Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 28, 1900, Page 2

PROS? OF FRUSTS 4S THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CAM- PAIGN OPENING Under Republican League Auxp'ces—A Record Breaker of Absolutely Barren Results — Other State aud National Points—The Railway Corporation Press Siow Their Hands—They Relieve the Courts of Arduous Labors by Their Wise and Unprejadiced Decisions—“On to Indianapolis” for the Democratic Campaign Opening—Governor Lind and the Indian Seare—Namerous Omens of State and National Success—The Week's Roundup. Reform Press Bureau, St. Paul, July 23, 1900, Of all spiritless, uninteresting, tame and unprofitable affairs of national pro- portions, the State and National Re- publican League convention holds the record. The most striking comparison to it was the grand fizzle ratification mecting at the Minneapolis Exposition building, following the McKinley nom- ination in 1896, which was presided over by Pine Lumber Magnate TB: Walker, and which, held in the heat of July, was so chilly that Mr. Walker has never presided over another such meet- ing, and in fact has been in California almost ever since. The State League convention was an absolute fizzle, with the slimmest of audiences in attendance. This might bave been laid to the weather, but not so the slim attendance of national del- egates to Tuesday and Wednesday’s convention, for that had been adver tised throughout the country for. the past year as the great refreshing time, when the good weather of the North- west invited the outing. The delegates came not, and all the hotels, which for weeks had made ready for immense delegations, had their trouble and empty rooms for their plans. Inceed, the convention wound up Wednes lay, cutting off a whole day. ‘The sessions were tame and feature- less, not even relieved by Senator Nel- zon’s voluminous address, read in his schoolboy style (to use the expression of one of the Republican editors of the state who figetted through the senator’s platitudes), and only momentarily re- lieved by the brief presence of the ex- pected great star of the occasion, Gov- ernor Roosevelt: He spoke but a mo- ment to the convention, in a gingerly, crabbed way, as if fearing to give away the points he had prepared for his main speech, the campaign ‘opener.” The “Rough Rider’s”’ impression upon the convention was plainly of little effect. Delegates openly expressed their disap- pointment. The evening Auditorium meeting was a success, both in attendance and en- thusiasm from the portion of the au- dience in full sympathy (for there was a large portion of it that did not ‘‘touch off’’ at each suggestion of the manage- ment composed of people there to lis- ten and to judge for themselves). The meeting was as large as the building could hold, just about the equal of,and no greater than the recent pro-Boer recep- tion. But there were no outside thou- sands, no impassable streets as on Bryan occasions, and the overflow meetings announced for each inviting corner, did not occur. In fact the com- ing of something like 1,000 from Min- neapolis saved the meeting from the chill cf unoccupied seats. A few were shut out by closing the doors, mostly swearing Republicans who had been excluded because not having secured tickets, apropos of which the fact that Leaguers were obliged to pay 50 cents before they could have the necessary pasteboards made much bad feeling. There is scandal about the ticket man- agement, Republicans themselves mak- ing very unsavory charges. Some Republicans explain the tame- ness of the event by the bad odor that has ever surrounded the league in this ) state, which goes back to the Goodnow regime, when scandals regarding the } finances of the leaguo were frequent from the time that Goodnow got con- trol down to the time he got his reward from the McKinley administration for the dirty work done by him in the cam- paign in the name of the league. The talk that league officials sold tickets to the Roosevelt affair, and put the money in their pockets, is quite like the pre- vious scandals of the league. Other talk is that the affair would have been of greater interest had different men locally handled it and had charge of the person of Roosevelt. That he was dined by that great warrior of The Pioneer Press, who seryed in New Brunswick during the vil war, dampened the military spirit. Others kicked because Lumber Truster Tom Shevlin, as na- tional committeeman, was high push to go and bring the star here. The whole affair, judged from the standpoint of a national event, fully justifies the view presented by our car- toonist, that Reosevelt contended with a Minnesota