Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-24
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND,
Principal Events that Have Occurred in
tho Old Countries About the
North Sea Within = Week
49,. or So just Past.

tho Old Countries About the
North Sea Within = Week
49,. or So just Past
1t will be remembered that the reg
ular guide ropes were left behind at
the time of the ascent of Andree's bal
loon from Danes island. Upon return
OF the gunboat Svensksund to Sweden,
Captain E. Andree, a brother of the
explorer, measured these ropes, and.
knowing the combined length of all
tho ropes of that kind belonging to the
outfit OF the balloon, ascertained that
the balloon still has 1885 feet of ropes,
or 400 feet more than was supposed i'm
mediately after the ascent of the bal
loon.
The Mackmyra suite factory, near
Geae, has been destroyed by fire, the
loss being $4,000. The annual out
put of the factory has been about $500
tons for several years past.
Swedish toddy has captured gold
medal at the Brussels worlds fair.
Vigorous measures have been taken
to have Sweden we'll represented at
the international fisheries exposition
in Bergen, Norway, next year.
The government of Congo has hired
DR.. Anton Nilsson, of Ystad, to serve
as physician for a period of three
years. His regular salary will be
81, 200 year, besides travelling and
other necessary expenses.
The wedding of Prince Carl of Swe-
den and Princess Ingeborg of Den
mark is to take place Aug. %.
King Oscar has conferred the title of
honorary general of the Swedish army
upon King Leopold of Belgium.
Sixty men were ordered to replace a
derailed train on the track at Lesjofors,
Vermland. Instead of using the COM
mon mechanical appliances resorted to
on such occasions, the men placed
themselves under and around one car
at time, lifted it bodily, and placed it
on the track. By thus applying hui
man force directly, the train was re-
usual method would have required
hours or even days to accomplish the
same result.
The college of senators of the uni
versity of Munich has offered the de-
gree of honorary doctor to King Oscar.
The platform adopted by the ma
tional convention of the social demo-
Gratis is more moderate than the plat
forms adopted by that party on former
occasions.
One out of every five persons in Swe-
den has money deposited in savings
banks; and the deposits average $50
for each depositor.
P. E. Lithander, Gothenberg mer-
chant, has written a lengthy commune
cation to the general trades union of
Sweden, recommending the establish
ment of a new government depart
ment. said department to be devoted
to the interests of agriculture, manu-
facture and commerce. 1t is expected
that said union will memorabilia the
king for the establishment of such a
department.
The stories about the fate of Andree
and his balloon only seem to become
wilder and more improbable as time
passes. The last story is to the Captain
Mortensen of the bark Ansgar. bound
from Dublin to Omega river, on July 10
saw a collapsed balloon about two
days voyage east OF the North Cape
AS will be observed, the captain saw
this object two days after Andree ef-
fected his ascent; and as nearly as can
be ascertained, the two places must be
some six or seven hundred English
miles apart. AS to the distance, it
might easily be covered in two days,
but the balloon started in northeast
erly direction, carried by a strong and
miles an hour. This makes it highly
improbable that it could be carried six
or seven hundred miles in the opposite
direction within such short time.
The chances are that the carcass of a
dead whale is what the captain really
saw.
Five Swedes will attend the inter
national medical congress held at Mos
cow this month.
ducts took place at Stockholm the first
of this month.
The government has put up five
prizes of $3.50 each for the best designs
for the new postofice building in
Stockholm.
NORWAY.
The storthing, by a unanimous vote,
has made an extra appropriation of
s1,215, 000 for the public defense. This
amount includes $4O5, 900 which the
government received in pay for strip
of shore line around the Akershus fort
While attending steamboat excur
sion on the birthday of Mr.. Steen, the
president of the storthing, Mr.. Konow,
a member of the union committee.
stated as his opinion that this import
ant committee will not be able to &C
complish anything. His remarks have
created quite a stir in political circles.
A reliable authority assures us that
a very respectable lumber of Norwe-
gian exhibitors will be struck by the
gold medal shower of the Stockholm
exposition; that shower is booked. for
the latter part of September.
Fire was started bv lightning at five