Morris tribune., 1901-10-26
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
DEATH OF REV. DIR. P. J. sWARD
Ordained to the Ministry in 1850
Clash Between officials and
Scientists.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

| Stockholm.
A clash between official and scientif-
| ic opinion has arisen over the urgent
| public desire to have all Intoxicating
! liquors in Sweden placed under the
| Gothenburg system. royal commits
sion has reported that this cannot be
done without involving the harmless
small beer, which is in daily use in
| most Swedish families, because it is
| impossible to draw the line between
I Intoxicating and Notwithstanding liq-
uors. Two high authorities in the med
| ical university of Stockholm assail the
report of the commissioners, declaring
that the problem which the latter re
gard as insuperable is quite easy of So
luton. The people are rallying to the
side of the professors in the hope OF
overcoming official objection to the pro
posed reform. The Gothenburg system
of regulating the liquor traffic, so-called
because it originated in the progress
sive Swedish city Of that name, is ap-
Piled to the sale of distilled liquors
in nearly all the communities of SWe-
Gen. This system gives a monopoly Of
the sale in municipality to one COM
pany, which turns over all the profits
above per cent. to the public treas
ury. Liquor is sold under very care
full instructions. The system has re-
suited in cutting down the consump-
ton Of liquor very greatly and reduc-
ing drunkenness, poverty and crime.
Malt liquors, however, are not subject
to these restrictions, and the consump-
ton has increased enormously of late
years.
DR.. P. J. Sward, former president of
the Swedish Lutheran Augustana
synod, died last Sunday evening at
Mora, Sweden. DR.. Sward was born
April 1, 1916, at Styra, Sweden; was
ordained to the ministry in 1869, and
went to the United States in 1873,
Lutheran congregation at Brooklyn, N. |
r., and later went to Vasa, Mimi, and
thence to the First Swedish Lutheran |
church in ST. Paul, MINI. In 1883 he |
was called to a professorship at the |
Augustana Theological seminary, Rock |
Island, Ills, but occupied the chair
only one year. He was elected presi-
dent of the synod in 1891. For many
years he was a member Of the board
of directors of Gustavus Adolphus
college at st. Peter, MINI. During his
ministerial career he had served as
seaman's missionary at Constantine
pie. DR.. Sward was taken i'll two
years ago and came to Sweden He
was sufferer from cancer.
A viking ship has been found I'M
bedded deep in the mud of the harbor
Of the old Hanse town Of Wisby, in
the Swedish island of Gotland. The
vessel is in excellent preservation, in
spite Of its antiquity. The vessel was
found under quay that was built in
the eleventh century. Its construction
is remarkable, the use of the wooden
nails showing a manner of fixing the
boards that is now unknown. +
The American secretary Of state,
through the United States minister to
Sweden, has asked for detailed infor-
nation in regard to the famous park
1T Skansen, where types of buildings
and human and animal life from all
he Swedish provinces are shown. The
W Washington authorities contemplate a
similar institution on gigantic scale
or the establishment Of the American
.apital.
The Swedish painter and decorator,
erik Wagner, who during the past sew :
n years has resided in Russia, has re- :
emily received diploma from the
Ear, recognizing Mr. Wagner's' eff J
lency as an ornamental decorator. His !
YORK has attracted much attention IN
ne Russian capital and Mr.. Wagner :
as work to do for some OF the wealth.. !,
ast Citizens of the country. 9
The efforts Of the government toll q
revent the richness Of the gold fields :
{ Lapland from becoming widely {
noWn have been so successful that, n
ecent ASSAYS showing the presence OF #
old, silver and copper In large quaint 4
es, the crown finds It possible to take q
yer the whole immense mineral fields fl
I'D so intends to do this. d
Sweden Is to have an establishments n
u the cure Of certain diseases after a
re methed OF Professor Finsen by APP n
ication of artificial light, which has (;
zen successfully employed at several T
influential cure resorts. The. new es- b
blishment will be an annex to st.
oran hospital in Stockholm. s
Twenty-Five elections to the upper Il
'uSe OF Sweden, held recently by the al
ndsthings. or principal councils. re- b
llted in the return for the first time q
moderate conservative members, tc
edged not to oppose the Forthcoming 9
form bill. N
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