The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-01-17

tiers OF Norway In the nineteenth CEN
fury was Gjest Baardson. outlaw.
whose career has been immortalized
In song and story. and now 1t looks
as II another Norwegian outlaw. Elias
Tonneson. will win q renown In this
modern era almost as remarkable as
Baardson's. He Is only rs years old.
but the list of crimes he has com
mitted Is long one and the number
OF jails and prisons he has broken out
OF Is large enough to arouse the envy
of other experts In that line. Tonne
sen was arrested about month ago
near Drammen but as he was known
to be desperate jail breaker he was
transported to Christiana where there
Is strong and solidly built jail. from
which 1t has been supposed none
could escape without outside assis-
lance. Tonnesen was Invested Of ev-
erything save his clothes and a brass
comb which belongs to the jail out
ut. His keeper inspected his cell
through bulls eye in the door every
hour; yet, In spite Of all these safe
guards. Tonnesen succeeded In loosen
ing two planks In the flooring, giving
him an opening of about nine inches.
Below his floor there was q narrow
opening between the flooring of the
third story and the second story cell
ing. Here the prisoner crept and sue
ceeded In digging out some bricks In
the wall facing almost directly on the
street and by the assistance of q rope
made from his blanket he lowered
himself down into the jail yard and
from there had no difficulty in scaling
the wall which separate 1t from the
street. He escaped without hat or
coat and yet he has not been seen by
anyone. Christiania Ia situated 80
near to wild forests and mountain
districts that Tonnesen is liable to
spend some time at liberty before he
Is again arrested.
The election OF. Professor Bernt
Stoylen as bishop OF Christiansand
was pleasing news to Norwegian
American church people who became
acquainted with him last summer dur
ing his extended stay In the north
west, when he delivered addresses
and lectures in a large numbers OF
cities and made profound and pleas
ing impression upon all who heard
him. Professor Stolen has not yet
been formally elected bishop, but that
he will be Is quite certain. He was
nominated or recommended for the
high position by nearly 200 divines Of
the district, receiving 11S votes as
against SO votes for his nearest COM
petitor. The church department OF
the government has now referred the
matter to the bishops of Norway who
will doubtless affirm the action Of the
divines of the Christians and district.
Professor Stolen is member of the
Left party Is a champion OF the
"Landsmaal," strong temperance
worker and an orthodox Christian.
Reference was made In these col
umns to DIR. Fritz of Nansen's recent
trip to Siberia, where he studied the
possibilities of new commercial re-
lations between that vast country and
Norway. A company composed of
leading Norwegian capitalists for the
establishment Of such relations has
already been organized. II Is an
nounced that every year the com
pany will send several steamers load
ed with European goods to the north
coast of Siberia. and the steamers
will bring back Siberian products. es-
pecially furs. DIR. Nansen Is of opin.
ion that 1t is possible to over come
the Ice difficulties. BY means Of the
Russian wireless stations, information
regarding the ice can be obtained, and
the company will also procure hydro
planes for the same purpose.
THE Norwegian South American
Line" was recently organized by the
Bergen Steamship Company of Der.
gen, the Nordenfjeld Steamship Com.
pany OF Trondhjern and the Otto
Thorsen Line of Christiania. The Of
fetal headquarters of the new line
will be at Bergen and the directors
will be Kr. Lehmkuhl of Bergen, G.
Bull Simonsen of Trondhjem and Otto
Thoresen of Christiania. who will
manage the line and be responsible for
Its financial obligations.
Another victory for the Norwegian
sardine Gamers. The French courts
have decided against the Gamers Of
that country who sought to prevent
the sale Of the Morse product under
the name of "sardines." Such suits
have been started against the Morse
Gamers by their French competitors
in England, Germany, France and the
United States, and in every instance
victory has perched upon the banners
of the Mortimer.
A cablegram was sent froin Wash
ington to Furuseth expressing the
opinion that his resignation was III
advised and suggesting that ne with
draw 1t. But he could not be induced
to remain on the committee, and took
the first steamer bound for the United
States.
Nils Asbjornson. the Oldest resi-