Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-07
.SCAND|I.lN'I | Wan I |, NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
10 Z Ocean,.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that. Have Occurred In
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within Week
or So just Past.
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SWEDEN.


whelming majority resolved to join the
social democratic labor party.
There is treachery in high places.
Bobrikoff, the notorious governor gen.
eral of Finland, recently summoned
Col. Gordie, the chief of police of
Helsingfors, and blamed him because
he had not found out that revolution
airy handbills had been distributed in
the country. The chief of police said
he did not think any such handbills
had been distributed. Bnt Gen. Bob
rikoH became angry and retorted that
Russian newspaper correspondent
had two such handbills in his posses
sion. The chief of police then made
fac SMILES of the handbills and sent
copies to all the printing offices in the
country; but the answer was unani-
nous that no such types could be
found. The chief of police then sent
out his best bloodhound, who insinu-
ated himself into the confidence of a
printer in the Office of Gen. Bobrikoff
himself, and it was ascertained that
the bills had actually been printed at
that office. The chief of police re-
ported the matter to the governor, who
explained it to the effect that he only
wanted to test the sagacity of the
chief of police.
1t is estimated that the receipts of
the government for the year 1900 will
be $35, 100000. But the expenses will
exceed this amount by 81, 600, 900, and
it is proposed to cover the deficit by a
tax on real estate and incomes.
Kubikenborg presents an interesting
phase of the great labor conflict in
Norrland. The saw mill owners are
not only evicting their discharged Ia
borers, but they even go to the trouble
of buying up residences to prevent the
laborers from renting new quarters.
The local labor union has issued a call
to the municipal government to inter-
fere, and has intimated that if nothing
is is done the discharged laborer
will be compelled to let the COM
munity take care of their families
while they themfelves go elsewhere to
seek work.
The Grycks company paper mill in
Dalarne is practically a concern, the
workingmen having received 9 per
cent of the profits in addition to their
regular wages.
Thirteen colonies of school children
will be sent out from Gothenberg into
the surrounding country this summer.
The leading bicycle factory in Swe-
den, which is located at Malmo, turns
out rs complete bicycles every day, be-
sides furnishing smaller factories with
certain parts.
A stock company has bought tract
of land north of Lund, where large
number of residences for workingmen
will be put up. 8!
Considerable quantities of raw sugar
have been imported from Germany
during the past few weeks.
The Hoganas coal'mining company
has resolved that even. if there is a
strike, those strikers who have been
working for said company will be per,
mitted to remain in the houses owned
by the company. The general rule
throughout the country is that strikers
living in houses owned by their EN-.
ployers are evicted at the earliest op.
portunity.
A rich Dutch syndicate has resolved
to establish large oleomargarine fac.
tory in Helsingborg.