Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-07

which he calls a revised criminal
code. He reasons like this: The hui
manitarian tendencies of modern pc
nal laws do not stem the tide of
crimes of all kinds. There is but
one remedy: make the laws more Sc
we're. And his proposed code is Sc
we're indeed. The following is an ex-
ample which illustrates the general
drift of the whole code: Suppose
hired man has murdered his employer
and stolen a large amount of money
or other valuables, which he has sue
ceeded in concealing so that it cannot
be found When examined in court
he lies, but is found guilty. AS soon
as convicted he shall have his hands
tied behind his back and be chained
to a post or a wall outside the court
room and kept in that position as
long as the court is in session, this
being his punishment for lying. Next
he shall be placed on bench and
whipped across the launches, the
number of blows varying from 40 to
100. This is punishment for his cru
city in committing the murder. Then
he shall be compelled to perform hard
labor for the purpose of earning what
he had stolen. When he has earned
an amount equal to what he has
stolen, or if he cannot do this in
twenty years, he shall be relieved
from work for a week in order to pre-
pare for death, after which period he
shall be taken to a remote place and
hung on gallows erected for the pur-
pose. 1t goes without saying that no
penal laws approaching this code in
severity will be passed in Sweden.
But the pamphlet, which is addressed
to the riksdag, is bound to make an
impression, and it may result in a
Tightening of the grip of the law
around the criminal.
The Vega, the vessel which carried
the famous Nordenskiold expedition
around northern Siberia, in 1878, and
which for some time past has been
owned by parties in Sandefjord, Nor
way, has just been sold to parties in
Dundee, Scotland, and it will be used
as a whaling steamer along the east
coast of Greenland.
The government has prepared bill
for regulating the insurance business.
The bill, which will be introduced in
the ricksdag in a few days, is based
on a draft made by a committee con-
sisting of Swedes, Norwegians and
Danes.
Large quantities of herring are
caught in the vicinity of Stromstad
this winter, as much as 10000 barrels
having been hauled in a single day.
Inquiries from America about the
condition of the starving people of
Norvland brought the following
answer from King Oscar: 'The needs
of the people continue, and gifts OF
money will be gratefully received"
Counterfeit two-kronor ga cents)
pieces, have been discovered at Elm
hult, SHANE.
NORWAY.
The seal terror. The northern part
of Norwya is threatend with an eco
nomical calamity by the influx of big
seal, the so called Russian seal. This
kind of seal makes annual excursions
along the northern coast of Norway;
numerous before, and their appear
ance at this time of the year is some
thing unusual. The mass of seals
forms a living wall along the coast
forces its way into every ford, chan
mel and bay; and destroys all fish or
chase them into the sea. The win.
ter fishing in Finnarken is a com.
plete failure, where the population
live chiefly on fish, and the people
cannot catch enough for their own
tables from day to day. Seals are
shot or caught by the hundred, but
not single fish is caught. The cite.
of the north must import fish from
the south. The people are struck
with terror, and it is feared that even
the great fisheries at Lofsten may be
destroyed by the seal. Numerous
meetings are held by fishermen and
merchants to devise means for avert
ing the impending calamity. Deputa
tons are sent to the government and
the storthing. 1t is generally as
sumed that the disappearance of the
whale favors the influx of the seal
and it is demanded that whaling be
entirely prohibited. Russia has pro
hibited Norwegian vessels from catch
ing seals in the White sea, the breed
ing ground of the seals, and the ami
mails have increased at an unparal
leled rate. It is proposed to have thi:
prohibition removed by means of dip
lomatic intervention. The fishermen
are in favor of bounties for killing
seals, some of the vessels of the Nor
wegian navy to be utilized for thi:
war of determination. 1t has ever
been suggested that kerosene oil b.
poured on the water in the fjords t.
chase away the pest. All agree tina
if no effective remedies are applied
the northern part of Norway will
rush to financial ruin.
The Fredrikstad fort will be aban
doned if the storthing endorses
proposition made by the government
The partial failure of the crops il
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