Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14


rather than accept the uncertain con.
d1tions at home, they prefer to take
chances in the great northwest OF
America.
NORWAY.
The population of Norway at pres.
ent is estimated at 2,356,O00. Owing
to the heavy emigration to foreign
lands, the increase in population dur.
ing the past five years has only been
q slight one.
Miss Agnes Hansen, who recently
made her debut at the National thea
ter, has met with splendid success and
is now taking the role of Aida" to the
great admiration of all who go to
hear her. The papers have been lavish
In their praise of her.
Thomas Krag's production entitled
'Mester Magius," is heralded as being
the hit of the season. 1t is having a
great run now in Christiania and will
soon be- given in all the leading cities
of the country.
DR.. Otto Schultz has been appointed
head physician at the Voxenkollen
sanatarium. He is considered by many
as one of the country's leading physi.
Clans
The people of Trondhjem are taking
a hold of the question of reforming
young men and women in earnest
Trondhjem has somewhat shady rec
ord, but there is perhaps more Wig
orous reform element in that city than
in many other cities in Scandinavia,
During the past year there were SO
many young men and women that
were ruined by licentious living that
the "saedlighetsforeni felt con
strained to take hold of matters in
earnest A large mass meeting was
held a few days ago, which Was at
tended by a large number of people to
whom statistics of an appalling char
acter were referred. The society
will go to work at once and seek to
protect the young people of the city
from a repetition of such disgraceful
things as have happened there during
the past two years.
Librarian Arne Kildahl of Washing
ton, has beel appointed the official IL
brarian at the Bergen National library.
Storms have rendered mucn damage
to shipping during the past few months
and exporters and shippers are COM
planning very generally.
Thousands OF people are rejoicing
over the news that Bjornstjerne Bjorn-
son is steadily improving and that his
strength is increasing from day to day
His closest friends and physicians are
no longer alarmed over his condition
Mr.. Bjornson is still in Paris where he
is under the care of the best and most
skillful physicians.
It is a singular fact THAT the Norwe-
gian government received 100000
more from the import duties on liquor
during the month of November last
than during the same month"; in 1908.
The rise is said to be due chiefly to
the fact that certain laws passed by
the last storthing closed many large
distilleries in Norway.
During the past ten years it is o
noteworthy thing that English capital
is seeking channels of investments in
Norway. Thus far, it seems that Eng
fish capitalists have been buying up
hunting and forest reserves and have
also invested heavily in mining prop
critics. Many of the latter have failed,
however An English syndicate has
now made arrangements to erect no.
tel in Christiania. The Grand hotel,
long the leading hosiery in the city
is not to be outdone. The stockholders
have voted to spend $225,000 on the
house, remodeling and practically re-
building it in two sections, so that
half the present capacity Of the hotel
will continue in use during the period
of building.
John LANCE of Bergen has drawn up
O. legacy of $4,000 crowns, the inter
est of which will be used to help de-
serving sailors and firemen and others,
who have been active in saving hui
man lives Another business man OF
prominence will donate 10000 crowns
which it is reported will be added to
this legacy.
DENMARK.
Dr.. Cooks great Joker is the talk
of all Denmark and some people are
having much fun at the expense of the
learned professors at the university. If
Cook should show up in Copenhagen,
there would, however, be lots Of trou-
BILE in store for him and he would not
be able to make his escape from the
country without encountering perhaps,
a severe grilling. Some say that he
should be under arrest now. A dis
patch dated Copenhagen, Jan. 4 says:
"The announcement by Walter Louns-
dale, private secretary of DR.. Cook,
that he had again been in communica-
ton with the Brooklyn explorer" has
given rise to the hope that Cook will
yet come to Copenhagen and personal
ly appear before the committee that re-
Gently rejected his claims to the dis
covery of the north pole. While there
Is no disposition on the part of the
committee to reopen the case, there is