Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-09
NORWAY.

1t is reported from GjOvik that the
Kvisgaard estate in Snertingdal has
been sold for $67,5O0.
The storting has passed law which
deprives the domestic distillers of
their former privileges. 1t is asserted
in certain quarters that the change
will close the Norwegian distilleries,
in which case the proprietors are ex-
pected to demand an indemnity from
the government.
Rev. DR.. Alfred Eriksen has the
courage of his convictions. AS q men,
Der of the storting he proposed to
change the constitution to the effect
that when the male line of the royal
family is extinct Norway shall become
a republic. His motion was defeated
by unanimous vote.
A periodical contains an interest
ing biography of Ex-Premier Chr.
Nicholson. From this it is learnt
that his father descended from farm
ers in the neighborhood of Egersund,
and his mother was a descendant OF
the old Anker and Collett families in
Kristiania. In other words, his blood
has received no admixture from for
eigners for centuries back.
The department of finance expects
an increase of 100000 of the total
receipts of the government for the
year 1909. The status of the treasury
is such that the department is in favor
of a reduction OF the tariff on sugar.
Premier Knudsen is opposed to such
a reduction. The department of fin
ance does not expect a gradual in
crease of the receipts for any length
of time, the expected increase for the
coming year being only looked upon
as a kind Of sport.
Henrik Ibsen's best dramas were
presented in succession at Kristi-
ania theater three weeks ago, and the
performances made a powerful i'm
preston. A great number of foreign
ers came to Norway expressly for the
purpose of attending the 1bsen per-
formances. Most of them failed to un-
derstand the language. But they used
their translations as best they could,
and they followed every movement
and utterance Of the actors and &C
tresses with the most intense atten-
ton.
The constitution of Norway provid-
ed that the kings oath upon ascend
ing the throne should close with the
words, 80 help me God and this
Sacred Word" The storting has
changed these words SO as to read
as follows: $50 help me God Al
mighty and Alknowing." Other
amendments to the constitution pro-
vide that the king shall lose his
crown if he stays outside of the coun-
try more than six months at a time,
and that he shall accept no other
crown unless the storting permits
him, by a two-thirds majority, to dc
SO.s
The storting repealed Par. 90 of the
constitution, which provided that the
Norwegian language shall be used by
the government. Under the present
status of Norway the use of any
other language is out Of the question.
During the life of the union attempts
might have been made to use Swedish
and Par. 33 was adopted to prevent
such an eventuality.
Erling Rusletvedt of Kristiania, a
stoker on the steamer "Ala," was
burnt to death in local fire on board
the vessel while at anchor in the har:
Dor of Cardiff.
There is discord in the proposed
Norwegian-American steamship line
from the very start. 1t was originally
intended to have the terminus Of the
line at Bergen. But now it is pro-
posed to locate it at Trondhjem, and
the latter place seems to have the
best chance on account Of its superior
railway connections.
A. T. Omholdt, attorney at law and
state auditor since 1903, has been ap-
pointed amtman (governor) Of Nord-
land amt County,. The appointment
is severely criticized rs political
job.