Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-03-15
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
NEW ORGANIZATION In SWEDEN
National Liberal Federation Will
Fight the Government at First
General Election.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

A national liberal federation FOL
| Sweden has been formed at meetlng
of representative from all parts OF the
country The new organization Will
have branches in every country after
the model of British political parties.
The Liberal opposition in parliament
has become part of the organization
and will fight the government at the
first general election. There has been
no organized party fight in the country
since the revolution of 1872, when the
chats" and 'caps" parties were de
stroyed. In 1874 two political parties
sprang into existence in Sweden. The
peace party was derisiyely called
s'rightcaps,' or simply leaps" while
the war party was known as that's.
The that's went to war with Russia.
In 1867 the that's" recklessly plunged
into the seven years war. The "caps"
came into power after the conclusion
of the ignoble peace at Hamburg n
1852. In 1872 Gustayus III succeed
ed in regaining many prerogatives OF
the crown and practically wiped out OF
existence the two parties.
Dull times are causing much anxiety
among the laboring classes, who now
seem to view the future with a great
deal of apprehension. Especially is
this the case in the cities, where con-
ditions are, if anything, worse than
in the country districts. In view OF
these conditions the prospects are that
the migration from Sweden to the
United States will be very large dur.
ing the coming spring and summer.
King Oscar will start for Biarritz
France, during the latter part of this
month. He will remain there until
May 10, when he will start for Ems,
where he will take course Of baths.
He will return to Stockholm in the
early part of June. Queen Sophia will
spend a part Of the spring season at
Honnef, on the Rhine, but will spend
the remainder of the season and the
summer at Skinnarbol, Norway.
It is estimated that there will be
an additional expense of 100000
crowns for finishing the new riksdag
house. There is some grumbling
among riksdagmen, but it is figured
out that there will be enough of ma
jority to pass the measure providing
the sum necessary for the completion
Of the magnidcently planned building. |
It is rumored that the present Swe
dish envoy in London, Count Carl Lew
enhaupt, will resign from his post aft |
er King Edwards coronation and that
his successor will be either "Stiftsamt. !
mand" Gram or Cabinet Secretary |
Often. Both Of the gentlemen last /
mentioned are Norwegians.
The annual "Adelsmote'' (meeting OF |
Swedish noblemen) was held Feb. IS [
II. Present were twenty-seven counts, (
sixty-seven so-called "Friherrar'' and
Ill lords. Swedish nobility is not very
prosperous in comparison with that
Of the last century.
His majesty the king has appointed |
o. P. Arborelius professor of lanscape
painting at the Stockholm Academy |
of Arts and Professor G. A. Lindstrom
formerly of the Karolinska institute
has been appointed professor of ''plas.
fisk" astronomy.
1t is rumored that Statsminister Won
Otter will tender his resignation aftei
the close of the present riksdag.
Among those mentioned as probable"
successor are Lagerheim, Bostrom and
Lundeberg. - , .~~
The Holmberg & Moller Milling com
pany of Stockholm has made an as
signment The two hundred men EN-.
ployed with the company have all been
retired from further duty.
The city of Stockholm will be ne
cessitated to make loan of 1851 ,636
crowns in order to meet expenses for
the current year.