Morris tribune., 1901-12-14
Recent Occurrences sof Interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
AWFUL CRIMES ARE REPORTED
Police Force OF Sweden To he Rec
organized BY a Royal Commits
sion-OId Methods to Co.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

A royal commissions has been app
pointed to elaborate plans for the reor-
ganization of the Swedish police. A
series of awful crimes have been re-
ported during the last few months
from various parts of the country. The
country police organized in the seven
teenth century and ! still following
methods of that age, have proved
scandalously inefficient, having COM
pletely failed to discover criminals. 1T
is anticipated that the commission will
recommend a system modelled on the,
English independent county police, a,
centralized gendarmie being inconi-
patible with the Swedish system of To-
cal self government.
Swedish university students, along
with the majority sof the professors.
have protested against the official de-
cision of Bishop Billing, chancellor of
the University Of Lund, not to recon-
mend DR.. Wicksell for the professor
ship of political econmy in that uni
versity on account of his eo-Malthus
ian views. They point to Bishop Bill
ing's utterances at the recent church
visitation, when he said it was better
that children should be dashed against
the stones than left unbaptised. The
press says that il this is notaa species
of neo-Malthusianism, it is something
worse.
From. Sweden comes the report that
there exists much unrest. among the
younger element of the agricultural
classes. Their opportunities are very
limited and naturally their attention
is turned to America, wither so. many
of their brethren and sisters have
gene to make their homes. Indications
point to a great emigration from
Sweden to America next spring and a
most lucrative, year in store for
the steamship companies.
The Swedish general staff has com
pleted plans for the organization OF
an army reserve. 1t has divided the |
country into 155 districts, each fur
nishing one battalion consisting of four
companies and containing a depot for
Mauser rifles. Peace exercises will
be confined to shooting. The newly or
ganized army, including the reserves,
will number 400, 600.
The foreign department of Sweden
will demand an explanation from Con-
sui Rayn, Swedish Norwegian consul |
in New York, because of his absence at
the banquet given recently in honor Of |
Bishop Won Scheele, who has, during T
the last two months, been touring in T
this country.
DR.. Eckenberg, prominent Swedish
chemist, announces that he has suc-i
cessfully experimental in poWdering
milk, preserving all Its qualities. The
powder seems to be Identical with
American and English milk powders.
Torvald Eystrom, the well-known
will publish a new paper
in Stockholm after Jan. /. The new
publication will be called Portnygeln,
and will contain articles from some of
the most clever humorists in Sweden.
There are not less than seven can.
didates for the SwediSh-Norwegian
in Dresden. Prominent
among the candidates is the we'll
known Stockholm banker, Fritz Gun.
Their.
A historical work which is in much
demand al present in Sweden is Pro
fessor O.. NJ. Reuters !" Finland j 0rdi
och Bile" 1t is popular sketch off
the history and culture Of the Finnisli
people.
The remains of the recent author
c. ]. l.. Almquist have been trans.I
Perred from Bremen to Stock holm.
Almquist was a voluntary exile and
lied in Bremen in 1871.
Hjalmar Siorgren, former professor
1t Upsala, has been elected SUCCESSOR
20 A. e. Nordenskiold as intendent Of
he meteorological department Of the
government museum.
The following well-known Swedes
ire candidates for the director port.
'olio of the agricultural tiepar tment:
=. Tamm, exsMinister E.. G. B0str0Hl
Ind II. p. L. Tanm. W
Prince Gustaf is at present hard at
work on his books. He is at. Upsala
and is preparing himself
or the so-called "officers-examin.
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