Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-05-24
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.
r. SWEDEN.

r. SWEDEN
Much has been said and written
ABOUT the new oath which the Russian
government will exact from the sold
1ers of Finland in the future. Instead
OF comments on it, the document itself
is given below in full: II, the under
signed, promise and swear by the
Almighty God, before his sacred gospel,
that l will and shall faithfully and
fearlessly serve his imperial majesty.
my real and born, most gracious and
exalted ruler, Emperor Ni1olai Alex
androvitsch, the autocrat of all the
Russias, and his majesty's heir appar-
ent to the throne of all the Russias,
without sparing my life, to my last
drop of blood, and, to the utmost of
my understanding, strength and capa-
bility, defend all the rights and priv
ileges which pertain to his majesty's
dominion, strength and power,
whether they are formulated or shall
be formulated in the future. Against
the enemies of his majesty's empire
and countries / will make a valorous
and powerful resistance, with life
and blood, in field and fort, by land
and water, in battles, skirmishes,
sieges and storms and in other forms
of war make valorous and powerful
resistance and in every way endeavor
to advance what may pertain to the
faithful service of his majesty and the
welfare of the empire in special cases.
Whatever may be detrimental, disad-
vantageous or injurious to his majes-
tvs interests I will not only report
in good time as soon as / am appraised
of it, but l will also endeavor to guard
against it and prevent it; faithfully
keep all secrets confded to me; prac-
tice due obedience to my superiors in
everything touching the good and the
service of the empire; and conscien-
tiously perform everything and not
act contrary to my duty and oath for
the sake of personal gain, relation
ships, friendships or hostility; never
leave the command or banner to which
belong, be it in the field, in commits
sion or in garrison, but follow them as
long as live, and in every respect be-
have and act like an honest, faithful,
obedient, brave and efficient officer or
soldier. So help me, the Lord, God
Almighty. In confirmation of this
oath l kiss my Savior's word and cross.
Amen"
Ingolf Fallsted, the Swedish sculptor,
whose model for a statue of John Err
lesson, the Swedish-American engineer
and inventor, had just been completed
and accepted by the city of Gothen-
burg, committed suicide in Copen-
hagen by hanging. Mental depression
had followed long illness, which had
seriously delayed the execution of this
important commission.
King Oscar, upon returning from an
extended tour through Southern Eu-
rope, found his capital in gala dress
and in spirits to give him an enthu-
siastic reception. A great throng
awaited his majesty at the Southern
railway station and thousands were
gathered along his route to the island
of Staden. The king had good color
and is said to be in the best of health.
The riksdag has voted $4,000 to
cover the losses caused by the embez-
element of Consul Woxen of New York.
The postofice department left sur
plus of $3.50, 600 for the year 1898.
The demonstration on labor day,
May first, in Malmo, was the greatest
in the history of the city. ABOUT fifty
societies participated in the procession,
and music was furnished by sixteen
music bands.
The Spitzbergen Geodetic Survey ex-
petition will stop at Copenhagen,
Bergen, Trondhjem and Tromso on it's
way to the Arctic waters The follow
ing gentlemen intend to spend the
winter in Spitzbergen: Jaderin, Vest
man, Rubin, Fraenkel and Jorgersrud.
NORWAY.
The Danish Politiken, in a recent ed
itorial, took pains to ridicule the idea
of war between Sweden and Norway.
The armies of the two countries are
as meeting on sunlit
slope. AS soon as they come
close enough to recognize each other
they become so happy to meet again
that they involuntarily burst out sing
ing, not their own songs, but "Ja, vi
elsker" in the Swedish army, and Cur
Svenska hjertans dup" in the Nor
wegian army. The close of this thor
oughly Danish editorial reads thus:
"At double-quick the Swedes and the
rush in each others arms,
just as it happened the other day when
a little band of daring Swedish
students crossed the Norwegian
boundary line and forced their way to
the very capital of Norway. No, sir,
the last generations of the North have
formed too many fraternal combina-
tions and imbibed too much good and
poor wine together and said too many
things about each others
governments and politics and generals
have, upon the whole, learnt to ap-
preciate so keenly whatever is comica1
that they could not be induced to give
each other a humping. Therefore,
the Swedish NOrwor;on uar ic noth;Dr