Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
FINLAND

AAeHl VI IctuiA " d COAlS tAtutAoAoA
regime in Finland and the abolition
Of the arbitrary conditions under which
Finland has been governed since the
accession as governor general of Count
Bobrikof. who in June Of last year
was killed by Schaumann. Prince
Obolensky, the governor general. an
nounced that he had been instructed
from st. Petersburg that the landtdag
be Immediately called in extraordinary
session to legislate for Finland. The
members of the senate who had con-
tinued to perform their functions under
Count Bobrikoff and Prince Obolensky
all handed in their designations. Those
who demand constitutional govern
ment ask for unicameral landtdag,
to be chosen at general elections by all
citizens of mature age, and the first
duty of which shall be the preparation
of new laws for Finland. Later re-
ports state that the senate, believing
that tranquility could not be MAIN
tanned until the new order of things
is in force. resolved that the emperor
should be appealed to to repeal the die
tatorship and grant other reforms, in
Guiding the abolition of the censorship,
pending the establishment of freedom
O. the press and the removal of grew
ances connected with the military serv-
ice. Finally the senate resolved that
as it no longer possessed the confidence
Of the people new senators should be
appointed The resolutions were signed
by all the senators and were dispatched
to St. Petersburg by the cruiser Asia.
together with the designations of the
senators.
SWEDEN
The old union flag was struck
throughout Sweden in the morning of
November first, and the New Swedish
ensign was hoisted to accompaniment
of salutes, the ringing of church bells
and parades of troops. In Stockholm
the whole garrison paraded, and most
of the population thronged the streets.
At 9 O'clock the flag flown by Sweden
before the union with Norway nearly
a century ago was again broken out
over the palaces, from church steeples,
public and private buildings and steam
ers and sailing vessels. King Oscar
witnessed the spectacle from the roof
of the palace, and tens of thousands
of citizens gathered in the vicinity and
demonstratively greeted him. A Chill
can school ship in the harbor joined
with the Swedish vessels in saluting
the new flag. Similar ceremonies took
place in all the cities, and every school
house in the country had its demon
stration, the children gathering out
side and saluting the flag.
Over 1000 persons are treated for
cancer every year In the hospitals of
Sweden. No reports have been COM
pleted for the year 1904, but for the
year 1903 the exact number was 1851.
From 1896 to 1903 the - number of
deaths due to this disease in the cities
alone was over 1000 a year, and the
number was 1916 in 1903. But these
figures cover only part of the ground,
no reports having been made from the
rural communities. Henceforth all
practicing physicians will be instructed
to report all cases Of cancer known
to them in their communities.
i. The political discussion is still crowd
ing out much important news from the
Norwegian press. This is our reason
why Norway has received less space
than usual in this paper. -
Representatives from Sweden and
Germany are to negotiate for a COM
mercial treaty between the two coun-
tries. The negotiations were delayed
about month because the Swedish
cabinet had been SO busy settling the
Norwegian trouble. -.
So many Swedish farmers have gone
to Denmark to study Danish methods
that the Kopenhavn asks the Danish
farmers whether it is wise and fair
that they should educate their northern
neighbors to become successful COM
petitors. .@s@
A special committee has prepared a
bill for, paying wages to the troops that
were kept in the field after the expira-
ton of the regular term of service.
When the wife Of Sergeant Dahl
holm Of the Jon Hoping regiment found
out that her husband was to remain
in service after the regular time she
began to ponder SO seriously over the
matter that her mind became unbal-
anced. His return was too late. and
he had to take her to q hospital.
About the middle Of October there
was very little coal In the wood yards
Of southern Sweden, and the prices
were rising on account OF a scarcity OF
coal In England. The high freight rates
also have something to do with It.
At q hre in Stafsinge, Holland, at
teen head OF cattle, three horses, three
hogs and about 50 fowl were burn,
80 death. z*...