Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-16
NORWAY.
ChrisEiana.

Il n
land, who is president Of the Nobel
committee, President Roosevelt, who
was awarded the peace prize, Dec. 10
last, writes that he will value the Dip
| Iona and medal as long as he lives
and after his death they will be as
| highly priced by his schildren. The
president, in informing Minister Low
land Of the disposition Of the money
part of the prize, adds that peace
among the various classes Of society
| in modern civilization is of just as
great Importance as peace between ma
tions. He believed, therefore, that the
use to which he was putting the money
| was entirely in sympathy with the
aims of the Nobel foundation.
Captain Otto sverdrup, who was
Fran. has become plantation own
er in Cuba and is at present visiting
| his old home in Christiania. The cap
| tain thrives well in Cuba, where he
| now owns 1,4O0 acres of land on which
| be has planted 10000 banana trees. A
| number of his friends will accompany
! him to his return to Cuba and may de-
fermine to locate there.
A number Of English and German
| Journalists have been invited to at
tend the Winter Carnival Of Sports in
Trondhjem this month. The -execu-s
tive committee of the carnival associ-
| alton has been authorized to pay their
fares going and coming from their re-,
spectiye destination.
Eggs to the value of 100000
crowns have been sent from Stavan-
ger to Christiania during the past six
| months. The egg industry in Stavan-
ger and vicinity has been great thing
for the farmers there and some of
them are now In comparatively good
circumstances.
The earthquake shock which passed
over Norway Jan. 10 was distinctly
felt in Christiania. People rushed
from their beds and many ran out Of
! their houses. The shock was felt IN
the MICS meadows, but was but slight
" felt in Bergen and Trondhjem.
Much Norwegian capital finds it's
way to Swedish banks nowadays in
order that the tax commission may be
avoided The Vermland Private bank
| Swedish is advertising its rate of in
terest in Norwegian papers and Is Sc
curing many patrons
r. f. Hay has been appointed Brit
| ish consul in Christiania. Mr.. Hay
has for number of years been in the
| consular service. having been in South
| American republics and on the con-
/ tinent His last post was in Bordeaux,
| France.
| The site for the kings villa has now
| been chosen, viz, on a commanding
point in Holmenkollen, where an ex-
| cellent view can be had over the sur
rounding country. Building on the
villa will commence some time next
| May.
| An English company, known as the
Alma Wood Export company, has been
organized with headquarters in Holme-
Strand. The capital involved is 25,-
| GOO crowns. A number of Christiania
business men are also interested.
| Bergen has now population of 49,
600 and is growing more rapidly than
any other Norwegian city at the pres
ent time. Bergen, too, does a larger
| export business than any other city
| in the country.
| The population Of Christiania is now
22S,OOO. During the year of 1905
there were 6,O33 births and 1886
deaths. The population Of the city is
| therefore on slow increase.
Rergens representative in the Nor
| wegian maritime commission, Olaf O.
i Bergh. has declined a reappointment.
His successor has as yet not been
| chosen.