The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-07-02
NORWAY.

der way.
NORWAY.
The church at Malvik came near
being destroyed by fire recently.
Owing to the cold spring, a fire was
kept burning in the furnace during
services, and the roof caught fire.
The confagration was seen in time to
be cXtinguished.
It is announced that the city of
Christiansand will soon have a tuber-
culOsis sanatorium. The committee
which has the matter in hand have
decided to start building Immediately.
The building is to be located on a
beautiful spot west Of the city.
The annual meeting of Nationalfor-
bundet was held at Christiania, June
%, in connection with a big festival.
The growth of this society has been
quite remarkable, and 1t is already
welding a great influence upon the
destiny of Norwegians everywhere.
The authorities of Hammerfest have
decided to ascertain the cost of erect
ing fitting monument cOmmemO-
rating the attack on the city by the
English hundred years ago. This
is one of the historical events which
the people Of that part Of Norway like
to remember.
Reports from various parts com
plain of late spring. In many places
snow has covered the ground and
although this has not injured the
seed, it is delaying the growth of
grains and other products and is in
terfering with the pasturage Of stock.
From Christiania comes report
that the controversy between the
two admirals, Commanding Admiral
Spare, and Rear Admiral Borersen,
is now threatening to cause min
isterial crisis in the Storthing. The
occasion was the introduction before
the Storthing of a question in regard
to what extent the government had
power to settle the strife between the
two admirals. The question was
promptly dismissed, but the matter
will probably be put to vote next
week. The strife between these two
officers has been going on for several
years. They accuse each other Of
grave military wrongs, and among
other things, Spare accuses Borresen
of insubordination. Both have their
defendants in the public press.
Judging by recent dispatch, the
life of Bjornstjerne Bjornson is draw.
ing to close, and Norway will lose
her greatest citizen. Bjornson is in
many respects the most remarkable
man Norway has produced and his
fame rivals that of Henrik Ibsen. He
does not rank so high as Ibsen purely
as an author, but he is far more YER
satile than was the dead dramatist,
and Is the greatest orator In the his
tory of the Scandinavian north. He
suffered a stroke Of apoplexy last
winter, on which account he sought
the healing baths of Larvik, but ac-
cording to the dispatch already men
toned, he has received second
stroke and his life is despaired of.
A dispatch from London says that
a banquet was given in honor Of Gen
eral Director Eyde and Professor
Birkeland by the chamber of COM
merce. Among those present were
the most distinguished members Of
the Norwegian colony in London,
such as Minister Irgens, Consul Gen
eral Ottesen, Secretary Huitfeldt,
Vice Consul Braekstad, and other
noted persons. Shipper Knutsen pre-
sided and made spirited address, in
which he spoke of the importance of
Birkeland-Eyde's invention for Nor
way. General Director Eyde respond
ed with q brilliant speech. The ban
quet was q success in every detail.
Preparations are being made for
the erection Of sanitarium at Gjeile,
and q movement is being organized
to erect q number of flne hotels along
the new Bergen railway for the ac-
commodation Of the summer tourists.
Captain ROAD Amundsen has en-
gagged Mr.. Lindstrom. the cook of the
Gjoa on his last expedition. to ac-
company him on his next expedition
as cook on the Fran. He IL at pres
ent on the west coast OF Alaska. fish
Ing salmon. and will Join the expedi-