Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-17
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden. Norway and
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RUSSIAN INFLUENCE AT WORK
Chauvinists Openly Offer to Help
Norway Conquer Sweden Under
Russian Tutorship.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

| Stockholm.
Said DR.. Jonas Stadling, the cele-
brated Swedish traveller in recent
interview with Frederic William VILE.
an American newspaper correspondent:
There is no question but that Rus
sian influences have been at work in
Norway furthering the separation
movement. Prominent Russian chau-
vinists have openly said to me that
Russia would help Norway to conquer
Sweden and make Christiania the cap
ital of Scandinavian course under
Russian tutorship. l have heard Nor
wegian chauvinists echo the same
sentiments in the shape of evident
hints and remarks. But true Nor
wegian patriots have complained OF
the Russian influence and stood by
the union with Sweden, which has
secured for Scandinavia nearly a CEN
fury OF peace and development and
has been the only bulwark of Scandi-
navian liberty and culture. But God
forbid that we should dream OF aveng-
ing our wounded pride by war! The
overwhelming majority Of the Swedish
people revolts at the very thought Of
q bloody war between the two small
sister nations. There is In Sweden a
growing opinion In favor of referen-
dun both to the Norwegian and
Swedish people to decide the union
question. II the Norwegian revolu-
tionaries refuse to refer the question
to the Norwegian people there would
be many Swedes to support my own
proposition that the issue be sub
dent Of the United States--the second
native country of nearly 100000
Scandinavians."
1 On Aug. 6 10000 persons assembled
In the senate square In Helsingfors,
Finland, to protest against the pro-
posal of the government to remove
political offenders from the jurisdic-
ton of the local authorities, trans
ferring their trials TO the Russian mill
tary court. The meeting demanded
the arrest of the governor and the
chief Of police, who Ii is declared, had
fomented the disturbances which oc-
Cured last January. The meeting
further insisted upon the disbanding
Of the Russian gendarmes In Finland,
the abolition of the dictatorship, and
the restoration of the liberty of the
press. A resolution was passed de-
rclaring that, as the present diet was
too weak, an extraordinary diet should
be summoned to discuss the question
of universal suffrage. The police did
not interfere with the meeting.
During the years 1S56-l9O3, there
have been recorded 2,634 railway ac-
cidents, resulting In total loss of S91
lives and 1,79S injured Among those
killed were 3SS railway men. thirty
seven travelling man and 466 persons
from the general trades and profess
sions. During all these years there
have been only twelve collisions. In
comparison with other countries there
have been very few accidents in Swe-
den, and IL goes to show that great
care is being exerted in the protec-
ton of human life by the Swedish rail
ways.
One OF the first Swedish ladies TO
devote her services TO the Red Cross
society was Mime. Lotten Edholm, wife
of General Director Edholm. Prior TO
her marriage she was Lotten Won
Heijne. She has been I'm the service
Of the Red Cross society since 1865
and is at present a member OF the
executive committee of that organiza-
ton in Stockholm. The Red Cross
society OF Sweden has $40 trained
nurses, who are ready to offer their
services at once In the event Of war.
According to the last census there
were In Germany in the beginning OF
the present century 1890 persons of
Swedish birth, but OF these only o.
622 are Swedish subjects. OF these
s,99S claim the Swedish as their moth
er tongue. There are at present 2,S16
Norwegians in Germany.
More alarming is the increase OF sui
cides in Sweden. During the past 100
years they have been steadily increas-
ing. During the year 1902, for in
stance, there were S04 suicides, 279
| In the cities and 525 I'm the country dis
tricts. OF these 641 were men.
An enterprising Swedish-American
has opened peanut and popcorn
stand In Stockholm and is already do
| ing a thriving business. Swedish
paper speaks OF the peanut as follows:
"A peculiar nut called peanut, which
has very sweet taste, etc"
More than $500 people were invited
to attend the ball given recently at
the royal palace in honor of Prince
Gustaf and Princess Margaret. The
whole palace was respondent with
Uniforms and sparkling Jewels.