Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-26
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS Y
Interesting Notes From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
tho Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
or So just Past.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
The Bostrom cabinet has scored an
1llustrious victory. From the very
opening of the present riksdag it was
generally admitted that the main ques-
ton before that body in 1898 will be
the proposition of the government to
build railway from Gelliyare to the
Norwegian boundry line near Ofoten.
at total cost of about SIS, 500, 900. It
was even rumored that the cabinet
would stake its fate on this bill; and
shortly before the final vote was taken
Premier Bostrom personally defended
the bill in both houses of the riksdag,
and intimated in a roundabo way
that defeat of the bill would compel
him to resign. A majority of the COM
mittee had already reported the bill
adversely, and powerful forces were at
work against it. But the government
at the last moment bore down so heav
lily upon the riksdag that the final vote
sustained the bill. The bill was dis
cussed during the afternoon of March
81. and the vote was taken late at
night, the result being: II votes in
favor of the bill and 81 against in the
first chamb Der. and 1876 to IS in the Sec
ond chamber.
The extent of the labor strikes and
lockouts of the first three months of
the present year was perhaps greater
than those of any previous year during
the present decade. The contests are
fought with bitterness which FORE
bodies continuation of the evil.
The removal of the crown princess
from Rome to Amalfi did not improve
her health. She is compelled to stay
in bed on account of neuralgia.
The queen has been stopping at Hon
nef.
The Klampenborg sawmill and pin
cries around Sundsvall have been sold
for $500, 900.
A bill appropriating 81. 700, 900 for
new warships has been favorably re-
ported by the committee
No ice in Kingston Qake) last winter.
That alone means high prices for ice
in southern Sweden.
Jens Nilsson. of Trollenas, while
busy blasting rocks on his little farm,
thought the fire of a fuse had gone out
and approached the rock to light it a
second time. But just then the charge
exploded, and the unfortunate man
had both balls completely destroyed
and part of the scalp torn away. He
may survive the injury.
Two wild elks were seen in the
northern part of Skane.
The government has ordered 1000
copies of a peculiar book for d1stribu-
ton in the army. The title of the
book clearly states its character: The
doctrine of the Bible on self-defense,
chiefly in regard to defensive war"
A new stock company is negotiating
for the construction of an electric rail-
way in Helsingborg.
The king made a visit to Gothen-
burg and called at number of public
institutions. The reception given him
by the people on these occasions was
enthusiastic. In fact. the whole citv
had regular holiday of the most
agreeab BILE kind
About thirty clergymen attended a
singers rendezvous at Eksjo. AS thew
were rehearsing for a sacred concert
in the church, funeral procession
arrived at the graveyard. "Let us sing
at the grave" said the director, and
the thirty ministers of the gospel sang
How Sweet the Slumber of the
Blessed" The person who was buried
happened to be a pauper, and our au-
thority properly remarks, ut must be
a unique incident, that choir of thirty
clergymen sings at pauper's grave"
Judge w. Upstrom of Sodertorn is
popular among the newspaper men.
And no wonder. On one occasion a
witness drew rough map of locality
at which crime was said to have been
committed; and as soon as the exami-
nation of the witness was finished the
judge ordered him to go to the report
ers' table and draw another map for
the benefit of the press.
The whole number of Swedes who
lost their lives in the recent storm was
about fifty. thirty-fve of whom were
drowned near Bornholm.
The Stockholm Teachers union req
commended that or tt be substituted
for DIT, and for fv, in the government
rules for spelling; but the king has an
swered that this spelling reform will
not be pat into practice in the govern
ment departments.
Niord, a new cruiser, was launched
at Gothenburg in the presence of the
king. Mrs. William Gibson performed
the customary christening ceremonies.
Sweden exported timber and articles
made from wood for more than S45,-
600, 900 in 1897. This is one-half of the
total export for that year.
NORWAY.
81 The geographical survey costs the
government $4,000 for the current
year.
At Farsnnd is to be found the crank
lest hen in the whole kingdom. She
is bound to lay two eggs. a day. One
early in the morning, while she is Sit.
ting on her perch-compelling her
owner to keep a pile of straw under
her perch to prevent the egg from
smashing; and egg number two late in
the afternoon H. 5@.i i.s sE5 =