Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-11
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS \ | Y /
Interesting Notes From Across the
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HAPPENINGS IN TEE. FlAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within Week
or So Just Past.
SWEDEN.

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SWEDEN.
A man from Holland visited Stockholm
for the purpose of inducing the long
shoremen to boycott English vessels as
protest against the war in South Afri-
ca. The Swedes answered that they would
not be found wanting in case such boy
colt is enforced in other countries.
The newspa pers are taking greater in
terest in the eighteen immortals," or
members Of the Swedish academy, since
Alfred Nobel, the millionaire philantho-
pist. assigned to the academy the duty
of awarding his prize for the best liter
airy effort made in recent times. The
present members of the academy are
known to be conservative, and the VEN
cradle c. D. af Wirse,A. its, leading mem
Der, is the object of abuse on the part of
the liberal elements. In this connection
the vacancies caused by the deaths Of
Wennerberg Nordenskiold and Forssell
are also discussed. The leading candi-
dates of the liberals are Heidenstam. a
noted publicist. and the Profs. Hjarne,
schuck and Wartburg, while c. D. at
Wirsen's candidates are said to be Bildt.
the ambassador to Rome; Prof Retzius,.
an anatomist and anthropologist; and An
nerstedt, librarian at Upsala. But the
outsiders can only discuss the matter. the
vacancies being filled by the remaining
fifteen members of the academy
The ecclesiastical department of the
government of Sweden has furnished the
temperance people with a tremendous
argument by authorizing the use of GER
tain charts in the public schools of Swed-
en-. The charts which were prepared by
Prof. Cart Wallis and Prof, Robert Tiger
stedt, give views of the human stomach
at different stages of alcoholization. The
charts are accompanied by statistical
tables showing the ravages of strong
drinks in different ways. According to
one Of these tables no less than lilo per
cent Of the crimes committed by males in
Sweden are due partly or wholly to the
use of intoxicants.
tuberculosis is so common among the
stock around Simrishamn that scarcely a
single farm is wholly exempt from the
disease. The finer breeds have a smaller
pow err Of resistance, and many farmers
are going back to the less profitable but
harder native breeds.
A labor union at Laholm is raising
| money for the Scandinavian captives
from the Boer war.
Jefferson. of Boestad, "self-made"
painter. is said to be engaged in painting
picture of the king.
The United States received 1881 steer
age emigrants from Sweden last year,
While the corresponding number from the
German empire was 1861.
The so-called peoples high schools Of
southern Sweden have larger attend
ance than usual. The one at Hvilan for
instance, had to turn away ten desirable
applicants for lack Of room.
The winter rye and wheat crop looks
exceptionally fine in southern Sweden.
Some fields are so thick that the straw
may rot in case of a mild winter. To
avoid such a misfortune many farmers
have either moved the fields and hauled
away the young sprouts or used the fields
for pasture. ="
In North Vram parish, in the extreme
south Of Sweden. there is Flagstaff and
nag at nearly every farmhouse
The great marble deposits at Vasten-
]aure, which were mentioned in these COL
umns, do not contain marble equal to
mat of Carrara, but only poor grade of
dolomite. But samples of the marble
found at Abiskojock prove that to be as
good as the Carrara article Abiskoiock
is located a short distance from Ofoten
railway.
Prof. H. Hildebrandsen of Upsala, who
was invited by the government of France
to take part in series of comprehensive
meteorological observations by means of
balloons, kites, ETC., requested the Swed-
ish riksdag to contribute $1,000 to his ex
penses. But after Prof. Hildebrandsen
sent in his request. an upsala citizen
who is greatly interested in scientific
matters, offered to donate the necessary
amount. The donor does not wish to
have his name announced.
Mustafa, alias Capt. Alexis Kuylen-
stierna, whose adventures in the Orient
have made him noted throughout north
ern Europe. has started on new trip
through Russia, Persia and India
The new temperance hotel at Malmo
mas just been opened. 1t has accommo-
dat1ons for about sixty customers.
The railway employees Of Stockholm de-
voted an evening to the discussion of the
proposed national strike, and a resolu-
ton was passed to the effect that the
railway men will join great national
strike as means Of extending the right
to vote at general elections.
Queen Sof1e has donated $27O to the
F>redrika Bremen memorial fund.
The Counts Eugen and Clarence Won
Rosen have bought the Rockesholm fac
tories and adjoining property in the par
ishes of Grythytta and Nora, the amount
paid being $135,oO0.
1t Is proposed to divide the course of
'esthetics'' at the Upsala University into
History of literature and 'histoty of
art' as two distinct courses.
NORWAY.
Mr.. Vigeland, the sculptor, is making a
bust of 1bsen, and the poet is posing a
few minutes every day.
The herring catch has been very light
this fall.
Beyond Human Power" by Bjornson,
was favorably received at the Royalty
Theatre, London. ..:-,
The government has ordered 10000 tons
of rails for the state railways from firm
in Belgium. -.
A snowstorm interfered with the rail-
way traffic around Trondhjem during the
first week Of November. -. IS .<.
The proprietors of the Biyn Iron Works
have declared that they are able; to man.
rfacture all sizes Of missiles used in the
army and navy. and that. they are willing
to establish a new department for this
work far back in the interior of the
country. ~
It is proposed to levy a tax on emil