The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05
TWO GREAT DAYS IN NORWAY
They Are National independence Day and Hol
menkol Day.
Winter Sports Continue Attract the Young and the
tors in the Ski Norwegian Museum for Minneapolis
Kaisers Birthday Celebrated Honor Of His Prompt
to Aalesund Sufferers.

,ollen and in the city, and to see all those
thousands upon thousands of healthy
Dung people make merry and enjoy their
'reat sport day to the utmost extent is
certainly a sight that ought to convince
ven the most skeptical pessimist that tho
resent generation is not so entirely de-
after, all, and that it fully under
tands that a sound mind in sound body
s the greatest blessing on earth
Thursday evening the prizes were dis
ributed and the principal winners We're:
The Holmenkol gold medal, given fol.
continuous interest and ability, Harold
Smith, Christiania. He also received the
first regular prize Ga large silver drink
ing cupJ for combined run, and last but
not least, he captured the Ladies' cup,
and is therefore the crowned favorite.
Mr.. Smith is man about "a years old,
and has been taking part in the Holmen-
lol races since he was Il. He told me
he commenced ski-running when boy
or 6 years old.
King Oscars cup. donated by the king
every year was given to Per Bakken
from Trysil. He was number 1 in the
fifty KIN. race. I His time was 4
hours Sc minutes and 26 seconds, The
five best ones in this race were all young
men from the district of Trysil, where
skiing is part of the education Tele-
marken is otherwise known as the cradle
of the Norwegian ski sport.
The E1olmenkol cup, for the finest
jump in Holm lbakken, was given to
Knut Hoist, Oevre Eker.
Norwegian Museum at Minneapolis.
While Captain Bjornstad is following
the military :raneuvers on skis, now go
ing on near Christiania. DR.. Fjelde is
busy about getting ready for shipment
his treasures of old Norwegian silver,
furniture, ETC., with which he intends to
leave for America in a few days. He
has been hunting for such things while
here, with the view of furnishing ma
terial of interest for Norwegian ma
tional museum at Minneapolis. if the
plan can be realized. DR.. Fjeide has
also had an audience with the crown
prince, trying to get his royal highness
to visit the Minnesota state fair, if he
came ever to the st. Louis fair, and il
it, had not been for the trouble in the
far east. both st. Louis and Minneapolis
might have had a chance to entertain
the crown prince; but now, fear the
trip will not be made.
The Aaleeund Disaster
More than two weeks have now passed
since the town of Aalesund was destroyed
by fire. but this disastrous event is still
one Of the chief topics of the day
would be impossible to try to enumerat,
the many contributions and promises o
help that have been. and still are. pour
ing in from nearly all European countrie
as we'll as from America, but among al
those tokens of sympathy which have s.
much helped to sustain the unfortunat
people of Aalesund and the entire natio
in a moment of sore distress. the splen
did action Of the German emperor ha
touched the Norwegians to the bottom o
1,NS,, l4
the emperor so promptly had caused tw
large ships of the Anglo-American an,
the Nord-Deutsche LLOYD to be prepare,
for immediate departure to Aalesund wit
food, clothes, medicines, nurses. and evel
timber and carpenters for erecting tenn
porary shelters, and that in addition h
had ordered two German men, of war t
leave under forced steam, there were fey
Norwegian eyes that were not dimmed O
reading of this generous. instantaneou
initiative. The four ships arrived thre
days after the fire, and owing to the as
tonishing rapidity with which this assist
ance was rendered the help afforded by
has been almost inestinable.
Front France, ali old friend Of Norwa,
a torpedo boat destroyer was sent wit
provisions. ETC.. and as mentioned in
former Journal letter a man-of-wa
was offered by Great Britain to act as
temporary lodging place. Two lare
steamers laden with blankets, clothe
and provisions were sent from Ccpenhage
by the Danes Sweden also sent ma
4 of-war loaded with supplies
! Inc rel1ef work is going on with flu
! force, not only in Norway, but in man
other countries. Private people bankin
and commercial firms. artists and differer
: societies all over Europe are all doin
something for the relief of the fire suffe,
ers. 10 mention what has been done i
france beside the sending of the torpeo
] BOAT destroyer President Loubet has d.
nated 3,OoO francs; the National Woman
Union OF France has got up subscriptic
and Sarah Bernhardt has with great 90,
crosby given the use of her theater fire.
! OF charge for a matinee in aid of the On,
1erers. and she herself took mart in ~
entertainment. Of other welI-known sta,
IN the theatrical world who assisted on II
occasion were Coquelin, ST., Lugne sPo
neJane' ana the Well-known grand opel
tenor, Alvarez. The star actress at nh,
alter Francois, Miss Bartet. who was mr.,
hlbited from taking part, sent 200 fran,
| IN lieu OF her personal appearance. ,I
similar acts OF sympathy have been pe
formed IN other countries, such as &c
many, Denmark and Sweden.
Here in Norway the people are tryir
very hard to do what they can in ord
TO repair the great loss. and general
! VIZ RWOlA EOl -ICllGI- is now
organized and all the victims compare tiv,
~ well taken care Of. Food and shelf
have been provided for them all and Il
preliminary work of the erection of IL
j new Aalesund is we'll under way. and b,
4 fore the end of the present year it is e.
I pected that this thriving fishing town w
have been rebuilt on its old site, whe
now hardly anything but ashes is left.
Only one human life was lost in the fir
n Inc victim was a.
! who thought she would run into the hou
I once more to save some of her propert
She never came back. r ~s
. The total amount of cash donations r
'lceived up to the present writing is est
mated at about $270,000.
! The contributions in supplies exec,
this sum in. value to a great extent. {
\ the lists Of the three leading newspape
. at Christiania, the receipts up to da