Morris tribune., 1911-02-03
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E. H. Hobe, Norwegian consul at st.
Paul, left last week for Christiania to
attend a meeting of the Norwegian
Steamship company to be held Feb.
Is. Mr.. HObe, who is one of the di-
rectors of the company, which organ
lied and incorporated last fall. re-
ceiyed cablegram week ago asking
him to be present. He will be away
for two months. The Norwegian
American steamship line was brought
into life by a great number of Nor
wegians living in the United States.
The company expects to buy three
modern passenger steamers. con-
structed to cross the ocean in ten
days, and seven freight steamers. The
capital stock, while not completely
raised as yet, Is expected to be 10,-
O09,0 crowns. Bergen, Norway, and
New York will be the terminals of the
prospective line.
The we'll known scientist. Professor
Birkeland, wants tho storthing to ap-
prspriate the SIAM Of 30 900 crowns
fer the erection OF mAgnetic-meteor-
ologiea observatory on the Hoddef-
jeldet near Kaafiord, in Finmarksn.
The= professor strongly maintains that
the erection: Of such an. observatory
would prove geld nine fer the sctea-
s4ac: professions and" that It wsHld be
Of iramenss svalae 10 the fishing indus
try, Of ths9 esuatry. TIE, storthing
may aSt regard it snfaporably and
Prstsss~r BirkaianA may get his
wishes aeaaaAeA. A RHmbex Of his
contemporaries claim. however. that
5Assee sxowas Will be aot Rearly
sasNgh ask that he will need ut least
LOO, go srswas In erder to complete
&ad givs sxeA q Building its accessory
eex2pmsRas.
Me saa3mittss appstnted seuae time
ass ~ sAs city ssunsil in Christtaata
ts Fsak tAse ne possibilities OF erect
Ing rev postofaoe building and
new telegraph and telephone building
has sent in fts report and estimates
that 1t wsuIA entail an expenditure OF
ut least 3.sss ,ses erowaa to erect ths
tive buildings. 1t may be possible. too,
that the storthing will be asked to
make an appropriation for this pur
pose. IT this is done it is tolerably
certain that they will go ahead with
the erection OF the two buildings at
once.
Among the women who voted at the
last municipal election in Christiania
was Miss Brager Arendal. who is 100
years old. The old lady Ia very much
interested in politics and split the
ticket in many places. She voted en-
tirely In accordance with her own con-
victions and thus set an admirable ex.
ample.
From January to September 16.026
Nerwegians emigrated from the differ
ent harbers In Norway and 3.462
Swedes passed through the same har.
bors during the same time,
The Socialists. in Norway show q
gain of las since the recent elections
ThRt 10, they will bs helding f25
sfaces. They regard this as q STA
galar victory.
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Rev. Aathisssaa. editor OF the
Christian DaAy, WATCH 10 published in
ana O. promoter whose
Rams ID Dilsr Ssa4oler. have been or.
rested saa ssatsaesa to four months
iasEfsenxsat for casting aspsrsions
to tAe effect that Prince Haraid has
Aeaa leading such dissOluts and
life. particularly SO far as
the princes personal habits are con-
as to endanger the moral rep
utation Of the entire Danish royal |
family Besides Rev. Mathiessen had |
been making accusations openly In his |
paper against Prince Harald's char |
acter whicf, were of the grayest ma
ture The two men who were placed |
under arrest have already commenced |
TO serve their terms in prison. Rev. |
among other things, de- !
maRded in his paper that Minister of !
Justice Zaiie should conduct a Grim |
inal Investigation, which-so the story !
seriously have Involved !
the prince The delicate matter has |
created no ead Of gossip In the Danish |
capital, where the prince is very pop |
uiar.
Former Mtaister of Justice P. A. !
AFberti. who some time ago was SEN |
fenced to eight years servitude for |
having conducted a gigantic defraud-
ing scheme. which seandali9ed the |
whole country. arrived at the jail In
Hersens Dec. 90. A large number Of
people had gathered ut the, harbor. TO !