Willmar tribune., 1897-09-21
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that Have Occurred in
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within Week
So just Past.

North Sea Within q Week
or So just Past.
SWEDEN.
The press of Sweden having been
busy discussing the present relation of
August Strindberg, the whilom noted
author, to chemical Investigators, Mr..
Strlndberg himself, under his own sig
nature, gives a brief account of his ac-
tivity as a chemist, and the titles of the
principal works which he has written
on chemistry. The appellation "chem-
ist,' however, does not give an adj
iuate idea Of his theories, and he does
not hesitate to call himself an ''alchem-
ist,'' for he believes, as did the medi-
aeval chemists, that the different sub
stances, such as gold, silver, oxygen,
copper, and some 70 other "elements,"
IN reality are one substance, or ele-
ment. On this theory Strind berg is
trying to transform silver into gold,
ETC., for If all metals are Identical, why
may not the form of the one substance
be gold as well as silver or. indeed, any
other form" of matter? While dis
cussing the role of Strind berg as al
case among the great men of Sweden.
Swedenborg was one of the most pro-
found astronomers of his day. But his
standing as astronomer was lost sight
of by his rem arkab religious system
Strind berg is one of the greatest Of liv-
ing Swedish authors, but at present
the world at large begins to look upon
him chiefly as an alchemist.
The school board of the city of NAL
mo has resolved to build two new pub
lie school houses at com bined cost of
$15O, 900.
The lectures given at the Upsala
are very popular, and some of them
have to be given twice because the
lecture rooms in the university are too
small to admit all the students at once.
Stockholm has contributed almost
$780,, 900 to the kings jubilee fund.
A somewhat mythical statement is
being circulated through the press re-
garding the dust of the regicide Ankar-
strom. He was buried in the crimi-
nails cemetery near Stockholm; but it
is claimed that his relatives later on
managed to remove his bones to the
Nafvekyarn park, north of Braviken.
where flower pot still marks the spot
where his dust is resting.
DIR. Sven Hedin, the noted explorer
who has spent years in the wastes of
Central Asia, is preparing a book on
his extensive researches. No less than
one American and four English pub
fishers have applied for the right to
publish the work in English. Dr..
Hedin has been engaged to lecture in a
dozen of the largest cities of northern
Europe.
A group of friends were chatting at
Bolze berg when one of them suddenly
turned pale as ashes, and said, show
Lieutenant Lindeberg died" They all
looked at their watches. It was 1870
p. m. Upon their return to Gothen-
borg they found that Lieutenant Linde-
berg had died at 7:30 p. m. The man
who thus proved himself clairvoyant
has been known as a skeptic. Thus
runs the story in the Swedish papers.
postal savings bank of Sweden, and the
mum ber of depositors is almost 500, 900.
This institution was established in 1884,
and during it's existence about 500, 700,
900 has been deposited, and Sis, 200, 900
withdrawn.
The managers of the Stockholm ex-
position are rubbing their hands with
satisfaction at the sight of the current
of coins pouring into their Golfers. It
may already be put down as a settled
fact that the expenses will be covered
by the regular receipts.
Anders LARSON, bookkeeper from
Lund, scored double victory at the
international races at Copenhagen, TAX
ing the first price for the throwing of
quoits, as we'll as for throwing the
javelin. The distance covered by the
latter missile was about 1875 feet.
Prof Holm Sren, that public bene-
factor who ''donated' house and lot
to the university of Lund in such way
as to make a decided profit for himself,
has concluded that it would be we'll to
resign.
e. A. Samsioe, Stockholm dentist.
is said to have demonstrated to a con-
gress of physicians at Moscow, that
false teeth can be inserted without the
use of plates or artificial gums.
A Japanese engineer representing
his government is Investigating the
mining interests of Sweden.
Eight thousand jubilee pictures of
the king and the queen have been
given to the employees of the govern
ment railways. The donor is ex-Consul
General C. O. Berg; and the price of
the pictures in the stores is 81 cents.
NORWAY.
The joarneymen painters strike in
Christiania was the funniest kind of
strike. The strikers formulated cer-
tain demands, which they handed to
their employers. There was plenty of
work, and one employer after another