Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-03
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The government has authorized the
construction OF a railway from Upsala
to Enkoping. ssz s'4ssz7 o. III. .#5s.szs;t-
81 The late Consul G. Ehnberg willed
800 900 to different charitable concerns
in Helsingborg. .s~%# s...-.~
The seedmen of Southern Sweden are
selling large quantities of seeds to
German dealers this spring.
y Prepare tons are being made for
the eleventh International geological
congress which will be held in Stock
holm in 1910. 49, -. ..s....., 49, =
p The1 Stockholm board of aldermen
propose that the city take up a loan
of $1s,5o0,0oO for building a new court
house., a custom house, slaughter
house, a hospital and public school
houses.
The observation-disclosures Min
ling Company exported $1,000 tons Of
iron ore in February. All or it was
carried across the peninsula to Norvik,
Norway, whence it was taken by sea
to Germany and other countries.
Some public spirited men in South
eastern Skane have formed an organi-
cation for starting a peoples high
school at Tomelilla, and they have
advertised for principal, who is to
enter upon his work next fall The
school will be opened in rented quar-
ters.-
About 400 silver coins from the
years 1887, to 1910 were found in
Vastraby, Skane, last tall, and the
find will be abquired by the Malmo
museum. 1t is supposed that the
| money was concealed in the ground
during the Stenhock war, perhaps in
ITO.
A few prominent public men have
petitioned the government for permis-
sion to run lottery for the estab-
lishment. Of an institute o. scientific
research at the University of Upsala.
The plan calls for five drawings Of
$2T0,00 each, and the profit is put ut
$27o.ooo.
The experts who have been try
ing to ascertain the cause Of the death
Of several men on board the Olof Wiki,
of Gottunburg, have come to a some
what negative conclusion. They first
mentioned a number of gases from
which the victims did not die. and
finally mentioned three kinds of gases
neither of which could be proven to
have caused or not caused their
DEATH
The Blue Ribbon temperance So
cieties of Sweden have, thru their
executive committee proposed nat
ional plebiscite to find out whether a
majority of the people Of Sweden wish
to have the sale and manufacture Of
| liquor prohibited. The proposition will
| no doubt be acted upon by the differ
ent temperance associations In the
course Of the year.
NORWAY.
1t was stated in these columns a
! short time ago that Prof. Elliott Of
Cleveland, Ohio, declared before a con-
| gressional committee that Herby H.
| D. PIERCE, U. 8. minister to Norway,
had done something wrong by pleading
! the cause Of private parties before The
Hague tribunal while being. himself
officially connected with that tribunal.
Mr.. PIERCE, who arrived in Boston a
few days ago, has explained that mat
ter in an interview, which reads in
part as follows: "The dispute between
| the Russian government and the
! American scaling vessels occurred
| while was charge d'affaires at The
! Hague in 1894 and 1901, and as the
United States government representa-
| tive there during the seven years of
the controversy I was thoroughly con-
/ versant with the matter. One of tbs
vessels was New Bedford whaling
| bark owned by Wing & Co., and there
were besides three schooners, one of
which was owned by the Eagle COM
pany Of San Francisco. They finally
asked me to act as their counsel in
the matter and Immediately wrote to
| washington asking for permission to
| act as counsel for the American ship
owners for a stipulated remuneration,
which the ship owners and had
| agreed upon The state department at
once wired permission. for me to act
| as counsel for pay. The Russian gov
eminent, however, refused to- submit
the matter to arbitration unless they
could treat with an official United
| States government representative, and
about this phase + also wrote the state
department. at washington Again the
department gave me permission to act
in an official capacity, and thus I was
in. double role, as the United States
representative and as paid counsel for
( the fishing vessels. :: won the case for
the ship owners and secured for them
damages from the Russian govern
ment for the loss OF time during the
detention. When tried to get my fee
| asscounsels for the ship owners, upon
! which Il had a written agreement: l
! found that they had taken the case
from without the jurisdiction of. the
District of Columbia to San Francisco.
4 accordingly brought suit That is
the sum and substance of the whole
affair."" In concluding the interview
| Mr.. Peirce said that it seemed hardly
Just that objection should be made to
g. United States representative abroad
taking an offered opportunity with the
sanction of the state department to
earn ia little money on tho side," es-
pecially when he personally was spend
Ing four times the salary he. received
! to keep up the standing of the Ameri-
can foreign department In diplomatic
circles. = e ~ : =, t%} FIR 5 sz
The Habil, a Norwegian fruit
steamer operating between New Or
leans and Honduran ports, was seized
by Honduran troops. The seizure took
place on the morning OF March IL,
i while the vessel was at Ceiba taking
on a cargo of bananas The troops
were assembled on tho water front by
the commandant of the port and 800
! strong they marched on board and
took charge of the vessel The Nor
Wegian nag was hauled down and for