Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-03
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across
III. the Ocean. srIs5,.s
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.

HAPPENINGS IN The FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that Have o. Cured In
- the Old Countries About the
- North Sea Within . Week
y or So just Past. - -.
STOCKHOLM EXPOSITION.
Swedish iron and steel are not only
famous for their intrinsic qualities, but
they constitute a large part of the in.
dustrial backbone Of Sweden. Hence
1T is proper that the iron mining and
manufacturing industries should be
strongly represented at the exposition.
And this is the case, even to marked
degree. Not only said industries in
general, but large number of firms
are represented by separate pavilions.
The Sandwich iron works has large
building in which may be seen 1.-THE
longest saw blade in the world,''
which, by the way, created quite a
sensation at the Chicago worlds fair;
the thinnest steel plate in the world -
being only one-fftieth nillimeter in
thickness; and steel and iron articles
articles (which make the heart of the
true Swede flutter with JOY" The pa
vilion of the Bofors- Gullspong iron
works is built in the shape of mod
ern iron clad, from which the muzzles
of huge cannons are jutting out. The
two payilions of the Finspong company
are built in the shape of pointed can
non balls, surrounded by ramports
which are covered with fresh green
sward, and within the walls of the pa
vilions may be seen practically every
thing pertaining to the manufacture of
heavy ordnance. In the industrial hall
dozens of the leading iron manufacture
ers have comprehensive exhibits Here
may be seen Hults axes. with which
iron nails are cut as though they were
matches, leaving no mark on the edge
of the ak; huge steel bars bent into
loops and tied into knots while cold,
and leaving no cracks on the surface;
steel and iron in all possible forms to
demonstrate the toughness, hardness
and durability of Swedish iron and
steel.
SWEDEN.
The Stockholm, Westerns and Berg
slagen Railway company has borrowed
50, 100000 The bonds draw per cent
interest, and were disposed of at $1.o1
The account of the ascent of Andree,
Strindberg and Fraenkel given by the
latest cablegrams may be summarized
as follows: The cablegram is dated
Tromso, Norway, July 16. Itsays the
balloon assembled on Sunday, July II.
The wind blew from the south at the
time of the ascent, and the balloon at
once rose to height of about 600 feet.
Then a squall struck it on the top,
ket dipped slightly under the waves.
AS it again assembled it passed so close
to the Smeerenburgsund promontory
that the basket narrowly escaped be-
ing dashed against the rocks. This
danger past, however, the balloon and
its brave occupants had free sweep
over the Arctic ocean as far as the re-
naming spectators could see. The
ascent took place at $50 in the after
noon, and the balloon passed out of
sight at 3 o'clock. When last seen, the
balloon seemed to travel at the rate of
90 miles an hour. Unfortunately, how
what kind of miles the estimation was
based on. AS far as can be ascer-
tanned, the equipment of the expedi-
ton was fully up to the calculations
of the brave explorers themselves. The
cablegrams also persist in stating that
the ascent was made at Tromso, while
in fact it took place at Danes island,
Spitzpergen, about thousand miles
north of Tromso.
Charles K. johnson, editor of the
New York Nordstjernan, and leading
member of the Swedish singers who
are visiting Sweden, said to a reporter
that the singers are more than pleased
with the reception given to them in the
old country. Financially, the trip has
been a surprising success. Numerous
concerts have been given, but the re-
ceipts have never fallen below the $150
mark. AS to emigration, Mr.. johnson
said: "The most foolish thing Swed-
ish workingman can do now is to 20
to America. As to the Swedish women,
you know the matter is quite differ
ent.'' ..-.
It's proposed to improve the 1harbor
of Gefes to the tune of $500, 200. =:
. Rev. Blomquist, a Baptist minister,
had his valise stolen in the waiting
room at Ljungby railway station. A
newspaper sarcastically remarks that
this may lead to the conversion of the
thief, because the valise contained
nothing but religious tracts.
s. 1t is $50 years since the first, sugar
was located at Stockholm.
Spain has sent a representative to
Sweden to study the sugar industry of
Skane. ~ p 4. 2 r.. r. =,
The merchant marine of Sweden
consists Of 1,755 sailing vessels with a
tonnage of 2T, $50, and 927 vessels with
q tonnage Of 2o4, 16o. t. ss.
"a timber fire at Lidhult, though
greatly favored BY dry weather. was
checked before doing any very great
damage. But in many places the fire
has been smoldering, necessitating the