Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-02
oossAoxs CO aHosxs on ciyssEss.

oossAoxs CO sHosxs on cipsskas.
loudly cheering patriotic speeches in
which orators were urging the people
b strike a blow for liberty. Several
companies Of Cossacks charged the
crowd. welding knouts and sab~rs, the
sneerv, In the Finnish language. or
dering the crowds to disperse Shots
were 6red. and the Cossacks. Joined by
the police. replied. Thirty Firms fell
to the pavement wounded. Nine Of
the men were taken to the hospital,
three OF them In q dying condition Al
though driven from the market place,
the demonstration continued from Z
o'clock till midnight, about 10000 per-
sons. principally workmen. participa-
ding. There Is no strike In Heisingfors
and the demonstrations are essentially
political I'm character. PrOclamations
have been distributed declaring that
'Finland's people, especially proietar-
iAns. Join their junior Russian brethren
in the gigantic struggle There
were numerous revolutionary speeches
and the houses OF two senators
who had failed to stand Arm
against the policy Of Russifcs ton
were mobbed. as was also the office OF
the newspaper ISL Soumetar, the win.
dows Of which were smashed. In
front Of the diet house crowds cheered
for the revival OF the Finnish con
stitutien. a. has been petitionsd by the
Diet The windows of several restau-
rants were smashed. The Cossac ks
were agaln called ont, but did not
charge. nor did the police interfere
with the procession. The uprising In
Finland may be more serious than the
enc In Russian Poland. The Firms
had practical seif-government for de-
cades and are armed. nearly every
Finn possessing q rife.
The irst national convention Of in
dependent Scandinavian churches 10
session at Chippewa Falls. Wis, Jan.
10. elected the following officers: Pres.
ideut. Rev. Julius Stone, Chippewa:
vice president, Rev. r. NJ. Anderson.
Chippewa: secretaries, Rev. NJ. NJ.
Gimse. Minneapolis: A. Anderson, St.
Paul: c. NJ. Helm. Arlington. 8. d..
The convention lasted a whole week.
The object Of the netting was to pro
mote the union Of all scandina vians
into one church and discourage sectar.
ianisul. sixteen states were repre-
sented. Plans are being made to hold
msmmouth gathering OF Sean
dina VANS to promote the idea next
summer
The Swedish people are following
the events ia Russia with q great deal
OF interest Their sympathi are
wholly with the revolutionists and g.
peciafly are they not slow In expressing
their sympsthies with unfortunate
Finland where. OF course. there are
tbouss nds Of Swedish Finns who must
at no distant day become involved
In the revolutiosary struggle. The
Swedish papers In Stock holm are pub.
fishing extra editions pertaining 10 the
81 Petersburg revolution. Excite
ment IL at a high pitch and the Finnish
residents are holding mass meetings
for the purpose Of sending aid to their
struggling brethren in Finland.
Shortly after the Iroquois fire in
Chicago committee was appointed
to investigate the tbeaters In Stock
holm The result was that two thea
ters were permanently closed and that
the others were found to require alter
stione that dema nded temporary clos
ing. The new regulations provide that
the iron curtains In theaters must be
ir charge of officers of the FIRE brigade
and twenty city nremen must be pres
emit on the stage at every performance.
The stage must be directly connected
by telegraph and telephone with the
central fre brigade station.
During the month Of December
there were not less than 2,127. 1877 pas
sengers on the street railways of
Stockholm. During the entire year
there were some 10000 900 passengers.
There 10 no truth In the report pub
lished By the London Daily Telegraph