Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-23
NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND,
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
tho Old Countries About tho
North Sea Within a Week
or So just Past.
SWEDEN.


nent position in the mail service of
Sweden, has been appointed to repre-
sent his country at the international
postal congress in Washington.
Julias Markell, for long series of
years the liberal party in Sweden, died
in Stockholm at the age Of 60 years.
1.-The sacrifices which the warm hearted
leader made for the cause of his dis
couraged people shall never be forgot
ten, but they will not be properly ap-
preciated until the history of the
suffrage movement is written with the
pen OF the victors. The old, venerable
Markell on account Of his sacrifices
was subjected to infinite scorn by his
adversaries, but he bore everything
manfully and cheerfully, knowing that
he was waging a noble war by defend
ing the vital interests of hundreds of
thousands of his countrymen, and that
he staked the best part OF himself in
the struggle.'
The car of Russia is generous nova
days Fridtjof Nansen applied to him
for permission to name peninsula
which Nansen discovered in northern
Siberia, after King Oscar, and the ap-
plication has been granted. Hence, on
the future maps of Siberia may be seen
King Oscar Peninsula
There is no use in trying to cover up
the fact that there is strong under
current of displeasure among the bust
ness men on account of the abolish
mont OF the present tariff laws be-
tween Sweden and Norway. This tariff
war was formally declared May IS,
1895, on which date the riksdag re-
solved to abolish said laws, the act to
take effect and be in force July Is,
1887. At that time the conservatives
succeeded in making those who were
less familiar with the facts in the case
believe that Norway derived greater
benefits from the tariff laws than Swe-
den: but as time passes it becomes evil
dent that this was miscOnce ption,
and that the adjustment of the laws
VII. do fully as much harm to Sweden
as to Norway. The gradual reversal
OF pu bic opinion in regard to this mat
ter was strikingly illustrated by re-
cent vote of the lower house of the
rihsdag, motion to extend the opera
ton Of the tariff laws for another wear
of six out Of total vote of 200. A we'll
informed daily claims that several
mem bers voted against the bill simply
in order to increase the em barassment
of that party which is responsible for
the actOf May IS, 1895. Even as po-
Etlcal move that act has not proven a
success. 1t was confidently expected
by the conservatives that the Norwe-
glans would take great pains to pre-
vent the actual adjustment of the tar
if laws. But the liberals of Norway
have used the act of May 18th in season
and out OF season as means of arous-
ing popular prejudice against Sweden,
while the business men on either side
OF the kjolen mountains are decidedly
averse to such disturbance as that
which must come July Is.
A committee has been constituted in
Stockholm for the purpose of collect
ing contributions to the kings jubilee
fund among the Norwegians residing
in Sweden.
The Methodists of Sweden have 1872
churches, the value of which is $3.50 600.
Besides there are IL parsonages which
are worth about Ss, 500. The aggregate
debt on the property is 1925, Oo0 The
salaries of the Methodist ministers for
the year 1896 aggregated s37, 900, of
which amount ST., 500 came from Amer
lea.
The surplus of the sugar production
for the past season is 500, 900 sacks. and
the manufacturers are preparing Pc
tition to the king for bounty on ex-
ported sugar.
Both houses of the riksdag have
passed a bill authorizing women to
plead for other parties before bar
The Observation-Disclosures Mining
company has offered to contribute
$4,000 to the defense of Norrlapd.
provided the company is permitted to
build railroad to Vassijaure. near the
boundary line Of Finland.
The childreu's home of the Stock holm
city mission has just received an anon
-omous donation Of 50, 700.
In Sabre parish, Angermanland, is a
small tenant farm far away in the back
woods. The farm for some time back
has been occupied by an aged couple
who, during the winter. were pr2c-
tically shut off from the rest of the
world In the first part of February
the hut in which they lived was de-.
sstroyed by fire; but as it's inmates were
too feeble to work their way through
the deep snow to the nearest habita-
ton they sought refuge in some sum-
mer stables. Having lost their food
and most of their clothing in the fire,
their circumstances were about as sad
as they could be-death either from
cold or starvation staring them in the
face. Eight days after the fire. how
ever, they were accidentally found, and
their lives were thus saved.
NORwAT.
An officer in the Swedish armv has
written a newspaper ar ticle on Scand1-