Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-06-30

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KING HAAkoN VII. AND QUEEN MAUD.
the first Haakon, to whom the old
chronicler Snorre Sturlasson gave the
name Of The Good" At Trondhjem
Haakon The Good tried to make
Christians out Of his pagan subjects
and was forced himself to make sacri-
fee to OQin. At TrOndhiem also
reigned Olaf The Quiet Haakon
Nagnusson, who brought peace to the
land: Haakon The Sleepy and Haakon
Longlegs. all of them fighters on sea
and land and all of them stirring
figures in ancient Morse chronicles.
The gaiety over the confirmation of
the c0untry's new independence
reached its full tide last Friday and
all over the country flies the flag of
NorWay-the white bordered blue
cross upon a field of red-testifying to
the feaIty of the people. The route
from the palace to the cathedral was
decorated with the flags of all nations
and standards bearing the arms Of
every country and all available space
about the cathedral was occupied by
cheering crows. England took an I'M
usual interest in the coronation cere-
monies, principally out of regard for
Queen Maud. who is a sister of the
princess of Wales. The royal family
of England was represented at the
ceremony by the prince and princess
of Wales, attended by distinguished
retinue Prince Christian of Den
mark, Prince Henry of Prussia and
the American embassy, headed by
Charles H. Graves. minister to
Sweden, accompanied by William W.
Gibson, military attache at ST Peters
burg. and Lieutenant Commander John
H. Gibbons. naval attache at London,
were among the early arrivals. The
American embassies were very cOrdi-
ally received by the king and queen,
who expressed the most friendly feei-
ings for the United States. In spite
of the interest taken in the royal Wis
itors and special embassies, the fact
remained that King HaakOn was the
one popular figure during the entire
festivities and seems to have won the
affections of the people everywhere.
THE newspaper dispatches state that
one or two evenings prior to the
coronation, the king went about
incognito among the crowds sur
rounding the palace He was rec
ognized by no one and seemed to en-
Joy mixing and chatting with his sub
iects. Little Prince Olaf, the baby
crown prince, seems to have won him.
self into the hearts of the Norwegian
people, for he seems to attract as much
attention almost as his father and
mother. The coronation festivities,
taken as a whole, were wonderfully
impressive and the coronation cere-
mony was one which will long live
in the hearts and memory of the Nor
wegian race. The coronation music
was a unique feature and the singing
of a grand cantata composed by Con-
ductor Halvorsen of the National
Theater in Christiania and rendered |
by chorus Of 220 picked voices, was
one of the most impressive features of
the entire ceremony. 1t will be a day |
long remembered and the Norwegian |
people hailed it as beginning of a |
new and prosperous era.
AaIesund, which was destroyed by |
fire about two years ago, has obtained |
q loan of 100000 crowns in Holland
for rebuilding the city. This will
stimulate building and the city will |
soon reach its former prosperity. About
200 OF the frame barracks which
were erected after the fire are still
in use, but these are being replaced
by substantial stone and brick build
ings as rapidly as possible
Among the late arrivals who came
tn attend the coronation festivities
were Mrs. Marshall Field, of Chicago.
and her friends.
Emperor William and his dis
-tinguished retinue will be the guests