Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
Recent Occurrences of interest
In Sweden. Norway ard
Denmark.
AMERICAN FLAG is INsULTED
u Was Flying from "a Swedish Vessel
Carrying United States Tourists
and Angered "A Russian.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

According to The Dagens Nyheter,
the sight Of "Old Glory" SO angered
the Russians recently that a captain
at a Finnish port ordered a Swedish
vessel with American tourists on
board TO haul down the stars and
stripes. Says The Dagens Nyheter
under date of Aug. /: lon its trip TO
Vasa told Swedish name for Nikolais-
tad, Russian Finland The steamer
Sundsvall had among its passengers
a party Of American tourists, and In
their honor the ship flew the American
flag from one Of the mastheads. As
the steamer lay at the dock in Vasa
last Wednesday q Russian captain OF
police and two assistants were oh
served intently regarding the Sunds
vail and the stars and stripes flowing
from its mast. Presently they ap-
preached the steamer and demanded
and received ar explanation of the
presence of the American flag in the
place of honor on the ship. The cap
tain of police then commanded sharp
ly that the flag be hauled down. and
Informed the first mate Of the Sunds-
French flags could be honored In such
a me In a Russian port. The Off
GERS Of the Sundsvall, however, saw
no reason for hauling down the flag,
particularly as the ship was not fly
ing false colors, the Swedish flag, de-
noting the nationality OF the vessel,
being In Its usual place and a long ar
gument ensued. The police captain
maintained HIS position, and finally
the order was given to haul down the
flag which appeared so dangerous. AS
he gave the order, however, the mate
asked the Russian officer If he realized
that by his act in ordering down the
flag he had insulted a nation. The
question appeared to present the mat
ter in a new phase to the Russian Off
Ger, and after some bordering he re
scinded his order, and in n few mo-
ments the stars and stripes were again
proudly floating from the mast and re-
manned there during the rest of the
stay Of the SundSvall In Vasa with
out Interference from the police
Finnish exiles in Stockholm have
communicated with leading European
sympathizers with Finland suggesting
that something he done, In view OF the
birth of the infant heir TO the throne
Of Russia, to renew the International
movement to influence the ear favor
ably toward the Firms. 1t is pointed
out that the Finnish senate has be-
come the creature Of Prince O~bolensky,
the encouragement. The old military
organization Of the country has been
abolished. Firms are denied the right
to serve In Finnish regiments. being
sent away TO join Russian regiments.
All state officials are subject to dis
missal at the pleasure of O~bolensky,
who does not need to give any reason
for his actions. Russian adventures
and DULLES are given posts of high au-
thority. Men and women OF Finland
are expelled from their home country
without trial or explanation. Domi-
ciliary visits are habitual, The press
VI AhiOttitNs IL u VIA an
International deputation once at
tempted unavailingly to secure an au-
dience with the car, but hope is ex-
pressed that a different result might
follow another attempt.
The summer garden conducted I'M
der the auspices of the Grand Hotel
is much patronized this summer and
the management is more than salts
fed. The garden is known as Grand
Hotels Lustgard" and is the most
pretentiously equipped garden of its
kind in Scandinavian. There is a pro-
fusion Of flowers and palms and n
beautiful fountain of spring water.
Elite society are making it their
rendezvous.
Duke Decazes and family, OF
Havre. France, are Mt present on a
visit in Stockholm. Their yacht
'Velleda" Is anchored in Stockholm
harbor and is one OF the finest pleas
the harbor this summer.
Crown Princess Victoria. sometimes
called "the Stranger Princess be-
cause she has thus far spent nearly all
her life on the continent. has returned
TO Sweden for a short time.
Prince Eugen is spending the sum-
mer at Lila Tyreso. His health is
much improved and he will remain at
the place until the end of September.
Elk President Stein of the Orange
Free State. accompauied by his family
arrived at Stockholm Aug. 2. He will
also pay a visit to Christiania.
NORWAY.