Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-06-07
NORWAY

NORWAY
II. l.. Brakstad, a Norwegian :ho
has resided in England 4 great many
years, has published an English trans
lation of the constitution of Norway
and added an historical sketch.
The university students called at
every house in Kris1iania to solicit
subscriptions to the fund for erecting
substantial stone building for the
viking ships.
The returns from the Finmarken
fisheries for the spring season were
satisfactory, and the $685. craft Will,
their 1850 fishermen will receive
good pay for their pains.
A Norwegian engineer named Fan
gen is at the head of an expedition to
the coal fields of Spitzbergen. The
expedition is backed by English CAPT
talists, and attempts will be made to
mine coal by means of electric appli-
ances.
The storting resolved. by vote of
81 to is, that the new tariff bill pre-
pared by the committee on customs
shall be in force us soon as reported.
But the storting will take up the bill
later on for final action. The object
of this peculiar method is to prevent
spectators from taking advantage of
the trend of the discussion of the
bill. The change in the tariff laws
is expected to increase the revenues
about 100000 year.
Never before did so many people
march in the Seventeenth of May pro-
cession in kristiania. the citizens
parade alone containing 10000 men
The great address of the day was
made by Fridtjof Manson, who said
that the Norwegians would not per-
init themselves to be trampled upon.
and that it is better to fall with
honor than live in shame" There
were about $4,000 children in the chill
dren's procession. Services were held
in the churches all over the country.
and the preachers did not hesitate to
dip into-politics. \ deep, solemn.
semi-religious JOY seemed to seize
every man and woman. and even the
children were carried away by the
common feelings
According to long and circumstan-
tial cablegra1ns, Norway has no gov
eminent. The king vetoed the law
establishing a consular service. and
the cabinet resigned. The king asked
the members to withhold their resie-
nations for while, but they refused
to do so. 1t is said on good aut hority
that no responsible Norwegian will
shoulder the responsibility of the
veto by forming q new cabinet in the
ordinary sense of that word. The
Norwcgians are determined to have q
consular service.
Ibsen's condition is said to be inn
proving. He keeps in touch with
the events of our times, but he does
not write any more.
The management of the kristiania
gas. works by the city government is
proving to be very far from a sue
cess. and public sentiment is grow
ing in favor of renting the plant to
private corporation. : g
Customs Collector .Juel, a member
of the Fran North Pole expedition,
was bitten by Il viper (Ksgorm) at
kristiansand, and serious blood pois-
oning set in. but it was expected that
his life could be saved.
Norway produced IS per cent Of her
domestic consumption of grain fifty
years ago: now she produces. only II
per cent. 1t is argued that this ten 1:
dency IL bad from an economical
point of view, as well rs detrimental
to the independence of the country
in case of war. -.
A Danish newspaper of the. ..yel-=.
low" brand has discovered that Nor
way has accumulated a war fund OF
about $4,000. 900, which, Of course. ).
to be used against Sweden. The pa
per has sense enough to avoid mem
tioning the name Of the authority for
this great story. g..