Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-03-14
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
PRINCIPAL Events That Have Trans
pred in the Old Countries.
Within Week or 80.
DENIM

IL years old
TWO young men of Horsens have in
'eheoo contrivance for threading
sewing needles.
Inc Jaungyde poor house near Skan-
oefoorg, was burnt down and an old
"oi11an lost her life in the flames.
number Of prominent Danes have
1tarted an agitation in favor Of laws
lor preventing children from smoking
tobacco.
"A 1ree congregation at H1orrlng has
oousnt a parcel of ground for $40,
ana |zS,oO0 will be expended for a high
school house at this place.
SWEDEN.
Baron Erik Gustaf Bostrom is dead
lhls man deserves more than passing
mention on account of the part he
played tn Swedish politics nnmedla1e-
~ pe1ore the dissolution of the union
o. sweden and Norway. Tie was born
IN 1912 and was nephew Of the noted
philosopher Of the same name Al rNe
age OF 70 years he was elected to a
seat IN the lanstinz, on provincial
legislature, and from that moment he
occupied high positions Of trust and
honor almost uninterruptedly, and at
ms death he was chancellor of the
universities Of Sweden AS premier,
Bostrom was the leading man m
swedish politics during the years 1891
1910 and again from 1902 to April,
1910. During Bostrom's second term
Baron Lagerheim, minister Of foreign
at1a1rs, represented Sweden In the ne
got1ations with the Norwegian govern
ment which pointed strongly to a set
tlement OF the cont1 oversy between the
TWO countries by the establishment If
a separate consular service for Nor
way. But when Premier Bosrrom an
nounced the conditions required by the
Swedish government the Norweglans
gave up the whole plan, and the dis
solution Of the union followed. The
election Of Bostrom to the position OF
chancellor Of the universities was a
conspicuous endorsement of his policy
by the leading men Of Sweden.
OF the 1854 cases brought before
the three royal courts OF Sweden in
1904 the Svea court tried 81 per cent,
the Gotta court 31A per cent. and the
Skane court 14A per cent The diff
ference in the point of size is still
more striking, the Svea district COW
ering 80 per cent, the Gotta district IT
per cent. and the Skane district only
per cent Of the area of Sweden. The
Svea district covers all OF Northern
Sweden, and it is proposed to organ
1ze a new district in Norrland, in
creasing the number of royal courts
to four. But there are many who IA
vor reapport1onment without the ad-
dition of new district.
The so-called "chapter committee
has handed a significant report to the
kind, proposing that the chapters, or
governments of the different diocese
of the kingdom, be reorganlzed. The
new plan provides for five members,
and the most important part of the
whole report is that provision is made
for member which is 70 be elected
as a representative of the public
schools and other institutions OF learn
ing within the diocese. This 1nnova-
ton is proposed in view OF the fact
that large number of the teachers
think the clergy have too much to say
in school matters.
Sanatorium statNtics. 1t will be re-
that King Oscar established
three sanatoriums for consumptives by
means of the 100000 given to him
when he celebrated his twenty-five
years jubilee as king of Sweden. On
Fe bruary LIST there were u men and
Al women at the Halahult sanatorium,
81 men and 81 women at Osterasen
and SO men and GO women at Hesselby.
Twice as many persons suffering from
tuberculosis were entitled to treat
ment at these establishments but could
not be admitted for lack of room.
The Bjernarp estate, in the parishes
of North Svalof and Kagerod, has been
divided up into small farms. The area
of the estate was about 1000 acres, and
the area Of the new farms ranges from
to so acres. Over 20 of the small
farms have been sold, some of them
to tenant farmers who rented the land
before the estate was parce11ed out.
Many new houses are in process Of
construction on the farms.
Many prominent men, including "a
members Of the riksdag, have proposed
that K. P. Arnoldsson, Swedish ad-
vocate Of international peace, be
awarded the next Nobel peace prize.
Many ,Swedes rather dislike Arnolds-
son because he sided with the Nor
wegians on certain points during the
union conflict.
The London Standard is inclined to
bsllsvs that DR.. Sven Hedin, the
Bwedish explorer Of Central Asia, Is
going to suooopd IA proving that those
Eeographers are right who. claim that
the woridS richest sold mines are in
Thibst, and thAt they have boon
workel from time out Of mind.
It was stated that the Engleholm
shoe factory was closed for good be-
cause the wages demanded by the en-
Dioyss wore toe high. This result was
an unpleasant surprise to them, and
rather than be thrown out Of work
they consented to stay on the terms Of
fered BY the proprietors Of the factory.
A company has been organized in
Stockholm for building submarine
boat to be used in peaceful pursuits.
The boat is to be built according to
plan invented by a Swede, and it Is
expected to be Of considerable use in
many ways. FL