Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
NORWAY


statements that we take the liberty to
refute, because they are incorrect.
They are given verbatim below: 1.-THE
ear of Russia for several weeks past
has been rapidly pouring troops into
Finland beyond any apparent require
ment No one can form any
idea of the amount of money which
has been spent by the department OF
foreign affairs at St Petersburg in
maintaining huge horde Of agents in
Norway. whose duty it was to promote
Norwegian ill-will against Sweden"
The truth is that both in Norway and
Sweden Russian has been looked
upon as a suspicious person who needs
watching wherever he goes
A Norwegian lady who has been
working at the Office of the city archi-
tect of Malmo, Sweden, was asked to
enter a general competition By pre-
pairing designs for cottage in Eng
lish style. Her work was accepted,
and she was also appointed to superin-s
tend the work of putting up the build
ing. The Norwegian newspapers
mention this fact not only to give due
credit to the woman as an architect.
but also In order to show that the
authorities of Maloo are above the iii
feeling caused by the union conflict
A son Of Kristian Salvesen, Kris
tiania shipowner, has been appointed
to judgeship in Scotland
Collections for the Kristiauia inner
mission will be taken up in most of the
churches Of Norway this falt
Prof Ernst Sars,gives the following
reasons for favoring the monarchy:
The matter has not been properly dis
cussed. It would. therefore, be the
springing of an unjusti6ab!e surprise
to Introduce the republic just at the
present crisis. Let future generations
take care of the republican form OF
government. Moreover, under tho
present political conditions monarchy
and republic, ale nothing bu. forms.
We may get the bride, but that does
not always mean that we ge. the horse:
we may get the form, but that does
not always mean that We get the es-
sence: and it may happen that while
we are hunting for the bridle.the horse
runs away.
A clb'egram from Kristiania, which
may not he correct as to the refereu-
dun question. reads as follows: 1.-THE
government, at secret session of the
storthing, asked 10 be endowed with
full power to negotiate with Prince
Carl of Denmark for his acceptance of
the crown OF Norway. on the under
standing that tlse people of Norway
endorse the decision of the stor.hinr
aud the government by referendum
similar to that taken Aug. - on the
question of the dissolution of the
union"
= A Copenhagen dispatch says that
some excitement was caused there bv
the sudden arrival OF Fridtjof, Nansen.
the Arctic explorer. It was supposed
that he came on a mission from the
Norwegian government to remove the
difficulties in the way of acceptance by
Prince Carl of the throne of Norway.
He conferred with various members of.
the ministry and interviewed Prince
Carl, who is credited with being averse.
to accepting the throne unless his can
didacy is supported by q Norwegian
referendum.
Prot. Ernst Sars has celebrated his
10th birthday. AS an historian he has
contributed largely to the present re-
juvenation Of the Norwegian nation.
on the basis Of former independence
and strength. Many glowing poems
we're written in honor of the man on
this occasion, aud the newspapers We'd
with each other in paying tributes to
his excellent qualities. $500 1850
A socialist meeting at Stavanrer
voted in favor OF introducing repub-
lican form OF government
About Z, $50 Kristiania schools chill
dren will receive lunch next winter a:
the expense of the city. .s . .
Miss Harriet Wedel-JarlsberR and
former Minister of State Lovenskiold
have established 4 fund of $27, 600, the
interest on which shall be turned over
to the Norwegian society for the care
|of shipwrecked persons. The fund
shall be called Baron Harald Wedel-
Jarlsberg's Legacy" ..5s... :. -
Y. y. Henricksen has resigned as,
president Of the Bergen Kredit ban,,
and the bank has granted him Z PEN
sion Of 8, 900 = year: -.
. IL IL proposed to establish : Einxen
institute for the treatment az hin
diseases Ia connection With 81.
|tsoaal hospital In Kris.tania ..-s-=.z