Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-18

is supposed to have been started by:
self-kindling.
The city council of Gothenburg mas
resolved to let 500 acres OF ground
at Wibergsnes and Westerhed be useo
by a regiment of infantry which the
government may see fit to: statlon Ill
Gothenburg.
NORWAY.
Miss Ada Musgrave, an English
woman, has presented crown frlhce
Olaf with the beautiful estate OF Sol
straale on the Island of Godoe.
Kaiser Wilhelm arrived at Trond-
hjem July on the Hamburg. King
Haakon Immediately went on board,
and the two monarchs embraced
cordially, kissing each other several
times. They remained together in the
state cabin for forty minutes. Alter
wards they went ashore and drove 10
the government building amid the en-
thusiastic acclamations of the crowd.
At the government building the Kaiser
was greeted by Queen Maud, and the
little Crown Prince Olaf was presented
to him. At the end of this visit the
Kaiser returned to the Hamburg. He
came ashore again later in the even
ing and attended the gala dinner at
the government building.
The executive committee Of the
Leftist party has been asked by some
of the organs of the party to hold
meeting for consultation WITH regard
to the platform issued by the cabinet.
But the members of the committee are
in no hurry about coming together. 1t
is suspected that they are afraid of
being unable to agree on any definite
policy.
The public demonstration at 1levOl-
dene, Trondhjem, in connection with
the coronation, was attended by $4,000
people. King Haakon made the fol-
lowing address, which could be heard
by all: AT this place I wish to e4-
press our best thanks to the citizens
of TrOndhjem, and not to them alone,
but also to the people from the rura.
settlements and to the many outsiders
for the homage which they have paid
us on this occasion. The great events
of the epast year united the Norwegian
people. The task which I took upon
myself last fall will be easy to me il
the Norwegian people always realize
that united action is needed above
everything else (applause). I ask
, those present to join in shouting three
times hurrah for our country
The platform published by the cabi-
net threatens to play havoc with the
old political parties. Some of the
Leftists are supporting the govern
ment The executive committee of the
Rightist party held meeting but
| failed to agree on a platform. The
Socialists claim that they have good
| chance to make Roadway, but they
| may be mistaken. The government
platform is said by many to be too
| vague. But Norwegian politics has
been worked on a very high pitch fer
many years past, and a host of voters
feel like giving the present cabinet
good, long chance.
While a normal school student aEd
Miss Kali Trogstad, of Elverum, were,
out fishing in a boat on the Glonnen
their boat was caught by the current
above the Prastefos falls. Both Of then.
jumped out of the boat. The studen.
was saved but Miss Trogstad tlisap-
peared under the boat. It is likely
that both would have been saved if
they had remained quiet in the boat
for the boat did not tip over and was
picked up below the falls.
Hundreds of Norwegian Americans
who visited their native country ON
the occasion of the coronation of King
Haakon and to commemorate the
second independence Of Norway cele-
brated the American independence day
demonstratively at Kristiania. They
assembled in the large hall of the uni
versity where addresses were made i'll
English and Norwegian, expressing
pride in their American citizenship and
admiration of the great republic. Col
Plummer praised the Norwegian i'm
migrants in the United States for
many virtues. The band Of Nor
wegian-born American students of st.
Olafs college at Mortified, Mimi,
gave concert at the Tivoli garden.
where the stars and stripes were I'M
furled and cheered, an impressive
demonstration ensuing.
The government has been criticized
by certain parties because nothing is
stated in it's platform with regard to
the relation between the state and the
church. A government organ explains
this silence on the ground that the
church people ought to state at some
| representative convention exactly what
| they want before they expect the gov
eminent to carry the matter into ,prac-
teal politics.
Grand Duke Michael of Russia, do
mated $500 to the poor people of Trond-
hjem.
About 80 cooperative supply COM
panies having a combined membership
, of 10000 held a representative conyen-
| ton in Kristiania and passed a ,reso--
luton in favor Of organizing a nationa,
cooperative supply association. The
trade Of the companies !. amounts. to
about 100000 year -: -
A new knitting factory will soon be