blizzard in starting the Mc- Kinley campaign. Says The Globe: “Tn point of numbers the convention was a frost. Not more than 400 dele- gates froma distance were in attend- ance, when it was expected that the convention would bring several thou- and people to the city.” a The most doleful reports were circu- lated among leaguers about the pros- pect of having much of.a campaign fund this year. That Hanna wes fall- ing down with the corporations that he milked four years ago was conceded, and that the gigantic trusts organized since ’96 must be relied on was admit- ted. And that was given as one of the reasons why Hanna had McKinley omit all mention of the trusts in his letter speech of acceptance. ‘*You will have to raise your own funds in Minne- ' their futile efforts to compel corporate told a prominent Minnesotan. The latter confessed that the outlook was poor foreash for the campaiga, An- other said that the bad thing about it was that whatever the Bixby machine could get together it would spend in the interest of the Bixbyites. Bixby as tne candidate two years from now ap: pears to bo the slate, and everything would be managed to bring about that result. For the Democratic campaign is now tocome the formal notification of Bryan and Stevenson, which will occur at Indianapolis Aug. 8, aud which will probably be the grandest demonstration ever known in this country. Alsoat the same place on Aug. 16 will be held the national meeting of the Anti-Im- perialists, the indications being that they will endorse the Democratic plat- form and candidates for the liberty campaign which they will conduct. A national meeting of the anti-trust or- ganizations may also be held about the same time, with like action more than probab:e. Concerning remaining events, before the campaign can be said to be actually opened, there are first in interest the two state conventions tomake up the fusion ticke: on state officers, which will be held Sept. 6, the Democratic at St. Paul and the Populist at Minneapo- lis. They were not called both in the same place for lack of hall room for both on the same day. But the differ- ent locations shouid not make any dif- ference in barmony of action. The state ticket made, the state campaign will have a formal opening with events big enough to suit all. What do the people of the state think of the situation regarding the labors of their railroad commission to protect the people against railroad combinations for exorbitant rates, and, as to the Northern Pacific-St. Paul aud Duluth consolidation case, when the corporation daily papers rush in and in advance de- cide the law and the facts to the preju- dice of the commission’s efforts? Tho Times foilows The Globe in deciding absolutely the great questions which the commission is bringing before the courts, towit, that the roads have not violated the law, and the roads are not competing lines, and that no questions of public policy, or of the people’s rights and interests are at stake. Ifwe are not mistaken there will be a protest from the people of the state that will be | unmistakeable. Meanwhile the people can rely on it that the commission and | Governor Lind will not be disturbed nor swerved from their discharge of sworn duty to the people and the state. Apropos, one of those papers quotes a railway official as saying, ‘Now is the time for the roads to fight the railway commission if they ever hope to win a victory over that body."’ In this connection it may be stated that the commission will within a few days be ready to promulgate the new general schedule of rates which they have been considering for some time past. That it will be acceptable to everybody, except possibly the roads, goes without saying. The week has seen wheat fall again to within a few cents of the low ruling price of the last year, standing at be- tween 50 cents and 60 cents at interior Minnesota shipping points, the home market. This, ‘with loss of crops, small yields, trust prices about as high as ever, will make the McKinley prosper- ity look like 30 cents to a great many farmers. And of trade in general the situation is in many respects serious. Mills are closed, men out, trade small, jobbers selling little, strikes continue, and labor in the large cities is in great distress, notably at Chicago, St. Louis, Philadel- phia, etc., etc., where corporation op- pression and war on labor organizations | prevent settlements of the matters in dispute and where in instances the peo- ple have invited the aid of the courts in authority to cease its arbitrary and un- reasonable attitudes toward labor. Gold also is commencing to go abroad again, for foreign war operations, and