Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-11-01

tChicagol correspondent In a recent is
sue. Bjornstjerne Bjornson is the un-
crowned king of the republican mon.
Hrchy, Norway. king Haakon.
Christian Nicholson. members OF the
Norwegian parliament and countless
persons prominent i'm civil life" says
MIR. Waite. ARE in regular communica
ton with Bjornson. who is rs hale AT
40 as nos men are at 10. When Nor
way was wavcring between n kingdom
and a republic tens Of thousands of his
rountTymen sought Riornson's advice
and his decision i'm favor of n limited
monarchy AMI Haakon went far to de
eide the issue. ! told the great Nor
Wegian that American friends of Nor.
WAY were disappointed because il dis
placed one king only to set mp another,
but Riornson explained that Haakon
was merely n president elected for life
He is probably the most powe risss
monarch on throne. tie tc~s 3ot
possess a quarter Of the a%uthorltl tx
ercised Ivy the governor Of Illinois
Rjornson. as well rs several distin
guished Norwegians whom he invited
TO meet us, expressed the deepest
chagrin ut the crimes committed 10y
Paul o. Stensland and the consequent
disgrace brought upon the Norwegian
name in America" Mr.. Waite is
Bjornson's oldest friend in America.
They have correspondent i'm Norwegian
for twenty years. Rjornson translated
into Norwegian the Chicagoau's book
entitled History Of Christianity tn
the Year 900 and MIR. Waite has
translated several Of Bjornson's. books
into English.
The maritime limits Of Sweden and
Norway around G~riesbahrne. where
the Norwegian ishermen's lobster pots
were recently confiscatcd by q Swedish
man-of-war. were first determined by
the treaty of 1861, after Eohuslan. the
adjacent Swedish district. had been
coded by Norway to Sweden in 165S.
The map of 1861 was not so distinct
In the matter Of details as was desir-
able and disputes We're frequent. the
Swedes fishing In what was claimed
to be Norwegian waters. This contin-
ued until 1897. when commissioners
We're appointed by the tow countries
to adjust the matter. The Nor
wegians stood by the treaty Of 1861
while the Swedes insisted upon the fix
ing Of new limits. No agreement was
reached and the N~orwegians proposed
arbitration. King Oscar md the
Swedish parliament decided that II
would not he good policy to have for
eigners decide a dispute between two
united nations. This condition no
longer exists and arbitration will
again he sought. There is no danger
that serious complications will arise on
account Of this matter. The whole af-
fair has been exaggerated in some
newspapers.
The Mormons are more active than
ever in the northern part of the u
fry. During the past summer and
even this fall baptisms in open water
have been frequent and 1t is surpris-
ing to note how many sympathiZers
and followers they gain day by day.
Not long g the Mormons Of Norden-
field held q conference In TrOndhjem.
which was attended by more than GOO
of the faithful" Not less than eight
cen Mormon prOselyters and mission
cries were present. 1t is reported that
quite a number of women have been
shipped" to Utah. These poor I'M
arc instructed TO tell the au-
thorities that they are going to some
other city In America, but the truth
Of the matter is that they are sent d.
rect to Utah. A Mormon congregation
will soon be organized in Trondhjem.
Storthings Representative Eriksen Is
among those who look apprehensively
into Norway's political future, at least
SO one can Judge from his recent ut
terance in the "Nodlyset," where he
says among other things: $50 soon rs
Michelsen's power has been checked
and the blind admiration for him will
be replaced by possibly hatred, then
the present monarchial form Of gov
eminent will be viewed with disfavor
In this country"
Erling Biornson. son Of Bjornstjerne
Bjornson. who has been enjoying an
extended visit TO the United States.
will return TO Norway next week. The
recent Biornsnn-Lange episode in Chi
cago has given tho former considerable
notoriety among Scandinavian-Ameri-
cans of the northwest.