Willmar tribune., 1898-06-21
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Acros
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND,
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within . Week
or So Just Past.

North Sea Within = Week
or So just Past.
Jonas Ehrn berg, of Simrishamn, a
successful manufacturer, invited few
OF his most intim ate friends to social
gathering; and at the same time he do
mated over $500 to the labor unions of
the city.
The English organization Iron and
Steel Institute will have a meeting in
Stockholm in the latter part of Au-
gust. About 800 foreigners are ex-
pected to be in attendance.
Rev. Lofgren received larger num-
Der of votes than any other for bishop
of the see of Vesteras.
AT meeting of the Stockholders of
the Halmstad and Bolmen railway,
Governor Nordenfalk. one of the stock
holders, said: II will say frankly that
do not want the management to have
anything to do with the relation of our
employees to the labor organizations.
The managers have only tried to make
the employees tend to their business and
observe the rules laid down for their
conduct, without prying into the regu-
lations of this or that society to which
this or that man may belong. And I
think it is wise to pursue the same
policy in the future.'' This is very
different doctrine from that enunci-
ated by those concerns who but re-
Gently compelled their employees to re-
nounce their rights to join labor or
ganizations.
Thirty laborers at the Stockholm
electric works asked for an increase of
wages from to cents an hour: but
as their demand seemed to strike deaf
ears they quit work at once.
Mr.. Peterson, who was to be the
only Swede in Sverdrup's expedition
to the Arctic seas, is said to have lost
his life by drowning at Ham burg.
Miss Astrid Cleve. though only 20
years old, expects to receive the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy at the
university of Upsala. Chemistry has
been her special study.
1t is proposed to have an industrial
exposition in Gefe in 1901.
F. o. Tornlund has donated 500, 900,
practically all his wealth, to different
useful and benevolent institutions in
Upsala-
The church of Vestervik is in -four
ishing financial condition, it's assets
exceeding 500, 900, and no1debt.
The Swedish government announces
that no Swedish subjed It's will be al
lowed to serve in either Of the armies
of the belligerent powers. 1t may be
added that when a Swede aches for a
tussle with the Spaniards he>*swears
off" his allegiance to the government
of Sweden, and then tries his chances
Sven Hedin lectured on his explora-
tions in Asia before the royal geo.
graphical society of London, and Sir
Clemens Markham, the president of
the society. handed Hedin its gold
medal.
The city of Kristianrand has sub
scribed $3.50, 900 for shares in the rail
way proposed between that city and
Trelleborg
In many localities in southern Swe-
den the spring work was delayed by
large quantities of water which failed
to pass off through the underground
drains. In some cases the passage of
the water was stopped by beet roots
which had grown down between the
drain tiles. But in most cases it was
found that hundreds of toads had crept
up inte the drains from the outlet and
thus completely stopped the flow of
water. The toads were sometimes
found hundreds of yards from the out
lets of the drains.
E. Hemberg writes from Siberia that
after consultation with many reliable
and we'll informed Siberians he has
come to the conclusion that Andree
did not descend in the Tundra district,
for in that case his winter quarters
would have been known by this time
But the thoughts of the people are di-
rected to the New Siberian islands. If
Andree was forced to descend on the
pack ice north of Siberia he would
naturally try to reach the nearest
depot, which is located on said islands,
But no matter where Andree has de-
scended, or under what circumstances,
needs succor. The people throughout
Russian Siberia are greatly interested
in the fate of the plucky explorer.
Julius Holm berg, a student singer of
Lund from way back, died at the age
of 55. He made little progress in his
studies from year to year; but as a
singer he was famous far and wide.
The scope Of his voice was such that in
his palmiest days he could sing practi-
$14
human voice. The latter part of his
life was much checkered, and a fit of
apoplexy closed his career.
NORWAY.
A fund is being raised for the relief
of needy seamen and of families left
destitute by the death of seamen. The
subscriptions indicate that the en-
deavor will meet with success.
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