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Recent Occurrences of Interest
i in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
CZAR STILL CRUSHING FINNS
Emigrants Find Difficulty in Leaving
the Country—Petition of Swedish
Ironmasters.^
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.
The Russian czar still persists In
crushing the Finn, and he and his
officials are now trying to check emi
gration by adding to the number of the
frontier guards. The people have,
therefore, ceased to emigrate In large
parties and are stealing across the bor
der by twos an*l threes. Many suc
ceed in reaching northern Sweden oth
ers take passage in Finnish schooners,
disguising themselves as deckhands.
Almost every day forty or fifty Finns
leave for America, but the greater
number settle in Sweden. The refu
gees accept almost any kind of work
which they can pick up. Eventually,
every Finn who is in a position to
move will emigrate if they can possi
bly get away. Men and women are
being thrown into prison because they
insist on holding prayer meetings in
behalf of the restoration of the Fin
nish liberty. Even the utmost vigil
ance of the secret police and gen
darmes does not prevent assemblages
of persons, both in town and country,
to discuss the plight of the nation and
to speculate on possible means of de
liverance.
There are a large number of tourists
visiting Sweden this summer. Of
course, nearly all tourists come to
Stockholm some time or other during
their journey, and as a tourist center
Stockholm now ranks as one of the
leading cities in Europe. Americans
and Englishmen are, as usual, the
most numerous. Next come the Ger
mans and Austrians and this year the
influx of French tourists has been very
marked. Stockholm tourist bureaus
are all doing an excellent business and
hotel and restaurant keepers all seem
in good humor. The popular water
way—Gota canal (Stockholm-Gothen
burg)—is patronized very heavily this
eeason. An unusually large number
of Swedish-Americans are spending
the summer in Sweden visiting rela
tives and friends.
Responding to the petition of the
ironmasters of southern Sweden, the
state railway administration has con
sented to reduce by one-half the
freights on Lapland ores in order that
extensive trials of the products may
be made. It is believed that the tests
will prove successful and that a great
iron industry will spring up in this
section of the country, giving employ
ment to thousands of people. Contracts
for shipment of Lapland ores to for
eign works expire in ten years and will
not be renewed. It is expected that
by that time the Spanish mines that
are at present the chief feeders of the
English iron industry will be exhaust
ed. Thereafter Great Britain would
be mainly dependent on ore from
America, Canada and Sweden.
Servia's royal tragedy and the unan
imous indorsement of the crime by the
skupshtina reminds the Swedish press
of the following story: "In 1874 an
international statistical congress met
in Stockholm and its members were
received by King Oscar, who directed
a few words to each delegate when
ine members were introduced to him.
He asked the Servian delegate if he
was a member of the skupshtina, but
the learned professor answered, indig
nantly:
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am not enough of a scoun­
drel for that.'"
The well-known statistician, G.
Sundberg says Sweden has during the
last twelve months lost 40,000 people
through emigration. The Froso mili
tia consisted last year of 1,200 men
this year the number has dwindled
down to 600.
Queen Sofia is at present in Kongs
vinger, Norway. She is reported in
excellent health and says that her
health is always the best when she is
in Norway.
Professor Alfred Nathorst has been
made an honorary member of the Geo
graphical Society of Berlin.
NORWAY.
Christlanla.
Says an American correspondent
anent the political situation in Nor
way: "Political affairs are becoming
complicated in Norway. All the par
ties, except the socialists, are breaking
away from their traditional lines of
clevage, being along the different
methods of settling accounts with Swe
den. The conservatives, or rights,
after opposing separate consuls, now
try to steal the liberal campaign thun
der by demanding a reform which it
has opposed for a generation. The
growing strength of socialism and the
radical liberals is causing much ap
prehension. The extension of the elec
tion franchise will probably cause
some radical changes in the storthing.