our $100,000,000 gold reserve is reduced to $59,000,800. Our own situation as to Asiatic affairs adds to the uneasiness. United States Marshal Grimshaw, though a political opponent of Gover- nor Lind, does the latter the justice to commend his prompt action in sending troops into the Indian country in the late scare. Still the goppite press quotes the marshal to the contrary. Apropos, there is indignation, espe- cially in the northern part of the state, where Governor Lind’s ‘course was warmly commended, at the misrepre- sentation that has been made, espe- cially by the’ St. Paul Dispatch. On file in the adjutant general’s office were official dispatches, showing the promp- titude with which Governor Lind acted and reported to Washington, and fur- thermore that he at the same time in- formed the department thatif it had need for the soldiers at Fort Snelling, to use them, as he would be abund- antly able to care for the Indians with the state forces. All Minnesota is honored by the pres- ence, taking needed rests at Minne- tonka, of Hon. James K. Jones, our be-’ loved head of the Democratic’ national committee, and Hon. Adlai Stevenson, ex-governor of Illinois, and ex-vice president, and our loved and trusted candidate for vice president. Against the time when they are given the ex- pected formal reception, all wish for them that rest and comfort, with the members of their families, that will fit Ase for the ardu us labors before them. In Which Teddy’ Roosevalt Opened the Republican National Campaign. I MNMESOTA BLIZZARD for the Repub- lican Party Are to Be members of those parties desire the per- epublie and all its hallowed petuity of the liberties and and dearly bought rights, They fear that these will be put in’ jeopardy if the United States adopts as its permanent policy, the conquest of As Results of men that Governor Roosevelt does not “the great civilized na- ; distinguished rough rider, the quintescence of honesty courage and decency, the governor of the great state of New York, who seems mad- dened with imperialism and whose ambi- measureless. and bloodthirsty as that which burned within the breast of Alexander or of Napoleon, spoke in glowing terms and praised the patriotism of the German people for up- holding the German emperor's policy of building a great navy so that Its citizens be protected and its trade rights maintained throughout the world. penetrative seems inadequate to foresee the possible results of tne operations of that nayy, or else he and his co-patriots have abandoned the Monroe doctrine. He or else welcomes, colonization by Germany of the Ar, where the German emporer perfecting measures to give his subjects America a colonial government And now that we Did Roosevelt Open the Repub lican National Campaign at St. Paul. Calm, Fair and Dispassionate , Review—Comment on the Occasion. The following calm and dispassion- Governor Roosevelt’s opening of the Republican national campaign,- is presented for press readers, and that it is such a fair and candid review, all fair-minded persons who were present on the occa- sion, are called to witness. is also intended to be the spirit in accompanying note and under his suzerainty. have reached this part of Governor Roose- yelt’s speech in advance of the order that we had in mind when beginni: ylew, let us consider briefly o which pertain to his expausion or im- perialistic utterances, and we are au- thorizéd now to assume and believe that they are part and parcel of the McKinley program. He says expansion brings peace. ‘There will be at the outset of course some ate review of which the comment is made. Theodore Roosevelt has opened the presi- dential campaign of 1900. the key-note. of the Republican mistaking its meaning. doubt before, it has been swept away b: “eourage and honesty.” it is “Imperialism.” no other word in the English vocabulary that adequately ‘expresses. it. try is at last boldly asked to forget the warnings of Washington and the teach- ings of Jefferson and States government is a world power and as such it must do as Russia, France, Eng- lang and Germany do. In reviewing Governor Roosevelt's open- ing speech in the campaign we are not moved by any mean motive of attempting to depreciate his achievements, smirch his belittle his qualifica- tions, or to deny his popularity, but we are animated more especially in a desire the causes which make popular with a section of the American people, and to submit to the candid ofin-; ion of American citizenship whether there ; lie in those causes and thelr; manifestation manifold dangers to this Re-j Governor Roosevelt a timid man may be ever so benevolent and amount to