Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-09-24
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
interesting Notes From Across the
- Ocean. 49,. ..
HAPPENINGS ! lIES IN TIE FAlHERLAND.
SsAncipal Events That Have Occur-.a
IN the Old Countries About tho
North Sea Within a Week
OR So Just Past.
FINLAND.

"blacE cabinet. One NJ III.
great features Of the mail service Of
n"ss'a is, that it has reserved to itself
NE right to open any letter or pack
aye sent through the mails of the
eAnplre. The opening of letters is re-
served to what has been daubed the
Dlack Cabinet So far the mails of
rmland have been blessed with no
INSTITUTION of this brand And this
is why Governor General Bobrikofr
thinks the mail service of Finland
is sadly defective. Accordingly, his
eNcel'ency has repeatedly recommend
Ell the introduction of this reform,
ana now it looks as if he is going to
score at least a qualified success. Won
flehlve, minister of the interior Of
hoss'a' has forwarded a ruling on this
point to the senate and the post
department of Finland. the main
points OF the ruling being given be-
low. When suspicious looking item
Is found in the mails the person to
whom 1T is addressed shall be called
to his postoffice, and the letter, pack
age etc. shall be broken in his
presence. If anything Objectionable
Is found the letter shall be kept. and
the matter shall be referred to the
governor of the province; otherwise
the letter, package. ETC., shall be de-
hvered to the addressed. The rule is
plainly contrary to law of 1889; but
that does not trouble the Russian au-
thorities. They evidently look upon
Finnish laws as that much rubbish.
The government of Finland has
f1oated bonds to the amount of almost
$4,OOO,OOO.
DENMARK.
Mrs. Iona Barrison, a noted opera
singer, has bought a property at
Fredriksberg for $4,000. She is 60
ing to make it her permanent home.
Prince Andreas of Greece has been
made knight of the order of the
elephant.
The state Of Denmark has ordered
two railway ferries and Germany an
equal number for the traffic between
Gedser and Warnemunde The work
of eXcavating the harbor at Gedser is
progressing rapidly. One of the fer
ries is being built at Helsingor and
three of them in Germany
King Christian 1 celebrated his
jubilee as a general in the Danish
army on the thirtieth of August.
Now that the Norwegians have COM
menced to celebrate the anniversary
of the death of St. Olaf, the king that
introduced Christianity in Norway, it
may be of interest to know that the
inhabitants of the Farve islands have
always celebrated this day by fes-
tival on July goth. This summer the
festival had a double significance be-
cause it marked the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the establishment of the Farve
lagthing, or legislature. About 1900
people from the different islands at
tended the celebration at Thorshavn.
The national society for combating
tuberculosis, which is about eighteen
months old, has a membership of
10000. The society has been success
full in raising money for the estab-
iishment of sanitariums for consump-
one was laid Aug. II at Silkeborg.
The total cost of the institution will
be 100000, and the building will ac-
commodate 100 patients. Only men
will be admitted to this sanitarium.
The society has bought site for a
sanitarium for women at Ply, and in
the course of time a third one will be
built at Haslev.
The Berlingske Tidende. great
Copenhagen daily, which TO r score
of years supported the reactionary
cabinet, no matter what it did, has
turned completely around, and is now
supporting the present Liberal cab
met. And ten thousand witty Danes
succeed in saying something funny
about this conversion.
A combine comprising all the match
factories in Denmark has been form
ally completed. This industry has
sprung up in the course of few
years. Until five years ago matches
were imported from Sweden. Den
mark now supplies its own demand
and exports considerable quantities to
other. countries. The home consump-
ton is about one million boxes a
year.
SWEDEN.
A large temperance hotel will soon
be established at fringe, .Skane. The
new building which is to be erected
for the purpose will be three stories
high and will contain so private
rooms. a >%%@t,
IA thirteen-year-ol daughter OF
Henrik Ersson Of Radiators, Ostmark
received bites in both feet and one
hand by .a#yiper. She became uncon-
scious almost at once, and died with
in Ii hours. S''' 49, 9'@~= .s $ss
Prof. Jaderin has estimated that
there will be deficit of $4,624, $50 in
the pension fund Of the, railway de-
partments at the close of the year
1904. Measures must soon be taken to
remedy the impending embarrass-
ment.
Up. p. Waldenstrom is bound to be
Kept before the eyes of the Swedish
people. The latest news. about this
gentleman is, that if the Liberals OF
his city, .Gefe, wilf$not support him
for reelection to- tn friksdag the free
church people throughout the coun-
try will not lend solid support to
the Liberal candidates. III '''' s@s '"a''s@7
r. Sweden exported 100000 pounds OF
!. pork to England ii 1901. This IS on
IL one-fourthof the export of 1897
At which date the tariff on Indian