Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-06-27
.SCANDINAV Wan NEWS.

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Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN The FAIHERLAND.
| Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
| North Sea Within a Week
| or So just Past.
| The week ending June 18th was to a
large extent King Oscars week at the
! Paris exposition. He was taken around
| everywhere. and in spite of his years he
| showed neither lassitude nor fatigue.
King Oscar is very popular in France,
! and as grandson of Marshal Bernadotte,
he declared on his arrival that he was
| grandson OF France, a compliment which
| gave great pleasure
| On Sunday. at the Grand Prix, where
| Semendria. Baron Schickler's filly, beat
| favorites of the Ephrussi stable, the king
| was loudly cheered, and upon leaving the
paddock. was forced to stand up in his
| carriage for ten minutes to salute the
crowd.
On Friday the king saw the palace of
electricity and the palace of Illusions.
They were specially illuminated for his
| majesty. who was charmed with the at
tcntiOn. He also visited the United States
pavilion at the exposition today and was
| received by the American officials and
national commissioners. He inspected the
building and, noticing the American flag,
| said: I'VE all respect that
The following outburst of Swedish pa
| triotism was paraphrazed from an editor
| ial found in a Gothenburg newspaper:
"Our monarchy. which formerly took the
lead in defending our honor, has begun to
become danger to our independence
! with regard to Norway. This is the state
| of things now, and those who have
brought it about may rejoice in their
achievement. All real patriots now have
| but one choice. We cannot harmonic
our political love for Sweden since the
! former became a menace to the latter
Royalty or the union must be dropped.
| Either the union will have to go, restor-
| ing the throne to its national function, or
the monarchy will have to go, giving our
| national cause the same sure footing in
! the riksdag as Norway has in the storth-
| ing The union continues it's work. Hav-
| ing gnawed a hole through the principle
| of our monarchy. it is now attacking the
foundations of justice in loyal minds"
SWEDEN.
The Ee.11 Do:1
| Company has declared dividend of nine
| per cent
The clergymen of the diocese of Lund
are circulating a petition to Bishop
Billing not to remove from Lund even if
! the king favors him for the position of
archbishop.
number of works of sculpture, one
| to be made for the new riksdag building
in Stockholm, and twenty-five sketches
have already been presented to the COM
mittee appointed to make selection.
The end of the great lockout in Stock
holm is in sight, several of the parties
concerned having consented to refer the
| controversy to a committee on arbitra-
ton.
The psala students chorus has just
completed a series of concerts in the
| largest Swedish cities, and they are al
| ready abroad on their way to Paris.
Berlin. June 1.-The Swedish gymna SITS
have arrived here with a special train on
their way to Paris. They were met at
the depot by the Scandinavian colony,
Minister Traube. Col. Brix. director of
| the military athletic. school. Captain
Tschudi, of the aerial navigatiorf depart
| ment. and representatives of the Berlin
| Turner's Society.
The Swedish Tourist Club has awarded
| $135 to scientists who promise to study
some particular feature of Swedish life in
given localities.
| Five hundred men were suddenly
| thrown out of work at Ludwig Rossels
| iron works because two hundred of them
| refused to work over time. though they
| received Is per cent additional pay for
extra work.
About 1000 men formerly engaged in
| the building trades in Stockholm have
| appointed two members of a joint COM
| mittee to settle the great lockout by
means of arbitration
The government is preparing plans for
| the establishment of two so-caled "crim-
| inal asylums.' where criminals Of more
| or less unsound mind may be kept by
| themselves.
The total receipts of the Swedish Mis-
| sion Covenant for the past year were a
| little over $4,000, which is $1,000 in excess
| of the receipts for 1898. The Covenant
| holds property in China to the value of
| $4,000. and the value of it's six stations
| in Congo is about $500. The assets of
| the association aggregate about 5000
| and the debt is 100000. The annual meet
| ing Of the Covenant was held in Stock
holm June to 10.
| Alfred Johnson. who was on board the
! Maine at the time of the explosion, was
| badly shaken up. and death put an end to
! his sufferings a few days ago. He died
at the home Of his parents at Rostrane
! Stockholm.
| Nickel deposits have been found in pay
ing quantities at Prestmon. Angerman.
| land.
! The Press Association of Southern
Sweden will go to the Paris exposition in
| body. The expenses for the trip, in
Guiding stay$of six days in Paris, will
be $62:64'' for eacl, member. The party will
leave Copenhagen June 9Th.
NORwAY.
The population of @Kristiana increased
! from POI 255 to 226. $50 in the course of the
year 1899. while the growth for 1898 was
! almost $4,000. &.
| The city of Kristiania Is to expend Sc,
600 for floating bath house for women
! at Tyveholm. ..
| Lars Hansen Hannesdahl Of Askim, is
dead. He served as public school teacher
for fifty years and was very popular ir
| his neighborhood. al z@s.4..
| The Socia lists have held q national con,