Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

station, when the queen Of Norway
drove up on her way TO Windsor pal
ace. She found royal saloon carriage
In readiness, which she promptly en-
tered. 1t was only after waiting some
minutes that she discovered that she
was seated in a special train ordered
for the German emperor. She made a
hasty and somewhat confused exit
and proceeded to another platform.
where royal saloon carriage ha,i
been attached for her use to an ortl-
nary train. Says an English CORE
spondent in this connection: 1T is not
beyond the bounds of possibility tina;
Queen Maud may have acquired some
thing of her new subjects distrust and
dislike of the great war lord. whom
they have long suspected OF cherish
ing designs upon the integrity of the
northern peninsula. Before the eleva-
ton OF Prince Charles OF Denmark to
the throne Of Norway the kaiser east
longing eyes In that direction. From
its geographical situation, a German
port i'm Norway would enable him Ia
close the Baltic ut win, besides af-
fording a magnificent naval base for
other operations.
The official opening of the Christi
ania Bergen railroad. which had been
fixed for last Monday, has been I'm,
definitely postponed. The route lies
for seventy miles among mountains
1000 feet high. A week ago last Mon
day a heavy snowstOrm occurred
and the drifts i'm the cuttings were
five yards deep i'm some place. The
rotary pillow broke down after getting
stuck, and when an ordinary snow.
pillow was tried the engine capsized
and tore M the rails. There is some
anxiety for the men at the mountain
stations. as these are now inaccessi
BILE. BY next winter the now-shed
system will have been completed and
blockades will be avoided. The line
was built by the government to unite
eastern with western Norway Com.
munication hitherto has been main
tanned by sea and by the ordinary
highways, there being no railroad t.
the western coast except that OF
Trondhjem, which Is considerable
distance north of Bergen.
The death OF Eva hansen, wife OF
DR.. Nansen the arctic explorer and
diplomat, which occurred Dec. 0. is
especially sad in view of the plan re
Gently formed by herself and her hus
band whereby DIR. Nansen was to re
sign the post Of Norwegian minister
In London and return to Norway to
pass the remaining years OF his life
with his family. DIR. Nansen has re-
turned to Norway. He received the
sad news or his bereavement while or
train. Five children are left mo
therless In the home, which was one
Of the happiest in Norway. 1t is now
thought probable that DR.. Nansen will
be Induced to remain i'm London.
The news of King Oscars death
caused genuine grief in the hearts OF
thousands Of Norwegians who, In spite
of the recent dissolution. loved and
esteemed King Oscar for his broad
mindedness and benevolence. In Swe
den 1t is not believed that their noble
king Is In one way as much grievet
In Norway as he Is in his own land
Judging from. the many kindly ex
pressions of sympathy which hav,
been published since the death Of Kin,
Oscar, ii Is evident that he had hosts
of friends and admirers I'm old Nor
way who mourn him as honestly ms
do the Swedes themselves.
G. +. Lund. Dane, who was once
director of the orchestra of the i'm
perial opera at st. Petersburg. died q
few days ago in Copenhagen. He was
buried in the poorhouse graveyard nj
public expense. He was to receive :
pension from the Russian government
after his withdrawal from public serv
Ice on account Of shock caused by
the explosion of shell from Roiest
vensky's squadron, but the money
never came to him.
The "F'olkets Hus" I'm Christiani;
was dedicated a week ago last Sun
day, in the presence Of thousands o.
people. The institution has been erect
ed by workingmen's unions in differen
sections Of the country and will now
be their national headquarters.