Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-10
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SCANDINAVIA:

The Berlin Tageblatt says: "The
continued Russian espionage along
the coasts of Scandinavia and in the
Northern waters has been trouble.
some for long time, the more 50
because the example of Finland I'M.
mlstably illustrated the increasing
unscrupulousness of the expansion
propensity of Russia, and placed be.
lore the Scandinavians a perspective
which is far from pleasant to behold"
DENMARK.
The Democrats of So rigsdag dis
tricts have already resolved to NOM
mate candidates. No less than 20 can
didates are newspaper men, and 9
are ''business men,
Crown Princess Victoria has prom
Used to visit the Oelsingborg exposi-
ton this summer.
folkething will take place June 16,
the date of the elections in Germany.
The storthing has appropriated $4,-
600 for apartments with wireless tel
egraphy. The experiments VIII be
made between Rost and Sorvaager,
Lofoten, distance of Al (English)
miles, 20 by water and by land.
Marconi has expressed a desire to be
present to test his apparatus, and
German and French experts will sure
ly be there.
The stockholders of the United
Steamship company held business
meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the
complaints made by the workingmen
as well as by the customers of the
company against its business man.
ager, Mr.. nrandt. About 800 persons
attended the meeting, and the man
ager was roundly denounced by some
of the speakers on account ofshis ar
bitrary methods. He made excuses as
fast as the charges were preferred
against him, and no vote was taken.
Mr.. Brandt is at the head of the most
powerful shipping concern in Scandi-
navia.
A farmer of Slagelse has patented
an aluminium horse shoe invented by
himself The shoe has been tested
and found to be durable, and it
weighs of course much less than an
ordinary horse shoe.
Prince Julius of Slesvig-Holstein
died at Itzehoe, June 1. He was 70
years old.
The Liberal party, which at present
controls the Danish government, has
formulated it's platform, and it's fu-
IN o11v the
Social Democrats, is defined in the
following plank: 1--WE are now con-
fronted by antagonists in different
directions. The Social Democrats have
resolved to oppose the government
and the Liberals and to enter the cam
pa4gn on the strength of the theories
Of pure state Socialism, which the
Liberals have always opposed. We
are ready to meet the Social Dem
ocrats in open battle, meanwhile adj
herring to the purely democratic poll
cy of the Liberals. The Liberal Re-
form party aims at healthy and ma
tural growth on the basis of the ex-
listing social order, for the special
benefit of the weak and oppressed.
L 4c AcIHC4 VI JUL Pk1cAOAAA A'' oO~
tee to all, justice in our dealings
with others, justice in the dealings OF
others with us. We combat the Con-
servatives because their policy is to
rule the country in spite of the leg
islative authorities, we combat the So
cial Democrats because they deal in
class politics.
Carl Jacobsen, the Copenhagen mil
Honaire brewer, Maecenas, owner OF
the Jesus church, ETC., may do thinga
which are not properly appreciated
Some years ago he ordered a copy OF
..David," famous statue from the
hands of Michael Angelo, and donated
the work to the city of Copenhagen
But David" does not seem to find a
permanent abode. He has been NOV
ed several times, and in short while
he will be placed at Ostre Anlag. An
art critic goes so far as to tell Mr.
Jacobsen that the people of Copenha'
rem would be glad to get rid Of
sDayid" in a decent manner.
K .@z< SWEDEN.
DR.. Sven Hedin hobnobbing with
ROYALTY. The king and queen ofa1talJ
attended lecture given by Sven He'd