Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-08
SWEDEN;

ed by parties at Raa, Skane. Its name
is Emmanuel" and it is commanded
by Captain Dyberg. This curiosity
of ship was built 1853 years ago. OF
course it has been rebuilt several
times during that period, but the hull
of it can boast of the above age. 1t
has passed through many vicissitudes.
For many years the Dannebrog DAN
ish fiag) would float from it's mast
head, it's owner being an :Icelander. !
1t was next owned by a Bornholn ::
man, and years ago it passed into
Swedish hands.-Berlin Tageblatt. i
Is DR.. Sven Hedin, the hero of Gen.
trail Asia, bent on making a dash for
the North Pole? Well, that is the
burden of the latest news from this
remarkable man.
Leo Tolstoi instructed his son, who
recently passed through Sweden, to
make himself thoroughly acquainte.
with the condition of the famine SUI
ferers in Norland.
The Laval separator manufacturing
company in Stockholm has opened
factory OF it's own in the center OF
Berlin. About so men are employed
in the factory proper, and aoout 30
persons in the Office. The employees
are Swedes and Germans. The patent
laws of Germany compel the COM
pany to manufacture certain parts OF
| the separators in Germany. The other
parts are made in Stockholm and sent
to Berlin, where the separators are
put together and finished for the
market.
The cod fisheries along the Sinris-
hamn coast are giving much better
returns than last winter, the daily
catch per boat being from 40 to SO
pounds, while last winter the catch
rarely exceeded Is pounds. The price
has fallen from cents to cents q
pound.
The Turkish government has re-
quested the Swedish government to
permit few military officers to go to
Macedonia to organize the turkish
gendarmerie in the three Macedonian
villajets.
The price of potatoes has doubled
in few weeks, and the distilleries
that used potatoes as raw material
have been closed for the season.
The Stockholm workinmen's build
ing-Folkets Hus-gave large de-
felt for the past year.
A motion has been introduced in
both chambers of the riksdag for re-
questing the king to prepare bill
the aim of which shall be to make in
struction in tree planting regular
branch in the common schools and
high schools of Sweden.
The rye looks miserable in northern
Skane, but the wheat is promising.
On account of the mild winter wealth
er the clover is developing vigorous
growth.
Three torpedo chasers belonging to
> Chile were offered for sale to the
Swedish government, but The latter
: does not want them.
. About SITS has been contributed by
; Scandinavians and Cinnamon in China
> to the Norland famine relief fund.
The stork of wild elks is on the in.
! crease in many parts of Sweaen al
though about 500 animals were kill
l ed last year. In Norrbotten alone
, the number killed was 361.
AS far as can be ascertained at the
= main office of the Grengesberg mining
+ company, only a minor portion of thu
stocks are in the hands OF foreigners
l The Danish East Asia company /!
r contemplating the establishment of {
r regular steamship line between Scan
5 dinavia and South Africa. Sweden il
in a position to export timber, tn
only important article which South
e Africa imports from Scandinavia.
t Stockholm lost 1,45s inhabitant'
z through emigration in the year 1901
: More than three-fourths of them wen
: to the United States. But during tn
: same time 764 foreigners settled il
? the city. Russia contributed NOR
s than any other country to the latte
8 number.
i Two young men who do not pose a
e professional pedestrians walked from
= Malmo via Linhamn, West Klagstor]
= and Sodervarn and back to Malmo,
= distance of 20 (English) miles, in
i hours and 40 minutes, stopping II
minutes at K1agstorp. The next da:
S the same young men walked 81 mile
= in four and half hours, stopping
minutes on the way. )
l. The consistory of Gothenborg ha
e notified Rev. o. E.. Asklund of SkeI
o planda that he was just a wee bit to-
: active during the last campaign.
S The potato starch manufacturers o
a Sweden held convention at Kristian
q stad, and modestly suggested the plae
e ing of tariff of 81 a ton on foreig1
y potatoes which are to be used for tn
production of starch.
l. Where, excavations for new build
+ ings are made on Raby street in tn
e city of Lund namber of huma
t skulls and other bones were found i
# different places at depth of tnre
e feet. Three stone tombs and parts {
IS stone wall were also found, indica1
p ing that the place at q remote perio
i. was a burial ground. The object