The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-11
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of the Royal Norwegian university OF
Christiana.
Skaaae. one OF the southern provinces OF
Sweden. has recently passed through the
throes Of a riot something which has not
occurred since the famous peasant riot
started by the late Corporal Tullberg. The
present riot was in the nature of n demon
stration on the part OF labor as against the
interference in their affairs or the Students
from the great university city of Lund.
The laboreFs employed at the Svedala
sugar refinery demanded higher wages and
an immediate answer. The manager OF the
works. Consul WeSiTnp. answered that ne
DID not consider their demands unraason-
able and asked FOR an extension Of time Of
twenty hours In which 10 answer. Mean
while he would call a meeting Of the d.
rec,ors and submit the question to them.
The labor leaders refused ana ordered every
man 10 quit his work a once. although the
machines were still running. with large
quantities of 0ureiiued sugar I'm the boilers
whole freight train with white oeets was
expected The next morning. This would
have to be unioaded and stored In The
magazines. Otherwise the beeis might
freeze and the whole shlpnent would h., :
total loss. The iahorers knew this. and
Thought that they had chosen the most
oppoTiunc tine for inaugurating a strike
The oihee help was Immediately pressed
Into service IN IRE works 10 avert all pres-
e0t danger But 80 help could he hired
20 unload the shipments II heets expected
the mex morning., The morning train. how
ever. brought the relief IN 4 contingent II
hfiS students from Cpsala, who volun-
Tcrrti ;he!- services. discharged the ears
ans stored the bceta in The MAGAZINES
When the students returned 70 I4und m the
evening ,r8jG after completing their lob
thev were uet at the depot ny nm angry
u5eh 81 workmeu headed by the long
shore fnFn ana water iron, huns \ plafoon
- 0olsce beaded by the chief % s,slj-.
a0a the mayer. escorted thc students f~o,rl
~" depot l}}it the policc were not ~
Siect"d- \ fusHade ~ stones aud other
missiles ~ss oTrse3 on the pplsccnsn and
the students Tee sNa~or was sfvyls.k tr,
iAe head, the chjrg OF Yoj.eo received tvva
severe SN3,p wounds aDd a majority NJ
ife i'o3e"fnen ana students Mere hit The
nab Se7si cr increasing and dif rut dis
pe~se uu;l a Nss2y ~ mounted hrSS,rS
hDrie3 themselves sca3nx; ths }rfu~fRi.-.s
tnoA. c0ttinS ~ T5sit and 1eri with thft~
sAe%-s and Nount.nE several 81 the rioters
Another rios took place tire following dsv
outside x tite university but ,hs NAB usx
dispersed FaiS ended tins riots TIE al-
ft|fo-S q tht Svcdaa sugar rrtlaesle< aaa
rcaae h31a met ami decided 20 arce4s r.,
tee & mSnds - The strikers T-na s5,
dents are tAe koas az the hour In business
fsrrtes, ana Swedish pausrS sNreft tre
Sc aslst organs and. strangely enough tsa
Af'*i"rfaj}c SvenskA pHS hlaitt cogDnles,s
fhe Cots'>e taken ny ihc students TIE
i%eeFsrS rs~eat tbe Interference Of students
IN - boz Questions. ard g Is Ake'y that tha
university tSiy ga ths bear futur~ WI Wit
ness - TVs~ aisoh 81 the u,A axhts sr,sss ev-ys
stade7ats &ud Wefksueo wat-h were I've
orSier Ok ftf CAV during TIE <2ays % H. "a :
TsS0eg. and % w141ch sAe poet referred i,
ere cf rs fsElos}s speeches y hen he sad
That AVS 10 nos thrive In tals ncishg.sr-
heee %
ms reN tsaFise lA.ssT Insurance faw g-aes
iaio eHcet January - i>ss and tAe sn~ar-
aaee oe4sd - daily ia receipt u snaalr.ss