noth- is afraid to act, to avail himself of the opportunities that ‘are open- ed to him; and so with nations, they must ressive and warlike, ings they want, through fire, blood ‘and human slaughter. of his proposition. that expansion peace, he cited the Algerine pirates Mediterranean, to whom as in 1830 we paid tribute for the of our ships and France expanded over that territory and we have had peace there ever since. so, as if intoxicated with his theme, he that great autocratic monster of the north, whose subjects are ruled with a despotle hand that admits of no protest or redress, Turkestan, of Englan ments and subjection of the Soudan, he might have gone further and ing, because he He has sounded He has eager De Polley arty, and there is no Z If there was any | 2fter the th this example of instanced Russia, , in her conquest of d in her aggrandise- And he said in Turkes- tan and the Soudan where in times past could not penetrate, now as safe as in New York or Minne- sota, or something to that effect. great civilized learned to wor! in carrying out this the ‘ancient peoples 0! ession of their territory and revenues ting their people to foreign con- He dwelt at lengta upon the a tion of Louisiana, Florida and New ico, citing the example of Jefferson and Jackson; that we had to war against the inhabitants of those territories (meaning the Indians) as we bave in the Philippines, ‘d} and essayed to be very funny in quoting Josiah Quincy in opposition to the an- nexation of the territory west of the Mississippi river, likening the op) resent day expansion to Quincy. ue respect to Rooseyelt and his ad- mirers. we refuse to see any relevancy in Annexing contiguous ter- abited, but afford- s for immigration le and those from foreign assimilation with us, ter- population and African republics. ‘* hand to hand together,” olity of despoiling the earth, taking rtue of decency, and honesty in public ‘life, rightly holding that these qualities are employments the welfare of the country. But In mak- ing his argument he clearly claimed that the Republican party, has monopolized all Men who possess a clear judgment, thinking men, those acquain' with the political histor, know how fallacious suc! and all allegations of this kind go in at one ear and out of the other, leaving no They know that they of this country, an argument is, lasting impression. are used in a partisan sense, the words of an advocate, rather than the deliberate judgment of the court. there is infinite mischief in this sort of Necessarily there are many reople who have not the 0} portunity for reading and keeping in touc! or of separating the chaff from the wheat —the sincere from the cant—the truth] from falsehood. effect of such teachin; Roosevelt's exalted position, is calculated to engender hatred among the people, ar- raying one class against another, arousing | of government among neighbors, | jn sta the two cases. ritory, practically uninh Ing the best opp of our own peo} lands capable 0! ritory that by growth of settlement would, velop into states, whatever to the ann the China sea, which are densely populated with mixed races of »men incapable of or of administering our form t and admission as citizens He charged that campaigning. bears no resem exation of islands in And so the from a man in ‘tes of the Union. ‘the rebellion of the Tagals was prolonged the aid and comfort of the antis in this country and that the blood of onr soldiers was upon their heads. int to the fact that the most conspicuous of these antis ,are distinguish of Rooseyelt’s own party. the Tagals were incited by these traitor- ous Americans to hold out until after the election and said that they believed if they were able to do so and Bryan was elected “they would be free.” a bad break, as it puts the Republican sition of opposing, with rations of a people who enmity and suspicion friendships and: stirring up strif and thus making of th campaign for the election of the chief magistrate a veritable elvil war, where it be a calm and dispassionate consideration of policies advanced by the respective parties contesting for the su- remacy, each side honestly and sincerely latform would be the welfare, and its lead- jers and advocates laying these policies clearly before the people for their cho! How utterly absurd it is to charge that the six and one-half million of men who yoted for Bryan in 1896 lack courage and honesty; that they are all knaves and plunderers, repudiationists and cow: Again the distin; roprited all patriotism traitors. They would dishon out their country and and animosity, believing that its best for the gener: and decision. . party in the know despotism, to