Thus, Christianda alone will have over
40,000 votes, most of them those of
workingmen with supposedly social
istic tendencies. The parliamentary
elections began last Monday and re
sults are awaited with anxiety. The
downfall of the Blehr ministry seems
certain. Premier 1'lehr undertook to
defend his ministry in a political ad
dress recently delivered at Hamar. He
admitted that the financial condition of
Norway appeared be dubious, but
insisted that there was no danger to be
feared. He devoted much attention to
the consular question, giving a compre
rensive review of the agitation since
1892. His party, the leftists, had
steadfastly fought out their program
for a separate consular service, and the
present negotiations, attained by a
joint commission, was solely due to
that party. The conservatives had
consistently supported the Swedish
programme until now the Swedish
members of the commission had con
ceded the demands of Norway. With
unparalleled audaoity they fow sought
to secure advantage to themselves by
adopting a liberal program. There
were many questions still to be solved,
and the liberal party could be trusted
to conduct the movement which it had
begun.
The peculiarly agitative attitude dis
played by the fishermen of Finmarken
recently has caused much alarm
among responsible officials in Chris
tiania. A great meeting was held
July 21 at Gamvik. At this meeting
the fishermen deliberated for three
days with regard to a proposal to tel
egraph the Russian government to In
tervene against the Norwegian govern
ment, which is charged with permit
ting the slaughter of whales which
drive shoals of herring into the fiords,
where fishermen are able to catch
them. Two Russian officers were re
ported to control the meeting, endeav
oring to get the people to resolve to
appeal to St. Petersburg. Prompt and
vigorous methods are now being taken
by Norwegian officials, and a gunboat
has been sent to Finmarken water, the
fishermen have been promised loans to
build seagoing smacks and arrange
ments are also being made to improve
communications for the sale of fish.
The cabinet has also assured the dis
contented population that the bill pro
hibiting the killing of whales which
the storthing recently postponed will
be rehabilitated. Latest advices in
dicate that the part played by the Rus
sians in the demonstrations at Gamvik
was accorded undue weight. The Rus
sians who investigated the agitation
were not officers, but drunken sea cap
tains. Nevertheless, the presence of
Russian political agitators among the
people is suspected and investigation
is in progress. It is also reported that
socialists are aggravating the trouble
and inciting the fishermen against the
authorities and the wealthier classes.
It is hoped that the presence of an ad
equate fleet of seagoing fishing ves
sels and other boons will calm the
storm.
Captain Hefb.ve, the new Norwegian
minister of war, has taken no part in
politics, and is not believed to be an
all-round radical, though he is known
to be a home-ruler. He can, there
fore, scarcely be a fanatical advocate
of warlike policy. Another sign of
moderation in the country is the publi
cation of a protest by prominent home
rulers in Bergen against the financial
policy of the present government. The
protesters will not support the radical
candidates on that ground, which
shows that the urgently needed atten
tion to home rule questions will occupy
the minds of the electors during the
forthcoming campaign.
DENMARK.
Copen batten.
Copies of the newspaper Haaloga
land published in northern Norway,
which have reached the Danish gov
ernment have caused a sensation in
Dandsh official circles. They describe
the condition of the fishermen of Fin
marken as bordering on destitution,
and assert that loyalty to Norway is
giving place to a desire to try the gov
ernment of liussia, whose attitude to
ward the fishing population is repre
sented as benevolent. Danish politi
cians regard this suggestion as exceed
ingly alarming, since they suspect that
Russia is endeavoring to spread the
notion that it entertains a special re
gard for the inhabitants of the eea
coast, in order to pave the way for
Russian occupation of an ice-free At
lantic port. Finmarken's disloyal dem
onstrations are considered by the Dan
ish press, which calls on Norway to
adopt severe measures for their repres
sion in the common interests of Scan
dinavia. It points out that sheer bar
barism prevails on the north coast of
Russia, where the people are without
communication or schools and are de
nied freedom of the press, speech and
association, and are buffeted from pil
lar to post by local officials.
The rural high schools of Denmark
are her strength, says an exchange
Founded by Bishop Grundtvig more
than fifty years ago, these schools have
been the means of spreading general
and particular knowledge among the
small freehold farmers, the largest
class in Denmark, and the class which
has always been the backbone of the
nation politically. The farmer is nat
urally an isolated being by reason of
his work, and has therefore had little
chance to enjoy educational blessings.
