Willmar tribune., 1900-05-23
SCANDIN| IAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
+" Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FA1HERLAND.

HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
Or So just Past.
VIM. E. johnson, an American Jour-
nalist who has spent several weeks on
the Scandinavian peninsula and has
just completed the most thorough ac-
count of thf "Gothenburg system" of
handling the liquor trade which was
ever written by a foreigner, winds up
his account in an American weekly
with the following glowing tribute to
the good qualities Of the Scandina-
vians:
''In my weeks of daily association
with these people of the north, I.have
acquired most profound respect for
the Scandinavian character. After
breaking the social she'll with proper
introductions, I have been amazed at
the cordiality with which have been
received by officials and others. Even
the most enthusiastic defenders of the
Gothenburg system threw wide open
every avenue of information. They
furnished me with data which reflected
upon their opinions with the same will
lingness as the facts which supported
their views. Such men as Herr Andree
of Gothenburg, Wiselgren and Wa
vrinshy of Stockholm and the Kiaers
of Christiania are among Gods princes
on earth.
II admire this magnificent people;
their young men and their old men,
whose anatomy consists mainly of
heart and brain; l bow down before
their frus and frokens, women of most
wondrous and exasperating beauty.
In Sweden you are in the home of cul-
ture, learning and art, the center of
the most exquisite politeness. In Nor
way you are in the midst of the old
rugged Morse manhood which has been
the theme of song and legend for a
thousand years. But behind both
there is the same character back
ground; a simple directness, genuine
ness and warmth of human feeling that
l have never seen equaled.
''These people have given the Goth
enburg system trial, such as 1 be-
lieve no other country could, and re-
formers everywhere owe them their
thanks for doing it,"
DENMARK.
The question of selling the Danish
West Indies to the United States will
not down. One day we are assured
that Denmark will not part with them
under any circumstances, and the next
day or next week either the United
States or Germany is mentioned as a
prospective purchaser. The latest ref
erence to this question was caused by
U. S. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,,
who made a ''warlike" speech in con-
nection with the naval appropriation
bill. His speech was the more signifi-
cant because he did not mention any
names. He simply warned the powers
not to monkey with the Monre doc
trine, and he clearly had Germany in
his mind. 1t is no secret that Germany
would like to obtain a footing in Bra.
zil and the Danish West Indies, and
more than one American statesman
thinks this ambition should be nipped
in the bud. The most interesting
feature of the latest handling of the
West Indies question is that Germany
is reported to be dickering with Den
mark to exchange South Jylland for
the Danish West Indies. This dicker-
ing, however, must have originated
with some newspaper reporter in
Washington.
A monument to King Christian TX
will be unveiled early next June at
Esbjerg. The king himself will be
abroad at the time.
General Booth spoke April 26 to a
Salvation Army mass meeting in Co.
penhagen.
SWEDEN.
A new company has petitioned the
government for permission to operate
coal mines in the parishes of Brunnby,
Vixen and Allerum, in Skane.
The number of deposits in the postal
savings banks of Sweden May 81 was
$751; and the deposits aggregated
over $15, ZOO, 900.
The city of Stockholm is about to
utilize water power in Dalarne for
lighting and manufacturing purposes.
King Oscar attended the representa-
tion of ''Zaza" at a London theater.
An informal ballot for archbishop
was taken by the Upsala ministerial
conference, the vote being as follows:
RiShOn E<man "a prof Tottia 1S
Bishop Lindstrom IS, Bishop Won
Schee]e IA, Bishop Johansson II, Bishop
Billing s, Rev. N. Lofgren 6.
Twenty-four of the leading glass
works in Sweden have raised the prices
of their products 10 per cent.
It was reported last winter that the
emigration from Simrishamn and vi
cinity would be very heavy this spring.
When the time for departing arrived,
however, only about dozen persons
left their native soil. This change in
the plans of many young people is due
to the fact that several new factories
will be opened and that number of
new residences will be built in the
course of the next few months.
The government is in favor of buy
ing building at No. 6S Rue Marceau,
Paris, as headquarters for the Swedish
Norwegian legation. But the riksdag
cannot spare the $125, 900 asked for the
property.
St. Erik's brewery in Stockholm fur
nishes beer for King Oscars table dur7
ing his: stay in England.