Willmar tribune., 1904-11-16
SWEDEN

SWEDEN
The East Coast railway company has
been organized at Gefe. The mini
mum and maximum capital stock was
put at $1,620, 900 and So, 700, 900, re-
spectively.
At Upsala the recent earthquake
was so violent that the seismograph at
the meteorological institute was
thrown out of it's position, so that it
could not record the phenomenon.
Count Gyldenstolpe, Swedish minis
tdr at St. Petersberg, who has just re-
turned to Sweden, is likely to be ap-
pointed minister of foreign affairs.
Anders Mostrom of Berga, Gunnar-
skog, was suffocated by piece of waf-
fe. which he tried to swallow.
Fodder is so scarce at Gunnarskog
that most of the farmers have to re-
duce their stock. The result is that
good milch COWS may be had for SIS
to SO.
The late C. H. BRANDED of Stockholm
bequeathed $4,000 to charitable in
stitutions. But this is only part of
the money which he gave away.
Anna Magdalena Stecl1sen, the only
Swedish lady who has received the de-
gree of doctor of medicine, made bac-
teriology her special study. Two
years ago she was infected with dis
ease caused directly by bacteria, and
she died rather unexpectedly few
days ago.
The cabinet voted $13. 500 out of the
famine fund to those who suffer the
most on account of the partial failure
of the crops in southwestern Sweden.
The fruit crop throughout southern
Sweden was so immense that those
who are handling it have experienced
some difficulty in disposing of it at
profitable prices.
The postoffice department of Swe-
den holds property to the value of
ST., 735, 900. The postofice building in
Stockholm alone is worth about $780,
900.
About 200 prominent citizens, rep
resenting all classes, have memorial
lied the government to draw up par
agraph, as part of the new suffrage
bill, which shall provide that no di-
rect tax can be levied or abolished ex-
cept by unanimous vote of Doth
houses of the riksdag.
It is proposed to utilize the water
and Prof. J. G: Richert, of Stockholm,
has been asked to go to lmatra and in
spect the falls and report on the prop
osition as an expert. The 1matra falls
can furnish about 100000 horsepower.
The dock laborers' union of Stock
holm passed a unanimous resolution to
the effect that a national strike ought
to be inauguratedi 1905 as a means
of Of obtaining general suffrage for
the Swedish people.
Warm milk will be sold automatic
cally on the streets of Stockholm next
winter, in the same way as last winter.
The total sale last winter was 80, $50
pitchers. The work is managed by
benevolent society.
The Swedish newspapers have struck
note Of warning to the Scandina-
! vians to be on the lookout for man
named John McQuinn, who is said to
be figuring on inducing Scandinavians
to go to Cooks Inlet, Alaska. The
papers claim that the situa ;on at said
place is desperate" and McQuinn's
scheme is put in decidedly unfavor-
able light by the Scandinavian press.
It is stated with great emphasis that
the Nobel literary prize of 1904 will be
given to Mistral, the old Provencal
bard.
p Karlsson, farmer at Krokstorp,
Luttra, is the happy father of a girl of
extraordinary promise. She is only
years old, but she can more than tip
the scales at the 1OO.pound mark She
is handsome and symmetricaAy built.
But the strangest of all is that her
mental powers seem to be making
successful struggle to keep up with
the growth of her body.
In railroad cut at ~Asunden, Elfs-
borg, number of stirrups, horse
shoes and other objects were found.
The find is supposed to date from 1920,
when a battle was fought at Boge-
sund.
Baron Lagerheim, who has resigned
9he position of Swedish foreign minis
ter, was the chief initiator of the pres
ent union negotiations between Swe-
den and Norway. His resignation had
no relation to these negotiations, but
was the result of personal differences
with Mr.. Bostrom, the prime minister.
There is now every likelihood that the
that the negotiations will be brought
to a successful conclusion. Should
Bostrom seek to jeopardise them the
king may dismiss him.
The number of bicycles registered in
Stockholm during the past ten years
was 5s.799. -.