The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-12-27
Professor Baldwin, of Yale; Professor

TFoIeSSOr BALDWIN, OF Yale, PROFESSOR
Harberger, Of the University of
Munich, and the faculty of George
town university, Washington. The
peace prize went last year to Baroness
Won Suttner of Vienna, and in previous
years to w. II. Creemer, NJ. p, of
England, and Henri Dumant, founder
of the Red Cross. The Nobel peace
prize is part Of bequest left by DR..
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the Swedish
scientist, who died lin 1896. By his
will large portion of his fortune was
devoted to five annual prizes, each
valued at about $4,000. They were
awarded for the most important
discoveries in physics, chemistry
physiology or medicine, for the diStin-
guiShed work of an idealistic work in
field Of literature and for the best eff
fort toward the fraternity Of nations
and the promotion of peace. The last
named is awarded by the Norwegian
parliament. The others are awarded
by institutions at Stockholm. The
American minister, Mr.. Pierce, in an
eloquent speech thanked parliament in
the presidents name, and read a mes
sage from President Roosevelt eX-
pressing his deep thanks and saying
there was no gift he could appreciate
more. The president also announced
that he had concluded to use the prize
to establish at Washington a perma-
nent industrial peace committee with
the view of maintaining righteous
peace in the industrial world, which
was as important as the maintenance
of peace in the world Of nations. The
president said Of the proposed COM
1nittee: The object will be to strive
for better and more equitable rela-
tons among my countrymen who are
engaged whether as capitalists or
wage workers, in industrial and agri-
cultural pursuits
Railway employees in Norway have
from time to time demanded an in
crease in wages, but thus far their
efforts along these lines have been I'M
successful. A massmeeting was re-
Gently held in Christiania, which was
attended by 1900 railway employees,
who passed a set Of resolutions in
which they set forth the business Of
their cause and also passed a resolu-
ton to the effect that if an increase
of wages was not forthcoming prior
to April 1, that general strike would
be inaugurated. 1t is the general be-
lief that their wages will be in
creased.
King Haakon during his recent
visit to Lordon gave an audience to
Sir Edward Gray, the British minis
ter Of foreign affairs. The Royal
Norwegian Telegraph Bureau got the
report mixed, however, stating that
the foreign minister had paid Edward
Grieg, the Norwegian composer, a
visit at 'Hotel Westminster"
The gross receipts resultant from
last seasons tourist traffic in Norway
amounted to 100000 crowns. This
includes only the hotel, railway and
boat travelling receipts and docs not
include the immense sums which
tourists spend at the shops and stores
generally.
Professor Johan Storm celebrated
his 10th birthday Nov. 20 and
Storthing's President Berner was 65
years old on the same date. Both
are grand old man and stand eminent
among Norway's great men Of today.
The National theater's receipts for
last season amounted to 4O4 900
CROWNS. The expenses, however, were
400 1000 CROWNS. Hence the theater
has been conducted at considerable
loss.
The steam trawler ForsOget was
sunk in storm Dec. II. All Of her
crew, numbering twelve men, were
drowned The boat was lost on the
coast Of Christiansand.
4 branch of the Trondhjem's peo-
pies library will be opened at Ostbyen
in the near future. The Grinmstad
school has been closed on account of
a diptheria epidemic.
The Observation-Disclosures in Honefos,
has been sold by Proprietor Jens Mad
sen to Peter Viger and Jacob Aaabel
for $4,000 crowns.