Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-26
Recent Occurrences OF interest
in Sweden. NORWAY and
Denmark.
HEDIN's LATEST WONDER BOOK
It Has Been Published So Far in
Twenty Editions and Translated
into Thirteen Languages.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

al success that a Swedish work should
be published in twenty editions
and translated into thirteen different
languages. Such Is truth. howe, er.
about DR.. Sven Hed;n's latest wond r
book, In which he describes his Asiatic
travels and explorations. Only one
Swedish work has Cver been 50 uni.
versally read, viz "Fritiof's Saga.
DR.. Hedin's book has been published
In the following languages; Swedish.
Norwegian. Danish, English, French.
Finnish, Hoilandish. Italian, Russian.
Spanish, German, Hungarian and
Portuguese. 1t will also appear in the
Japanese language in the near future
and negotiations are also under way
10 have it translated into the Polish
language. DR.. Hedin, the author,
speaks sever languages %fuently and
has lectured in five different languages.
The original edition was published by
the Albert BONNER company.
The rlksdag was formally opened
Jan. Is, with the customary ceremony.
The speech from the throne mentioned
the arbitration treaties concluded with
various countries, said the ncgotia-
tons looking to the establishment of
consular systems for Sweden and Nor
way were nearly completed and an
nounced a bill to extend the franchise
In elections for members of the sec.
ond chamber. The speech alsc x
1 npnccad On tic 70 nftnn AZ tha Fact that tho
cost Of carrying out the different bills
to be introduced should be met with
out increased taxation. The budget,
which vas introduced after the read.
ing of the speech from the throne. es.
tfmated the e at about SAC 750,.
600 and the expenditures at abont $751;
o 5000. The deficit will be covered by
q loan.
Mr.. Harry Thomas. lieutenant in the
United States army, and a nephew Of
United States NJ mister w. w. Thomas.
at Stockholm. has. together with his
wife, spent the past few months in
Dalarne. where he has been collecting
archaeological specimens for a muse
um. which he intel.ds to establish | u
Portland, Me. they had at first not
intended to remain for any length OF
time. but became M interested Ia
Sweden's country felix that they re-
manned for several months. They have
been spending the holidays in Stock
holm as guests OF Minister Thomas.
but will return to Dalarne some time
next month.
or the money subscribed to the
Aalesund sufferers there still remains
100000 crowns. According to n gov
eminent decision O 5000 crowns will
be distributed among the needy and
suffering. $4,000 crowns will be dis
tributed among invalids and @,00C
among the different societies. Their
there will remain 10000 crowns with
which a reserve fund will be started.
CrownprinceSs Victoria and r; inces
Gustaf Adolph and Wilhelm spen,
Christmas In Stockholm. Prince Gus
tai departed for Koburg Dec. 26
where he represented his father ant
mother. ~Crownprfnce Gustaf ami
Crownprincess Victoria at the Duo hes
Alexandrina's funeral
Count Herman Wrangei, has beef
appointed envoy ordlnaire and minis
ter plenipotentiaire to st. Petersburg
Count Wrangel has during the pas
four years represented the Swedish
Norwegian governments at The Hague
The winner of this years Nobe
prize (for literature) the Spanish poe
Jose Echegaray, contemplates a visi
to Stockholm In March. While III III
capital, he will be Q guest of S;gfrie
wieselgren. royal librarian.
Count Gustaf Adolph ~Lewenhaupf
Swedish Norwegian envoy In Vienna
died suddenly Dec. %. Count Lew
enhaupt was born In 1874 and has bee
in the diplomatic service during tb
, past ten years.
Don Miguel Alvarez Mona, Count d
Chacon has been appointed SPANS
Ambassador to Stockholm to succee
. Pastor y Bedoya, who will nov repr,
sent the Spanish government at Limi
Peru.
The holiday trade was this year e
cellent In Stockholm and showed
marked increase over the trade az II
previous year. In 1902 the hoi9,
trade was exceptionally poor.
Mime. Suzanne Deprez. Lugne Poo
wife, Will star In n OF the Inc
plays In a European tour durjn., -
next three months. The company wi
appear first In Copenhagen.
Fredrfk Ronell has been appointe
commissioner Of the Serafm bosnits
MI. Roneli has for many years bee
The ~bookkeeper Of the institution.
Count @. Spare may not accept IN
speakership for the rksdag for 19Os
The count has during the past month
been In I'll health.
BJornstterne BJornson will leave 70,
Paris next month. returning duriur N,
\ earfy mn RI nf Moroh