The Minneapolis journal., 1904-07-16
SOME LHRLSZZANZA BANKnS
HAVE CLOSED THEIR DOORS
Effects Of the Collapse Of the Boom Fue Years Ago Haze
Horn Summer Life Begins Earnest Noravay's
Cabital-IOvyis Are 7Hyot.ging Thru the Country.

cause everybody wanted to "take''
Port Arthur.
The same night, while everybody
was having good time, Christiania
ing ship, Nautilus. It was the first
foreign man-of-war we have had here
this summer, but it was most inter-.
esting for it's connection with the
Spanish-American war, which may be-
unknown to some Of the Journal
readers. Nautilus is a sailing ship
and as long as it belonged to the Brit.
1sh mercantile feet, was considered
one of the fastest sailors Of her kind
the Spanish government bought her
she was in the West Indies. She re-
ce1ved cable orders to return to Spain
at once. This she did, but on the
road met an American monitor, maxi
Ing about twenty knots. The!
monitor ito: signaled her to stop. but the
and as the wind was strong and IA
vorable, with all sails set she simply
ran away from the monitor. Other.i
wise Nautilus would not now be at
anchor in the harbor here today.
Tourists Everywhere.
The tourist stream is beginning to-
flow strongly. When you walk the
principal streets it seems as If you sea
and hear more foreigners than Nor
wegians.
The emigrants are still leaving, but.
as usual at this time of the year, they
are fewer in number than in the
| spring. Another big load of re-
| turned orwegian-Americans is due
| here shortly, ,140 Of them are COM
ing from New York and are due here.
July 10.
| Norway, or will do SO soon, that it Isl
almost impossible to keep track of
even the most prominent. The Duke
Of Orleans Is looking for the midnight
sun up north, and so are hundreds Of
other foreigners. The Americans,
People from all parts Of the states
are here and ou the most various err.
rands.
| T have met the widow with her
daughter, who first began real life
when the "old man" died and left
them the pile which they could not
touch as long as he lived; the indi-I
vidual who is writing books and who
knows the whole country after he has
been here a day; then have met In
spired writer's Of drama, bound to see
the old man Ibsen, whom they, how
ever, cannot get Chance at; then
come those connected with a state
institution Of some sort, or perhaps
with the national government. They
are busily collecting old things, from
1 a. stone TO an. Olus WOOOGn DOWl, all
! to serve some educational purpose
| across the ocean.
Last we have the tramp. Perhaps
you don't believe that However, you
may take my word for it. Today 7
met young fellow from Minneapo-
Ills, born at St Paul, who did not in
{lappearance differ much from the
"real thing" only that he wore
glasses. He told me story, which
/ he tried hard to make me believe. It
ran as follows: A while ago he was
worth $4,000 in hard cash. This he
lent to a scoundrel Of a. Norwegian
who ran away with 1t to Norway. He
was here now looking for him, but
could not find him. Now he wanted
somebody to help him back to Ameri-
ca. When I asked why man who
had $4,000 to lend out. dressed as he
did, and other hard questions, he went
away, not considering me worthy Of
! an answer.
This mixture Of travellers, from the
millionaire In his yacht to the COM
} mon, everyday tramp, asking you for
} a nickel, must certainly be said to
. represent both extremes Of the wan
, dering class Of humanity.
! Mr.. Champ, secretary to William
Ziegler of north pole fame. was here
: the other day on his road to the far
: north, where, on the whaler Frithjof,
he is to find out whether Mr.. Fiala
; has planted Old Glory on that apex OF
| the globe or not. M. Az
4 i s.