Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-18
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
LATE ELECTIONS IN SWEDEN
30 Much Popular FED ing Aroused
That Norway Question Was
Entirely Subordinated.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Corrupt political machinery met Its
Waterloo in Sweden this fab. An
editorial article I'm Detny Aarhun.
drede summarizes the result of the re-
cent Swedish elections. which termin-
ated a campaign Of great interest and
excitement. SO much popular feeling
was aroused that the Norwegian ques-
ton was entirely subordinated: The
election has proved TO be one of the
most significant i'm Swedish history. A
consciousness of political independence
made itself felt all over the country.
driving a large part Of the reactionary
landed class out of Office in tn. lower
house Of the riksdag. In the upper
house this class is still in power. w
ing to the franchise being based on in
come. And" continues the same pa
per, "since 1884, when the city of
Stockholm went Conservative by politi.
cal fraud, the party Of reaction has
been In the a%scendency in the lower
house also. Half a century ago the
liberal party controlled only thirty out
of go seats i'm the house. The So
cialist party elected its first candidate
In 1896. The elections, occurring
every third wear have, however, con.
stantly increased the socialistic repre-
sentation. BY the fusion of 1900, the
United Liberals elected 104 members
and the Socialists four. Together. they
now have a majority in the house, the
result of the election in the lower
house standing as follows: CThe first
figures being those Of 1902. the second
those of 1900: Conservatives, $50;
M~oderates. 34-24; Liberal Fusionist,
104-112: Socialists. Al. The Liber-
al coalition triumphed on the issue Of
universal suffrage. This issue can now
count 40 votes against 30. The eff
fort OF the conservatives TO rouse
national passion in the matter of Nor,
way and thus blind the people to the
real issue. has proved a failure. The
triumph OF liberalism means a demo
cratic policy in the future in reactions
airy Sweden"
A telegram dated Dec. IA from
Teheran states that DIR. Sven Hedin.
the Asiatic explorer, arrived there
safely on that date. To a journalist
he said that he was going from Con
stantinople to Batum. Here he was
detained for twelve days owing TO in
adequate railway accommodations. He
afterwards arrived at Trapezund. via.
Erzerum and Tabriz. He is now on
his way TO the deserts of East Persia
and expects TO reach Cuetta via. Seistan
and Mushki and eventually reach Sim
la in April.
There are at present ~thirty-fiye pa
pers published IN Sweden devoted TO
the temperance cause Much is being
done for the temperance cause In
Sweden at present, both by the press
and through the pulpit and platform.
Temperance societies are steadily in
creasing in all parts Of the country.
Immense harbor improvements are
talked Of by ~Gothenburg. II is pro
posed TO greatly increase the capacity
OF the port, with new works on at
Hissingen, n free port. large coal dock.
etc. The plans prepared by Professor
Richert call for an expenditure of full
ly 10000. 900 crowns
Kristina Nilsson. Countess de Casa
Miranda. who is spending the winter
at her palace I'm southern France. sent
n check for 800 crowns to the poor of
her native city in Sweden. The
countess has always been a generous
giver to her Swedish friends in hum
BILE circumstances.
j. Y. Svensson's automobile factory
at Augustendal, nea Stockholm, was
completely destroyed by fire about two
crowns There were 300 men employed
at this factory. Mr.. Svensson will inn
mediately rebuilt the plant.
The youngest officer in the Swedish
army Is Lieutenant AXE Brilioth. He
Is only rs years old and graduated
from the Karlberg military academy
with high honors.
Crownprince Gustaf was the guest
Of President Loubet Of France last
month. The c%rownprince received an
exceptionally cordial reception in
Paris.
The late Fredrika Hassel has in her
will provided a donation amounting to
$3.50 crowns for the Swedish Women
Teachers fund.
Captain s. Tamoko, Of Toxic, Is at
present q visitor in Stockholm. He
will soon visit Christiania and Copen-
hagen.