Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-13

creased mortality, the death rate being
almost ten per cent lower than during
the years 1S95-1900. This decrease
more than makes up for three per cent
decrease of the rate of, births. The
cities received $4,000 and the rural
communities $4,000 of the increase of
the population. Of every 1000 persons,
514 are women and 4S6 men.
SWEDEN.
Gustaf of Geierstam has rented a
country cottage in Jonsered, near
Gothenburg, where he proposes to
spend the summer, completing a new
book which will appear next fall.
Mr.. Gegerfelt, who resides at Storan-
gen, near Stockholm describes a So
called "globular thunderbolt' as fol-
lows: II lay awake at night on &C
count of the terrific laundering. All
of a sudden I noticed a ball of fire of
size as an American twenty-five cent
piece) coming in through the open
doorway. 1t passed about one yard
above the floor. When it reached my
bed it exploded with a terrific de-
donation, the whole house was lighted
up and the little ball was split into
thousand fragments, which flew in all
directions as from an exploding bomb
she'll. The house shook violently, and I
thought my last moment had come. MY
first effort was to look all around to
see whether fire had been started, but
no trace. Of fire could be seen. My
eyes were blinded for hours after
wards"
The city council of Stockholm has
permitted A. M. Peterson, of Linn
hamn, to test new kind of pavement
invented by himself. 1t is made Of tar
it "tar beton.'' It may be put down
while the price of the pavement used
in Stockholm is about one dollar per
square yard.
The government has loaned $4,000
to the Tyringe peat factory out Of the
fund set aside for the encouragement
Of the peat manufacturing industry.
A company has been organized for
the purpose Of starting a first class
business college in Stockholm.
Sweden has had six ministers of
foreign affairs in about year and a
half.
Both chambers of the riksdag have
passed the laws proposed by the gov
eminent for the purpose of checking
the anti military agitation of the
Socialists in the army
King Oscars physician said in an
interview that his majesty was not
unwell for a single day on his trip
to the Riviera.
The crown prince of Sweden had to
give up his trip to the wedding Of the
king and queen of Spain on account
of home politics.
The crown princess of Sweden ar
rived at Karlsruhe May 10.
A cablegram dated Stockholm, June
2, says that the new treaty of COM
merce and navigation between Sweden
and Germany, with the tariff conven-
ton and an explanatory protocol an
nexed to it, has been signed by the
plenipotentiaries Of both countries and
presented by the minister for foreign
affairs to the riksdag. In the usual
Observation-Disclosures clause an excep-
ton is made for Norway, Germany
engaging not to claim the benefit of
any special advantages granted or to
be granted to Norwegian subjects, and
trade as. long as they are not granted
to any other power. AS the treaty pro-
vides that Sweden shall not as long as
it is in force, levy any export duty
a convention which the government
had concluded, subject to the sanction
Of the riksdag, with the iron and min
ing companies, by which, in return for
an assurance that no export duty shall
be levied on their ores, the companies
bind themselves, first, not to export
more than a certain specified amount
In proportion to the ascertained
mineral capacities of the mines worked
by them; secondly, to allow the state
after 1911 a certain share in their
profits; and agreed that the mines,
with all tie plant, machinery and
buildings upon them, shall revert to
the state absolutely after so years Gin
1850 or that the state may purchase
them on certain stipulated conditions
at any time before.
There are over 60 woman's suffrage
unions in Sweden, and new ones are
organized from time to time
Matthias Ericsson and Nils Abra-
hanson were drowned while attempt
ing to blow up a stone bridge at EIDE,
Jemtland, where the spring freshet
threatened a grist mill with destruc-
ton. Both of them were married and
had several children.
A great public demonstration was
given in Stockholm park to the
Swedish victors from the Olympic
games. The crown prince made an ad-
dress which was greeted with deafen-
Ing applause, and the victors them
selves were objects Of ovations.
A society has been organized in
Malmo for the purpose of improving
the conditions Of the Lapps of northern
Sweden. The first impulse to the
movement in Malmo was given by
Urist Elsa Lanla, Lappish girl who
is Occurring in the interest of her
countrymen wherever She can get up
an audience.
While a we'll was being bored at
Ausas, Skane, gas was struck at a
depth of $50 feet. It rushed out with
such force that it carried gravel, sand
and water to the surface Fire was set
to it, and a blush flame soon made;
the end Of the pipe hot. The gas was
shut off as soon as the pipe was
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