Morris tribune., 1902-02-15
Those from Sweden Have Been De-
" creasing Continually Since 1896 II
some Statistics.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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| year 1896. During this same periot
i Denmark's butter exports to England
has increased from f6,2SS, 800 to fS,
$50, 900, and Russia's exports which
4 formerly was SO small that it was nct
/ even taken into consideration by stat
isticians, last year amounted to f1,-
$50, 900, which is considerably larger
than that of SWeden's. This condi
! tion has not been caused by Swedish
i dairy and creamery men, who produce
a most excellent grade of butter, but
! the Danish commission men and but
| ter agents, it seems, easily outclass
| their Swedish competitors.
| Manufacturers and workmen of the
| tobacco trade throughout the country
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 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 il
legal fines. The situation is one of ut
ter confusion and the outcome is
doubtful. ~ 49,
K. A. V. Moreau,s 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 "kOnsulalkomite'' are Friherre
Rildt and Lars J. LARSON, represent.
ing Sweden and Consul General w. G.
Christopherson and expeditionschef
lbsen, representing Norway. /.
DR.. Joseph G. Muir, secretary of the
United States legation in Stockholm,
has inherited a fortune of $75O,O0O
from his wife, who recently died in
New York. This fortune in Swedish
money will amount to not less than
2, 740,00O crowns
Labor agitatOrs are waxing warm in
Gothenburg. The socialists are very
active and are making use of every
advantage from the deplorable labor
conditions existing to stir up laboring
men against capitalists and the gov
-.
King Oscar celebrated his list birth
day Jan. q. On this occasion his mai
esty donated 10000 crowns to the So
fla home 1t will be left to her males
~ Queen Sofia, the founder Of thisI
to dispose of the sum do T
mated. 1885,
During the year of 1901 fourteen
lew railways aggregating 243 kllo-
meters We're built by private concerns.
concession for twenty-four new rail
ways have already been granted for
he year of 1902.
Grown Prince Gustaf has been chos-
n an honorary member of the Rus
ian Academy of Sciences. The
roWn prince is also member of tile ! {
Danish Academy of Science and Lit {
nature '% :
Count George Won Rpsen. who was J
hosen president for the Stockholm S
academy of Liberal Arts last year,
as resigned from his position owing
0 his impaired health # /
= The plan to change the old U1fsunda |
astle into an asylum for the insane |
as been abandoned. owing to the ire 2
lendous expense involved to make the
ecessary alterations ~
Queen Wilhelmina Of the. Neither. t
lnds has awarded the Knight Star OF i
he "Oramien-Nassau 0rders, to Lieu i
'nant ] 4. Schvan OF the Swedish 5
ife guards. 2
The new high school building to be. 4
'ected in Gothenburg will be located !
the beautiful Easa park The
lilding will cost 100000 crowns. o
The estate Of the late 0lof Wiik Of t
otheaburg amounts to ,O93. I0T \
owns Mr. WIKI was. undoubtedly 7:
e richest 1slan in Gothenburg s.
AS .aninanuens' at the riksdag Ii +
AIRY has been appointed former z
Of the royal library DR..
efodel. 3.
NORWAY. !.
Christianfa. d
Elias Blk. the well-known oriental Il