Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
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The Scandinavian reading union is
the name of an organization which
has for it's aim the dissemination of
| the literature of each of the Scan
dinavian countries among the people
of the others. The union consists
of local clubs which charge an adj
mission fee of "a cents and which Or
der books for circulation within the
clubs When the books ordered by
certain club have been read by all
OF its members the books are distrib-
uted by lots among the members. The
movement is becoming popular.
The London Daily Mail states that
letters are pouring in on Waiser Will
helm from all parts of Scandinavia,
entreating his imperial majesty to
redeem the peoples of the North from
their oppressive governments. The
paper is way off it's base, of course.
The Kristiania Dagbladet, the Or
gan of the Left, insinuates that the
consulor service reform is s'adrift."
To this the Aftenposten makes the
following remarks: "No unexpected
halt has been made in the work, and
there is no reason for experimenting
any such. 1t is expected that the
draft for the new laws was finished
for some time past, and the formal
discussion of it will not be delayed
much longer. Besides the arguments
in favor of the laws, which are ex-
pected to be of very grave moment,
this matter involves a number of 9TH
er questions which must be carefully
considered and disposed of in due
time. We may safely anticipate con-
tinued cooperation under a mutual
and thoroughly loyal retention of the
principles agreed upon, and within
the given outlines" This is as much
as to say that there will be no break
in the labors which aim at the es-
tablishment of separate consular
service for Norway.
A chair of Scandinavian languages
has been established at the university
of Utrecht. This is the first chair of
it's kind at the institutions of learn
ing in Holland. The name of the first
appointee to the position is Hoogv-
liet.
Copenhagen, Dec. 22-The Scandi-
navian-American line steamer United
States, from New York Dec. 9, arrived
here today with $50 Scandinavians
from the United States on board. They
are to spend Christmas with relatives.
The steamer was delayed by fog
in the North Sea. The influx OF
Christmas excursionists from the
United States is unprecedented. Much
of the money they saved in America
will be distributed in Christmas pres
ents to relatives and friends.
SWEDEN.
The city council of Ystad made
the city responsible for railway bonds
in the sum of $5S9,OO0 A number OF
citizens petitioned the provincial gov.
eminent to cancel the resolution OF
the city council; but as the provin
cial government refused to grant the
petition it has been forwarded to the
king.
A seventy-year-old woman started
all alone on her way home from the
Hyl4tofta railway station. She los
her way in the woods, and severa
days later she was found dead by {
hunter.
On May 13, 1905, the birthday o.
Carl Won Lime, the naturalist, the
Upsala Scientific Society will aware
prize of $500 to the best essay or
certain features of the plant life Of
Sweden.
E. J. Ekman, superintendent Of
missions of the Swedish Mission Gov
enant, has at last published his heret
ical book againt the doctrine of eter
nal punishment. In the preface the
following words occur: eff the devel
opment of the human race is closed in
such a manner that the largest por.
ton of it is eternally separated from
God, from it's origin, the strong one
keeping his booty though "a Stronger
One came to recover that booty, then
it follows that Gods entire plan OF
salvation has been spoiled and an
initiated by the prince of darkness
and the worlds Savior, which was
chosen and sent of God, was mainly
failure The author stands partic,
ularly alone in his association.
The returns of the cod fisheries
along the southeastern coast of Skane
have been very rich, and the price
of fresh Goldfish at the fishing grounds
has been as low as two cents a
pound.
The total imports of Sweden for the
year 1902 were $136,4O4,0OO, and the
exports were $1O5,948,O00. AS com
pared with the year 1901, the imports
increased s.3 per cent, the exports
II per cent.
The bid made by VIM. Beardmore
& Co., an English firm, for furnishing
armor plates for the Oscar H., a new
gunboat, was favorab]y received by
the naval department though it was
about $4,000 dollars higher than the
lowest bid. The reason for this APP.
parent favoritism was a promise made
by the English firm to have the plates
made in Sweden. The naval depart.
ment has proposed that the firm be
required to produce at least 1000 tons
of armor plate in Sweden during the
year 1906.
"Svenske," Capt. Unge's new bal.
loon, has arrived from the factory
in Paris. The time for the first TRIP
has not been fixed yet because Cap.
tain Unge is sick. It is proposed tc
make numerous short trips in order
to give young army officers prac.
teal training in aerial navigation.
"A committee representing the com
morcial interests of Gothenburg has