Willmar tribune., 1899-10-11
DENMARK.

A Copenhagen boy wrote the following
letter from children's colony in the
country Dear Mother:-I came here in
safety, and I have forgotten to write un-
Ill now because I have amused myself
so magnihcently. Another boy and one
day rowed out in little boat, and the
boat went around, and man pulled me
up. and I was SO full of water that it
took me long while to come to again.
The other boy will be buried as soon as
he is found. his mother has come. She
cries all the time. A horse kicked me
one day, and have no money for the
doctor who sewed up my head again.
Tonight we are going to set fire to an
old barn. That will be fun.", We must
add, however, that our authority for the
veracity of the letter is very poetical.
The Danish government has sent fifteen
convicts from the Horsen penitentiary
into the country to cultivate new ground,
or heather. The men have to work hard;
but they are far happier than they were
within the prison walls. And now those
poor fellows do sleep after days toll in
the field! So. far this new form of con-
Wet labor seems to be full of promise.
Bramsen, the new minister Of the in
terror, has chance to make Is cents.
Some time ago he was fined that amount
because he rode in a government railroad
car which belonged to higher class OF
cars than the one for which he had
bought ticket. But Bramsen objected
to the fine on the ground that he found
no accommodation corresponding to his
ticket on the train which he took. The
matter was referred from one official to
/ the next above him, and now it has
I reached the head of the system, which
happens to be Bramsen himself, who
once made such vigorous protest
against the rs cent fine. The situation of
Bramsen in this matter is exceedingly
interesting to the Danish mind, and it is
hoped that he will make the most of it.
Less than one out of every 1000 work.
ingmen thrown out of work in Copenhag-
en- by the great lockout appealed to the
poor board for aid during the lockout.
And during that period only "houseless'
persons appealed to the poor board. while
the number for corresponding period in
1898 was 1S. In many resecpects this
lockout was decidedly the most remark
able labor conflict recorded in the history
Of the world.
dining car of their own to the trains on
the state railway between Copenhagen
and Gedser, and to run it for the ac-
| commodation of the passengers; but the
government has declared that 1.-The loco
motives are not strong enough to pull
such an extra car"
Amdrups expedition, which has return
| ed from a thirteen months trip to the
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| ty human skeletons some distance north
! of Angsmagsalik. Some Of the skeletons
still had clothing on, and parts of the
clothing were recognized by Eskimos at
| Angsmagsalik as belonging to a lot of
! nomad Eskimos who passed Angsmagsa-
| lik some forty years ago on their way
! north.
| Copenhagen, Sept. 20.-Emperor Nicho-
| las and the empress brought their visit
| to an end today and this evening embark.
ed on the imperial yacht Polestar, bound
! for Kiel.
! The shipping interests Of Denmark are
in the hands of very wide-awake and en-
terprising business men, and Wilhelm
| Weiman, the Danish vice-consul in Chi
cago, In speaking of the proposed deep
ening of the waterways from the sea to
the great lakes, simply stated the truth
when he said: ANY amount of capital
! stands ready to be invested in steamship
lines to Chicago. The Copenhagen mer-
! chants are deeply interested in deep wa.
ter communication. Copenhagen is the
center of one of the largest shipping Or
ganizations In Europe. The United Steam
ship company, the managers of the new
| free port, one of the largest in Europe,
would certainly be the first to establish a
direct steamship line to Chicago, and this
| may take place next year, when the Ca
! madam system of canals is expected to
be completed, permitting the passage of
| steel vessels with a cargo Of 1900 tons.
| The idea would be to establish a line of
! fast steamers. as the express business
would be an important aid in making the
line profitable"
FINLAND.
| Helsingfors, Aug. 23.-The provincial
veterinary Of Impliak reports that up ia
the seventeenth Of this month So cows
| and 36 horses have died of picnic fever in
! the infected territory. Five persons also
had attacks, and one Of these died. The
| disease is abating. ...:..
About 5000 young men attain the age
| for military service each year. In time
past only 1000 Of these were drafted: but
in 1899, when Russia Is so anxious TO,
! peace, an imperial ukase has raised the
number to 200. -
BITS FROM ENGLAND.