Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-08-05

grounded. We will be nobody's vas
sails, nobody's confederates. No en-
tangling alliances will be one of the
fundamental principles of the new
Norway as it was in the new America
and peru. ed to live in peace, develop
our resour.> and work out our own
salvation"
The storthing is in session debating
the dry routine of the new tariff, but
will drop it the instant Sweden's an
swer is received. The irreconcilable
differences in the Swedish riksdag In
creased the hope in Norway that the
friends of peace will secure the upper
hand. Said General OLSON, of Christi
ania, in a recent interview with an
American newspaper correspondent:
''The unity, preparedness and de-
termination of the Norwegian people,
it is felt in Christiania, cannot fail
to produce p@folS:1 impression in
Stockholm. Prospects of a pacific set
Element will be enhanced if the riks-
dag minimize the conditional char
acter of it's proposals. The storthing
will never sanction anything that wiz
look as if Norway were coerced. Two
demands Sweden may be perfectly
sure will be hurled back in derision-
the acknowledgement of the Illegally
of the revolution and the destruction
Of the fortresses. Upon all other
points agreement is possible. If Swe-
den expresses a desire to have the dis
solution confirmed by q vote of the
people of Norway, the storthing is not
likely to offer any objection concern
ing the validity of the steps already
taken"
There are now large number of
tourists in the country and from all
the popular mountain resorts there ar
rive reports of the presence of large
contingents from all parts of Europe.
Americans, Englishmen and Germans
are numerous, but noticeable also is the
large number of Swedish tourists. \
correspondent from Frerikshald states
that there are large number Of
Swedish tourists here this summer.
They seem to enjoy themselves, but
are keenly interested in the events CT
the day and are continually interview
ing their Norwegian friends as to what
they intend to do next. A large num-
Der of observation-disclosures are visit
ing the home country this summer,
and they are to be found in nearly all
parts of the country. In Bergen and
Trondhjem there are many visiting
observation-disclosures, especially from
the Dakotas and Minnesota"
Although the Norwegian people as Il
whole stand united during the present
crisis and are exhibiting no frenzy,
there are a few who seem to be busy
doing naught else but circulating war
stories and rumors, which they have
in nearly every instance concoctcd
themselves. A few of these individu
ais by means of a ''war scare caused
a run on two of Christiania's savings
banks the other day and almost threat
ened to put them out Of business.
However, when people learn from time
to time that the wholesale manu-
facture Of war rumors is only humbug
they are not SO prone to believe every
thing that is rumored. A great many
people are therefore replacing their
deposits and the undue war excite
ment seems to be abating somewhat.
The Norwegian treasury will re-
ceive an additional income from more
duty on leaf tobacco. The storthing
has now imposed an additional duty
of 10 per cent. on imported leaf and
plug tobacco with stalks removed.
The dam at Porsgrund has since
the recent destructive fire visited that
city receded more than fifty cent?
meters.
Schultz hotel in Fredrikshald has
been sold to H. Landre, proprietor of
Hotel Central, in Gjovik, for 10000
crowns.