Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-30
SWEDEN.

fund has been raised to Sl5O,0OO.
About one hundred persons took
sick after eating veal at restaurant
in Safer, but none Of them died.
The Kungsor tin shop was burned
to the ground in the night. About
100 persons lost their occupation.
The postal money orders sent by
Swedish-Americans to Sweden in 1907
amounted to $4,000 ALI, and was $751;
1926 in excess of the amount sent In
1906
According to tho latest news from
Sweden the conflict in the building
trades must be settled by this time.
The agreement made between the two
parties seems to cover every point
that may cause fresh conflict, and
it is to be in force to March 81, 1911.
The Malmo, a car ferry, has just
made it's ten thousandth trip between
Malmo and Copenhagen. The COM
bined distance of these trips would
grid the earth seven and a half times.
Only 276,226 paying passengers were
carried, but the number of railway
cars taken across the Sound was 14O,-
528.
About 300 men became so aggres.
sive when a cargo was unlOaded by
''scabs" at Vinbrackan that the gun
boat Skaggald, which happened to be
close by, was ordered to fire some
blank shots, which was promptly
done. Sheriff Hyllengren was hit in
the head by a rock so that he had to
be cared for.
L. A. Nyrup, journalist, Is sup
posed to have taken a wrong railway
train at Brilleberga and to have at
tempted to get of when he found
out his mistake. At any rate no
Jumped off the train after 1t had start
3D. but fell down between the train
and the platform SO that his skull was
fractured.
Altappen, small town about IA
(English) miles south of Lulea, was
visited by a disastrous fire which rem
dered one hundred families homeless.
Large quantities of lumber were also
destroyed. The town is built on three
small islands, and it took consider
able exertion to save the lives of the
inhabitants.
. Four men who we're occupying posi-
lions on the state railways in Malmo
refused to do certain work accord
ing to orders from their superiors,
and in the course of time they were
all discharged. Their disobedience
was In the interest of the strikers,
and the case has created great SEN
sation in labor circles.
Kristina Nilsson Countess de Casa
Miranda) is spending the summer at
Gardsby, near Vaxio, where she was
born, and where some of her relatives
are living. A magnificent ovation
was given her at a concert in Vaxio a
few evenings ago, and after the con-
cest she was serenaded. In both
cases she expressed her thanks with
much feeling.
A mass meeting attended by 5000
workin gmen was held at Gothenborg
for the purpose of protesting against
the importation of English dock Ia
borers to take the places OF Swedish
strikers. One Of the resolutions
passed pledged the workingmen tc
support the labor leaders in case
they decide to extend the strike to
trades not yet affected by the labor
conflict
The Swedish Employers union has
acquired control of the Industrial,
trade journal, and Axel Brunius, for
merry connected with the Stockholm
Dagblad, has been engaged as editor
me whereabouts Of Dr. sver
u Hedin, who entered Central Asia las
fail, Is unknown, and his friends be
gin to fear that something unfayor
able las happened to him.
The Swedish brewers do not dare
to sell beer TO the English strike
e V breakers III AIalno, and whatever beel
the men want Just De imported from
SO soms Mn