Morris tribune., 1902-01-18
goN scHEELEs AMERICAN VISIT
Ridiculous Stories Concerning 1t Be-
ing Girculated by the Press
Of Sweden.
SWEDEN.
STOCKHOLM.

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Swedish Lutheran Augustana SYNOD
and that they felt constrained to refuse
1.-The honor because of clause IN the
! United States constitution which pro-
vides that American citizens have no
right to carry any decorations OF for
eign orders. The fact of the matter
is, however, that during his visit here
Bishop Won Scheele rendered the hon.
Tor to DR.. Carl SWensson, president or
Bethany college, and others, who all
| did not hesitate to receive the honor.
Bishop Scheele did never offer any
North Star Order to the president OF
the Lutheran Augustana synod, the
Rev. DR.. Eric Norelius, and it is
learned on good authority that the
gentleman in question never desired it.
The many stories to the effect that
Bishop Scheelea had offered to
serve as bishop Of the Augustana syn
Cd are mere myths and have been pub
lished only for sensational effects.
The scandalous lnadequacy of the
accommodation provided for lunatics
has been revealed by the recent in
quiry into the condition of Swedish
asylums. There is room for the recep-
ton of only 5000 in the state asylums,
whereas there are more than 10000
lunatics in the country. Warehouses
have been used as asylums for this
surplus Of the insane, and as these es-
Establishments were not intended for
that purpose, the lunatics receive I'M
proper treatment. The press denounces
the situation as ''disgraceful," and APP
peals for the reorganization Of the
poor law system so that separate and
suitable treatment may be given to
poor children, lunatics, the deserving
aged, the sick and the vicious.
Replying to a deputation Of Good
Templars, Count Wachtmeister, minis
ter of finance, promised legislation for
carrying the Gothenburg system a step
further. For the first time the sup
porters Of the great organized tenn
perance movement in Sweden approve
u proposition Of this kind. They rec
ognize that the question of absolute
prohibition does not belong to the field
Of practical politics and that In the
central local governments public opin-
ion is ripe for effective moderate
measures. Hitherto the prohibitionists
have refused to cooperate with SYM
classed among drunkardS.
DR.. Tom Won Hall, one of Stock
holm's leading dentists, died very sud-
denly at his home in this city on the
evening of Dee. 80. He was born
Aug. Z, 1869, and was a son of Cap
tain V. z. Won Hall. He was grad
uated from the Upsala university in
1889, and located as a dentist In Stock
holm%in 1895. He was married and
leaves wife and two sisters.
King Oscar has advised the 'kom-
that no foreign musi-
clans or circus men will be allowed to
roam around the country. Large num-
be of Russian and German peddlers
ana musicians have been swarming
in all parts Of the country during the
past year and determined effort will
now be made to check this obnoxious
class of foreigners.
Peat or turf has been tried as fuel
Oh the state railways and has given eX-
cellent results. The slow trains win
ROW be furIGshed with peat instead of
coal until the railways have been con-
verified into electric roads. The peat
fields Of Sweden are so extensive that
hey could furnish fuel for all the home i
industries for the next fifty years.
The gross income OF the Swedish |
state railways during the month of
October last amounted to 1896, 376
crowns. The income during the same
period last year was $685., 1893 Crowns.
From the beginning Of the year up to
Nov. l the gross income Of the gov
railways have amounted to
lot less than 37,29S, $50 crowns.
The naval department. asks for an
OF 100000 crowns for the |
Of a submarine boat and fer
the same to. a test. The |
department. has also submitted plans
o the tigstlag for building a new I
protected cruiser with a displacement
ii 1000 tons at q cost OF 2,240,00Q /
crowns.
The notorious Princess Karadja has
(een sued by her own father for the
'ecovery Of ? ,220 crowns. Since She
'etufned fronl Turkey she has led an /
lWfully reckless life and has contin-
ll'lly been the means Of feeding the L
.eWspaEers with sensational matter.
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Judgiils from: Labor statistics pub
shed reseIltly by various Swedish la-
'or bilra@ Is there exists great Lack Of
work ill. sweden at present From
Many q3last tiers there comes complaints
nd Ste holm itself is not the least +
teeted
The dfelds in Swedish Lapland +
.sitlds ia mech higher percentage of gold
han e etetl The mines are stu Il
ted north Of the polar circle, near tue
rontlet 81 Finland.
Ir. Mario Serena the eminent Ital-
all sps3S Ia list from Rome, is spending