Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-19

Krogh.
Premier Steen is bedridden on &C.
count of a slight cold.
Trondhjem has 1900 men who are
without employment.
SWEDEN.
All the carbide manufacturing COM
panies of Sweden have formed a COM
bine for regulating the sales, and, in
turn, this combine has joined an Eu-
ropean syndicate. This indicates that
trusts are booming in Europe, too.
The Oldest woman in Sweden is sup
posed to be Ingrid Klar, of North
Nlestra parish, Smaland. 1t is claimed
that she was born March S, 1898. On
her last birthday anniversary she re-
ceived gift of $27 from the king.
An unusually large number of royal
eagles are inhabiting the forests of
northern Skane this winter. Some of
those that were killed measured al
most eight feet between the tips of
their wings. Most of the birds return
to the north in the spring.
The health of the queen was so
poor at the beginning of the year that
she could not attend the social func-
lions at the royal palace in Kristiania.
The next riksdag will be asked for
an appropriation for the establish
ment of an asylum for the convicted
criminals who are irresponsible on ac-
count of mental defects. The institu-
ton may be built at Vexio. The plans
provide for accommodations for about
one hundred patients.
Mrs. Karolina Svedling, of Kila, Sod
ermanland, who recently died at the
age of eighty years, was an exeraplif-
cation of the marvellous force of a
mothers love. Mrs. Svedling had a
daughter who was born as an incur
able cripple. The girl could sit up
until she was twelve years old, but
during the remainding thirty two
years of her life she stayed in bed.
This, however, tells only part of the
truth. The girl was deaf and dumb
and could not care for herself in any
shape or manner. She could never
chew her food. and when she took
this she rested on her mothers left
arm and received it in small portions
from her right hand.
About 800 residents of Malmo who
are out of work have organized them
selves into an idle mems society," for
the purpose of eNerting united pres
sure upon the city authorities, who
are supposed to be able to furnish
work.
The congregation of Forsa applied
for a gold medal for their school
teacher, Palmgren; but as his ma
jesty cut it down to a silver medal,
the badge of honor was returned to
the pastor of the congregation.
The department of the navy asks
for an appropriation of $1,SOO,OOO for
| new armored cruiser. and 100000
for a submarine boat and for testing
| the same.
Not one of the forty literary com,
positions received by the Swedish
Academy during the past year were
| considered worthy of prize, and only
four of them were favored with men
ton honorable. The souvenir coin OF
the year was dedicated to Frederick
Bremen.
Some laborers who were engaged in
grubbing trees in Albo commune,
Skane, found ~ vipers snugly rolled
up in solid ball under the roots OF
birch tree. Those on the outside
of the ball began to look ugly, but
they were all dispatched.
The city council of Ystad resolved
to request the national government to
set aside some money for the restora-
ton of the ruins of the Ystad mon.
astery.
The following law, which was
passed in 1887, took effect Jan. 1, 1902,
and will be in force in the future:
"When some one has acquired real
estate property in good faith and has,
after due legal procedure, possessed it
as owner uninterruptedly for twenty
years, no claims made on the basis OF
older titles shall be entertained"
The king has appointed committee
whose duty it shall be to draft laws
to determine the legal standing of So
cieties not organized for business pur-
poses, and to provide for the control
of benevolent funds. Governor Dick.
son is to serve as chairman of the
| committee, and one of its members is
P. P. Waldenstrom. It is surmised
that the real aim of the committee is
to establish the legal responsibility
| of labor unions. If this surmisc is
correct the committee will have on its
hands one of the most difficult prob
lens not only in Sweden, but in the
whole world.
The first steam trawler owned by
Swedes has been bought in England
by the Gothenburg Steamship Com.
pany for $4,000. It will be used fol-
fishing in the North sea during the
winter season and along the coasts OF
Sweden in summer. If the new ven.
ture proves profitable the company
will procure more trawlers.
Crown Princess Victoria, who, to.
gether with Prince Wilhelm, spent the
Christmas quietly at the home of he1
parents in Baden-Baden, has removed
in company with them, to Karlsruhe
where she intends to stay until she
leaves for the south.
Some of the bolag saloons in Stock
holm are selling warm milk to their
customers during the cold season, and
the sale of this drink is pushed by
means of signs hung up in the sa'
looms.
L. O. Smith, rich Stockholm bust
ness man, has sued his daughter
Princess Karadja, for the, recovery OF
fa loan Of more than $4,000. The real