Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-04-28
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
TROUBLES OF PREMIER sTAAF
Re and His Associates i'm the Swedish
Ministry Meeting With Much
Criticism.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Premier Staaf has troubles Of his
! own. The principal charge is that ne
is too lenient against the Norwegians.
| Consequently Premier Staaf and his
associates in the Swedish ministry are
not finding their tasks any too pleas
| ant and are meeting much criticism.
! Being the first liberal ministry many
| reforms have been expected, but these
| are difficult to effect, as the conserya-
| tives, having control in the first cham
| Der, are still a power. The question
| Of extending the electoral franchise so
as to make it practically universal is
still an open one. While there are
many strong opponents. to franchise re-
I.forms among the reactionary senators,
there are several cheering indications
that the sentiment in the upper house
is veering in the direction of the pop
Mar demand. and that the government
will score a victory ere long. Vart
Land and Allehanda of late have been
bitter in their criticism against the
ministry for it's conduct toward Nor
way Vart Land declares that the
reindeer question has been handled in
manner lily BETTING the dignity Of
Sweden and accuses the foreign min
lister with lack of courage in defend
ing the rights of the Swedish Laps.
F.; The Norwegian ''lensman," who drove
| the Laps and their reindeer out of the
| country, should be punished, says the
paper. Allehanda declares that it is
| incredible that the government should
assume the expenses for the return Of
| the extraordinary diplomatic mission
| to eastern Asia, which was sent out in
| the interest of Norway and at that
country's request. The interference Of
| the riksdag is demanded in both these
matters.
Anders Els Jeurling editor-in-chief
and founder of StockhOlmtidningen
died March % at his country home at
Stiernhof Station, in Sodermanland.
With Anders Jeurling one of SWeden's
greatest newspaper men have passed
away and there will be few if any who
can fill his position, one which he had
| practically created for himself His
life was full of experiences, and gifted
with an unusual power of observation
and being naturally keen, he developed
/ just those qualities. which make sue
cessful newspaper men. At first his
career was a shifting one. He was
born in Kristinehamn in 1851, entered
the Upsala university in 1872, where
he remained until 1878, when he be-
came editor of the Gotlands Allehanda.
remaining in this position for period
of two years In 1884 we find him as
editor of The Observation-Disclosures and
in the following year he became the
publisher of the Goteborg Dagbladet.
The following year he moved again.
This time he went to Stockholm and
became associated editor of The Alton
bladet. Here he remained five years,
or until August, when he severed his
connections with this paper and started
the Observation-Disclosures which netted
him a considerable forunte and which
is now one of Stockholm's leading dali
lies. He leaves a wife and eight chill
dren
Permission is sought by the directory
L
ton for a new power canal to cost
10000 crowns, of which at least 40O,-
GOO crowns should be expended this
year. 1t is also proposed that the gov
eminent should acquire control OF the
rights of the Trollhatta Power COM
pany and otter rights. To secure the
former Will cost about 2,500,00O
crowns The minister of the interior
will consider the proposition, which
will give the state control of SWeden's
greatert waterpower.
Both chambers of the Swedish riks
dag have sanctioned an appropriation
Of {, 134, 700 crowns for completing the
work on the Notifications at Boden
This is a natural stronghold on the
Lulera river and has already been
fortified at considerable expense.
Boden, when completed, is expected to
be the strongest fortified point in
Sweden 1t is not far from the
Swedish frontier and is planned as a
defense against possible Russian ag-
gression.
Carl Gustaf Styffe, aged 80 years. is
now Sweden's oldest living historian.
He was formerly the librarian of Up
sala university. In spite of his ad
vanced age, he is still enjoying excel
lent health and is busily engaged i1r
historic research.
The duke and duchess of Connaught
arrived in Stockholm in time for
Easter They will remain in Sweden
until the latter part Of May
According to the latest statistics is
sued officially by the central bureau.
the population Of Stockholm at the
present time is 32S,866.
According to- SVart Land the duke
and duchess of Yestergotland will re-
main another six months at the crown
princes palace.