Willmar tribune., 1899-12-06
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting NotesFryomn . !, Across = J. The,
ia Ocean. 1 N B
HAPPENINGS IN The FATHERLAND,, IN:
Principal, Events that Have Occurred In
the Old Countries About tho
North Sea Within Week
or So Just Past.
SWEDEN.

&a3 SWEDEN.
The vacancy left In the cabinet by the
resignation of Baron Rappe as minister
OF war has been filled by the appointment
OF j. l. Crusebjorn, who was born in 1S43,
and may point to splendid military
career covering a period of thirty five
years. Since 1891 he has held the posi-
ton of governor of West Norrland, and
In lS96,&he was elected to a seat in the
second chamber of the riksdag.
BaroQ L. Akerhjelm resigned as adviso-
ry member of the cabinet, and was at
once appointed president of the court in
chambers The vacancy in the cabinet
was filled by the appointment of D. G.
Restadius, who was born in 1S43, and has
served three terms in the second chamber
of the riksdag.
1t Is almost certain that within a year
from now part of the parish of Kyrk-
okopinge will be incorporated into the
city of sTrelleborg.
The election at mla-Sundle was an
nulled on peculiar grounds. Twenty-sev-
en- votes were cast by persons whose
names had been put on the delinquent
tax list. The delinquent taxes had been
turned over to a special official for COL
lection. Meanwhile the twenty-seven cit
liens in question paid their taxes to the
regular government of the commune
received vouchers and cast their votes
at the election. But the provincial gov
ernment ruled that the regular govern
ment of the commune, having turned the
delinquent tax list over to special col
lector had itself no right to collect the
taxes involved and receipt for the same,
11n0occ 70 A4 Inv, ho o;oJ
collector. = The vouchers were thus held
to be null and void, the taxes were CON
sidered3$to abe unpaid and the twenty
seven citizens were declared to have for
feited their franchise '' %s,T v
A protracted storm from the West
drove the water in skelderviken back
at the mouth Of: the Tunneberga river
to the East and the swater receded as
quickly as it had risen, leaving the
meadows dry. But large quantities of
fish failed to realize the situation and
were entrapped in little puddles on 1.-The
meadows. The largest pixies thus caught
weighed eight pounds.
The comniunes of Grefvie and sForslof
have voted out the saloons. The business
Has always UctH III lIlo I1cI1uS VI IcSl-
dents. At the last auction an outsider
offered the highest prices for the privi-
leges. But this was so distasteful to the
loud business men that they faced
about and voted Internationally against
license. .'.o
G. Danielson, formerly consul general
at Havre, France, has been appointed to
a similar position in London. Danielson
w hric c,11
general at Antwerp, was the Norwegian
candidates.; but he is ST years old, and this
was the chief reason why the king would
not appoint him to a new position.
Rev. Dalin, pastor of the Carroll con-
gregation, Malmo, has asked for raise
of his salary from ST. 160 to s2,4SO; but his
proposition was turned down by an over
whelming vote.
The crown princess is by no means we'll,
but she is going to spend the Christmas
in Stockholm. About the first OF January
she is going to Italy.
At Lulea the ice was thick enough Nov.
10 to tempt a man to walk across a bay.
But he broke through the ice and was
drowned. This is supposed to be the first
case of drowning the present season.
The new double-track railroad between
Malmo and Lund will be opened for public
traffic May l, 1900.
A Gustavus Adolphus opera has been
performed about 300 times in 80 leading
German cities. The opera covers the cam
paign of King Gustavus Adolphus in the
80 years war from 1880 to 1892. The whole
number of persons appearing on the stage
is about 500, the most of whom are re-
cruited in the city in which the perform
ance is given. The model of the opera
seems to be the Oberammergau passion
play, and the effect of the performance
is overwhelming.
The expenses of the poor department
of the city of Stockholm for the year 1900
will exceed $425,00O
Count Tolstoi, Jr., who has been STOP
ping in Sweden for some time, is writing
a series Of correspondence about that
country for a great Russian daily.
A tenant farmer in the Haddebo forests
found a young moose which he succeeded
in capturing. In order to control the ami
NAL more easily he buckled his leather
apron around its neck. But now the ami
NAL was thoroughly scared, and by a
desperate struggle managed to slip out
of the hand of its captor. People who did
not know anything about this escapade
were naturally dumbfounded at the sight
of a wild moose wearing leather apron
The whole number of domestic animals
that died Of spleniC fever in Vestergot-
land was about 1000, and the loss exceeds
S25, 600.
About 1000 persons attended a mass
meeting held in Stockholm in the interest
of the Workingmen rendered idle by the
Danish lockout
During the first half of the present year
80 passenger cars, 264 closed freight cars
and GAO open freight cars were manufac-
tured in Sweden. But there are orders
remaining for GO passenger cars and / ,4SO
freight cars. - 't ',''' !"
A Turkish family consisting of eight
members had been exhibiting bear and
an ape in southern Sweden. But their
income did not keep up with their outgo
and the gap was filled up. by begging
This procedure finally became such q
burden to the people living along the
Turkish route that the authorities gath
cred up the whole troupe and sent them
back to Turkey at public expense
NORWAY. ,5;
Foreign shipping is very profitable at
the present time, and quite a number of
Norwegian freight, steamers are said to
have earned their own cost in. one year.
Many steamers are engaged for the next
two years. The Transvaal squabble is a
great boon to the Norwegian ship-owners
by way Of giving them contracts which
would otherwise have gone to British
ship p-owners. -, .,.. ,f.,.' ,.1.,,.. =, ;
A conservative news bureau in KRIS
tiania IS "mOulding public ODiniOn'' hv
country papers. t&..
Arendal has had a $4,000 fire The fire.