Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-19
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
KARLsTAD TREATY RATIFIED
Dissolution Crisis Safely Passed by
the Action of the Swe-
dish Riksdag.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

, The rlksdag has unanimously rat
fled the Karstad treaty. The crisi
has safely passed and the question j
hut reluctantly discussed in bushes
and social circles. The members o
the riksdag are satisfied and there re
mains practically nothing TO 40 nov
but to arrange the details. Much in
terest, however, centers in Coun
Wachtmelster's recent declaration t.
the fact that the treaty of 1876.
Is still in force. This treaty, accord
kg TO a recent Associated Press re
port, was negotiated after the Crimear
war. At that time Great Britain anC
! France engaged to furnish the king OF
Sweden and Norway with naval and
military foces to cooperate with his
! forces in resisting the aggressions OF
Russia. The treaty further binds the
king not to cede any Swedish or Nor
wegian territory to Russia nor to grant
Of the recent disruption of the union
1t is now an open question as to the
validity of this treaty.
Professor Waldenstrom has now re-
turned from his American trip. The
professor has very naively averred
that it was in keeping with Gods will
that he was not reelected to the
"andra kammaren" of the Swedish
riksdag. Mr.. Waldenstrom he's now
decided TO retire from { teal
field entirely and will r9~ a. s to
give his undivided attt c4 The
religious interests Of the s. pdish
Covenant church, both in It's work III
Sweden and America. Wadenstrom
is widely known In America, having
often appeared in the pulpit and lee
ture platform in American cities and
communities where the Swedish ele.
ment predominates.
Representative Hedin's funeral was
attended by $1,000 people and was
the largest funeral in the history of
the city, with the exception Of August
Blanche's funeral, which had the larg-
est attendance on record. Mr. Hedin
was friend OF labor and thousands
Of laboring mea turned out TO pay him
4 last tribute. The deceased prior to
his death gave the order that there
should he no flowers or pomp of what
ever description at his funeral He
desired a simple funeral and such In.
deed ii was.
G. r.. Lundquist, the famous baritone
known as 'Iunkan''-wi !
make a concert trip through Sweden
his fan and winter. His accompanist |
viii be Miss Agda Lysell, of stock
lolm. This viii he Mr.. Lundquist's
asst concert tour. Mr.. Lundquist sang
II the Worlds Tair in Chicago in 1893
md leading cities of the northwest.
AXE Akesson. who won 1000 crowns
n a guessing contest conducted by the
dun, In monthly journaD, became SO
slated when he learned Of his sue
.ess that he suddenly died He was
n the best Of health and evidently
lied from pure joy.
Since the death Of s. A. Hedin- Rep /
'esentative Lothigius becomes the
lestor of the Swedish riksdag. Mr..
Lothigius has attended thirty-twO ses- 4
'ions of the riksdag and Is a statesman
" power and influence.
Emil ZoIr. the Swedish artist. re-
'eiyed silver medal for his exhibit
II the worlds fair in Liege. Mr.
Loir was the only Swedish artist who
VAS awarded any distinction Of this
zind during the fair.
According 10 reliable newspaper re
,orts the stork Is expected 10 pay
iisit to the home OF Prince Carl and
Princess Ingeborg. They have now
two children, viz. Princcsscs Mar
yaretha and Martha.
Sept % Of this year marked the I'M
lucky day twenty years ago when
twenty three persons lost their lives
while attending concert given by
Nilsson The accident oc-
Cured III 1885.
The lucky number In the recent dis
posal Of tickets in the so-called Copen-
hagen class lottery was drawn by two
Stockholm caterers. They won $780,
600 crowns and divided the amount.
The number of passengers in tie
electric railway Of Gothenburg during
the last month were 62.000. Last year
there were 5000 passengers during
the same month.
&. l.. Ryden has been appointed gen.
eral director OF the Swedish telegraph
bureau. Mr.. Ryden has for number
Of years been assistant director Of this
bureau.