Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-22

1Olketlng held a caucus and formally
expelled eight of it's members. When
they had left the room Mr.. Frier, the
speaker of the folketing, followed
them of his own accord.
NORWAY
The state government of Norway OK
pended $25, 600 on account of the Aa:e-
sund fire.
1t is curious fact that the Right
lists. who few years ago were so
friendly to the union, now declare
with much show Of feeling that the
union in its present form is worse than
no union at all.
Count Taube, ambassador of Sweden
and Norway at Berlin, made an ad-
dress at the celebration of King o.
cars birthday which caused extensive
comment II Scandinavia. The ex-
pressions objected to read as follows:
'"Iae latest union controversies seem
to have been caused on the one hand
by an enormous popular opinion which
does not see, or does not want to sac,
the elementary truth that the picking
to-pieces of the foundation of the UNION
must needs lead to its collapse, and on
the other hand by a truly high-minded
and well-meaning, but disastrous sAGte-
craft which is founded on wrong r..<,m-
ises."
The executive committee Of the Nor
wegian sportsmen that intended to
take part in the Scandinavian games
in Stockholm sent the following notice
to the joint committee in Stockholm:
1.-THE committee is regretfully COM
PEELED to notify you that, on account
of the modification caused among all
classes of people in Norway by the
union troubles, the Norwegians can
not attend this years games in Stock
holm. We trust that this information
will not be misunderstood by the
friends of Norway in Sweden, but that
they will understand that only de-
lection of the most serious kind, srr1k.
ing deeply into the whole Norwegian
people has been able to prevent the
possibility of a joyous rendezvous be-
tween the sportsmen of Sweden end
Norway, a gathering which would
have been beneficial to Scandinavian
sport and Scandinavian YOUTH
Rev. Eriksen, q Socialist member OF
the storting, proposed to discontinue
the honorary subsidy of $432 a year
paid to each Of the following: Ibsen,
Bjornson and Grieg. No one has sug-
toll 1of
sen has failed to find and support in
the storting.
-Four men who were rowing in a
small boat from Hasvik to a fishing
smack suddenly disappeared in a
squall. Their homes: were in Balls
ford and Bergsfjord.
Many wolves have been seen in Sell
and the Dovre settlements: It is sup
posed that they have come down from
the higher mountains, where the
snow is very deep.
Very many people are out of work
in Mandal, largely because the saw
mills were closed so early. The city
authorities have opened temporary
employment bureau.
A canning factory in Kristiansund,
which was built at a cost of $4,000
and has been operated at loss from
the very start, was sold few days
ago to Hjorth, a Trondhjem wholesale
merchant, who paid $12, 800, and who
is said to be the agent of an Ameri-
can company.
The ice melted in the ford at Nam
SOS in the latter part of January, so
that the ships could reach the city,
which had been ice-bound for some
time.
A violent storm damaged the royal
palace in Kristiania in the middle of
the night. Large portions of the roof
were torn up, and even parts Of the
walls were broken off. The damage
amounts to several thousand kroner.
There are about 1900 Swedish lac
borers in Aalesund.
The Norwegian branch of 1.-The
Welfare of the Brother Nations" a
society which has for its object the
development of better feeling be-
tween Norway and Sweden, has voted
$27 as contribution to a circulating
library of Swedish books to be used
in Norway.
The language reformers, that is,
those who were agitating in favor of
a ''pure' Norwegian language, are a
pretty quiet set of agitators nova
days. Just at present the consular
service question is almost monopoliz-
ing the attention of the general pub
lie.
It is 60 years since Knut Bergslein,
the painter, left his home at voss and
went to Kristiania- The anniversary
of this event was commemorated by
his friends, who gave banquet in
his honor. He is Is years old, but
the years do not seem to weigh him
down.
1.-THE American Chorus" has been
organized by the students of the Uni
versity of Norway. Johannes Berg.
Hansen, who has been studying for
two and Q half years under Prot.