be f1 And the excuse for all this is that they are not civilized. the cradle of civilization so far as history rd, and whose achievements in s and sciences and civil politics, were transcendent in the world two or three thousand years ago, and other .coun- tries in the Hast where -clyilization flour- ished many centuries of America or of Great Britain for that matter, not Ofte lt hed rough rider a Think of it! bring on anarchy It needs no argument to prove that there is no ground for the char; and it is hardly worth while to name the illustrious examples of patriotic action of Democrats in every war that has waged. They will be recalled to the mind of every intelligent person. Can any intelligent person harbor the thought that because a man he does not love his for it In a bie Shy ne before the discovery fell, we cannot Gov speech, qeated himself as the areh.tmperial the confines of reck- ivilized nations were and their ‘customs “for even a moment ‘estern con't country and would not fight De cee, moving over. the face of tl ing thelr power Minnesota Democracy warmly com: mends the stirring address to Demo- cratic clubs issued by National Presi- ee ‘Tt has the true gota,’’ was what an Eastern delegate | ring. P GQasa- em, habitin; oe ‘ : Such a hope, it is put the shining garments, with vheir gilt and tassels, ot imperialism. with che sword in the right hand ana the toreh in the left, and it will aot 'e long before orders of nobility, rule by heredity and birth will follow in the wake cf the great, once free and liberty loving Ameri- can republic, dedicated to the proj cion that ail men are created free and equal. The declarations of the speaker on this subject were so bold and positive that they fairly took the breath of the audi- ence, and a daze, as of a sudden fear, seized them, A chill came over the audl- ence. Breathless silence prevailed, and at the conclusion of the exordum there yere only a few feeble, timid, scattered lemonstrations of applause. / ‘he speech being as it was the author- ized promulgation of the Republican policy, suows a defiance of past bellets and tradi- tions that is simply benumbing. | ‘Chere were absolutely but two points in the policy of the party that were annvunced, namely the gold standard and ‘expansion, as it was called, but in reality imperialism. ‘The only other references to subjects cr issues was by way of criticism «f the Kansas City platform. On the subject cf uusts Governor Koosevelt tried to make the point that Richard Croker and Augus- tus Van W ,» a member of the piatterm committee, were -stockholders In the Ice ‘Trust of New York, when as a m2 tact it is the other Van Wyck that holds the stock. He neglected to state shat of the fifteen members of the board of Gir tors of the ce Trust thirteen are Repu licans, He failed to denounce trusts, tailed to advocate any remedy, and al- though the Vioneer Press, in its published of the speech, es him say that rust la passel by Republ he did not mention the subject. in ress. If the law is valid and in force it onght to be*called the Sherman pro-trust liw, instead of anti, as trusts tourish uader it like a green bay tree, or the cedars of Lebanon. He: tried to make a point against the sincerity of the Democratic putting the silver plank duwa to: the bottom of the document, and said they were forty-eight hours agreeing t it, which shows that there were only per cent. of the convention tn iis while the Republicans believed in doliar one hundred per cent. H: come to all the fun he ‘ as it was not a question party was in fayor of free silver, but, as to mak- ing it ‘the paramount campaign. ‘The spech of Koo: onstrates the wisdom of the the Democratic platform in ¢ perialism to be the chief que nation might live on the sol or without a money standard 1 sibly, but the republic cannot long survive the’ policy of imperialism. Governor Roosevelt made a drazr: frenzied appeal for the pesple to & by McKinley. He said he MUST be el dd. There was a covered threat “must.” Does it mean that the army be u: to intimidate voters? He ex- hansted the dictionary with words pictur- ing the frightful consequences of the clec- tion of Bryan. The financial eenvulstons would be something awful, like the ciick of doom. The industries of the pecple would be swept as by a great maelstrom of Houid fire pouring down from the mountains and covering the valleys with desolation and death. The credit of the nation would be swallowed up and the shame of repudiation would blanch the faces of men. In brief humanity, one would think, would be changed in a twink- ling from its high aspirations of truth, benevolence, righteousness and_brother- hood, to