Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-05-31
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

SuusiHk from CHDiS uiSIhtcUeS IN 10
evident that the hopes OF suffrage re-
form in Sweden will not be realized.
The first chamber of the riksdag at lis
meeting last Monday rejected the gov
srnment's general suffrage bill by a
vote OF 1875 to IS. 1t was not ex-
pected that the first chamber would
pass the bill, but none suspected such
On overwhelming defeat. The second
chamber will pass the bill by sab
stantial majority, but with the unex-
pected strength developed by the OPP
position In the upper house the chances
of passing the measure In joint session
are considered practically impossible
unless there 10 decided change OF
sentiment. The action of the upper
house created much excitement
throughout Sweden. An extra mill
tary police reserve has been arranged
for In the event of possible dis
turbances.
to Stockholm, where he will become a
permanent resident. He has joined
the so-called free religious" I'm
manuels church. Mr.. Waldenstrom Is
by no means a stranger I'm Stockholm.
having served number Of terms In
the Swedish riksdag. The rumor that
Waldenstrom was to settle in America
az the leader OF the Mission Covenant
church Is thus set at rest.
The Swedish government is anxious
to have complete control OF the tele-
phone system OF the country and has
requested the riksdag to appropriate
16,550O00 crowns for the purchase OF
the properties OF the Stockholm Gen.
eral and the Bell Telephone compa-
MES. The government also propos
an appropriation Of 10000 crowns for
beginning work on a new power canal
at Trollhattan.
Arthur Thesleff, who for years has
been engaged In a systematic study Of
the language and customs Of the
Gypsy people, has been spending
couple Of weeks in the Swedish cap
ital. He will in the near future depart
for Finland. where he will spend the
summer. Later on he will go to the
Argentine Republic to continue his re-
searches.
G. r. Lundqvist's Nunkan) fare
well concerts In northern Sweden have
been unusually successful. The other
evening he gave a concert In Upsala.
which was attended by large body
Of students who enthusiastically
cheered the patriotic "Lunkan," who
was, when in his zenith, Swedea's
greatest singer.
The Swedish Peace associat ION,
which has been holding its annual con-
institute in Stockholm and 10 invite
the International Peace association TO
hold the next international peace con-
gress IN sweden in 1907.
Periamin Nogt. the newly appointed
minister TO Sweden from Norway, was
given I'm audience by Crownprince
Gustaf at the royal palace and was
rendered his credentials May l. He
was afterwards received by the duke
Of Skane.
Sweden has at the present time a
population Of 5,293,S51. according TO
the government census taken on Jan. /,
1906. This is an increase Of only &c.
040 for the year OF 1905, compared
with 1880 for the year 1904
Alfred Petroyitch Rasum, Paul
Kalmin and Edward Arson. the Rus
sian spies, who were arrested and
placed in Jail in Stockholm about two
months ago, will be sent back to st.
Petersburg next month.
Miss Helen Gould intends to spend
the summer In Europe and wt.,. ac-
cording to reports spend fortnight
In Stockholm.