Willmar tribune., 1908-07-15

fast enough. Innumerable buildings
were struck by the lightning, but the
lightning rods did such good service
that very little damage was done. All
the electric lights were put out at
the Charlottenlund palace, where the
royal family were living. A tree was
stripped of its bark close by the kings
summer pavilion in the park. In Jyl-
land great many farm buildings were
destroyed by fire from lightning.
SWEDEN.
Prince Eugen is spending the sum-
mer at Lila Tyreso
About 40 employers in Karlskrona
agreed on lockout affecting 800 men.
It is proposed to open a Swedish
agricultural exposition in st. Peters.
burg.
The longshoremen's strike, at Malmo
is kept up with determination by both
parties.
A peat factory at Perstorp, Skane,
was burned down, but most of the
stock was saved.
The labor troubles have commenced
to affect even the employees at the
government railway shops.
F. H. Kleen has donated $4,000 to
the government for the construction
of national monument in Stockholm.
The automobile of the government
telegraph service was boycotted be-
~ no~p3nH
boycotted steamer.
p. Herzog, Stockholm business
man, donated $3.50 to the pension
fund of his employees on his 10th
birthday anniversary.
1t is proposed to remove the seat
of the royal court of Skane from Kris
tianstad to Malmo, and six of the
eleven judges are in favor of the re-
moval.
A Russian spy was apprehended at
Vaxholm. He had rented a launch
from which he was studying the for
titications of the neighborhood At
first he claimed to be a German, but
little close questioning brought out
the fact that he was an engineer con-
nected with the Russian army.
The oldest inhabitant, Daniel Pers-
son, a farmer living at Settle, Warm
land, died about three weeks ago.
Having been born May 6, 1903, he
was more than 105 years old at his
death. He had lived during the
reigns of seven kings, and was sure
ly the oldest inhabitant of Sweden.
The Swedish employers union met
the strikers in the building trades in
Stockholm half way by declaring a
lockout affecting thousands of men
who belong to the national labor
union. Many trades are excepted from
the lockout, but threat was made
that later order will include them.
Many young people have been
drowned while bathing this summer.
A particularly sad case was reported
from Tannefors, short distance from
Linkoping. A nine-year-old daughter
OF Carl August Lindman was on the
point of drowning in Stang river. Her
mother rushed into the water to save
her, and both lost their lives in the
water.
The Stockholm Chamber of Com
merce has proposed that the govern.
ment establish fund of $4,000,000 for
the benefit of industries that need
loans and can give ample security.
The government is already managing
such fund for the benefit of ship.
owners and exporters. It is the sue
cess of the latter arrangement that
has suggested a loan fund for the
manufacturers.
A steamer vas wrecked on the
Congo river, and most of the passen-
gers were drowned. But still worse
fate awaited some of those who saved
their lives from the water, the natives
killing and eating them.' Capt. Lund-
gren and another Swede were eaten
by the cannibals. The machinist, also
q Swede, escaped, but he was close
enough to see how his comrades were
treated.
The czar Of Russia has ordered a
Swedish generals uniform for him.
self. FIR. Kading's successor, Stock.
holm. being the happy man who was
honored with the order for the goods.
The work of restoring the Gray
Friars' monastery at Ystad has been
commenced by G. Lindgren, noted
architect. The national government
is to defray the expenses.
A Swedish company is manufactur.
ing "hygienic paper states" for use in
the primary schools. It is said to be
superior to anything ever used for
that purpose.
During recent electric storm which
visited southwestern Sweden dozens
of houses were struck by lightning,
and many Of them were burned to
the ground. No person was injured,
but much stock was burned to death,
Two convicts at the Orebro Jail be.
haved SO we'll and did such good
work while serving their terms that
the government paid them some mon.
'ey when they were released.
The Swedish East Asia company has
placed new freight steamer Of 1000
tons on its line. It was built by Bur.
meister & Vain. Copenhagen.