Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-20


fered from sleeplessness, which is
supposed to have been caused by
| mental overexertion. He served as
| minister of war for eight years,
| withdrawing from tho cabinet just
one year ago.
A deputation representing the as
sistant pastors of Sweden called on
King Oscar, the minister of ecclesias-
| teal affairs, and the minister Of the
interior, handing in petition ask
| ing the authorities to raise the sal
| aries of the assistant pastors to
minimum of $40 year. The king
| received the deputation with great
| kindness and stated that he sympa-
thized with the assistant pastors and
| appreciated that they are laboring
| under great economical disadvan-
tages. He also promised to support
their petition to the extent of his au-
| thority. The ministers also admitted
that the petition was justidable.
DR.. Sven Hedin, who has spent
several years in exploring Central
Asia, scores ''Christian'' Europe
most numerically, on account of it's
dealings with the heather" Asiatics.
Here are few of his words: "Woe
| unto the people that is made to en-
| joy the blessings of civilization, and
| which comes in too intimate con-
tact with Christian Europe. In the
name of truth we must, pray God to
| save the Asiatics from such Chris
| tianity.'
The extra garrison which was kept
at Farosund, Gotland from the be-
ginning of the Russo-Japanese war
until few days ago is now stationed
at Vaxholm. In case of danger it
may be taken back to Farosund in
two days.
The Social-Democratic party of
| Sweden consisted, at the beginning
of the year 1908, of 81 local unions,
TAG subdivisions and 40, 100 members.
| At the close of that year the above
numbers had increased to 95,761, and
54,552, respectively. In March last
the national strike fund amounted to
$6,0O0.< The total amount of money
raised for the support of strikes was
almost $4,000.
The Frosta egg sellin union in:
Frosta, Skane, was organized three
years ago by 100 men who owned
less than 5000 hens. But the union
enabled it's members to get higher
prices for their eggs, and the result
was that the union grew so rapidly
that it's members now keep $4,000
hens and sell eggs for about $4,000
year. Most of the members are
running small farms.
NORWAY.
| The inmates of the Stavenger poor
house have to take their meals at the
home for aged people. The distance
between the two institutions is about
so yards. At meeting of the city
council, S. B. Oftedal explained that
this arrangement was very inconven'
lent. Mr.. X. Crude did not agree
with Mr.. Oftedal. II and many 9th
ers," said he, "have to walk several
times so yards to our meals every
day." ooh, yes" Mr.. Oftedal retort
ed, ''Mr. Crude and people of his ilk
eat only three times day, while the
people at the poorhouse eat five
times a day." All the city fathers
forgot their dignity for few mo-
ments.
People posing as Americans have
! ho 81,
way to such an extent that the au
thorities have considered it thei1
duty to expel them from the coun
try. Those people are adopts in dish
ing out shocking tales about the
atrocities Of the Turks in Armenia
and they wind up by asking for con
tributions to some church in AIT
menia. AS they can present no posi-
tive proof of actually being wha1
they claim to be, they are no doub
rank frauds. They are supposed tc
be ordinary gypsies who have en-
tered a new field of activity. Blu
now their business has been mos
rudely ruined.
| Some people attending young
peoples meeting at Sand, near Stav
LANCER, took trip on their wheels tt
Suddal early one morning. Two O.
them fell off from a bridge, and one
struck the rocks below with suc1
force that he died on the spot. Thu
other man was badly hurt, but he i!
expected to recover.
At Stolgaard, Leslie, antiquarian
finds have been made from time tt
time. While a man was planting
potatoes this summer he found two
spears, two axes, three arrows,
shield-plate and an object that ma,
have been the bit of bride. Al
expert antiquarian would no doub
make additional finds.
A new Christian daily newspape,
will soon be started in Kristiania. It.
name will be Wort Folk (Our People.
Jonas Lie, the author, has Just re
turned from abroad to spend tn,
summer in Norway.
The Spitzbergen Coal & Trading
company has sent 30 men to work il
the coal mines in Spitzbergen, and
steamer will be chartered to carr,
the coal to Norway, where it's valu,
will be established by practical tests
The radical element of the Liberia
party is making considerable nois,
because the work of settling tn,
union controversy is making NJ
marked progress at the present mo
ment.
| The Voss railway is being changed
from a narrow to broad gauge road
and three strings of rails are in no