Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-06
Bishop Berggvist of the new diocese


bulatory schools shall. be crowded
out of existence. He would also like
to have Il normal school in the new
! diocese.
The bursting of tires of driving
wheels has become so frequent on the
state railways of Sweden that the
travelling public is becoming some
what uneasy. So far, however, no Sc
rious accident has resulted.
The Swedish People in Arms is
the title of a pamphlet in which the
organization of the military system
! of Sweden is severely criticised The
| system was greatly modified in 1901,
but the author of the pamphlet en-
| deavors to prove that the efficiency OF
the defences of the country has not
kept pace with the increase of eX-
penses. The name Of the author is
not given. He is thoroughly familiar
with the military affairs Of Germany.
The labor unions of Gothenburg are
endcavoring to readjust their scales
OF wages in no less than nine
bra nches.
| German and Danish fake lotteries
must be doing we'll in Sweden, for
no matter how often they are ex-
posed by the Swedish press some of
them are operating as if nothing had
happened.
The academy of sciences has receiv-
ed donation of $4,000 for the ad-
! vancement of scientific researches,
especially in the line of biology. The
| donor does not want his name pub
| liShed.
The sugar manufacturers are will
ing to have the controversy between
them and the beet-growers settled by
means of a joint committee which is
to report in the course of the year.
The death Of Rev A. ApelqvSt re-
moved person known for his &C.
centricity throughout southern Swe-
den. About the year 1860 he entered
the ministry of the state church, but
on account of his peculiar shyness
no congregation seemed to care for
him, and repeated attempts to locate
him permanently were all in vain.
He seemed to distrust everybody, in
Guiding himself. While yet young
man he handed in his resignation.
which Bishop Thomander declined
twice: but when the resignation came
the third time the bishop sat down
and wrote ''dischargel." Then came
a lon" series of burdensome years to
Mr.. ~\pelqvist. He was in the habit
( Of ].
age, where he often found friends
and acquaintance from the time he
was studying. He always carried a
ralse in WHICH he kept variety OF
religious publications, including SER
mons and a quaint catechism written
by himself, and these he sold at very
modest prices. Thus he eked out
seventv-eighth year death came as a
deliverer.
\ proposed railway line from Ho-
ganas to Molle has been staked out.
The committee of ways and means
of the city council Of Stockholm pro-
posed to nave The city add $4,000 to
King Oscar and Queen Sofas jubilee
fund. This amount would more than
cover the deficit 81 the three jubilee
natoriums for consumptives
NORWAY.
The storting, after lengthy dis
cuSsion, and a vote of s. to IL, re-
solved to waive the military man
| euvers for this year. This step was
| taken simply in order to cut down
the expenses.
Arrangements were made for hav-
ing Prince Gustav Adolf take noun
tain outing at Sikkildalen during the
Easter holidays. lie was to be ac-
companied by three Norwegians and
| two Swedes
Last fall Mr.. Dornberger, a painter,
kissed the ear of an unknown lady
at book beer fest" at Grand Hotel,
kristiania. He soon got into serious
trouble. and he never came out of it
until he had paid a fine of S27 into the
| national treasury.
! 1t is expected that definite laws will
be passed for the punishment of in
fractions of the regulations of neu-
trality.
! A man at Overhalden, north of
Trondhjem, died from anthrax. He
butchered COW which was infected,
and through sore on his hand he
also contracted the disease, which
finally put an end to his life
The houses on the Sitter farm. Flat
ager, near Trondhjem, were COM
pletely destroyed by fire, as was also
the stock consisting of % cows, 3
horses, hogs. a dozen sheep and
goats and lot of chickens. The
horses We're insured. but not the
| stock.
Seventy barrels of insect glue which
is to be used for destroying a certain
insect on the pine trees of a forest
in Nermland, Sweden. were imported
from Hamburg via kristiania, Nor
way. In view of the fact that the
goods were to be used for combating
a public nuisance, the Norwegian
government did not charge the reg
ular duty. But when the goods pass
ed the Swedish boundary line the
Swedish custom-house officials charg-
ed duty of about ST.
Very many of the Norwegian steam
ers plying in Asiatic water have been
insured in London against war risks,
the premium being one per cent a
year. Immediately before the war
some Bergen shipowners insured their
steamers in the East at only one
half per cent year.
The Norwegian cabinet has for