Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-11-02
NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
principal Events that Have Occurred in
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
OF So just Past.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN
general Borjdow has entered upon
n1s duties as governor general of Fin
iaho' At dinner given to him he said
mat his new Office was difficult one,
and that he would be REQUIRED to do
great deal.
"A sWordhsh was recently caught in
the sound. This kind Of fish is exceed
lngly rare IN the Scandinavian coun-
tries.
oer1ouS accidents have been very fire.
qnent IN the Hoganas coal mines dur
ing the past few months At present,
hal1 dozen victims are receiving med
1cal treatment.
The employees at the Gothenburg
steam bakery quit work because they
failed in their attempt to have a fore
man removed
The demand for cash was heavy in
september. and the outstanding money
OF the national bank rose from $l6, UOO,-
600 10 $4,000. 600.
DR.. Wilhelm Meyer, who is an au-
thority on Arctic explorations. takes
rather hopeful view of the fate of
Andree's expedition. 1t is most likely,
says he. that Andree has landed in
northwestern Greenland. or even far
1her west: and IN that case it may take
one or two years before he can return
to the abodes Of civilized men.
Stockholm has about 100 bolag sa-
looms, ~ restaurants and ~ wine
houses
An unaccountable deficit of So. 900
NIL
Orebro. and the anxiety of the acting
officials was great. After the bank
was closed for the day. however man
came and wanted to see the cashier,
and his message was that he had re-
celved $4,000 too much. The man had
the money with him, and asked for 81
cents for his trouble in returnieg it,
The dock laborers' strike in Malmo
resulted in rather humiiating defeat
for the strikers.
The torpedo cruiser Ornen carried
the king across the sound on his trip
to the funeral OF Queen Louis. Of Den
mark.
About 90 (English) miles of rails will
be laid this fall on the Ofoten railway
north of Gcllivare About 300 men are
employed along the line from the place
mentioned to the Ladnivara settle
ment.
Five cradles are rock ed in the same
house IN Il suburb Of SundSvall The
lady OF the house had twins last wear
and trip]etS this year. These five have
no less than nine older brothers and
sisters
The farmers in the South complain
that it is next to jmpossib BILE TO obtain
help for farm work because the Young
people flock to the towns.
In kristianstad company has been
organized with Il capital stock of $50
600 for the purpose of raising aspara-
gus and mushrooms.
Moscow society for the advance
ment of natural science has made King
Oscar an honorary member.
Mrs. Blanche Dickson of Gothenburg
has donated $13,500 to the children's
home of the Free Masons
Miss Elna Hakansson of Karlabv has
for great number of years suffered
from periodic insanity. She has been
cared for at twelve different times at
the Lund insane asylum, and again dis
missed as temporarily cured She is
now serving her thirteenth term in
that institution. An unfortunate love
affair IS said to be the cause of her
mental aberra ton.
bronze statue of CLAUS Petri. the
church reformer, was unveiled Sept.
80. in Stockholm, by the king.
The new waterworks of Ornskolds-
vilx are said to be the most efficient in
Sweden.
At Romeleklint about 900 acres of
young trees have been practically laid
waste by wild deer.
A new uniform has been devised for
the employees of the government rail-
roads, It is palmer than the old one,
and does not differ greatly from that
worn in the navy.
The liberal party club in Karlstad is
doing such thorough work that every
man in the city will be personally re-
quested to sign the petition to the
king for an extension of the right to
vote.
At Knared. Halland. is 9O-year-old
man who works regularly in the fields.
He has never been sick.
DR.. Hedlund of Kristianstad removed
4O-pound tumOr from the abdomen of
an old woman.
The king has granted concession to
private parties to build a railway from
Kristianstad to ,Efverod. The road.
exclusive of rolling stock, will cost
5000, 900, and it must be completed be-
fore the close of the year 1901.
NORWAY.
: No less than So copper mines are oper-
ated in Hatfjelddalen. {.
A Observation-Disclosures syndicate has
bought the rights to the copper de-
posts in Bottenvandfjeld for $25, 900.
Bishop Bang Of Kristiania attended
q the confirmation of Prince Gustaf
Adolf in Stockholm, after which he
proceeded to Italy, where he joined
party of clergymen who accompanied
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