Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-15

FINLAND.

occurred in the district. A single
church parish reports that 5000 are
absolutely destitute, and have been
subsisting solely on Gingerbread
since October. Meat, milk and pota-
toes are utterly lacking throughout
the whole famine area. Thousands
are barefooted and clothed in rags,
while the ground is covered by deep
snow. The suffering and want are
beyond description. In the Kajani
and Uleaborg districts the conditions
are worst of all. At least 100000 Fin
landers are wholly dependent on re-
lief at the present moment. Half the
cattle are dead and the reports of
human deaths by starvation are per-
sistent. The American contributions,
exceeding $4,000, have unquestion-
ably ayerted a large mortality. The
worst will come in April and May,
when the spring thaws will render
many of the sufferers inaccessible,
even by snow.hoes. Finlander gra-
titude for American help is: universal.
A dispatch from Stockholm says
that the car on March 26 signed
decree investing Governor General
Bobrikoff with dictatorial powers in
Finland and declaring him to be the
supreme power among all the Fin
nish authorities. Governor General
Bobrikof already has begun the ex-
ercise of his authority by ordering
the arrest and trial of a number of
men who have evaded CONSUMPTION.
SWEDEN
A German capitalist is working the
Malby mines in Waldo on a large
scale. But as the people in that To-
cality do not seem to enjoy mining,
laborers have been procured from
other quarters, including about forty
Italians.
The work of translating the Bible
IS so far advanced that the Old Tesla
ment will be accessible 10 the public
in June. A revised edition of the
gospels will be presented to the
church council next fall as sample
of the new eyrsion of the New Tesla
ment.
Baron r. Won Kramer's magnificent
hammer, has been donated to Prince
Wilhelm. The building is located be-
tween two lakes and is surrounded
by fine park.
Only a few men were at work on
the Notifications at.Boden during the
cold season, but the work will be re-
sumed in all the different branches
as soon as mild weather sets in.
AS many as five tombs built of
stone slabs and nve of brick have
been found at Ugglebo, Lund. They
date from the twelfth and thirteenth
centuries and mark the location of
churchyard. This find throws hight
on the subject of the time when brick
was first used in the Scandinavian
countries.
AS Erik OLSON of Mamre, Jarfsjo,
approached his home with a load of
fence rails he was met by his six
year-old daughter, Anna. who tried. to
jump upon the load. In doing this
she slipped and fell under the run
ners. When her father, assisted by
another man. had removed the sled
from her body the spark of life had
already fed from the unfortunate
child.
Sweden pawned the city of Wismar
one hundred years ago in order to
raise $1,35O,000, which the king of
Sweden received from the Duke of
Meck]enburg-Schwe According to
the contract Sweden was to release
- the pawn within one hundred years
from June Goth, 1903. But Sweden
does not think of recovering city
which by this time is completely Ger
manized and which could not be re-
leased for less than $26,000,ooo. In
order to get rid of the matter in a
polite manner, however, the cabinet
has formally requested the riksdag to
pass a resolution to the effect that
Sweden will voluntarily relinquish all
rights to the city of Wismar and the
counties of Peel and Neukloster.
A storm did great damage to the
main building of the tourist hotel at
Bindalen, Jemtland, some OF the
beams of the house being thrown q
distance of 200 feet.
The cabinet proposed an appropria'
ton of a bill of little over $80,00<
for a hall for gymnatic exercises al
the university of Upsala, but the rik
sdag rejected the proposition.
The attorneys of Ostersund have in
vited the attorneys of Trondhjem t.
q meeting at Osterund, June 1926.
King Oscar said to the Turkish min
fster in Stockholm: II am one of those
who admire the excellent qualities o.
the sultan. The reforms which art
L 10 be introduced in Macedonia are o:
the greatest benefit to the people, ant
u am convinced that they will bea1
fruit in a short time" The king als<
praised the Turkish soldiers.
y In view Of possible mobilization
4, the government has sent circular let
ter to all the railway stations in thu
country to ascertain how many sta
4ions have enough telegraph opera
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