something more terrible than Dante's Inferno, And yet he proffered not a fact to suprort his allegations of woe. We have heard such drivil before, and we have heard it in this state. In 1896 the same fate was predicted for Minne- sota if John Lind, that fanatic of free silver and all the heresies of Populistic Democracy should be elected. What has happened? We have heard Republicans say that once only in the history of the state has a man Sat in the gubernatorial chair, whose broad statesmanship and ability has equalled Governor Lind’s, and that was ¢ . Davis. And here we have a safe, economical, clean, decent, efficient government, with peace and prosperity, no diminution of credit, no calamity, no re- grets. And so If Bryan should be elected there would be no convulsion, no want of falth, no doubt of his honesty or patriot- ism, ‘no repudiation, no national dishonor, all peace and security, but we would soon as pemeible withdraw our soldiers from foreign territories, attend to our destiny as the unholder of freedom, equal rights and self-government on the Western continent and the viceroy of the angels who sang “On earth peace, good will to men.”” VELT’S CAMPAIGN OPENING. Now what’s the use of lying, even about the size of a political gathering? The Republican Twin City papers did it without stint, and without consi: ency. Thus we have the Tribune edi- torially speaking of the grand out- pouring of Republicans, when there were not 2,000 in St. Paul, all told, from the state outside and distant parts of the country. And the same paper’s reports gave 10,600 as the audi- torium attendance in one place, and reduced it to 6,000 in another. Getting down to actual facts as to league delegations, that from the great state of Ohio numbered four men, yuartered comfortably in one of the Merchant's ordinary rooms, while New York’s delegation of several hundred as expected, was accommodated in two rooms by the aid of a cot or two. And so on through the whole list. was probably one of the lafgest, per- haps a dozen corn-fed citizens of that state being here, while Missouri con- sisted of six men carrying two ban- lacked in size, for it promised the state to McKinley, when everybody knows it will give Bryan 60,000 majority. Speaking of the Twin City press, the Pioneer outdid itself in praise on Roosevelt. It slobbered. Columns on cohumns were poured out. editorially, fasted with a smooth rider who served in New Brunswick. manuscript which Senator Knute Nel- son read to the leaguers, it was found to be quite as dreary as those who listened to it declared it to be. Only misstatement of facts relieved the monotony, as when he repeated the falsehood against Aguinaldo, first ut- tered in the Northwest by President McKinley at Fargo, when he declared that Aguinaldo was a bribe taker— and his chiefs, when Dewey arrived at Manilla, “were living on and quar- relling over the money Spain had given them.” Nelson knows that Sen- ate Document 62 shows officially that Aguinaldo, breaking the contract with Spain because Spain had not given the promiséd reforms, had in bank all the money he had received, $400,000, and that. he paid it out for arms for the troops he raised, under the under- standing with Dewey to fight against the Spanish! Nelson says that there was no Filipino government or even insurrection at that time, when tory is unquestioned that his- the ino insurgent government and soldiers had the, at ‘that’ tins. dfiven Byain out ae Manilla, : NOTE AND COMMENT ON ROOSE- Iowa ners made in St. Paul. Selah. But Missouri made up in noise what it wise and otherwise, mostly otherwise. All because a “rough rider” break- When one of the Twin City papers had put into cold type the cords of that we could have had his peace for gold. Nelson put it that Aguinaldo | Stockholm recently by attacking from In Far Northland ‘Tid-Bits ef News fer Seandina- vians. UPSALA’S GLEE CLUB. It Receives a Most Flattering Re- ception in, Paris. ~ Upsala’s Glee club received a flatter- ing reception in Paris, and the Swedish students again owned the town, aS they have on-all former visits. Their concert was held in the Trocadero pal- ace, June 27, but little information concerning it reached American shores ~ until this week, as the story ‘had to come through the newspapers of Swe- den. From their accounts, the stu- dents made a success quite ‘akin to that of Sousa’s great band. The apr plavse which greeted the various num- bers was prolonged and enthusiastic, and Lundquist’s solos appear to have thrown the audience into a state bor- dering on frenzy. The fastidious mu- sical eritics are quite enraptured with the music and the manner of