Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-28

ideals. His idea was this: abolish all
public force, and you will have a state
of peace unknown under present con-
ditiOns. Many papers admit that his
doctrine was put to a remarkable test
last summer. From May 81 to June
Norway was. an anarchistic state,
having no legal authorities; but those
days were the most profoundly peaceful
period in the history of Norway.
The 16 parishes of Kristiania cast
1880 votes in favor Of keeping the
bishops as part of the church gov
eminent, and 101 votes against the
episcopal office.
Several hundred Kristiania mer-
chants are going to start cooperative
brewery Of their own.
The company which owns the copper
ore deposits at Prugeldal, Mo, Nord-
land, is going to spend 100000 for
developing the property, and 1000 men
may be needed for the work.
The city of Porsgrund has contracted
loan of $4,000 for public improve
ments.
A snowslide threw IS freight cars off
the railway track a few miles from
NarVlk. No person was injured.
According to the latest reports %
fishermen lost their lives in the re-
cent storm north of Trondhjem.
Norway exported $500 tons OF ice
in February, which was almost twice
as much as the corresponding quantity
last year.
Kaiser Wilhelm wired a lady &C.
quaintance in Trondhjem, saying in
part: IF the summer brings fine
weather I surely expect to visit Nor
way again, which has become so dear
to me, and Trondhjem also. I have
already agreed with your King on thar
matter"
Baroness Bertha Won Suttner, who
received the last Nobel, peace prize,
will give a lecture in Kristiania April
q.
A Kristiania dog fight was aired in
court, and it took AZ hours to ascer-
tain which Of the two dogs was the
most guilty. The owner of the losing
dog had to pay fine Of $40 and
expenses.
Many things seem to conspire to put
an end to the hard times" under
which Norway has been laboring for
many years past.
Albert J. LANCE, of Eidsvold, is col
lecting information OF all kinds throw
ing light on the political events in
Norway during the year 1905. When
he is through with this work he will
turn the collection over to some in
stitution for safe keeping and for the
benefit of coming generations.
Germany will need from 10000 to
$4,000 tons of ice this spring, and the
Norwegian ice men are preparing to
! fill the bill. Some orders have already
| been received from Berlin.
SWEDEN.
| Sergeant Carl Cegrell of the Sna-
| land hussar regiment sent chest con-
| tanning important military documents
! by rail from Stockholm to Alfvestad
just before Christmas. But the chest
never arrived at it's place of destina-
ton, and the railway company was on
the point of paying an indemnity Of
$50. But a railway employee dreamt a
few nights ago that the chest was at
the Eksjo station, and inquiries soon
proved that his dream was true.
| The Swedish tourist club has sent a
complaint to The King about certain
features Of the new zone rates" on the
government railways of Sweden
| A large cooperative bakery will
soon be opened in Stockholm. The en-
terprise is backed by a large capital
stock, and it may turn out to be the
| largest bakery in Sweden.
| The shipowners of Gothenburg have
organized themselves into a union for
mutual protection, and they are rails
ing fund for use in case Of strikes.
The Gothenburg seamens union has
just celebrated it's 18th anniversary.
Prince Wilhelm was elected first
honorary member.
Hinke Bergegren, the Socialist, pro-
vides lodgings at Stockholm for fugi-
tives from the Baltic Provinces.
The riksdag voted 100000 as aid to
the volunteer rifle clubs of Sweden.
! The students Of Sweden will have a
national rally at Jonkoping next spring.
| A petition for woman's suffrage was
signed by 10000 persons up to March 1.
| The Swedish-American society of
| Stockholm happened to have an en-
tertainment on Mark Twain's list
birthday anniversary, and a message
of congratulation was sent to him. A
few days later a response was re-
ceived from him in which he paid his
| respects to the Swedes in general and
the Swedish American Society OF
| Stockholm in particular.
Prince Wilhelm Of Sweden was In
vited to dinner by the sultan Of Tur-
! key, March 2. The corvette Freja, after
stopping about a month in CONSTANT
nople, left that city for Naples
March 8.
The Swedish workingmen lost t.
700, 900 days work on account of
strikes and ]ockouts in 1905.
The government is preparing a bill
providing for fifteen new barracks in
different parts OF the country. The
cost of these improvements will be at
least $5,750,000, and it is proposed to
have them completed in the course of
| four years.
The banks of Sweden have added
$30,0O0,000 to their capital stock since
Jan. 1.
Efforts are being made in the diff
ferent branches of the government to
simplify the traditional language used
In public communications because it
is unwieldly and often obsolete.
"Ihe yellow Peril' is a radical So
cia,;stic pamphlet which the govern
ment has suppressed but which still
hobs up here and there among the
rsyC,l-i ry,nor, in 1aroo aitipc