Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-07-04
SWEDEN,

"A 1udSS 1uGSllIlS dll0UueC ny SSV'Idl
thousand men was held at the Goth
enborg drill grounds to protest against
the appointment Of the new cabinet,
and the resolutions adopted on this
occasion call for the adjustment of the
first chamber of the riksdag and the
introduction of new form IF govern
ment which is more suited than the
monarchy to free and democratic: de-
velopment. The position taken by this
meeting is significant. The first cham
Der has been assailed on many occa-
sions during the past few years. But
we believe that this is the first time
that a great and truly popular and
representative mass meeting went on
record in favor Of putting something
else in place Of the king. King Oscar
no longer needs to borrow trouble out
side Of his country.
Queen Sole was so indisposed that
she could not leave Honnef, Baden,
Germany, and go to Sweden to attend
the baptism of the Duke of Vaster-
botten.
The joint committee of the Swedish
Temperance associations has endorsed
the plan of starting temperance peo-
pies high school in Sweden.
A fire at Johannesdal saw and plan
ing mills, Sundsvall, destroyed ttir-
teen buildings and large quantities of
lumber, causing a, loss of more than
100000. About one hundred persons
were rendered homeless. The loss is
covered by insurance.
Th1 ~
the first move towards preparing a
new suffrage extension bill by asking
for copies of the poll lists from the last
election Of members of the landstings,
or provincial legislatures.
The first Swedish-mus festival
was given in Stockholm May 81. AS
indicated by the name, only Swedish
music was played. The orchestra con-
sisted of 80 men, and there was a
grand chorus of 600 men. The king
the crown prince, Prince Carl and
Princess Ingeborg were present.
Two Norwegian steamers that were
unloading their cargoes at Trelleborg
had their ownership pretty well COW
cred up, the captains having removed
the boards giving the name Of the sea-
port where their owners reside. The
owners of the vessels live in Stavan-
ger.
The Northern society made syste-
matte efforts to limit, or even abolish,
the practice of vivisection at the uni
versities of Sweden. But instead of
making any Roadway the society was
made to understand that it was med
ding with something which it does not
understand.
Mrs. Blanche Dickson, of Gothen-
burg, has donated $270,000 to the city
for the benefit of the poor. Only the
to be left intact to the end of time. The
city council is to be responsible for the
management of the money.
The Swedish authors union has vot-
ed a fellowship of 500 to Ola Hans
son.
The Karpalund sugar manufacturing
company has distributed a dividend of
Is per cent.
The Swedish lumber exporters have
agreed to sell no lumber in Denmark
on the alleged ground that the Dan
ish market was not satisfactory.
The king has authorized the minister
Of finance to have experts make a new
design for the coins that are to be is
sued in the future. The king has also
decreed that coins made before the
new design has been finished shall
contain the words, "SYeriges Konung''
(the King Of Sweden) and "Sveriges
VaP' (the veal of Sweden).
The policemen of Engelholm state
that if their pay is not raised from
"a cents to 81 cents a day they are
going to quit work.
An Industrial combine, of national
Importance has just been formed.
The Eskilstuna: steel works have alb
sorbed a majority Of the stock Of the
Olofstrom steel works, and the Sepa-
rator manufacturing company, Of
Stockholm, has acquired control Of the
former. The Olofstrom steel works
had a paid-up capital stock Of: $751;
500 and have been earning a dividend
Of II or II per cent, while the Eskil-
stuna concern. earned only from 5, to s
per cent. - H.: ,s :sa5 !. 5
s. 81, August Palm wrote I a book about
/ America that sold SO well that, he has
come to this: country second time "a
write 8 second book on the same sub
3ect.