Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-02-02
NORWAY.

Skredsvig and Werenskiold are eX-
hibiting some of their best paintings
in Stockholm
The cabinet has accepted the resig-
nation of Rear Admiral Spare as COM
handing admiral, the actual change
to date from March 1, 1910. The cabi-
net next appointed him chief of the
first naval district, which includes
Horton, the main naval station in Nor
way. Rear Admiral Borresen, who
came out as the winning party in
controversy which lasted for years,
has been granted leave of absence
for two and a half months, which he
is going to use for making q trip
abroad.
The membership Of the National La
Dor Association dropped from 47,200
to $4,000 during the year 1909. This
loss is due largely to the great sacri-
fees made to support the Swedish
strike. The national organization
paid $S5,320 to the Swedish strike
fund and $40,5Oo to Norwegian strike
funds. The Norwegians also sent over
| $4,000 to the Swedes through other
| sources. The national organization
| ratified the settlement of 12O local
conflicts, involving 5000 men during
the year, and rs conflicts were pend
ing at the end of the year.
The Norwegian storting convened
Jan. II. The first vote showed that
the Rightists and the Liberal Leftists
had 65 votes, the Consolidated Leftists
AZ, and the Socialists II. Amtman
Abraham Berge, Of the Liberal Left
lists, was elected temporary president.
The result of the recent elections will
! necessitate the organization of a new
cabinet to take the place Of the Knud-
sen cabinet, whose original motto was
ito make Norway rich" Those most
frequently mentioned as candidates for
he premiership are Abraham Berge
and s. B. Konow, Of the Liberal Left,
| anr General Bratlie, of the Right. It
is said that Chr. Nicholson has de-
clined a request to organize a new
ministry.
Bishop Bang, of Kristiania, has de-
cided to sell his private library to the
University of Minnesota. The library
Of Bishop Bang, according to univer-
sity professors, is a household word
| in scholastic circles on the continent
and many endeavors have been made
to secure it for institutions of learning
in various parts Of Europe. The bish.
op steadily refused to part with it.
The books treat of the widest variety
Of subjects, Typographical, civil, religi-
| GUS and educational topics are repre-
scented in the volumes. This is con-
sidered the greatest acquisition the
university ever made for depart
mental library. Bishop Bangs collec-
| ton contains 5000 volumes, and will
| form the best single library owned by
any institution in the United States.
| The books will arrive next year. Some
Scandinavian enthusiasts have pro-
| nesota a sort of headquarters for
Scandinavian culture and learning In
America, and to those people the &C.
40isition of Bishop Bangs library will
be great encouragement.
The Norwegian government collects
! a tax of about three cents for every
square yard of ground devoted to the
| growing of tobacco, and the receipts
from this source were $7,475.4S for the
/ past fiscal year. In former years some
tobacco was raised in Lister and Man
dial and Stavanger ANTS, but now the
weed is raised exclusively in Sogn.
A lubricant called zylubrin is used
| to some extent in place of alcoholic
| liquors, and = kT!stiania factory is
said to be catering to that particular
! demand. Physicians claim that tho
| stuff is very injurious to. the internal
organs.
| Several cases Of cholera on board
the freight steamer Atlas gave the
people of Fredriksha'd a bad scare.
| One man died before the nature Of
the disease was known, but authori.
ties claim to have the rest pretty we'll
in hand. The steamer came from
Riga, Russia, which had been declar.
ed free from the pest, and several
members of the crew were permitted
to land before the real situation was
known. { f.,
The. Swedish booksellers had q bet.
ter Christmas trade than they dared
to expect after the great lebor dis.
turbaaces. s~@x1. a>~- II. y