Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
A snow avalanche at the Lofoten
Islands buried a number Of fishermen's
nuts. Rescuers extricated twenty-one
dead and thirty mine injured
The volunteer rifle clubs of Norway
have $1,000 active members, belonging
to 1,431 clubs! The increase OF the
membership during the past year was
5000. About 100000 shots were fired.
The city council of Lerwick, Shet-
land Islands, sent an address of greet
lngs to King Haakon. The address
mentioned that the people of those is
lands are Of Norwegian descent.
Edward Mostue, teacher of COM
mercial branches. has invented an in
genious mechanical method Of COM
posing general business letter in four
European languages at the same time.
A curious story purporting to be 4
bona tide telegram from Copenhagen
appeared in the American dailies q few
days ago. 1t is said that King Haakon
is receiving threatening letters Here
is the exact wording Of a part of the
message: These letters were kept
secret from the queen at first, but re-
Gently she became aware of the exist
ence of the plot against her husband
Since that time her failure in health
has been noticeable. She has been in
agony for weeks despite the assurance
given her by the king that he is able
to take care of himself"
The Oscar gold mine in Bommelo,
near Haugesund, was abandoned many
years ago. Now an English company
is going to work the mine.
A Lapp named Zakrisen, who was
herdlng reindeer on the Hardanger
plateau, has been lost. and it is feared
that he is no longer alive.
The votes taken in the city congre-
cations. show that the church people
are overwhelmingly in favor of keep
ing the bishops as a part of the church
government of the country.
Preparations are already being made
for celebrating the seventeenth OF May
in Kristiania.
The Norwegian ice men have har-
vested large crop Of ice, which varies
in thickness from II to "a inches. The
ice crop in Germany being very light,
port. to that country.
In Nordfjord the wild deer are so
numerous that they are doing great
damage to the young trees. At Lothe-
strand hundreds of nin1rOds may be
seen at the same time along the noun
tain side. They are so tame that they
occasionally walk close up to the
houses in the day.
The rates Of taxation in Drammen
are lis per cent of the income and
per cent Of the value of the property
The factory inspectors reduced the
hours of work from 10 to at the
Hafslund carbide factory, and the pro-
prietors Of the factory cut the days
wages down from 50 cents to 81 cents.
The men wanted the same pay as be-
fore, but as the employers said that
they could not afford it every man quit
work.
The government has prepared a bill
which provides that the national and
the local governments shall contribute
TO the aid funds for the unemployed
The Norwegian womans suffra &c
union has $3.50 members
Just think Of it! Norway imports
barrel hoops for 100000 a year!
The storting has voted $565,0Oo for
building new wagon roads and i'm
proving old ones in different parts OF
the country.
Many public buildings were decorat-
ed with flags on the occasion Of Kaiser
Wilhelm's silver wedding
The government refused to sanction
the sale Of the Follum pulp mills at
Norderhov and extensive forests in
Land, Aurdal and Aadalen to an Eng
lish syndicate. The price agreed on
was $250,000. The government object
ed to the sale because it's aim was to
turn very valuable portions of terri
tory into the hands Of foreigners.
Dean Elaveness, of Kristiania.
caused quite a sensation by lecture
on the Importance Of the historical
doctrines of the church. He said, in
is outgrowing many of it's former doe
trines, and the preachers ought to bear
this in mind. Rev. Klaveness had to
repeat his lecture, and the second time
hundreds Of people had to be turned
away for lack of room.
The government has ratified the sale
of the Foldal mines. southwest Of
Trondhjem, to an English syndicate, on
condition that the forests included in
the deal be managed according to the
rules of the Norwegian forestry de-
partment
The government is evolving a plan
by which the public officials will be
able to provide a pension for them
selves. The transition from the present
to the new system is to be gradual
The Kristiania business mems sing
ing society lis going to give concerts in
some Danish and German cities. King
Eaakon is going to be the protector Of
the society during its trip.
Some Danish and Swedish papers
state that the Norwegians are carry
ing on a political agitation in Iceland
and the Farce islands in favor of re-
uniting those islands with Norway;
but Hafstein, the minister Of Iceland,
says that there is no truth in the
statement.
The postal money orders received
from America in 1905 aggregated ST.
100000, the increase in one year being
$325,000.
Prof. Odland, who resigned because
the other theological professors at the
university are not orthodox enough, is
going to lecture throughout the coun-
try in favor o. separating the church
from the state