Morris tribune., 1902-11-22
Recent Occurrences OF interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
FINLABDs POLITICAL READING
Russia Gets Copies of Secret Publica'
tions But Is Unable to Find
the Printers.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Declared from supporting free po-
litical press, the people of Finland have
been compelled to satisfy their Journal
istic wants by issuing secret periodical
publications. These newspapers do not
escape the ken of the Russian official
police and the government is furnished
with a copy Of each newspaper pub
lished in this manner. It has been as
certained that the country is supplied
with more political reading than it had
before the newspapers were sup
pressed. Thus far, however, the po-
lice have not succeeded in discover
ing a single printer of the forbidden
literature Another great problem for
Russia" says the Dagens Nyheter
(Stockholm) lis what to do with the
$4,000 young men of Finland who re-
fuse compliance with the military law.
Their numbers are their strength. 1t
is said that tie government would like
to proceed against those of the educat-
ed only, but they have almost to man
gone to Germany, Sweden or England,
temporarily, or emigrated altogether.
Says the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. re-
garding the pending famine in NOr1-
land: EVERY day we see scores of
strong young men tramping from one
place to another in search of work.
The farmers may be seen along the
roads taking away the last cow to sell
for the paltry sum of 20 crowns in Or
der to secure enough money to buy
some flour. The farmers are compelled
to butcher their cattle, as they have
nothing to feed them on. All hired
help has been discharged and scores
Of men and women are out of EN-
ployment and have not enough money
to 60 farther south, where conditions
are better.
According to the Aftonbladet Gus
tat FrederiksOn, the premier actor of
Sweden, who recently celebrated the
10th anniversary Of his stage career,
believes the theatrical profession has
declined in Scandinavia. Educated
men and women" says he, mo longer
choose a histrionic career, but have
left acting to mediocre persons, who
have no idea of even the rudiments Of
artistic presentation of a part"
The well-known "dekorations-ma-
lare" (decoration-painter), Fritz ALL
grensson, died at the Danviks old peO-
pies home oct. 20. He was born in
Stockholm in 1888 and studied under
Westin and Roberg. He travelled ex-
tensively in Europe for three years and
in 1868 he was appointed decorations
malare at the Royal opera. In 1892 he
was chosen member of the Academy
of Liberal Arts.
Major Unge. inventor of the so-called
flying torpedo" will receive sum of
$500 crowns with which to test his
80 en-. torpedo. The Swedish govern
ment is DESTROYS of ascertaining the
practical use Of Unge's invention, and
a number of experts will attend the
test, which will take place some time
during the latter part of January.
Sweden's butter export is gradually
increasing. During the first nine
months of the present year, 15,3SS, 900
Kilograms VI UulleI were exported
Last year, during the same period, IA,
272,OOO Kilograms were exported. Most
Of Sweden's export butter goes to Eng
land.
Since the tipping system has been
materially curtailed in Stockholm
large number of walters are leaving
the city and seeking new fields. Most
of them emigcate to Copenhagen, Ham
burg and Berlin, where they are more
generously received.
King Oscar has decreed that the
Arfursten's palace, hitherto the resi-
dence of the crown prince, is to be sold
for 2,25O,O00 crowns. This palace is an
old landmark and has been an eye-sore
for the Stockholm public for many
years.
A bacteriologist has been engaged by
the Sahlgren hospital in Gothenbure
at salary of $500 crowns a year. A
similar position is also said to be open
at the city hospital of Gothenburg
Major P. V. Ringheim died at his
home in Stockholm Oct %, aged 81
years. He was born in 1918 and was
well-known figure on the public thor
oughfaTes Of the city.