Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
|. SCANDINAVIAN ! D ! n NEWS.
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS In THE FAIHERLAUD.
principal Events That Have Occurred
N the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within Week
Is or So Just Past.
DENMARK.

s. --- DENMARK
sudero, one. of the Farce Islands, has
:peen found to be quite rich in useful min
erais. Coal, iron ore and fire-proof clay
are found In large quantities between
move and Orevig. The copper ore is lin
ited chiefly to the southern part of the
Island. 1t Is claimed to be so pure that
very little of it is lost in smelling. Il
-. negotiations have been reopened be-
tween the four protecting powers with
regard to the independence of Crete. King
1eolse' OF Greece. had long conferences
on the subject with the car and, King
Edward at Fredensborg,
Inc 1alkethlng has endorsed an ad-
oress OF thanks to the king because he
appointed Liberal cabinet. There was
no dissenting vote, but Knudson, So
clal Democrat, refused to cast his vote
either way.
About score of Danish fire insurance
companies have memorialized the govern
ment to do something to check the in
creasing destruction of property by fire.
Rev. Sorensen. of Copenhagen inhibited
the use of red banners at few funerals,
and the relatives of the deceased, togeth-
er with some influential Social Demo-
Gratis. have made formal complaint to the
minister Of public worship. Christensen
Stadil.
The Carlton Hotel Company, Of Sweden,
Is said to have bought Hotel d'Angleterne,
Copenhagen, for $4,000. The building will
be closed until next spring for repairs,
which will require an expenditure Of
$500
The prices of liquor sold Gin packages
at the Malmo liquo. stores have been
raised very materially to reduce the con-
sumption in private houses, while the
prices Of liquors drunk ION the premises
remain unchanged. A large mass meet
ing protested against the raise.
SWEDEN.
Many farmers on the ''plains' of Skane
who formerly were in the habit of re-
plenishing their stock by importing calves
OF foreign breeds from Holland, have
commenced to buy calves from Smaland
The change is so general as to be quite
significant.
The remains of a thirty-fve foot ship
from the early middle ages have been
found at the bottom of the inner harbor
at Visby. The ship had been made ex-
clusively of oak and the boards consti-
tuting the hull had been kept together
by means of wooden nails. The vessel
must have been much wider than craft
OF the same length built in our day Not
oakum, but braids of wool dipped in tar,
had been used for tightening the ship.
The crown prince and princess, on the
occasion of the twentieth anniversary of
their wedding. gave medals to those per-
sons who had been in their service during
the past twenty years. A certain news
paper states that each medal was ac-
companied by a pension of $500, which
the recipient will draw from the time he
or she withdraws from service on account
of old age.
Being questioned in regard to the gov
ernment's plans for extending the voting
franchise Premier Won Otter said: "Of
course the government will introduce a
bill extending the right to vote. 1t has
made promise and will keep it, the
more so because a postponement would
be the same as to defer the settlement
of the question to the next three-year Pc
Rod. The extensive preliminary work in
which. under the leadership of member
of the statistical bureau, a whole legion
of assistants are engaged. will be com
pleted by February first, We are told, and
the bill may be expected in the course of
eminent may subject itself to by that
course is, that complete report cannot
be forthcoming at such an early date,
though the outlines can be given even at
that time The cabinet is already agreed
on the limitation Of the bill. The stand
point of the government is definite, but
I can give no information on that stand
point. 1t is of course certain, however
that the government will not introduce
the old franchise bill second time"
Knut Wicksell has geen a candidate
for chair in the University of Lund.
But his enemies have been injuring his
reputation by trying to prove that he is
not patriotic enough, to use no harsher
term. Mr.. Wicksell himself now states
over his own name that he wants the
Swedes to fight for political independ-
ence to the last ditch. But if Sweden is
to become part of a greater whole, a.
dependency. he would rather establish
political connections with Russia than
with either England or Germany This
Is such a rare, not to say unique, stand
point that the writer could scarcely be-
Heve his own eyes. But the language
used by Mr.. Wicksell is SO plain as to
leave no room for doubt. But will this
declaration raise him to the coveted chair
in the university?
The city council of Stockholm is the
object of harsh criticism because it has
let an important contract to a foreign
firm. Bids were requested for furnishing
machinery for the new electric power sta
ton at Vartan. Two Swedish firms Of
fered to do the work for $140 400 and $1s2-
800, respectively. But Burmeister &
Vain, of Copenhagen, asked only s121, 800.
and the order was placed with them. One
paper asks, what's the matter with the
Swedish manufacturers?
The rapid growth of the navy will ne
cessitate a considerable increase in the
number of officers and men in that serv-
ice.
The public prosecutor has demanded
that the retail liquor company of KarIs-
hamn be required to see that no liquor il
sold by the employees of the company or
at its different branches to certain per-
son who is in the habit of causing
trouble when he is intoxicated.
According to common usage, as well as
the laws Of Sweden, there will be no less
than eight sacred holidays in March, 1902.
The rubber factory at Malmo has been
enlarged, and 2,7OO rubber shoes are
turned out every day.. The number of
employees is $50. .+,iy. ~ ssss. A.
The crown prince recently spent six
days at the Skabersjo hunting grounds,
and his luck was great. The whole num-
her of deer killed was 81, and the antlers
of some of the stays were magnificent.
rs It is proposed to construct a gymnastie
hall and athletic park for the upsala stu-
dents at cost Of $40, 900.
The crown princess has expressed her
desire to become owner OF a parcel Of
government land at Bergholm, Replinge
parish, Kalmarlan. The area OF the land