Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-05-31
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND,
Principal Events that Have Occurred in
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So just Past.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN,
An expedition under Professor Ma
1horst left Stockholm May goth for the
northeast coast of Greenland in search
OF Professor Andrec. After carefully
examining the region between the
Scventy-third and scvcnty-tifth degree
north latitude, the expedition will pro-
coed toward Cape Bismarck, on the
cast coast Of Greenland, in the hope
OF meeting Capt. Otto Svcrdrop's ex-
petition, which left Kristiana last
spring on the Fran. Every effort will
bc made to find the explorer. What
ever may throw or seem to throw light
on the fate of Andrces mysterious cx-
petition is read with cagerncss. This
was illustrated n few days ago when a
vague report came from Iceland to the
effect that Il bottle containing note
from the explorer had been found in
the ice north of that island. At first
the report was spread throughout the
Scandinavian countries, and little
later it was cabled over the whole
world. The bottle in question was
found by Il farmer named Johan
Magnnussen, and he forwarded it to
the continent. From the maze of dis
patches it cannot be determined
whether the bottle has arrived at it's
destination or not. But as to it's con-
tents it is practically safe to say that
it originated with the Northwest ex-
petition which year ago scattered
hundreds of messages in bottles in or
Gnp A
reason that this particular bottle was
supposed to have come from the
aeronaut Andree was that it bore the
name of his brother. Ernest Andrea,
who was the manager of the North
west expedition. This is the most
reasonable explanation Of the incident
that can be given at this moment, but
as it is not certain whether the bottle
has arrived at it's destination and has
been opened, there is yet the merest
possibility that it halls from Andree
the aerOnaut.
It is claimed that officers from
Russian man-of-war anchored at
KarlSllrona sounded the 'harbor near
the fort under the cover of night. The
statement may not be true; but orders
were given out at Kungsholm fort to
keep small steamer on guard during
the night hOurs"'in order to watch
that nothing improper takes place in
the harbor.
A stock company has been organized
at Helsingfors to enable homeless Fin
landers to procure homes of their own.
CT, ,o1,~ 10 E
Sweden to raise money for a students
temperance hall in Upsala. The sing
ers are not all abstainers, but they
have agreed to abstain from all kinds
Of intoxicants while engaged in their
unique mission.
Count Donglos, the minister of for
eign affairs, is going to some for
eign watering place. says a Stock
holm daily, and upon his return
down as governor of a Ian (province).
One thousand three hundred and
ninety persons emigrated from Sweden
during the first quarter Of the present
year. The mum Der for the same period
in 1898 was 7,721.
The address of the Swedish women's
peace society to the peace conference
at The Hague contains 227, 800 sigma
lures; 142, BOG of the signerS were men,
the rest women.
The corvette Balder is to leave Swc-
den in October for an extended trip to
foreign waters.
The expenses of the public schools
of Stock holm for the year 1900 are es-
timated at $S30,00
The graduates of technical high
schools have had the temerity to adopt
white cap as their common emblem,
and the university students are up in
arms against the use of that particular
headgear by persons who are not con-
nected with some university.
A woman was at the head of the
postofice department of Sweden as
early as the year 1885, Her husband,
Andreas Wechel, died that year,
and she was authorized to succeed
him as head of said department.. She
held the position for eight years.
At Norwegian wedding in Funas-
dalen, Jentland, Sweden, two pure"
Swedish flags were hoistcd: that is to
say, Swedish flags minus the union
jack. No other flags were to seen on
the premises.
NORWAY.
The anniversary of Norwegian indie
pcndence was celebrated in Kristiana
with festivities Of more than usual
elaborateness. The occasion by mauv
was thought fitting one for exploit
ing the desire for absolute independ-
ence of the kingdom and in the long
parade, as in the decoration of houses
and shops, the pure" Norwegian flag
predominatcd. Those who Still cling
to the old flag must have experienced
a feeling of sadness because that Pc
cular emblem can never be hoisted on
another 18th Of May, the pure" flag
being the only legal commercial flag
after December next.
A human skeleton was found in a
potato field at Trcdestrand. In the
same field were also found a gold
brooch and an old com.
The most of the $4,000 public school
nj Of IL ~;c