Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-11-16
SWEDEN.


SWEDEN.
The king of Denmark has made Sven
Hedin. the explorer of central Asia,
commander of the second class of the
order of Dannebrag.
The presents received by the king on
the occasion of his jubilee are on ex-
hlbition in the national museum. The
collection is so large and rich as to
constitute an art museum all by itself.
The contributions made by Swedish
Americans are among the finest in the
whole lot.
An Office clerk in Stockholm was tel
ephoned that unless he return the can
non ball which he had borrowed" as
souvenir from the exposition, de-
tective would be sent after the ball.
The clerk was alarmed and returned
the ball. But what was his chagrin
the next day upon finding out that his
brother was the author of the tele-
phone message, who only wanted to
annoy and have a little fun with the
proud possessor of the coveted souve-
mir.
: An elder Stockholm gentleman has
intented a new kind of bicycle. The
wheels are about seven feet across and
are placed on either side of the rider.
The vehicle is propelled by means of a
crank, and the speed attained aston
ishes the inventor.
, The king had to pay at least s270, 900
out of his private purse during jubilee
week-such an awful lot of high-toned
visitors.
The Union committee is in session
at Stockholm.
The great machine hall on the ex-
position grounds has been sold to the
Stora Kopparberg mining company for
SIG, 400.
Edward Wawrinaky, the most noted
Good Templar in Sweden, in lecture
at Malmo, advocated change of the
evil. THE policy of abuse ought to
give place to a more humane modus
operandi. To overwhelm our antago-
nists with aspersions and bitter
charges, in the long run, does not help
our cause. We must act in such a
manner as to command respect by our
own merits, by our participation in
public life, and by our work for hui
man rights, political liberty and peace -
The managers of the state railways
will ask the government for an appro-
priation of $500, 900 for rolling stock.
An unknown genius broke into the
Hvetlanda Jail and stole a watch and
purse of money.
Several seamen heard strange cries
at two different times off the mouth
of 1sefjord, Spitzbergen, and a reddish
brown object was seen floating in the
sea Some of the men believe the cries
came from human beings, others that
they came from wild BIRDS
Mrs. Raymond Mande of London, a
daughter of Jenny Lind, has inherited
fine voice from her mother, but she
has never consented to sing in public.
Her three children are not musical.
Bomhus will have a new sawmill.
There will be 80 gang saws, making
the plant the largest one of its kind in
the world.
The capital stock of Skane bank will
be increased from about 81, 400, 900 to
about 81. 10000
The Westerns railway company pro.
poses to pay its employees a months
extra wages on account of the extra
traffic resulting from the Stockholm
exposition.
i. The combined length of the tele
phone aud telegraph wires in Swede1
is 80, 600 English miles.
Y"ho 1f %ho x,1e<o1
bank were greatly reduced during the
Stockholm exposition
The fortune of the late Oscar Dick
son was $1,000.
The expenses of the jubilee week arr
put at $1,000, 900, including the $3.50, O0t
constituting the jubilee fund.
- Scandinavians in South Africa have
sent the king unique jubilee presents
namely. 4 rough diamond imbedded il
blue clay, and a nugget of gold.
DIR. J. F. Liedholm has resigned a.
chief physician of the Vexio insane
asylum. His services in that capacity
covered period of ~ years, and unde,
his auspices the institution became the
3 leading one of its kind in Sweden
This result is admitted to be chiefly
due to the merits of DR.. Liedholm.
- NORWAY. ss.s4.~s,s..s.s:.. Ea:..
Captain Otto Sverdrup is busy max
ing preparations for his next strip t.
the Arctic ocean. The storthing ap
propriated over S., 600 for repairs Of the
Fran, and this work is being done al
4 Larvik. The ship will be furnished
with new deck, and its capacity for
resisting the pressure Of the ice viii
he increased. The crew is to consist
81 16 men. all Norwegians. some 81
whom are noted SCIENTIST Eighty
dogs have already been bought il
reenland, . besides g Swedish .ell
dogs The expedition will leave il
june. 1895. md the general plan is Z