This fact has made Denmark a little
nation in spite of the superior mental
quality of the people. The rural high
schools, out of which the co-operative
movement so advanced now in Den
mark has really grown, have been of
incalculable value in spreading the
leaven of education, and in strength
ening in every way that class of small
farmers, tilling their own land and
making a fair living at it, which can do
more than any other class to keep
economic conditions in a nation
healthy and good.
A large delegation of Irish agricul
tural students from Dublin are at
present making a tour through the
dairy communities of Denmark to
study Danish dairy methods.
Professor A. Saabye, the celebrated
Danish sculptor, celebrated his 80th
birthday a few days ago. The old
gentleman is still enjoying excellent
health. MAKION S. NOIIELIUS.
THE MORRfS TRIBUNE, SATURDAY,
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Every department be
neath our roof is a
complete store.
please you.
SERIOUS RIOTING IN FRANCE.
Troopers Ride Down the Mob and Use
Their Swords.
Paris, Aug. 7.—The morning papers
report serious rioting in progress at
L'Orient, on the coast of Brittany,
where labor troubles have been brew
ing for the past several days. Last
night the rioters assembled in the
palace Alsace Lorraine and attacked
the military club over the grand cafe.
They also stoned and broke shop win
dows. The military was called out,
but the rioters pvt out strong guards
and erected barricades. The cavalry
chargod, the troopers losing their
tempers and riding down the mob,
striking men with the flat of their
swords. It seems probable that the
rioting will continue throughout the
night. The crowds show no signs of
dispersal. At midnight they were
marching to attack the prefecture.
NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED.
It Advocated Independence of Panama
From Colombia.
Panama, Colombia, Aug. 7.—The
newspaper El Istmeno has been sus
pended six months for publishing an
article advocating the independence of
the Isthmus of Panama from Colom
bia. The objectionable article was as
follows:
"Panama can and should be abso
lutely independent. We are not happy
nor satisfied under Colombian control.
Isthmians, without exception, are sep
aratists and dream of independence.
We do not seek annexation to foreign
powers. We advocate a sovereign re
public, governed and controlled by
Isthmians alone. Costa Rica, a small
nation, is happy and prosperous. Why
cannot the isthmus, being larger, also
become independent and prosperous?"
REPROACHES KING EDWARD.
Michael Davitt Says He Should Have
Liberated Colonel Lynch.
London, Aug. 7.—Michael Davitt, in
a long letter published in the Daily
News this morning, reproacheB King
Edward for his failure, during his
visit to Ireland, to exercise royal
clemency and liberate Colonel Lynch,
the only remaining Irish political
prisoner. He declares that no other
monarch in Europe would have neg
lected such clemency in similar cir'
cumstances, and says that when the
more or less manufactured enthusiasm
has died away, the Irish people wUi
remember the omission.
8AID TO BE ACCIDENTAll
8cranton (Pa.) Millionaire Shoots Him*
self in the Head.
Scranton, Pa., Aug. 7.—Conrad
Schroeder, a contractor and builder,
rated as a millionaire, shot himself in
the head, dying almost instantly. His
family say the revolver exploded
while he was changing it from one
pocket to another. Mr. Schroeder waa
a delegate to the national convention
which named Benjamin Harrison
tot
president.
BRIEF BIT8 OP NEWS.
John Gilbert Shanklin, for many
years a leading Democrat of Indiana, is
dead at Evansville.
After having lived sixty-five years
as a hermit Henry Combs Is dead in
his hut near Inwood, L. I.
The governor of the province oi
Kherson, .Russia, has been Jnstjucted
AUGUST 3,
Groceries
And while you are here buy your Groceries
for harvest, where you can get the very best
and fresh from the market at prices that will
Crockery
If you are in need of any dishes to sort up
for harvest this is the place to find them.
1903
ion,
by IBe ministry of TIie Interior To pro
hibit all meetings of Zionists.
After rescuing his mother from
drowning in the Burf at Coney Island
Frank Masters, an expert swimmer
from Brooklyn, lo'at his life in the un
dertow.
Mrs. Minnie Swift, wife of Lucien
Swift, publisher of the Minneapolis
Journal, died suddenly Wednesday at
Katahdin, the Swifts' Minnetonka
summer home.
