Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-23

LAND.
fikoff, who was appointed governor
general of Finland in 1890, made him
self very unpopular by his sewers
measures against the press Of Finland
and the stern manner in which he fol
lowed out the policy of Russia toward
the Firms. This led to serious rioting
at Helsingsfors In 1902, which vas
suppressed by Cossacks. The last
recorded act OF General Bobrikoff was
in March of this year, when he issued
a proclamation %forbidding the people
to darken their wondows at unusual
hours" People who chose to go to
bed before 10 O'clock at night, were
subject to heavy fines. This step was
due to the neglect OF the Firms to
illuminate their houses In honor of the
beginning OF war with Japan.
Advices from Helsingsfors to Stock
holm Dagsblad states that on Sunday,
June II, the working people OF the
city engaged In a public demonstra-
ton for the first time in this genera
ton. They marched through the
streets with banners flying. to a grove
outside the corporate limits, where
their leader read an address repudi-
atilg the Russian statement that the
Finnish masses acquiesced willingly
In the rule Of the cZar and urging
ceaseless agitation In favor OF the re
storation Of Finnish liberties. The ad.
dress further specifically demanded
that the diotatorial power of the gov
ernor be withdrawn, the squandering
Of Finnish money prevented, the exiled
Firms recalled and the estates Of Fin
land assembled for legislative action.
All the speeches were vigorously anti
Russian. The people cried, Down
with Plehve! Down with Bobrikoff
and down with their tool, our fawning
senate" Police and gendarmes were
present, but made no attempt to sup
press the gathering, fearing the peo-
pie. The authorities are investigating
the affair and IT Is expected that many
persons will be exiled. Similar demon
STATIONS took place on the same day
In other parts Of Finland.
An interesting feature Of the pro-
gram for Swedish day, June "a, at the
st. Louis exposition will be the ap-
pearance of the Lund University Glee
Chorus. They will undoubtedly draw
a large audience. Prominent among
writers from Sweden who are at pres
ent at the ST. Louis exposition is the
correspondent and Journalist. Gustaf
Gullberg, who represents the Stock
holm Press club, and Ossian Nilsson.
poet and author. Later in the season
the exposition will be visited by Bish.
op Won Scheele. who comes to repre-
sent the Swedish government at the
disarmament conference. and also p.
+. Waldenstrom, the leader OF the
covenant forces In Sweden.
Architect +. Boberg has returned to
Stockholm from the exposition at st.
Lou and Is delighted with the ex-
position, which he says Is IA monu-
ment to the worlds industry and is
a fine compliment to American ingenu-
fly" Mr.. Boberg rs well pleased with
the Swedish exhibit and states that
the Swedish villa will be a rendezvous
for thousands of Swedish-Amerjcans
this summer. Sweden's school exhibit
Is he says exceptionally complete and
will be a feature Of the exhibition.
C~rownprincess Victoria arrived to
Baden-Baden May %, accompanied
by the duke and duchess of Baden.
She VIII remain there for a couple of
weeks, when she will continue her
journey to Stockholm.