The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15

died on "Wednesday, sept. ~, sally ~
the morning, leaving a void IN the Po.
impossible to fill. On Sunday, the same
day when the Swedish delegates re-
turned to Stockholm from Karlstad,
where they practically had put the seal
to the dissolution of the union, Hedln,
the greatest and truest friend of the
union, was carried to his grave.
A more imposing funeral has never
taken place in Sweden. No outward
state and pomp characterized it and
therefore the enormous crowds were not n
drawn by curiosity and. idle love for
a grand spectacle, but by their ven
Grafton for the great man and by their
wish to honor him who had served his
country and his people to his last
breath: 3Hedin had expressly forbidden
any weaths and flowers, so that the
simple coffin which was carried to the
.hearse by some of his nearest friends in
thl Fl bT Swedish ana ihf agg ssss
Only three carriages with some OF MS
but then came the long procession num-
boring at least 10000 First, the mem
bers of parliament from both chambers
and Of different parties, then the press
club. then Populations from liberal
clubs and associations, Populations from
the University Of Upsala, and last, IN
a never-ending procession, the trade
unions under their red Grape decked
banners. For an hour this procession,
wound it's way through the streets OF
Stockholm out to the, beautiful new
cemetery between i've and six-line deep
crowds of spectators. Il Without exag-
gerating, I think it safe to say there
we're a hundred thousand Out at the
cemetery the band of the ifeguard,
which had offered it's services, met and
to the strains of funeral march hedln
was carried to his grave. The banners
assembled in half-circle and short
burial service took place. After some
beautiful singing by a large choir, the
burgomaster of Stockholm, Mr.. Lind
hagen, one of Hedin s fellow members
for Stockholm, made a short and beau
tiful speech over the great man. The
chairman Of the press club, Of which '
Hedin had been one of the founders,
followed, and at last came a represent
ative for the " workmen :, with a. few
touching words. The, banners were low
cred over the grave honoring the dead,
the, band played the funeral march or
| Chopin and the impressive ceremony
was over. @..',e- 1872. .... -.-...
Proportionalists Badly Beaten.
The general elections are nearly over
by now, and have so far resulted in a
! decided victory for real franchise re-
form, the proportionalists being thoroly
defeated. It is a remarkable sign of the
times that the socialists who in last
parliament counted only four members
will now number fourteen. The only
elections Of interest which are still TO
take place are those in Malmoe, which
elects four members, Of which two very
likely will be socialists, and in Stock
holm, which elects twenty-five members s1
Stockholm election, which takes place
Here the liberal: party has been divided
in two wings One which seeks its sup
port from the moderate conservative
and one which goes more. to the left
being partly supported by the socia
democrats. This wing undoubtedly
contains the majority Of the liberia
I prsophe hes that a It viii carry the DAY
The right wing of the liberal party ha
gone out to fight under nationalist col
ors trying to- GUST those old radica
. members whom they did not conside
. patriotic enough, as they were no
ready to go to war with Norway a
once. if the Karlstad conference ha.
been abortive. Foremost in this cam
paign the former liberal paper, Alton
:bladet, has been conspicuous by: it's bit
! ter attacks upon several; of the mos
! prominent men. in the liberal party. i
Stockholm. "A new radical .,eyenin
paper with clear. colors is alread
planned and will he started in the en-,
Of the year under the editorship Of Dl
David Bergstroem, one of the, mos
prominent members for Stockholm an
, formerly on the staff Of the Alton
bladet. =, - II * l,.,,...rJ =. j: :,
Anyhow, the majority for a veritabl
, franchise reform in the second chambe
+ will be- about forty. We therefore loo
, towards the future with good hope.