Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-31

nunication. This roposal, which will
undoubtedly be adopted, is understood
10 request that the riksdag, in view
Of the result of the referendum, adopt
resolution declaring the union dis
solved and repeating the ''riksakt' or
act OF union. On its part the Nor
wegian government will agree TO enter
Into negotiations with That of Sweden
on the various points raised in the
riksdags proposal. Norway now
stands ready TO negotiate a treaty, but
Ii is highly desirable that the Swedish
riksdag should formally recognize the
dissolution. The Swedish riksdag
may, If it likes, maintain that the
union still exists and ends only by
Identical action Of the riksdag and the
storthing. And as long as Sweden
maintains this position Norway Is not
disposed to be at all reactionary. Ii is
very evident that both governments
are anxious to bring the crisis TO an
end as soon as possible and there is
disposition on both sides not to quib-
BILE over non-essentials.
Says w. b. Chamberlain in a recent
letter from Christiania to the Mime
apolis Journal: 1.-The busiest man in
Norway just now is General Christian
OLSON, minister of war. 1t is said
that ever since June he has scarcely
left his Office In the Akershus, the
ancient fortress on the shore of the
ford, where King Christian ", of
Denmark, founded the city that bears
his name. General OLSON has slept
and eaten there amidst his maps and
djG grams ever since the present
trouble started. 1t Is not difficult,
however to get an audience with this
busy gentleman and my card gave me
almost immediate hearing. But ii is
very difficult to get any information
out of General OLSON. He is a short,
round man, with smiling, moonlike
face that reveals nothing. He is jolly
and friendly and amiable-but uncom-
municative. Yes! ii would be too bad
to have war. No; II was not likely
that there would be one. Yes; Nor
way was ready and would do her best
If forced to fight So much would he
say and then, like a good general, he
began to question me about conditions
in Stockholm. really believe that he
got more information out of me than
i did out of him.
Norway's delegates to negotiate with
Sweden will be Foreign Minister Low
L., Do. Of no
ing, and former Minister of the In
terror Vogt. The latter is brother
Of the editor of the Morgenbladet. Re-
Gently he was asked to join the Michel
sen ministry, but did not favor any
radical measures. He is DESTROYS Of
which he regards as essential to the
welfare OF both countries. The att
tude of Messrs. Lovland and Berner
Is well known and 1t is believed that
II would have been difficult to select
three better men for the work in hand.
The Daily Telegraph's Qondon)
correspondent In Christiania claims
that there are 25,O00 Swedes in Nor
way who have the right Of suffrage. II
this is true, very few Of them could
have voted on the referendum, as there
were only 1S4 votes cast against it.
Jonas Lie, the famous novelist, is at
present hard at work on new novel.
He expects to complete ii during the
latter part Of October and the book
will most likely be published before
the Christmas holidays
Admiral Nils Ihlen died at his old
home in Bore a few days ago. aged
81 years Nils Ihlen was born in
Holmestrand July is. 1884. and was
made an admiral in the Norwegian
navy in 1870.
The Hovstad estate in Ringebu has
been sold to Emil Elset, of Eolor, for
65, 600 crowns. Mr.. Elset is one of the
weaIthiest land owners In Norway.