Morris tribune., 1907-09-28

on board the Frithjof from Spitzber-
gen OH his way home. He announced
that he had definitely abandoned for
this year, after disastrous trial of
his airship, the proposed attempt to
re:cn the north pole. The airship
made an ascent Sept. 2 in a strong
n9rtlWesterly wind, which drove her
southWesterly overland. It was found
necessary to cut the balloon adrift
from the other parts of the airship,
bur it was recovered after two days
srarch. Mr.. Wellman told several
newspaper men in Trondhjem last
week that he will make another at
tempt with new airship in 1908. Mr..
Wellnan's movements have been
watched with intense interest all over
Norway, where polar exploration has
for years been a familiar subject, not
to say a general topic among All
classes of people. Leading authorities
in Norway have all along had their
serious doubts about Mr.. Wellman's
success. They all claim that in one
way Andree, the Swedish aeronaut.
who started in balloon and persisted,
was even the better equipped in d
sense than Mr.. Wellman. Besides the
airship problem has not as yet been
solved and it is not the general belief
IT, the Scandinavian countries, es-
pecially in Norway, that the airship
c iS
that the next man who will try and
reach the desired mark is Roald
Amundson, who not long ago made the
northwest passage and who Is an I'M
daunted sailor with a rich experience
and who has made himself respected
for wonderful tenacity of purpose.
Norway, and all Europe for that mat
ter, is deeply interested in Mr..
Amundson's latest declaration to make
the attempt and more than likely he
can get all the money he needs for the
equipment of a polar ship.
1t has never seemed much trouble
for the Norwegian emigrant to find 4
vessel to carry him away from his
native shore when he has been ready
to leave, at least not during the last
thirty years. Every week British
steamers leave various Norwegian
ports, carrying emigrants over to Eng
land. where they embark on the ocean
steamers of the different trans-Atlan-
tic lines. Besides this the Scandl-
navian-American line of Copenhagen
maintains steamers sailing from Nor
wegian ports about three times every
month. This should be sufficient
means of transportation to carry the
several thousands of Norwegians over
to the far west, but the Hamburg
American line seems to think different
ly. According to the latest report
this company now intends to extend
it's operations to Norway by putting
into service emigrant steamers. As
to emigration from Norway to Amer
lea this year, it may be said that the
figures will hardly go above those Of
last year. when it was about 10000.
Very likely it will be less this year.
A pension granted GTieg, the late
composer, by the Norwegian parlia-
ment in 1874 rendered him indie
pendent The following year he spent
with his old MASTER Gade. few
concerts in the musical capitals of Eu
rope concluded the active career q;
the composer. With his health broken
and the freshness of youth which was
the inspiration of his best music gone,
Greig passed the last years of his life
quietly at his picturesque villa, Trold-
hangen Goblin Hiln, near Bargen. His
later life was spent in composing, but
the products of his labors. which were
intensely Norwegian In spirit and
method, have been less widely appreci
ated than his early works. In his
native country. however, he never
lacked for appreciation or admiration.
There is still but one kind of wealth
er TO report. rain and still more rain,
with low temperatures. so low that
there have been freezing nights in sew
eral of the higher country districts
During the last few days rain has
been less frequent in this city. but the
low temperature and prevailing cold
winds reminds one of the fact that fall
is here The crop prospect is rather
poor Hay is perhaps the only yield
that comes up to the average. The
fruit crop will be far below the mark
The prices on nearly all food products
are uncommonly high, and from Eng
land comes the sad news that prices
on coal will be higher than ever be
fore. perhaps with the exception of
the year of the Boer war.