BASEBALL 8CORE3.
National League.
At Chicago, 9 Pittsburg, 2.
American League.
At Philadelphia, 0 Boston, 3.
At Cleveland, 8 Detroit, 2.
At Washington, 1 New York, 2.
American .Association.
At Columbus, 1 Kansas City, 3.
At Toledo, 7 Milwaukee, 6. Sec
ond game—Toledo, 15 Milwaukee, 10.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis, Aug. 6.—Wheat—Sept.,
81%c Dee., 79%c. On track—No. 1
hard, 90%c No. 1 Northern, 89%@
89%c No. 2 Northern, 87%@88%c
No. 3 Northern, 80@85c.
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.
St. Paul, Aug. 6.—Cattle—Good
Now is the time for ha^rittg, and harvest will soon be here. We have a large line of
Repairs, Belting, Grease, Oil, and all those things needed in harvest, and we are
making a decidedly low price to close them out. Come in and look them over.
These are only a few of the many articles we cm save you money oh, as,
we have all departments full and we would like to have you call and be con­
vinced. Better Values, Bigger Bargainsand Smaller Prices than ever. This
store only seeks your tronage on thie solid ground of superior merit!!
to
choice steers, $4.25 @5.00 common to
fair, $3.00@4.00 good to choice cows
and heifers, $3.00@4.00 veals, $2.50
@4.65. Hogs—$4.80@5.50. Sheep—
Good to choice, $3.50@3.75 lambs,
5.00® 5.50.
Duluth Wheat and Flax.
Duluth, Aug. 6.—Wheat—In store—
No. 1 hard, 87%c No. 1 Northern, 87c
No. 2 Northern, 85c. To arrive—No. 1
hard, 87%c No. 1 Northern, 87c No.
2 Northern, 85c Sept., 82c Dec.,
79%c. Flax—In store, to arrive and
on track, 97*4c Sept., 97%c Oct.,
98%c Nov., 98%,c Dec., 98%c.
Chicago Union Stock Yards.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—Cattle—Good
prime steers, $5.20@5.60 poor to me*
dium, $3.65@4.90 stockers and feed
ers, $2.50(ft) 4.30 cows, $1.50@4.50
heifers. $2.00@4.25 calves, $2.50@
6.25. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $4.95
@5.65 good to choice heavy, $5.25@
5.50 rough heavy, $4.65@5.25 light,
$5.35@5.70. Sheep—Good to choice,
$3.50@4.00 Western, $3.25@3.95 na
tive lambs, $3.25@6.00 Western, $5.00
@5.75.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—Wheat Sept.,
«01,i@80%c old, 80%c Dec., 81V4,@
81%c: old, 81V6c: May, 82%c. Corn
—Aug., 51%c Sept., 52%c Dec., 52c
May, 52%c. Oats—Aug., 33%c Sept.,
34%c Dec., 35%@35%c May, 37%c.
Pork—Sept., -$13.47% Jan., $12.95
May, $13.00. Flax—Cash, Northwest
ern, 97%c Southwestern, 93%c Sept.,
94c Oct., 95c. Butter—Creameries,
14@18%c dairies, 12%@17c. Eggs—
ll@13c. Poultry Turkeys, 12c
chickens, 12@12%c.
Caught by Decoy Letters.
Washington, Aug. 7.—John F. Car
nell, sixty-three years old, a veteran
clerk of the office of the auditor for
the postoffice department, formerly of
Iowa, was arrested during the day by
postoflice inspectors on the charge of
opening letters addressed to the audi
tor and appropriating the contents.
Matter sent in decoy letters was found
on him.
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Clothing
We have the best bargains for harvesting ever
found in Minnesota. Working shirts, pants,
etc., and when it comes to fine clothes we have
them at prices that will make you simile. 25,
50 and 75c Underwear a lot for your choice at
20c, come and see.
We have just received a lot we can sell so
cheap no man can afford to go barefoot.
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IFLUMR MEAT MARKET.
We will k?ep on band a complete stock of Fresh
and Salt Meats, Smoked Meats Fish, Sausages,
etc. Also a complete line
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