Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-02-15
Those from Sweden Have Been Dee
creasing Continually Since 1895
NJ Some Statistics.
SWEDEN.
stockholm.

s year 1896. During this same periot
!, Denmark's butter exports to England
has increased from f6, 2SS.S00 to rs,
950, 900, and Russia S exports Whiel
4 formerly was SO small that it was NO
even taken into consideration by stat
Il isticians, last year amounted to FL,
4. $685. 900, which is considerably larger
than that of SWeden's. This condi
i tion has not been caused by Swedish
4 dairy and creamery men, who produce
u most excellent grade of butter, bIlt
\ the Danish commission men and but
ter agents, it seems, easily outclass
their Swedish competitors.
4 Manufacturers and Wofkmen of the
i tobacco trade throughout the country
4 have petitioned the government to III
crease the import duties on manu-
featured tobacco. They allege that
foreign tobacco, especially the Ameri-
can article has brought their industry
face to face with ruin and that large
numbers Of their work people are
idle. Certain members of parliament
are preparing a counter proposal adyo-
eating the conversion of the tobacco
business into a state monopoly, and
it is thought likely that their scheme
will succeed.
Most of the elective communal au-
thorities in Finland, in defiance of the
orders of Governor General Bobrikoff,
refused to appoint boards to make
up the conscript rolls The governor
retaliated by imposing fines on the de
faulting communes. Several hundred
parishes and municipalities have sued
the governor general for imposing i'll
legal fines. The situation is one of ut.
ter confusion and the outcome is
doubtful
e. A. VI Moreau, director of the
Stockholm Loan bank, who suddenly
disappeared from the city during the
recent holidays, has not been heard
from. 1t is believed that he started
for America and that he brought with
him $4,000 crowns. His creditors
state that his debts amounted to not
less than 100000 crowns.
The. gentlemen appointed by King
Oscar to serve in the Swedish NorWe-
gian skonsulal komite'' are Friherre
Rildt and Lars j. LARSON, represent. !
ing Sweden and Consul General w. ca
Christopherson and peditionschef
Ibsen, representing Norway.
4 DR.. Joseph G. Muir, secretary of the
United States legation in Stockholm,
has inherited fortune Of $4,000
from his wife, who recently died In /
New York. This fortune in Swedish
money viii amount to not less than
2,740,000 crowns.
Labor agitators are waxing warm in
Gothenburg. The socialists are very
active and are making use of every
from the deplorable labor
conditions existing to stir up laboring
men against capitalists and the gov
eminent
King Oscar celebrated his list birth-I
day Jan. FL On this occasion his mai
esty donated 10000 crowns to the Sol
fla home It will be left to her males
ty Queen Sofia, the founder Of this
institution, to dispose Of the sum do
mated.
During the year of 1901 fourteen3
new railways aggregating 243 kiIo- 4
meters We're built by private concerns. Il
Concession for twenty flour new. rail
ways have already been granted for
he year of 1902.
Crown Prince Gustaf has been cllos.
N an honorary member of the Rus
'ian Academy Of Sciences. The
:rown prince is also member of tile
Danish Academy Of Science and Lii
nature
J Count George Won Rpsen. who was
'hosen president for the Stockholm
academy of liberal Arts last wear,
las resigned from his position owing
o his impaired health. IA
The plan to change the. old Ulfsunda I i
astle into an asylum for tile insane i
as been a abandoned. owing to the ire
nendotis expense involved to make the
ecessary alterations .. y
Queen Wilhelmina Of the Neither. i
lnds has awarded the Knight Star OF II
he sOramien-N Nassau C)rders TO Lieu |
er1ant. 4. s. Schyan of the Swedish IS
life guards. i
The new high school building to be. g
rected IN Gothenburg will be located i
] the beautiful Vasa park Thel
uilding Will cost s1ef. 900 crowns. g
The estate Of the late Olof Wijk OF +
amounts 70 ,0933. IOiT \
FOWLS AIr, WIKI was. und oubtedly :
e richest 1flan I'M Goth eIpburg 6
ASS .alnina nuens' at the fiksdag lii 4
raly has been appointed former =
aminaillle5is Of the royal library Or.
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