Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-23
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wrote very significant poem at Eds
void, Norway, on the one-hundredth
birthday of Runeberg, the great poet
of Finland. The poem consists of
nine long stanzas, and every one of
them breathe more or less of the spirit
expressed in the following words:
The Scandinavian nations are divided;
they ought to stand together as q
unit before the outside world; if they
do not stand together they may be
gobbled up by the Muscovites. The
motto of the poem reads thus: 'Out
of the way, Muscovites!" In the sew
enth stanza the Russian is called "a
terrible beast" Swedish words GAS
ligt djur) being used in this case,
while the poem as whole is written
in Norwegian-Danish.
The Swedish system and the Danish
system of gymnastics have been
struggling for supremacy in Denmark
during the past few years. Until very
recently the struggle was confined to
civil life, that is to say, to the schools
and to the medical practice. Now the
champions of the Swedish system have
carried their campaign into the army,
and SO strong an impression have
they already made on the highest
military authorities that experts
have been ordered to draw up new
regulations of gymnastics for the
Danish army. AS far as known, the
new rules will embody what might
be called an eclectic system, retain
ing many features of the present
system and adding some important
ones from the Swedish system.
SWEDEN.
company has been organized or
the construction Of a new railway
between Hvetlanda and Malilla.
A newspaper at Ystad states that
the minister of agriculture and an
other member of the cabinet are go
ing to mediate between the beet
growers and the sugar manufacture
ers for the purpose of inducing them
to settle the present conflict be-
tween them by means of comprom-
Use.
The labor unions of Malmo have
passed a resolution in favor of a
grand national strike as a means of
extending the political privileges Of
the workingmen. The labor unions of
Malmo have been looked upon as
careful and conservative, but during
the last few months their old lead
ers have been crowded into the back
ground by younger and more radical
men.
The vestments for the bishop of
the new diocese Of Lulea have been
made by a Gothenberg firm at cost
Of about $675.
Mrs. Caroline Calder of Stockholm
has turned $13,5O0 over to the board
Of education of Jacob and Johannes
parish with instructions that S per
cent of the interest shall be added
% the principal every year, time
end; that 95 per cent of the
interest shall be given to persons
Who have worked for Mrs. Calder;
md that after the death of the last
me of them, their share shall be Civ
N to the outing colonies of the
schools of the above mentioned par
sh. About 30 of Mrs. Cadier's for
ner servants have applied for the
pension to which they are entitled.
Erik WIKI, a Gutenberg merchant,
donated $13,5O0 to Chalmers Insti-
ute of that city.
The mobilization of the infantry
IN the island of Gotland was effected
With dispatch and great regularity,
md wherever the soldiers came in
contact with the people at large they
we're met with marked good will.
The Russian government seems to
oe keeping agents in the northeast
I'm part of Sweden for the purpose
# making the common people be-
ieve that it would be better for them
o be subjects of the grand, sacred
Russian empire than to remain I'M
Ter the heels of their Swedish ty-
ants. The political gospel preached
~ these agents is expressed as fol-
ows by Norrbotten-Kuriren: Away
With the lordlings and establish con-
lections with Russia, which has SYM
oathy for the peasant, and wants to
lelp him. In Russia one does not
need to do more work than what is
air, pleasant and expedient in order
20 make a living. The agitation is
carried on quite openly.
A 90
las just been introduced on the state
railways of Sweden. There are ten
,ars in the first lot, and they were
made at the Arlof carshops. They
Ire constructed exclusively for trans
oortation of steam boilers and simil-
lr objects. The frame rests on six
wheels and has a capacity of 80 tons,
>r twice that of the latest make of
he old type of freight cars. One of
he features of the new cars is, that
heir bottoms can be removed so that
here will be space for loading clear
Town to the axles. When the old
cars were used it was often neces-
'ary to remove projecting portions
If the steam boilers in order to keep
he profile of the load within it's
limit. This trouble will
oe avoided by the use of the new
type of cars.
Krupp and other German manufac-
,urers have made contracts with the
mining company for the
delivery of large quantities of iron
're provided the government makes
! reduction of the rates on the gov
railway from Svappavara to
Xiruna.
Mr.. E. J. Ekman, superintendent
If missions of the Swedish mission
Covenant, wrote a book against the
doctrine of eternal punishment and
;ome other dogmas, and his collea-
vues made it so hot for him that he