Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-03-18

through which innocent Scandinavia
girls are led to ruin. These agenaa
have been. working under the guise cE
religion, aiming to induce the woIDsR
to believe that they will be given d
good home and occupation in AmerirRs
to which country most of them seDss-
CRATE.
Hans Jaeger, the Norwegian aIifhsE-
anarchist, died recently in ChrisSiia Ilzss
aged f1fty-f1ve years. AS is well knossm
he caused much trouble during the 31*-
ter part of the SOS through publisAr
ing a book entitled "Christiania Boz
hemians," which, after it had Tma
through its first edition, was sUr-
pressed by the authorities. He Was
sent to prison, but managed to efferG
an escape and finally landed in PaTIss
where, ohwever, he was arrested threE
years later by Norwegian detectives
He returned with them to Christians
Since then he has been leading roy
ing life, dividing his time between tina
capitals of Europe. In the meantime
he has written series of noveaAp
which have been characterized f0y
their cratic and reckless depictio1S;
of Utopian ideas. At all events, he
was an extremely interesting and
forceful writer, and there We're many
people who read his books.
King Haakon made a trip "a Short
time ago up to the Lofoten Islands,
where thousands of fishermen are aA
present engaged in garnering the sea~
sons catch. The yield this year rs
said to be very large one, and tho
king has often expressed desfre b0
study the fishing industry at Gloss
range. A rather pleasing featUse
about it is that the king makes it;
point to become personally acquainted
with the fishermen and learn about
their work and family interests. Theirs
are a number of poor fisher folk I'm
Norway and last year the king made
a donation to their insurance fuDA
amounting to 1000 crowns.
A million dollar electric iron ana
steel plant is about to be established
in Hardanger by a syndicate which rs
headed by such noted mining eng
neers as CoIlet and Hartman, both a8
whom have been prominent in secuZ-
ing profitable British mining Interests
in Norway. In october next the asyH-
Gicate contemplates using the WatET
power of the Tyssefaldene, consisting
of 4,40O horsepower, and will esta5-
fish a power station in MensNangs
which will be erected at an eXpenat
ture of two million crowns The saR
nual product of steel which the synod
cate shall be enabled to turn out wiz
not be less than $500 tons.
A strict and careful examination ~
all imported meats, especially FROM
Germany and America, is at present
being conducted at all Norwegian
ports. During the past two years SIS
much spoiled meat arrived from for
eign ports to Norway that the stortb-
ing appointed committee to make
rigid Investigations at all ports. Thz
result of this has been that a repre
sentative of the government will BIZ
found conducting an examination of aR
imported meats at each port.
Although six years have passed
there has not as yet been rendered
satisfactory account of the funds which
we're collected for the Aalesund fBe
sufferers. A committee of investiga-
ton has been appointed and expert
accountants have been engaged for the.
purpose of arriving at some satisfae-
tory conclusion. It will be remem-
bered that large sums of money WerE
sent from America, England, Germans
and Denmark.
Mrs. Sarah Bull, widow of the FL
nous violinist, Ole Bull, has, together
with her daughter, Mrs. CLEAR Bun
subscribed sum of 5,08
crowns for the we'll known Ole Buzz
Fund. This money will constitute -
stipend for deserving actors and ar,
tresses, and also deserving musicians
The fund has already grown to be d
one and amounts at PREF
ent to about 125, 200 crowns.
Recent reports state that several
sSTGluu60I nave COLuS III A1OAd
Swedish territory to the NorWegtaaa
side and more of them are Arriving
every day. This will cause new
trouble for the boundary commission
and now comes the question Of tdrig
ing out the reindeer and securing a
indemnity from the Swec-
isl government for the damage done,
According, to Partisan papers, Bjorn-
son is slowly improving and the
chances are that he might rally, az
though his physicians hold out no i'm
mediate hopes for any permanent re
lief. His wife and son are constantly
at his bedside.
Abel Lind, one of Norway's oldesa
men, died the other day at his home
in Lcfoten, aged 113 years. He waS
at the time of his death the oldest mar
In the country.
r. DENMARK.
Anna LARSEN the famous ConenhA-