Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-03
SUFFERING FROM SHORT CRop
Three Hundred Thousand Persons Az.
iected 10y the Failure on the West
Coast OF sweden.
SWEDEN.
stockholm.

""' p"socu Il resolution CenSuP-
ing me government for refusing TO
grant reduced freight rates ON tbe
stare railroads for relief supplies. The
society has set aside 1900 kr. to pay
transportation charges on such am
pies and a subscription has been
started throughout Sweden that has al
ready realized 10000 kr. In the suf-
lerlng province the grain feds re-
semble stretches Of parched prairie
grass unfit alike for -four or fodder.
Inc fruit crop of the five orchards Of
TINS province has been DESTROYED by
q combination of drouth and worms.
In other portions of Sweden the grain
crops have shown a fair average ana
IN the southern provinces the fruit
crop is superabundant. According to
a Stockholm dispatch Of the 18th inst
the cabinet, aroused by the censlre OF
the Agricultural society and of in
nuehtlal individuals, has appropriated
oO,ooO kr. for the famine sufferers.
A loan of 10000 kr., without interest.
has been granted TO one Of The most
affected parishes. Three hundred ara
ana fifty kr. is still needed. hut cannot
be appropriated without consent of
the riksdag. Governor Laeerbring in.
forms the newspaper CORRESPONDENT
that the average crops in the province
of G%oteborg- ohus have AGGREGATED
100000 kr., while the crop this year
is worth only G.000.00O kr. Private
donations to the sufferers in the
famishod district amount to CO.Oo0 kr..
and 30,co0 lr. have. been added out OF.
the emergency famine fund Of the
Ian. Altogether ouiy al out 100000
lr. have been raised 20 cover q deficit
Of 9,0G0000 kr., about S.. 5CooC0 Two
thirds OF the AVERAGE crop would BE
sufficient 60 satisfy the absolute needs
of the people. The coasl population ii
supported hv fishing ana is largely in
dependent Of the crons TIE govern
ment does not desire 10 have n slu-
scripti0n started ia tle State~
the home roscnrecs icing Thought
adequate lut FREE rij ations VIII
be era ef ly received.
Minis Ter W. ~. Thomas returuad to
Stock hcln Gat. 81, from q visit a. tile
United as partly ~ private hu~i
ness and partly TO adjust pullie af
fairs q. washington ~ IS stated or
the authority of q near relative Of Mr
Thomas tbat he intends to retire from
his post in the near future REGARDLESS
OF tie bee lit of the coming ele tion IN
the United ltes. Your correspondent
is r~clially Informed from Kew York
thar the friemls Of Rev Julius lin
coin of Jamestown, n. 81. are ure ng
his candidacy for the lost only, how
ever on con 1ition that the voluntary
retirement 81 Nr. Thomas IS o set
tied fact. AT. Lincoln r q Jorng man
Of great at5ainmerts ana IS recognized
as Il coming leader aHigRg the SH'1d-
ish- Americans, ON the oder of the
late lamentpd Ir Carl Swenssan of
Kansas. the most eminent mau Of his
race i'm America However preat BIS
attaluments or extensive his 'n-
huence no Swedish AmertcaH IS
willing to contest the clairls OF Mr.
Thomas 10 the post in Stockholm. es-
tahlisled by So many years OF dis
tineuished service. until he himself
shall reHucuish that claim. DR.
Swereeo1 at ore tinio 2 tentative
candidate. refused to do So. Mr.
Iincoln doubtless takes Tie same posi-
ton.
A huge block Of Swedish granite.
IS 10 leg shinooa to South Africa and
SET up on NE hatheeel5 OF Mayors
fontein as p monumeat TO the memory
OF those scandinavian members Of The.
counter corTs who fon IN that menl-
volunteer corps who feI IN that mem
oralle battle. The block. which meas-
mes G.8xf.3x1.3 meters, viii bear this
simple inscription in ancient Morse de-
sign ana Buulc characters; Mayors
fontein NDCCCNCIN"
A large number OF members Of ne
Swedish. Norwegian ard Danish par
liamept are about to visit Paris upon
invitation Of the French chamber of
deputes. TIE first chamber CT the
Swedish riksdag has selected fifteen
representatives and The second cha'n-
her viii have a proportionate delega
tion.
The Odd EeIloNs ~ .A""t
es.a .hclr nev building Oct q ana
on the 29th the twentieth anniversary
Of the scania lodge. the first o. me
order in Sweden, WIN be celebrates az
the same place. The grand siFes 81
sweden. Denmark and Germany WIN
attend the festivities,
The charge of espionage u kussla
MI MI y
behalf. brought by ANel Nylahuer
against Insurance Inspector hempu'
proved almost a fizzle, the defeidahl
being convicted, but assessed merely d
nominal fine.
Rear Admiral Haag has beeh :
tired on a pension after ior'y,nNt
years OF service in the navy. Inc lu,l
that he was not advanced to the ram
OF vice admiral is the subject OF CON
ment. .u.,.a
A monthly paper is to be published
In Stockholm in the Interest," oi :.
IAplanders of northern weden. =