Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-10

Mr.. SalchOe from Stockholm was
declared champion fancy skater Of
Europe at recent international skat
ing match at Davos, Switzerland.
1t is predicted that emigration will
be much lighter this year than last
year.
No less than eight human lives per
ished in a fire in a three-story build
ing at Hastbo, near Storvik. Two
men broke their backs in jumping
from windows. A mother of five
children tried to save boy by drop
ping him from a window, but he was
killed in the fall, and she sank back
into the flames and was burnt tC
death together with the rest of hel
children.
There is a general tendency tc
boycott people who have spent a
term at a sanatorium for consump
tives, and DR.. C. E. Waller of Hala
hult sanatorium has found it nee
essary TO make it known through the
press that consumptives who have
been treated at the Jubilee Sana.
forums will not only be sure not to
transfer their disease to others, but
they are in position to give valua-
BILE advice to others with regard to
the prevention of the spreading OF
contagious disease.
About 500 sugar beet growers held
a convention in Lund, and much was
accomplished by way of uniting the
beet growers of the country in their
endeavors to check the grasping pro-
pensities of the sugar manufacturers
combine. The price of beets con-
tanning at least 13 per cent of sugar
was put at 81 cents per 100 pounds
for fall delivery, and "a cents per 100
pounds for winter delivery.
The employees on the state railways
OF Sweden agree that their wages
ought to be raised in proportion to
the general rise in the prices of the
necessaries of life, and the railway
department is in favor of adding
about SIG to the salaries of all en-
ployles receiving less than $3.50 a
year. :.
The Y. NJ. c. A. choruses OF Sweden
have been requested to give series
OF concerts in Irondhjem, Norway,
and they will make tour of the
larger Norwegian cities next sum-
mer.
The workmen of Knislinge, Skane,
have commenced to raise money for
the erection of a labor hall.
The government repair shops at
Malmo will be removed to Orebro in
the course of the present year. This
is no small affair, the shops employ
ing about 1000 men. Two reasons
for the removal have been given
prominence. One is, that it is a poor
policy, from a military point of view,
to keep the repair shops of the state
railways in a seaport town which,
like Malmo, has no Notifications; and
the other reason is, that the business
is outgrowing the accommodations
afforded at the location of the old
has been effected the old buildings
will be torn down, and the ground
added to the railway yards.
The Swedish riksdag convened Jan.
Is. Some very important legislation
is expected from this body during the
present term. There is one measure
for which the common people are
ciamoring more loudly than for any
other, namely, law making radical
extension of the voting franchise.
The government will find it a difficult
task to~draw up suffrage bill that
will satisfy the people on the one
hand and the riksdag on the other.
So far very little is known about the
details of the bill; but it is claimed
that a provision for proportional rep
resentation will be one of it's feat.
ures. It is also claimed that the bill
will provide for the election o. mem
bers of the second chamber o. :he
riksdag directly by the voters. The
government is also expected to draw
up bill for enabling poor but thrift.
ty laborers to acquire small homes
of their own. The most difficult fea.
ture of this problem will be the ques-
ton of raising enough money to
make the plan so comprehensive as to
afford marked aid to the class OF
people for which it is intended. 1t
may be taken for granted that nc
money will be given away, it will be
loaned on the property at very low
rate of interest. Closely connected
with this plan is one for enabling
regular soldiers to buy their tenant
farms after retiring from active mill.
tary service.
King Oscar has rented the jean
nette cottage in Abazzia, on the
Adriatic sea, for a period of four
months. 1t is stated that Kaiser
Franz Joseph, the king of Saxony and
nrchduchess Josepha will spend some
time at Abazzia next spring.
The Sund stock company of Sunds.
vail has issued bonds for 100000, the
oundsvall bank furnishing the money
NORWAY.
The storting resolved by unani.
nous vote that no money shall be
appropriated for the ST. Louis worlds
fair
Miss Aasta Hansteen shouted fol-
joy when she heard that the pope
had expressed himself against low.
necked dresses.
Bjornson's bust was removed from
the students hall, but the cooler
heads afterwards succeeded in replac
ing it..
Some one claimed that Bjornsor
opposed Minister of State Blehr il
the last campaign because the for
mer wanted his son appointed minis
ter of agriculture. Bjornson chal
1o17 roc tho ~ %hot %111 %hSe