The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-12-26

0t&l LAUn, W1cU Tie queen OF tNOrW8y
drove up on her way to Windsor pal
ace. She found a 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 q
hasty and somewhat confused exit
and proceeded to another platform
where royal saloon carriage had
been attached for her use to an ordi
nary train. Says an English CORE
spondent in this connection: 1T is not
beyond the bounds Of possibility thai
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 tC
the throne Of Norway the kaiser cast
longing eyes in that direction. From
it's geographical situation, a German
port IN Norway would enable him tc
close the Baltic at will, besides af-
fordlng a magnificent naval base fol
other operations.
The official opening of the Christi
anla-Bergen railroad, which had been
fixed for last Monday, has been in
definitely postponed. The route lies
for seventy miles among mountains
1900 feet high. A week ago last Mon
day a heavy snowstorm occurred
and the drifts in the cuttings were
five yards deep in some place. The
rotary pillow broke down after getting
stuck, and when an ordinary snow
pillow was tried the engine capsized
and tore up the rails. There is some
anxiety for the men at the mountain
Stations as these are now inaccessi
BILE. By next winter the snow-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
munlcation hitherto has been main
tanned by sea and by the ordinary
highways, there being no railroad tc
the western coast except that OF
Trondhjem, which is a considerable
distance north Of Bergen.
The death of Eva Nansen, wife OF
DR.. Nansen the arctic explorer and
diplomat, which occurred Dec. 9, is
especially sad in view of the plan re-
Gently formed by herself and her hus.
band whereby DR.. hansen 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. DR.. hansen has re-
turned to Norway. He received the
sad news of his bereavement while on
train. Five children are left mo-
therless in the home, which was one
Of the happiest in Norway. It is now
thought probable that DR.. hansen will
be induced to remain in 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 anC
esteemed King Oscar for his broad
mindedness and benevolence. In Swe
den it is not believed that their noble
king is in one way as much grieve(
in Norway as he is in his own land
Judging from the many kindly ex
pressions Of sympathy which have
been published since the death of Kins
Oscar, it is evident that he had hosts
of friends and admirers in old Nor
way who mourn him as honestly a.
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 al
public expense. He was to receive {
pension from the Russian government
after his withdrawal from public serv
ice on account of a shock caused by
the explosion of a shell from Rojest
vensky's squadron, but the none,
never came to him.
The "F'Olkets Hus' in Christians
was dedicated a week ago last Sun
day, in the presence of thousands OF
people. The institution has been erect
ed by workingmen's unions in different
sections of the country and will nov
be their national headquarters.