Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-05-25

Prof. Knut Wicksell, of the Uni
versity of Lund, spoke at Gothenburg
| on labor day, and again he gave vent
to his fondness for the Russians in
manner which could not be misun-
derstood.
Prince Gustaf Adolf is going to
serve in the hussar regiment of the
crown prince at Malmo this summer.
The government bill providing for
loans on small farms in the country
or lots in the city has been reported
oy the committee. The bill puts the
limit OF the aggregate loans at $2,-
100000 for the next five years, and
money shall be loaned only on farms
worth less than $1,215 and on city
properties worth less than $50. The
| aim of this bill is to enable poor
| laborers to procure homes of their
| own. The interest is to be only $50
per cent per annum.
FINLAND,
At the request of the governor gen.
eral of Finland, the car has author
lied that official, in conjunction with
the senate, to dispose of all petitions
OF foreigners for obtaining the rights
OF Russian subjects in Finland. Ac-
cordlng to the old rules such petit
lions were examined by the senate
and the governor general and turned
| over to the car for final decision.
| In the rest of the Russian empire
! such matters have been disposed of
oy the local authorities for some time
past.
The returns of the fisheries are very
satisfactory in view of the poor show
ing OF the past few years. The catch
Tor February and March was small,
| but April made up for the deficit.
With the exception of Lofoten and
Sondmore, all important fishing
grounds have given larger returns
than the average for the past ten
years. In Lofoten 11,7OO,OOO Goldfish
have been caught, while the number
was 100000 in 1903 and 14,OOO, 900
IN 1902. But the catch was heavier
at the close Of April, and 5000 men
were still on the grounds of Iofoten.
DENMARK
The landsting has elected a commit
tee to report on the proposition to
dredge Drogden, near Copenhagen. It
has been proposed to make the depth
2S feet, but no work will be done un-
til after the close of the Russo-Jap-
anese war.
Queen Sofie stopped at Vienna,
frankfort am Main and Honnef on
her way home from Abbazta.
Herman Bang announced at pub
lie meeting in Haslev that one year
from now he will discontinue his per-
formances as public lecturer and re-
otter.
The one sleeping car attached to
the Copenhagen and Gedser passenger
train could no longer accommodate
all who desired to use it, and new
car was added May first. This will
accommodate 36 passengers.
The automobiles are crowding out
the horses in all parts of Denmark.
They are even used for hauling milk
and cream from the farms to the
cheese factories and creameries.
NORWAY.
At Rost, Nordland, the catch was
Heavier than ever before The catch
was light along the west coast on
account of the very poor showing of
Sondmore. The total catch up to
May was about 100000 Goldfish. as
compared with 35,00O.0O0 a year ago.
At the Western railway station in
kristiania mail pouch was found
under platform this spring. There
were many letters from America, and
the contents were all addressed to
Brevlk. The pouch seems to have
been thrown under the platform ear
ly in January, 1908.
The assessment returns show that
the wealth of the city of Kristiania
decreased about $5,0OO,OOO in the
course of the past year, and that the
aggregate incomes were $1,OOO,OOO less
than last year. The number of tax
payers is 6S,5OO, or 1000 less than a
year ago. But the public expenditures
refuse to come down, and the rate of
taxation is over II per cent for the
year 1904.
Prince Gustav Adolf has completed
course at the University of Norway.
The lectures covered the history, in
situations, resources, etc., of Norway,
and they were adapted to the require
ments of a future ruler of the coun-
try. The prince has become very pop
ular among all classes of veople, and
upon his return to Sweden the Kris
tiania papers gave him fattering tes-
timonials.
The Liberals have controlled the la
Dor unions of Drammen until this
spring. But at their last annual bust
ness meeting they resolved to join the
national union Of Socialists. The res
olution was bitterly fought by the
Liberals.
The peace party in the Storting has
appointed four men to attend the
peace congress at the St. Louis
Worlds Fair. They are Brandt and
b. Hansen, members of the storting;
Lund, clerk at the custom house: and
Horst, principal of school. The No.
bel peace committee is to pay the ex-
penses of Lund, but the others must
pay their own expenses.
Minister of agriculture Nicholson
intended to withdraw from the cab
met, but Premier Hagerup induced
him to remain.
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