Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-07
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, NORWAY ard
Denmark.
HARD FEELING AGAINST RUSSIA
I"nsurrections FEARED in Many OF tho
Finnish Provinces Owing Ia the
Bitter Anti Russian spirit
SWEDEN.
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A dispatch from st. Petersburg.
dated June II, states that the aSSIs-
sination OF Count Bobrikolf. governor,
general of Finland. will be followed. II
is feared, by serious Instructions in
many of the Finnish provinces, where
enmity toward Russia Is PIX
ceedingly bitter. Ii is reported that
NJ. de Witte will 20 to Finland and ut
tempt to pacify the people. The anti
Russian feeling is particularly strong
at Hango, where the Swedish element
Uleborg. Count Bobrikoff, who was
hot by the son of Il Finnish senator,
at H%elsingfors June III. died at 10
O'Clock the following morning. The
encouragement of Warsaw was
stricken with paralysis when Informed
of the death Of Pobrikoff. What may
be regarded as General Bobrikoff's dy.
ing declaration concerning the condi-
lions In Finland is contained in IN in
teresting statement made to NJ. Be
ihih ~ Rhhscid Ni1Ntitls liuu a
long talk with the late governor-gener-
al on Tuesday, June IL. He quoted
Bobrikof as follows: The trouble is
all with the Swedes. Swedomania is
still a strong propaganda and Is
pushed In the most undetermined and
disreputable fashion. Helsingfors
gives me no rest-night or day. The
city Is a hotbet of dissension. 1t
seems to boil automatically because OF
the hostility and rivalry of the par
ties"
The Aftonbladet (Stockholm) pub
lished a letter to the emperor of Rus
STA purporting to have been written
by Eugene Schaumann, the assassin of
Bobrikoff. the original of which
Schaumann said would be found upon
his body after his deed had been com
mitted. In his letter Schaumann says,
in part: "Sire-Through lies and false
hoods Bobrikof and Plehve minister
Of the interior) have induced your maj
esty to issue ordinances incompatible
with Finnish laws, which you prom
ised at your accession to guard firm
and mistaken. The best officials of
the state have been removed without
trial In favor OF fortune hunters and
others ineligible to state offices under
Finnish laws and your most intelligent
your good heart and good intentions.
l implore you to seek information
about Finland. After mature deliber-
alton l have done my deed and In the
moment of death I swear there was no
conspiracy. Signed with the deepest
generation, your majesty's humblest
and truest subject, Eugen Schau.
MANN"
Says n New York correspondent:
'The singing Of an old Finnish battle
song by a Swedish student chorus OF
Lund university at n concert in Car
negie hall this afternoon provoked n
demonstration the like Of which has
seldom been witnessed In this city.
Men and women sprang from their
seats with shining eyes. handkerchiefs
huttered In the air, and n cheer was
sent up that shook the hall and could
be heard a block away. 1t was the
first concert in this city by the Choir
us on their American tour. which Will
take In all the large cities in the coun-
try"
Count Gustaf Spare. the speaker OF
the first chamber OF the riksdag. ce!e-
brated his 10th birthday June 1. The
venerable count has attended not less
than t~hirty-nine 'riksdagar." and il
one Of Sweden's most eminent states
men.
Crown Prince Gustaf Is ut present In
Berlin and will join the crown prin-
cess at Honnef within a few days. He
paid a visit to Emperor William Mt
Potsdam June B.
King Oscar will spend a couple OF
weeks In Christiania next month and
will reside at villa Victoria at Bygdo.
He will return to Stockholm about July
Is.