Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-02-11


appropriation, the work of restoration
will commence.
NORWAY.
A THE end of the month of October
last the National Labor organization
of Norway had a membership of A.
600, consisting of eighteen branches
and eleven other labor societies anil
ated with the national organization
1t appears that there is a considerable
falling off in point of membership as
during the previous year there were
47,211 members. The reason for this
decrease in membership during the
past year, is attributed to the big
strike in Sweden, and also some OF the
inland labor conflicts. For some OF
the home struggles the national organ
ization contributed something like 150,-
O00 and for the Swedish strike the
Norwegian workmen contributed moi
less than $4,000 crowns, which goes
to show that Swedish and Norwegian
laboring men at least, will work hand
in hand. Then there was the strike In
Trondhjem, which proved quiet
drain, lasting for more than year.
In fact it has not been completely
settled yet, but the arbitration forces
are hard at work and it is hoped that
it can soon come to some favorable
settlement.
1t is now definitely decided that Col
onel Roosevelt will deliver lectures be-
fore the Norwegian Nobel Institute
during the early part of May and has
so informed the Nobel committee
through the American minister in Ber-
lin. Roosevelt's arrival in Chr1stian1a
is awaited with almost feverish ex-
element and people will flock from
all parts of the kingdom to get
glance at him. Roosevelt is i'm
mensely popular in Norway and this
is. very natural in such a Democratic
and independent country Thas his
reception in the Norwegian capital
will be hearty and enthusiastic one
is natural.
The Catholic church in Norway is
not very powerful institution and
yet it will surprise great many to
know that in such strong Lutheran
country as Norway, there are fifteen
Catholic congregations and twenty
two priests, all under the leadership OF
| Bishop Fallize. Of these twenty-five
priests only four are Norwegian. The
remainder are Germans and Holland
ders. There are eighty st. Joseph
sisters in Norway all of whom are
connected with "Our Virgin Mary's
Hospital" in Christiania. About $50
children are attending the Catholic
parish school in the same city.
From stavanger was exported dur
, ing the last year goods valued at
! 100000 dollars. Of this amount,
there was exported $4,000 worth of
sardines, $198,OOO worth of salt mack
erel and $4,000 worth of homeless
| anchovis.
Mrs. Marie Steinsvik has taken edi-
| torial charge of the "Kringssjaa." She
! is an able writer and the paper under
her charge ought to succeed admir-
ably.
Scott, the South Polar explorer will
arrive in Norway this month, when he
will begin to arrange for his equip
ment on his contemplated south polar
expedition.
The governments receipts from the
| national forest reserve were last year
! 100000 crowns. The expenditures
in the forestry department were &c.
900 crowns.
I Christian Sinding, Norway's leading
! composer will receive from the gov
eminent this year an appropriation of
| 1000 crowns.
The tobacco industry is waning in
Norway. The amount of tobacco
raised last year only amounted to
$1,000.
The government will expend 142 900
| crowns to take the census of the cOun-
| try this year.
About 40 carloads of hay are daily
exported from Norway to foreign
ports.
During the past year, 1882 persons
moved into Christiania and 1920
moved away from the city.
DENMARK.
Maurice F. Egan is at present en-
Toying visit in the United States and
has visited Chicago, st. Paul, Minnea-
polls, Washington and New York. In
all these cities he has been received
and entertained by both Americans
and Scandinavians. He speaks highly
of the Danish people. When inter
viewed in New York short time ago
regarding the Cook incident, he said:
81 have just returned from Washing
ton, where l talked with a good many
prominent men, including President
Taft, and l believe that there is but
one feeling in our country regarding
Cook episode That feeling is respect
for the generosity of the Danes in
their reception of an American citizen
who asserted that he had done great
thing, and admiration for their cour
age in being the first to acknowledge