Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-09-28

Do not appear to be MAKING much
progress. But 1t must be remembered
that the sessions are absolutely secret
and that the newspaper men present
have been quite unable to secure any
authentic information as TO what IN
happening in the conference. Then,
too. the session is likely TO be a long
one. Scandinavian statesmen are as
fond OF argument as Scotchman.
and will thresh out every phase Of the
question and from every standpoint
before reaching an agreement. What,
after all. is there TO fight over? Swe-
den, in the proposal Of tn ~issdag.
practically guaranteed that the indie
pendence would be granted. That is
the cruz of the whole question. Als
other questions are merely matters OF
detail. Sweden naturally wants some
concessions as a salve 10 her pride
One Of these. the demolition or Inc
frontier fortresses. touches Norway's
pride. And so there is dispute over
this point, which gives the sensation
mongers an opportunity to cut tEs
leashe~ OF the war dogs I'm their In
fiammatory cablegrams. But II is i'm
possible to suppose that the brother
peoples will go to war over such n
dispute as that. The arbitration trea-
ty Norway wants will be granted by
Sweden, when this matter and the
recognition Of the new Norway are
settled"
French correspondents from Paris
insist that Norway is warlike in spite
Of the fact that these reports have
been emphatically denied from Nor
wegian sources. Says a correspondent
from Paris In one Of his recent let
tiers: Despite the contradictory state
ments made on the subject, informa-
ton reaching the highest quarters
here shows that the mobilization OF
Norway's forces Ia now going on. The
French government has made con-
ciliatory representations at Stockholm
with the view to averting rupture"
The Aftenposten's correspondent at
Karlstad says the arbitration question
may be regarded as almost settled and
that both sides are directing their eff
forts toward satisfactory under
standing in regard to the Freriksten
and Kongsviinger fortresses. The
Morgenbladet's correspondent remains
doubtful. He declares that II Is too
early for hopeful prognostications re-
garding the outcome of the negotia-
lions and urges Norway to be alert
A semi-official denial was issued fn
tcffa MI he I'D
charges of Swedish papers to the eff
feet that Norway Is mobolizing her
troops. II declares that Norway has
made no military preparations except
such as were absolutely necessary
from a defensive point Of view and
that the report that practically all the
troops In central Norway and In the
frontier districts have been mobilized
10 unfounded.
Fort Kongslnger, tnow bone Of
contention In the settlement disputes
ir Karlstad) was erected In 1888 and
played an important part in later wars
between Sweden and Norway. 1t is
sixty-two miles from Christiania on
the railway connecting the Norwegian
capital with Stockholm. After the
union Of Sweden and Norway II was
dismantled and remained so up to, q
few years ago.
Norwegian divers have arrived Mt
Jacobstad. Finland, to examine the
wreck Of the British steamer John
Grafton, which was sunk by her crew
Sept. 10 after landing part OF her
cargo OF arms and ammunition on
barren island In the Gulf of Bothnia.
Among the steamers saived cargo
boxes OF bombs and explosives have
been fountl, besides a number OF
rifles.
A Swedish-American named Nils 4
Anderson committed suicide in pr
vate hotel i'm Trondhjem a few days
ago. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren in America.
The net receipts Of the Norwegian
postal department last year was 4G9,
coo crowns. $4,000 crowns In excess
Of the budgeited estimate.
i Olaf Gulbrandsson. OF Munich, tn
Norwegian cartoonist. has been fatal
" injured in an accident while tour
Ing I'm his automobile.
An ole Bull statue was presente
the Bergen theater by Nine. Waller
dahl and not by Consul Bors, as prev
ously reported.
Dr. Olav Johan- Olsen has pre-
nounced Hans Mathiesen insane Th
latter il notorious throughout Norwa
as forger
DENMARK.