surprise,
about 5000 in Norwegian money be-
ing sewed up in his clothes. But the
man was permitted to depart when
he had paid for his ticket.
The total damage to buildings
caused by the Aalesund fire was ST..
$50, 1919, from which $21,50O must be
deducted on account of remains.~
| Mauritz Aarflot of Volden, who
represented Romsdal in the stortina
for 81 years, died at the age of 8;
years.