Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-06-03

preston. Ihe N6fWeG1an b'ouFth "
July" as May 18th has apt1y been
called, was also observed in many
cities in the United States, where the
Norwegian element predominates.
Characteristic of these meetings was
naturally the good feeling which
fortunately and quite naturally so ex-
lists among Swedes and Norweg1ans
in general throughout the United
States. In Minneapolis a great mass
meeting had been arranged to which
the Swedish-Americans in general had
been invited. The address on this oc-
casion was delivered by Governor John
A. Johnson.
The Norwegian student singers from
the University of Chrstiania, ffty-fiS
In number, are now on concert tour
In the northwest and will this week
and next appear in the leading cities
In Minnesota and Wisconsin The
choir is composed OF students and
alumni and is semi-national institu-
ton, the director, O. A. Grondahl, one
of the foremost leaders and composers
of Scandinavia. being paid in part out
or the state treasury. The soloists are
Rolf Hammer, tenor, and Johannes
Berg-Hansen, basso, Of the national
opera. They have been given a
rousing reception in Chicago, St Paul
and Minneapolis, the Chicago audience
numbering not less than 1000 people.
After completing their tour in the
west, the singers will give a farewell
concert in New York, and will return
to Christiania the latter part Of June.
Owing to the strained relations ex-
listing between Norway and Sweden,
no Swedish representative has been in
yited to participate in the annual in
ternational track meet, which will be
held in Trondhjem this summer. The
following countries will be represented:
Denmark Finland, Germany, England
and France The same strained rela-
tions also exist between the Swedish
and Norwegian clergy. Says the Yer
dens Gang (Chrstiania): Under
present conditions and as long as Swe-
den refuses to recognize NOrway's
sovereignty the Norwegian Pastors
association will not send any Of its rep
resentatives to attend the Scandi-
navian Minister'S association, VIII oh
will hold its annual meeting in Stock
holm this fall
The crop outlook in Norway is an
excellent one and the best one on rec
ord for many years. From nearly
every section of the country favorable
reports are coming in to the a@rie-ll-
tural department. Spring has been
coming slowly, but there has been SUI
fcient rain, the fields have been we'll
fortified and now with warmer wealth
er, the Norwegian farmer may con-
1Gently look forward to a good yield.
The lower house of the Norwegian
parliament on May IS unanimously
adopted without discussion the bill
providing for the establishment Of
separate Norwegian consular service.
Previous to this action Ex-Premier
EagerUp moved to postpone considera-
tion of the measure until the eIector-
ate had an opportunity Of passing on
1t, but the motion was rejected by 81
to 6 votes
The storthiDg has made an appropri-
alton Of 100000 crowns for the poor
and unemployed in Christiania wv"
census of the city for the last year
shows a decrease Of population over
the previous year to the number Of
1915.
Otto Sverdrup, the well known
Norwegian traveller and explorer, has
returned from Cuba. where he has been
spenting the past six months. He will
spend the summer in Stenkjaer.
NcAIAHAnH