Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-08-24


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:SkANDHNAVIA:
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FINLAND.
A ghostly joke. Those who passed
along the streets of Helsingfars early
a few mornings ago had. an oppor-
tunity to read greetings" from Gov
ernor General Bobrikoff and his as
sassin. In many places small slips
of white paper containing the follow
ing messages were posted on con.
spicuous objects: (First message)
10 the Imperial Senate, Finland
Safely arrived. I bid you welcome
when you arrive here.-Bobrikof
He'll. Second message) To the I'm
of Obolenski (the new governor gen
eral of rlnland) is iving.-Schauman
(Bobrikoff's assassin), Heaven. The
police, of course, tore down the mes
sages as quickly as possible.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 11.---General
Schauman, father of Bobrikof's as
sassin, is still immured in the fort
ress and is not allowed to communi-
cate with anyone. The authorities al
lege that the harsh treatment meted
out to him is in Difference to the
sacred wish expressed by the late
Minister Won Plehve.
DENMARK.
Three small boys built a bonfire
in the great swamp between Terpling
and Tvile, and the flames soon passed
beyond their control. The peat was
so dry that the fire consumed the
surface of the ground to a consider
able depth, and sheets of black smoke
were stretched over the country for
miles. The ground swept by the
flames was only about 225 acres, but
the damage was very great on &C.
count of the value OF the peat that
was destroyed.
According to the new Sunday clos
ing law all stores must be closed on
Sunday, excepting drug stores, milk
and bread depots and newspaper
stands. Fish may also be sold until
9 a. m, and goods previously ordered
may be delivered until 10 a. m.
A novel voyage. Captain Donvig
has tried his life saving craft gen
orally known by the name of life
globe on different occasions. But the
great crucial test has been reserved
until now. The steamer Ragni left
Drammen, Norway, Aug. 1, with
Donvig globe, which was to be
dropped in the North Sea under the
most unfavorable circumstances. The
crew was to consist of three men,
namely, Mr.. Elvestad, a journalist
representing Orebladit; J. Jacobsen,
mate on board the Ragni; and Paulus
Ludvigsen, associate editor of sea-
mems newspaper. Mr.. Jacobsen, who
is an experienced navigator, will be
in command as soon as the globe is
left at the mercy Of the winds and
waves. The globe is provisioned for
two months, the chief articles of food
being a great variety of canned goods
bacon, eggs and butter. Of other
necessaries there were a few pint bot
ties of beer and a pack of cards. AS
there are only three men in the globe
floor has been built at the bottom,
of it so that they may lie down when
they need sleep. The globe is also
equipped for hunting and fishing. AT
night red light is hung up to guard
against collisions, while all day long
the flag waves from the masthead.
The saw mill and planning mill at
Grua and part of a surrounding for
est were destroyed by fire. The mills
alone were worth $4,000.
A twelve-year-old Japanese girl in
the employ of a japanese theatrical
troup was SO badly abused by the
manager at Bergen that the authori
ties took her away from him and
caused the matter to be reported to
the Japanese ambassador at Stock
holm.
Torkel Torkelson, a young scientist
has been sent to Iceland to try to
find out whether the mountains OF
that country contain radium.
Albert Cohn, a Copenhagen mer.
chant, was sunstruck on the street.
and died on his way to the hospital.
On account of the gerat number OF
strangers focling to Aalesund the
city council requested the govern.
ment to keep a small garrison at that
place.
Hans Hansen, a, young man al
Vemmeslev, near Slagelse, was kicked
to death in a football game.
A big, strong horse was bitten by g
viper while grazing near Aalborg
and though veterinarian was called
for, the animal died from the effects
of the poison.
SWEDEN.