The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
.NORUIA US lNEW MINISTRY
AND. ITS MIN PURPOSE.
Selected From All Parties for the Express Pr.
pose of Settling the Consular Dispute MN
.Ssveden-Sketches of the ministers
Belated Hol,nenk0ldag Sports

drup cabinet in 1884. n In. 1890 he be-
came mayor of Bergen and in 1901 he !
was made chief customhouse clerk at
Christiania. ~
was day laborer. He studied the
ology and has been minister Of the
Norwegian state church for many
years. He has also been a member of
the storthing for several sessions.
Haralds Bothners was born at Fred
rikshald Nov. 30, 1850. He is a lawyer,
and since 1890 ne has been sa sorens-
krlver,' for Stjoer and ,erdalen. He
also has been a member Of the storth-
These are the men whose duty it is
to straighten out the consular affair,
and with a united people behind them,
there is not much doubt that they will
succeed. ,-,. 81. l.. - 1@..'. -, =
The crown prince is still here, and his
letter to the special committee cannot
be misunderstood. The letter had, how
ever, not the desired effect, as the Nor
weglans now seem determined to see
the thing thru, with or without the con-
sent of the royal family, and regardless
Of what effect the step will have on the
union otherwise. :. II. -..~
Since 1884 Norway has had the fol.
lowing administrations: 'a-r ~. ~
1884. ~ y
Emil Stang (frst) ministry, July 12,
1885, -. -, -
Steen s first ministry, March 6, 1891.
Emil Stang (secondD ministry, May
2, 1898. :.
H M6agerup's (frst) ministry, Oct. IA,
Stems second ministry, Feb. II,
Blehr's ministry, April 21, 1902.
Hagerup's (second) ministry, Oct. %,
Professor DR.. Johan Hort Dead.
Professor Hort died, age 70, on the
9Th. He was born at Christiania in
1885. He took part in the war be-
tween Denmark and Germany in 1864
as volunteer surgeon on the Danish
side. 1t was as specialist in eye dis
eases that Professor Hort won fame.
He was man of great learning and
loved and admired by his students. He
The Holmenkolday.
Better late than never is the old say
ing, and SO it was with our great day
the affair finally was held, for the peo-
, pie of Christiania are bound to have
their Holmenkolda!y;, just, as the English:
even if severe difficulties have to be
overcome. About a week ago we finally
got some snow, and the committee at
once fixed the date and started to fix
UP the hillside where the race is held
Several wagonloads Of snow had to be
brought to get the track in shape.
The SO kilometer cross-cOuntry race
had to be given up this year for the
lack Of snow, and besides the leaping
contest only a IS KIN. run was held last
Sunday. h.. ..-s. -. ~ Z +. + -
1t was all rain and slush in the streets
Of Christiania yesterday, and while. it
was a trif1e more winterish up at Hol-
menkollen, it was not the sort of weather
we are used to on such occasions. l
believe it is the first time in the history
of these races that umbrellas were the
proper thing while looking at the young
men trying to Guido each other in ski
jumping. ".. NJ
Despite these drawbacks, nearly if
teen thousand were present, including
the crown prince and his son. Fringe me-
tri tne the Jump npe few day pi apo. '''A
The number of competitors was about
as large as ever, and the performances
were, under the circumstances, very re-
spectacle. The length of the jumps
was small compared with previous rec
ords, hardly any being more than 24-25
J.. moC6TS, WnllS CO-OO-ultGcI JuIuHS nav z
been made in former years. . b., .
In the Far North.
The mineral resources OF the north
ern part of Norway are more and more
coming into prominence. New mines,
containing copper, nickel and iron ore,
are at short intervals being opened, and
much foreign and domestic capital is
The last great undertaking in. this
line is that Chr. Anker, who has closed
contract with the Norwegian govern
, ment, owner of the grounds, where Mr..
Anker has several hundred claims which
he now is going to work. They are
all located in South-Varanger, on the
, Pasvik peninsula, near the Russian
. border. ~ ~, T. (, -. ILL.,. y.
, One clause in the contract between
. Mr.. Anker and the state Of Norway is
that none but Norwegians. and Swedes
must be employed as workmen in the
mines. tn. .g,= .. 3
Also in the sulitjelma district many
j new and promising discoveries have
: been made, only waiting for the neces
: sary capital for development.
New Bishop at Trondhjem.
+ Wilhelm Andreas Wexelsen was to
day appointed Bishop to Trondhjem af
4 ter Bishop Skaar, whose death occurred
9 some time ago.
4 Bishop Wexelsen was born in Klae
r bu, June 5, lS49, where his father was
: a minister Of the church. The family
. is an old one, originally from Denmark
8 but the first of the Wexelsens came tt
: Norway about $50 years ago.
: After having received his first edu
:; catio4 4 at T1ondhjem! he was va g?ad!a
in 1872. He has held positions as min
t lister of the church in several parts q
n the country. He was elected a mem
E Der of the storthing from Trondhjen
in 1882, and he has served every ses
S sion from 1883 to 1900.
9 In March, 1891, he became membe1
! Of the first Steen ministry, and later
f also, of the second Steen ministry ant
of the Blehr cabinet, holding the port
folio Of public instruction.
He has done much for the bettermen
of the conditions of the ministers o:
the church and Of the pubic-schoo
teachers. He has also done good worl
}, for establishing the use Of the Norwe
= | gian Language among tha Lans in Fin