The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-27

and of the local conditions was Of
the highest value to the Russian
troops, which he followed, nonninally
as a spectator, but in reality as a
leader. On several occasions he showed
unlimited courage and bravery, and
BY the Russian government he was
decorated with the cross Of st. George
and he also received the Russian
medal for bravery in the field. 3:
When the Boxer trouble was over,
Colonel Munthe was given two years
leave to go to Europe for his health.
When he returned, it was his inten-
ton to re-enter the custom service,
but on his arrival found a request
waiting for him to accept the posi-
ton of chief of the military staff Of
the viceroy with the rank Of imperial
colonel and mandarin.
A Norwegian in Haiti.
The chief Of the navy Of Haiti is
Henrik Arnold Greger, born at For
vik, Helgeland, Norway, where his
father was country merchant. He
received a technical education and
finally became steamship engineer.
Then he fell heir to some money,
with which he bought a shipbuilding
yard at Bergen. He did not make
this undertaking a success, however,
and in four years his fortune was
gone.
Again he took up his old calling Of
steamship engineer, this time with an
American steamer. For years nothing
was heard Of him until one day an old
| friend from Bergen, a sea captain,
came with his steamer to Port-au-
| Prince. The next day an officer In g
very brilliant uniform came aboard
and asked for an interview with the
/ captain. The conversation was car
ried on IN English for while, when
! the gold braided officer suddenly said
| in Norwegian, to his old friend: DO
1 you really not know me any more,
you old sea rover 2"
Then Greger told how he had adj
/ vanced from marine engineer to chief
engineer with the rank Of vice adj
1 miral. He has married creole
beauty and lives like a prince. He is
now 48. and has two sisters living at
Bergen. On behalf Of his government
he has recently inquired If Norway
would be willing to sell her old wood
en- war vessel Ellida hitherto used as
a training ship.
The Royal Art and Industrial School
The Royal Art and Industrial
i School Of Christiania was founded in
/ 1918. Its aim is to train artists, me-
chanics and teachers in special sub
4 jects. The school is supported main
ly by the state and the municipality
and the tuition charged Is small. Be-
side the director the school has TWEEN
] ty-three teachers.
There is day school and an even.
ing school, each with course OF
eight months duration. The subjects
taught are: Free hand drawing, con.
i struction, ornament modelling, .archi.
tectural drawing, special drawing fol
handicrafts and decorative painting
Lectures are also given In perspective
i states, arithmetic and geometry. Nc
pupils are admitted before they have
reached the age Of IA. The average
number of pupils is about 1000, OF
whom about 20 per cent attend the
day school. The number Of femal;
pupils is about $50.
The school has now its own new
building, part Of which is reserved foI
an art industry museum, where col.
lections of home art work will be ex.
. hibited.
i Norway's Newest Bishop.
y It is not SO very long since I toli
iyou about the death of Bishop Heuch
4 Els successor has now been appointed
The newly elected bishop for Chris
tiansand Stiff, Gunvald Christian
iBernhardt Thorkildsen, was born ii
81 1876, and has since his graduation
from the university In 1871, con
tinuously been In the service Of til,