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

A large number Of Russian fugitives
are staying at Fridhem, Brannkyska
parish, near Stockholm, and the au-
thorities are keeping a close watch on
them.
A publisher in Stockholm has COM
menced to publish a series of pamph-
let's on Esperanto, the official language
which is receiving so much attention
after the collapse Of the Volopuk craze.
The managers Of the Nobel estate
have announced that each OF the five
Nobel prizes, to be distributed Dec 10,
1906, will amount to $37,404.72. This
is an increase of 1920 as compared with
the prizes Of 1905.
The Swedish corvette Freja arrived
at Naples, Italy, March IL. Two men
had to be taken to the hospital.
The Insurance Company Of the Com
munes Of Frosta and Far, Skane, which
carries insurance to the amount of
$2,430,00o, had absolutely rp losses last
year.
A flock Of wild geese, the first of the
season, passed over Skane northward
as early as March s..
The debt on the hall owned by the
labor organizations of Stockholm is so
large that the interest paid last year
was $4,000.
Large rolling mills will soon be built
near Gothenburg.
In the year 1903 Sweden had 4,947
establishments for the poor, namely,
1,465 poor houses, accommodating g.
448 persons; 251 poorfarms accom-
modating 1860 persons; SO work.
houses, accommodating 1855 persons;
Is children's homes for 452 children:
and 1880 small houses accommodating
1904 persons. The whole number of
poor people receiving public aid was
235,277 Of whom 156,6S1 belonged to
the rural districts, and 1886 to the
cities. The paupers receiving public
aid constituted AZ per cent of the
population.
Lieutenant Colonel Calm recommends
that all soldiers be supplied with shoes
of uniform type.
Considerable quantities Of Swedish
goods are sold in Siam. But as they
are shipped in foreign vessels Sweden
does not receive proper credit. The
Swedish consul at Bangkok would like
to see Swedish steamship line estab-
lished for taking charge of the traffic
between the two countries. Such a
line would not only gain Sweden proper
credit but also develop the market for
Swedish products in Siam.
1t is proposed to extend the Western
Trunk railway to Stockholm, where
large depot buildings will be needed IL
the plan is realized. The projected i'm
provements will cost over $14,OOO,000.
During the past ten years the
Malmohus Supply Company has dis
tributed 100000 small trees, free of
charge, and the trees are now covering
thousands of acres.
The Scandinavian club at Hamburg
voted down a motion made by the
Swedes to withdraw from the club and
receive their share Of the assets of
the club. But the Swedes are start
ing Swedish club anyway.
About SO railway laborers who were
engaged in widening the track Of the
Helsingborg, Raa and Ramlosa rail-
way quit work because they could not
have their pay raised from about 8
cents to about cents per hour.
Mr. Lithander asked the minister OF
state in the first chamber of the riks-
dag whether the government intends to
draw up a bill Cor checking the work
of labor organizations which are dan
gerous to society and even to the state.
The minister OF state answered that the
cabinet intends to introduce such a
bill, but the subject is so complicated
a hi hA
introduced during the present session
Of the riksdag.
The executive committee of the
Swedish brewers union has memorial
lied the King, suggesting that the laws
governing the brewers trade be made
less strict or that the breweries be
turned over to the state.