Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-11-23
COMPULSORY MILITARY sERY1cH
GovernmentBr Urged 70 Raise Loan to
Cover Costs OF Building Bar.
racks, Etc.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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the cost Of building barracks and Other
necessary requirements for compulsory
military service. The upper house IA
yors the plan, because it would rem
i der unnecessary the proposed scheme
i for progressive direct taxation. On
i the other hand, the radical and even
the moderately conservative press OBJ
tects to tina loan, pointing out that
Swedish credit is good simply because
the national debt is small and has
been contracted chiefly for the pur.
pose Of building railroads.
4 General Rechenberg, civil governor
OF the province Of Viborg, Finland,
has resigned. He is a Russian by birth
and was appointed to Office by Govern
or General Bobrikoff, but he condemns
the, present policy Of the government
IN Finland. He says in his resignation
that he had hoped to be able to devote
all his time to the good OF the province,
but that he has been compelled to per-
secute people who had done no harm
and to act as police spy, which was
/ Oeneatn MS dignity.
| The Fredrika Bremen society has,
through the Stockholm press, sent out
q warming to all Swedish girls, urging
them not to emigrate to foreign coun-
tries before they are convinced that
| they will reach respectable friends or
relatives. Recently there has been
much complaint coming from the Swe-
dish colonies in England and Germany
Showing how Swedish emigrant girls:
have been deceived and lured among
| places Of indecency.
Swedish 8awm1lls have agreed to-
reduce the output Of timber the COM
ing winter 80 per cent. compared with
last season. The exporters Of Fin
land make heavier reduction, 3S per
cent. As. result Of this agreement
the price Of timber Is expected to rise
considerably above the present low
level British importers who believed
they had the market at their mercy
Will be chiefly affected by these COM |
binations.
Selma Lagerlofs new work is en-
titled Jerusalem" The first part en-
titled II Dalarne" (''In Dalarne') will
be published before Christmas. AS is |
well-known, there is little colony Of
Dalecarlians in Jerusalem. Miss Lager,
LOT recently visited the holy city and it
is this colony and the pecularities Of
the individuals there that she now
describes in her new book.
The borough Of Licksa, in Lapland,
has asked government permission to
to the nearest railway station. 1t is
expected that communication may be
established by means of the newly In
vented motor sleigh. Numerous PR.
vate companies are being formed for
exploiting the invention among iso.
lated municipalities.
Emigration from Sweden during the
first quarters of the present year has
been exceptionally large. During this
period not less than 1901 persons
have emigrated from Sweden, most OF
them going to the United States. Most
noticeable is the increase Of emigra.
ton from Elfsborg's lam which this
year was 1,5O0.
Grosshandlare o., Kylberg, proprie.
tor of one Of St0ckholm,s wholesale
coffee houses. died very suddenly on.
the afternoon of Nov. 2. while he was
riding out to the graveyard to put
flowers on his Wife's grave. His 4
death was due to a sudden stroke OF
paralysis. Ee
Professor Karl Warburg delivered
> lecture on Franz Hall at the z. nj. e
G. A. hall ON the evening OF Oct, 2S :
His lecture Is illustrated by means Of
The stereopticop and has attracted 4
much attention among literary and I
artistic circles in the Swedish capital
The price OF coal ii the Swedish :
capital this year is very steep. The
'anne Is the case with hardwood. &. FOi
! ton OF coal the price Of so crowns !. !.
8 being paid. some hing unprecedent
ID In the history OF Stockholm. 6
Sweden has at present regular /
'tanding army Of 81 ,454 men, Including
III army officers. IL the number OF !,
'arnpligtige is added to- this number 4 !
title SWenden has a standing army OF I
5000 men. sfia !.
Baron s. Chinda, formerly japanese !
minister in st. Petersburg, has been Z,
allied home to fill q high diplomatic +,
POSITION. He passed through Stockholm e
let. 80. y,
The board Of health of. Stockholm d,
as petitioned the city council for an d,
dditfonal $4,000 crowns for contin. ii
ing the rat war. m
The number Of physicians in Stock I'll
oln at present is $50. This makes h,
lie doctor per every 1900 Of the In
abitants. L.
Johan Wren; editor Of Stockholm's ii
'agblad, has, been chosen vice presi- ttr
cnt of the Stockholm Press club. I'll
The Swedish south polar expedition, a
j command Of Otto Nordenskiold, ar ps
wed at Falmouth Oct 20. Tl
Or. Gunnar Hedren has been elected e