Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-02-01
KING OSCAR OPENS PARLIAMENT
Points in His Speech from the Throne
Increase int he Is nd get Fires
IN Stockh0Im
SWEDEN.
Stockholm,

i y
| the army. He also announced the in
| PRODUCTION Of bills extending the fran
chise for the election@o of members of
| the second chambers. providing for a
1 income tax and establishing ali i'm
| perial insurance Office. The king con-
| Guided with the expression of hope
for a continuance of the good rela-
lions between Sweden and Norway
and the foreign powers.
During the year 1901 there were 115
! fires in Stockholm and a Swedish
| paper divides them as follows: Me
| dium," large" and small" Just
what is meant by a medium fire is
a little difficult to determine, but in
| the Swedish capital fire which in an
American city would only be termed
a "small blaze would cause a great
deal Of excitement. Conspicuous in
| the record is also the fact that the
Stockholm fire department turned out
fifty-eight times during the past year
for chimney fires.
The budget amounts to $50,00O.0 900,
a great increase over last year. This
expenditure has been caused by the
development of the country's means
of defense. Armaments have been
steadily growing and will continue
to grow until the army organization
is complete. Mr.. Won Crusebjorn.
minister of war, says that all ex-
penditures for defense must be
covered by taxation, but that borrow
Ing may be resorted to for the devel-
opment of the railway system.
The Salvation Army celebrated it's
nineteenth anniversary in Stockholm
Jan: 2. The army has now sos
carer" $50 officers and 3.23S lieuten-
ants. The official head of the Saliva
ton Army is Hannah Ouchterlony,
who has been prominent in the Saliva
tion army of London for many years.
The Salvation Army is. increasing very
rapidly in all parts of Sweden and DIFF
fers from the English and American
armies" in the fact that their meet
ings are not so noisy.
The proposal submitted on Dec. IS
last by the Swedish foreign minister,
Carl Lagerhjelm. to Otto Blehr, the
Norwegian minister of state, for the
appointment of a committee Of two
delegates each from Sweden and Nor. :
way to consider the abolition of the
present joint consular system, has been
adopted and the committee has been
appointed.
The ball given on the evening of
Jan. 16 by William w Thomas, Unit
ed States minister to Sweden and Nor
way at the American legation, was
attended by Prince Charles and his
wife, Princess Ingehorg, representa-
tiyes of the court, the diplomatic corps,
250 guests and notable personages Of
Sweden. The affair was brilliant
success. III - .tEs.
''The Swedish-Americans in the
United States sent to friends and rela-
tives not less than 100000 crowns dur
ing the recent holidays The Swedish
Americans in the far west deserve
much praise for their kind remem-
brance and should be eyonerated from
the unkindly attacks of Swedish !
snobs,' says The Morgonposten. j
The Finnish news agency has at |
last been suppressed. An imperial |
ukase orders that all news matter en-
tering or leaving Finland pass through |
the hands of the Russian censor in st. |
Petersburg. Finland is thus effectuaI- |
ly cut off from western Europe
Thenumber of assignments in Stock
holm increased considerably during
the year of 1901. They were 1912, i
there being only 1851 in the year
1900, showing an increase of 461 in
the number Of assignments e
Former Minister of State E. G.. Bos-
from has been chosen director for the
agricultural ;'akademic''I Mr.. Ros-
from has for a long time been promi-
nent in public life and is most able
official s 3Es,a#s I
England's National Skating club
will celebrate it's fiftieth anniversary
Jubilee Feb. 12 Sweden will on this
occasion be represented by Messrs.
SalchoW. f. Petion and Clarence Won
Rosen.
During the recent year 1901 there
we're sixty-eight deaths recordedamong
he Swedish clergy This is the larg-
,st number ofadeaths recorded for the
.lerical profession daring the past five
7ears. II
The king and queen, the crown
prince. the duke and duchess of Yes
ergotland. the princesses Margareth
tliu Marina and the duke of Nerike
eturned to Stockholm from. Christiania
IAN. 4
hecustoms receipts for 1901 amount
o 49, $50, 10S crowns The customs re-
.eip5s for 1900 were s, 049, 054 crowns,
rhe riksdag estimate for the year of II
sol was 49, 900, 900 crowns.
Madame Olena Franche Of Stock
lolm has donated 5.00u crowns to the III,
employees of the Kungsgard- Marie
'erg company in which she is a promi-
lent stakeholder
Consul General G. F. Oberg died at
be Red Cross hospital a few dsZs $50