Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-01
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SWEDEN
Prot. b. Lidfors, who served as ''lec-
turcr" at the university Of Lund for a
number of years, was in the habit Of
dipping into practical politics in the
interest of the liberal parties. Uni
versity Chancellor Gillian knew all
about this activity. But he retained
Prof. Lidfors because his work ut the
university was satisfactory. Prof.
Gillian resigned Il short time ago, md
Bishop Billing now otticiatcs us his
successor. At the beginning of the
new year Bishop Billing dismissed
Prof. Lidfors on account of his politi-
cal agitation. But the latter was at
once engaged as editor of Arbetet, a
great socialist paper, and the radicals
are jubilant over Bishop Billings
move, while the conservative clements
are unable to detect any longhcaded-
ness in his policy.
Dr. Sven Hedin, the explorer of Gen.
trail Asia, though very popular in Rus
STA and II personal friend of the car,
warns Sweden to be on her guard
against Russia. Even if the Baltic
squadron is sent to the bottom of the
SEA. he says, Russia will in few years
have navy which cannot be trihed
with. lIcdin, like many other Scandi-
navians, is inclined to think that a
complete Russian defeat in the East
may mean increased danger to Scandi-
navia. Rudcly shut out from the Pa
clfic, the Muscovite may decide to cut
his way through to the Atlantic, and
that would naturally be across the
northern part of the Scandinavian
peninsula.
The $2,7o0, 900 which the last ril<s-
dag set aside for loans to small farm
ers may be loaned this year on the fol-
lowing conditions; Farmers whose
property is worth less than S1,350 will
have the first chance; the maximum of
the loan shall be tive-sixths of the
value Of the property, of which the
holder shall own at least one-sixth;
the interest shall be SO per cent a
year; only unencumbcred property
shall be entitled to loans; and if the
loans on farms do not absorb the ST.
700, 900 the balance may be loaned to
holders of parcels of land which are
too small for regular farming.
An old woman living all alone in
Mjolkalanga started to go to the
Christmas morning service before day
break. In front of her kitchen door
she slipped on the ice and broke one
of her limbs in two places. No one
heard her cries for help. But she still
had strength enough to crawl into the
house and get into bed. At II o'clock
someone noticed that her Christmas
candles were still, burning: and that
attracted attention, and perhaps was
the means Of saving her life. But she
suffered terribly before she was cared
for.
For the third time in the course Of
a few years Gothenburg has been wor-
ried by a number of simultaneous fires,
which must be the work of pyro-
maniac. A man named Lundeen was
arrested on suspicion, but his guilt
could not be proved. He was kept in
Jail on account Of vagrancy, however,
and no unusual fire was noticed dur
ing his imprisonment. Some time ago
he was released, and fires were started
in many parts OF the city on certain
night. Whoever the lncendiary is, his
object must be to enjoy the sight of
conhagrations.
Shortly after the Iroquois fire in Chi
cago a committee was appointed to in
vestiga the theaters in Stockholm
The result was that two theaters were
permanently closed, and five others
were found to need alterations that
demanded temporary closing. The
new regulations provide that the iron
curtains in theaters must be in charge
Of officers of the fire brigade, and 20
city fremen must be present on the
stage at every performance. The stage
must be directly connected by tele-
graph and telephone with the central
| fire brigade station.
About 1900 persons attended the
scientific temperance lectures given in
Stockholm under the auspices of the
associated temperance organizations of
Sweden.
Prince Carl has rented three suites
of rooms in the Adelsward palace.
Stockholm, for 4 period of ten years,
and he is to pay rent of 81 ,050 per
year.
The farmers Of Halland Ian are or
ganizing stock companies for running
sugar factories. They think there
ought to be three sugar factories and
one refinery in the Ian.
The fywheel of steam engine used
for running grist mill at Stora Har-
RE, Skane, exploded, and one of it's
fragments killed Arvid Martensson. A
boy was badly hurt by another frag-
ment.
The city of Helsingfors, Finland, has
HATS inhabitants, and the increase
during the year 1904 was 5,423 This
increase must be a surprise to the
world, in view of the tyrannous be-
havior of Russia towards Finland.
A Swedish lady has been married
into the family of John Pierpont Nor
gan, 1.-THE great American millionaire, !"
as he is styled in Europe. The ladyin
question is a daughter of Count Erik
Piper of Finhult, and her husband is a
son of the English Consul General
Morgan in Korea, a brother of j. P.
Morgan.
A number of manufacturing estab-
lishments of different kinds in Lundbv