Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes Prom Across the
IT, Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
I'm the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within 4 Week
or So Just Past.
FINLAND.

FINLAND.
Nothing seems to worry Governor
General Bobrikof more than does the
so-called prohibited literature As an
eSterminator of newspapers he is an
unqualified success. But in place of
the prohibited papers has sprung up
literature equally effective and far
more insidious. The bulk or rhiy lit
erature is imported, and the Bobrikof-
f1an crusade against it only seems to
stimulate it. In fact, the governor
general has practically given up the
methods hitherto employed in fighting
the swelling tide of prohibited pam
phlet literature. But instead of leav-
ing the battlefield in dismay, he is
devising new methods by which he
expects to kill this literature root
and branch. For this purpose he ap-
pointed number of his minions as
a committee to draft rules for sup
pressing Illicit literature. Coming
from leading men in civilized COM
munlty, the measures proposed by the
committee afford very interesting
reading matter, the following being
some of the most striking provisions:
The commander of a vessel shall be
responsible for the contents of his
cargo, and he shall be punished if
contraband articles are found therein;
Ii vessel carries literary productions
of any kind whatever it's cargo shall
be unloaded only at one of five speci-
fed seaports in the country; so-called
controllers" shall accompany every
mail car and open every package and
every letter that looks suspicious, for
the purpose of detecting dangerous
reading matter; if something that has
escaped the fingers of the controllers
strikes the postmaster as being sus-
picious, he shall send for the address
see, who shall open the letter or pack
age IN the presence of the postmaster,
person distributing prohibited liter
allure shall pay fine of $3.50 to $4,000;
bounties shall be paid to those who
detect such literature; person keep
ing such literature on his premises
shall pay fine of $25 to $3.50: a per-
son shall be held to be distributing"
such literature when he keeps two or
more copies or loans his only copy
to somebody else. The famous docu-
ment consists of no less than so para
graphs. but the above will give the
reader fair conception of the whole
DENMARK
V. L. B. Horup, minister OF public
works, is dead. Now that he is out
of the way forever, all parties agree
that Horup was truly good and
great man. For thirty years he fought
for the rights of the people and the
folkething, and the victory of his par
vived his victory only a few months.
Bjornson calls Horup 1.-The brightest
head in Scandinavian politics." His
death was due to kidney troubles. As
a curiosity it may be mentioned that
Horup never crossed the boundary
lines of his country. His 93-year-old
father was too weak to be present at
his deathbed. Tis remains were ere
mated. The king has requested Hage,
the minister of finance, to fill the va
cancy in the cabinet until new man
is appointed.
There is at least one difference be-
tween Copenhagen and American
burglars. In America safes are blown
up; but the modern Copenhagen Gus
toner carries away the safe and opens
it at his ease in some back yard or on
some vacant lot.
\ Copenhagen inn-keeper named
Anderson was fined $4,000 for selling
whiskey contrary to law.
Minister of Traffic Horup is still
sinking, and he is unconscious most
of the time. Ole Hansen, the minister
of agriculture, is also sick on account
of overwork, and his physician has
prescribed a two-weeks' vacation for
him.
The city of Malmo receives its water
from thirteen wells, which are located
at Grefvie, in the neighborhood of the
city. The combined yield of the wells
is "a gallons per second, or 5000 cubic
meters per day. The city consumes
all of it, and new wells must be dug
as soon as the city needs more water
The quality of the water is the very
best. 1t is likely, that the yield of the
wells will diminish in the course of
time. One we'll at first gave about
nine gallons per second, but by the
time connections were to be made the
yield had dropped to one quart per
second, and this we'll was not even
connected with the system.
The gunboat Svensksund has COM
pleted a ten-days' voyage in the SER
vice of the Autographed and bio
logical expedition or northern Eu-
rope.
Dr. Won Kauffhmann's mineral lands
In Smaland are no doubt valuable, but
it requires considerable capital to
make them pay.
4. Prince Gustaf Adolf was to take ac-
tive part in ski running match at
Upsala, Feb. Is.
King Oscar, according to French pa