rendi- tion, Present in the audience were Srown Prince Gustaf and Countess Casa Miranda, nee Christine Nilsson. After the concert the singers were escorted to the Elysee palace, where they were received by the president and Mrs. Loubet, with the civil and military staff and many notables. Out- side the palace three Swedish songs and the Marseilles were sung, amid thunderous hurrahs, after which the students dined with the president and sang again. President Loubet decorat- ed Hedenblad, the leader, with the in- signia of an officer of public instruc- tion, and Lundquist as an officer of the Academy. Singers at Rockford, Ill. Rockford, IL, is now entertaining the Western Division of the American Union of Swedish Singers, and is do- ing it in a proper manner. This bust. ling town has a large Swedish popula- tion, and a great many of them are well-to-do, But the entertainment is not left to the Swedes, for the city is making a public affair of the sanger- fest, and considerable money has been raised for hespitality toward the visit- ors. Excursions have been arranged from points in Illinois and Iowa, and the fest should be‘a fine success. Ac- cording to telegraphic reports, over 200 singers, representing about twenty so- cieties, were on hand yesterday. The festivities will ecme to a close Satur- day evening. It is not possible at this time to give an extended account of the fest, owing to the fact that no pro- grammes have been received. Swensson Can't Break Away. To tear himself away from Bethany college and Lindsborg was more than Dr. C. A. Swensson could bear, and he has declined to accopt the presidency of Augustana college and seminary. Betkany college was founded by Dr. Swensson, while pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church at Lindsberg, and he has, nourished aud cherished the insti- tution and given it his best thought and heartiest efforts until he and the school are inseparable. It has already a larger enrolment than the older and still more important institution, and its revenues yield the indefatigable found- er more than his income at Rock Isiand would be likely to be. Change at Augsburg. President Sverdrup, of Augsbirz seminary, announces that the prepara- tory department ‘has been extended so as to include a three, instead of a two- years ‘course, as heretofore. This change has become imperative from the fact that the majority of new sfu- dents, being natives of the United States, are but poorly educated in Nor- wegian, and for those who intend to enter the ministry, a thorough Norwe- gian course is essential. English will reign in the \preparatory department, and will be used in all classes except fore Norse and religious instruction. Of General Interest. It is proposed to erect a statue in Stockholm in honor of Jonas Alstro- mer, the father of Savedish sloyd, who died in 1761. The new primate of Sweden, Johan August Ekman, has been formally named by the king as archbishop and prochancellor at Upsala univers'ty. A number of Eastern newspapers and magazines are making comments on the ability of Thorvald Solberg as register of conyrights at Washington, Dp. C. The Critic says: “No better man could have been selected for regis- ter of copyrights than Thorvald Sol berg.” In the past Swedish soldiers were much addicted to drink. The temper: ance forces were aware of this, and sought to scatter seeds of reform in the Swedish army. Their earnest ef- forts gained ground little by little, and at the present time more than half the soldiers are. temperance advocates. The Swedish-Norwegian young peo ple’s meeting at Throndhjem, last movth, was attended by 1,000 Swedes and 2,000 Norwegians, and was all that the promoters anticivated. Swedish and Norwegian folk and patriotic songs were sung in chorus, and addresses were made by Peder Svendsen, Editor Lochen and Anders Mattson. The ex- ercises were held partially at the big drill grounds and partly in the old ca- thedral. Nya Pressen, in Finland, has been suppressed by the Russian govern- ment, while Aftenposten, Abo ‘Tidning, Vusimaa and Uleaborg: Bladet have been warned. The news has awakened deep sorrow in Norway and Sweden, for the papers named have been mod- els for patience and forbearance under the most trying situations. ‘A regimental chaplain, Rev. Mr. Schroederheim, created a sensation in pit the common Swedish cate- being detrimental to the re- ligious souls of the young. — Couched in ‘dogmatic, well-nigh incomprehensible — eee it eth menses and religious fervor, and is useless and a decided drawback. . It is said that Mr. Wall, whose cyan. ide plant at Spearfish was recently de anothet § around} stroyed, will replace it