Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-10
SWEDEN

SWEDEN
A chair of statistics is to be estab-
lished at the Stockholm high school,
and Gustav Sundbarg, who is already
connected with the school. will be the
first professor Statistics
The Stockholm academy of music re-
elected Crown Prince Gustaf as pres
ident.
The torpedo cruiser Psilander made
a trip to st. Petersburg a few days be-
fore Christmas.
The aim of the Skane butter export
from southern Sweden in order to pre-
vent the expectation of butter of in
ferior quality. The local unions are
rushing into it in such great numbers
that the organizers will no doubt car
ry their point.
The Swedish government sent two
steamers TO Riga, Russia, to give aid
to the Swedes residing there. About
80 out Of the $50 Swedish residents
of the city returned to Sweden on ac-
count of the disturbances in the Bal
tic provinces.
The special tariff commission will
soon resume it's negotiations with Ger
man representatives with the view of
agreeing on a commercial treaty be-
tween the two countries. The nego-
tiations are secret, and all that is
known is that the commissioners have
a very delicate task to perform.
A telegram dated Teheran, Persia,
Dec. Ia, says: Sven Hedin has arrived
here. He told a journalist that he went
from Constantinople to Batoom. He
was compelled to remain at that place
for twelve days on account of the rail-
way strike in Caucasus. He next went
to Trebizond, whence he made an inter-
esting trip to Erzeroom and Tabris. 1t
is his intention to leave this city in
two weeks to explore the deserts of
eastern Persia. He expects to reach
Cuetta by way of Siestan and Mush-
XII in about three months, so that he
may be at Simla in April
Prof. Robert Koch of Berlin will de-
vote his Nobel prize of $4,000 to the
publication of his writings on medi-
cine.
Albert BONNER the Stockholm pub
among eight young authors.
In fire at Kristdala, near Oscars
haum, woman named Lovisa Berg
strom was burned to death.
Two horses which were a part of the
load of a ferry going from Froso island
to the shore, near Ostersund, slipped
on the icy deck, and their weight was
thrown to one side. The ferry was
upset, and four out of the seven per-
sons on board the ferry were drowned.
The Swedish authors union petit
toned King Oscar to ask the riksdag
to make an appropriation of $2,7O0 to
writer's of Sweden. The
king consulted the Swedish academy,
and this august body gave an answer
that was bound to attract general at
tention. Since 1868 the academy has
awarded those prizes. Now the acad-
envy argues at some length to show
that some other authority ought to act
as judges of awards in this case. The
academy has always done it's best, and
its awards have always been criticized,
so that it would be glad to be relieved
of the duty and the honor of distribute
ing the prizes. The academy finally
says that it desires to have the matter
settled in a manner which will be sat-
isfactory to the authors who are yir-
tually entitled to prizes.
The national board of health propos-
es the establishment of a hospital for
lepers at Mora. The board mentions
$4,000 as the probable cost of the hos
pital.
For the third time the English No
bel committee has unanimously pro-
posed that the literary Nobel prize be
given to A. C. Swinburne, who is looked
upon as England's greatest living poet.
Swinburne was born in 1887. His
friends hope that he will get the prize
to be awarded Dec. 10, 1906.
Immense quantities Of lerrings were
caught along the west coast Of Sweden
during the latter part of December. A
large part of the fish was Immediately
exported to Germany.
A fire in J. v. Svensson's automobile
factory at Angustendal, near Stock
holm, threw 200 out of it's 500 employees
out Of work.
Skane has again furnished thousands
of Christmas trees for the large cities.
Theoretically, the trees are to be cut
where the forests need to be thinned
out. But when tree which is ten
or twelve years old brings from Is to
so cents the temptation to thin OUT
little too fast is great. In some
places the ground was swept clean
just before Christmas, to the dismay of
those who are interested in preserving
the forests Of Sweden.
A. recent election proved that the
Social Democrats have been gaining
ground in Helsingborg. They elected
their candidate for the riksdag by l.
:647 votes, his Conservative opponent