Morris tribune., 1909-09-04

/ waiter WCiIIuGH, the american a0fOn
| aut, although considerably shaken by
| mis- misfortune, announced that he was
/ more determined than ever not to
abandon his plan, but would continue
to wrestle with all the difficulties
standing in the way of reaching the
| north pole by means of an airship. Mr..
Wellman plans to build new ship,
longer and narrower and of higher
! speed than that which met with dis
Rster, where improvements will be
made, prof1ting by experience. Work
men already have begun enlarging the
airship house and making all ready
for another campaign. All the mem
bers of the crew of the airship have
| the utmost confidence in their leader
and in the ultimate success of his en-
terprise. They have asked to go with
him on his next voyage. A great
many Norwegian papers take diff
| ferent view of it and regard it as i'm
possible for Wellman to accomplish
the feat Of reaching the pole by means
of an airship. They argue that al
though splendid airship may finally
be secured the winds that prevail in
these regions are so variable that it
will be impossible to control an air.
ship and that disaster will stare it in
the, face every time Norwegian
scientists agree that the only way in
which the pole can be reached is by
means Of suitably equipped ship, and
hence, of course, they pin their faith
to their fellow countryman, Road
Amundsen, from whom great deal
is expected, provided that he too will
not succumb to the disastrous winds
of Spitzbergen and vicinity.
For some reason or other the news
papers in Norway have this year been
devoting but little or no space to En-
peror Williams visit to Norway. In
former seasons every move of the en-
peror was followed most closely, but
this year there has been practically
nothing said. The cause for this is
unknown unless it be that the emperor
has requested less publicity himself.
He may have thought that there was
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even been able to ascertain from the
Norwegian newspapers whether or not
he gave his annual donation of 1000
crowns to the cathedral at Trondhjem,
to which he has been accustomed to
give so literally during all these years.
Bjornstjerne Bjornson is now at his
home in Aulestad. He had recovered
sufficiently some time ago to take
trip from Larvik to Aulestad by way
of Christiana. His face frightened
when he saw the old familiar scenes
at the capital. Although very much
improved he is not able to walk about
and it is with difficulty that he can
move his feet back and forth. 1t is
hoped that the celebrated author can
recover sufficiently to take trip south
this coming fall, which physicians be-
lieve will be of immense benefit to
him.
The second international congress
for the purpose of fighting the dreaded
disease of Ieprosy was opened week
ago last Monday in Bergen, King
Haakon presiding. There were ITO
delegates present, representing thirty
nations, among the delegates being
nine from the United States. DR.. G.
Armaur Hansen was chosen permanent
chairman of the congress.
The National theater has opened up
the season with series of 1bsen plays.
Nine. Dybwad appeared as the leading
lady in Ibsen's ''Vildand," and the play
was given to full house. All of H.
sens plays are received with greater
enthusiasm than ever before.
Professor Gustafson has discovered
a grave 1000 years old near Aker-
strand in Omark. He has found some
mighty interesting relics and threatens
to make whole lot of people skeptic
regarding the proper age of the earth
A. r. Steen, Norwegian banker of
Paris, who was in the Norwegian CAPT.
tai for a visit when the members of
the French parliament were there, has
donated thousand francs to Norway's
International Peace society
The governments custom receipts
lOT Tic IlOuIu VI July WCI0 O,OcU,UUU
crowns, which is less than last year
by about $1,000 crowns. No cause IS
given for this decrease in the coun-
try's customs receipts.
Norwegian papers state that while
the Swedish strike was in progress
that Norwegian workmen contributed
not less than 10000 crowns a week to
aid the Swedish workmen to keep up
the strike.
There are at present $4,000 horses
in Norway. Of this number there are
$4,000 found in the villages and cities.
The rest are out in the country dis
tricts.
Way up in Archangel there have
been a series of disastrous fires,
which have destroyed 10000 kegs of
turpentine and 100000 kegs of tar.
DENMARK.
The members of the folkething, who
met for the first time Aug. 49,, since