Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
Queen Victoria has been advised to
leave for milder climate on account
of the weak condition of her lungs.
M. Vallin, we'll known engineer,
and his wife, were recently drowned
near Ronninge, while crossing thin
ice.
The Society for the Defense of the
City of Stockholm has received 5000
crowns from wealthy citizen who de-
sires to remain unknown.
A. 1. Seelig and wife of Stockholm
have donated 10000 crowns to the high
school of that city, Mr.. Seelig is q
prominent publisher of books.
The royal marshal during the latter
part of King Oscars reign has resign
ed and Count Wachtmeister has been
named by King Gustaf as his sue
cessor.
The finances of the city of Stock
holm are in excellent condition. At
the close Of the fiscal year there was a
surplus of 9,886,S20 crowns in the
treasury.
According to Aftonbladet, the firm
Of A. Christianson has suspended pay
ments on account of the hard times.
So far as can now be ascertained the
assets of the firm are 2,240,O00 crowns
and the liabilities 100000 crowns,
and it is believed that the affairs of
the concern can be quietly straighten-
ed out and adjusted to the satisfaction
Of the creditors.
DR.. c. G. Hartman of the Carnegie
institute, Pittsburg, has been appoint
ed chief Of the department of ethnol-
ogy of the Royal Museum. DR.. Hart
man and DR.. Nordenskjold, the famous
Swedish explorer, were tied for the
place., each getting the same number
of votes in the directorate, and DR..
Hartman was the lucky man in the lot
terry to settle the tie.
The people of Lapland, or at least
those Of fifty-five parishes. have sent
petition to King Gustaf, praying for
the removed of the duty on flour. They
ask this on account of the failure of
the crops last year, necessitating the
importation of a great deal of flour to
prevent famine, and the duty on -four
is a hardship at this time. The king
ordered an investigation to be made
into the conditions in Lapland before
taking action.
The widow Of King Oscar has is
sued touching card of thanks to the
people of Sweden and the world for the
kindness shown her in her heavy be.
reavement. She says that the love
for the dear fatherland that has warm
ed her heart during the fifty years of
her union with Oscar shall continue to
burn as long as life endures.
King Gustaf gives evidence of SIM
pficity and democracy as ruler.
Along this line, he has ordered that the
po1np and ceremony that has always
attended the formal opening of the
rikstag be dispensed with: He gives
as his reason that such pomp is not
appropriate to a modern nation like
Sweden. His action is generally ap-
proved by his people.
The failure of Robert Dickson has
aroused considerable apprehension in
Shame, where he carried on many
transactions and where he resided for
some time. According to the reports
of the men that have been examining
into his affairs, they are in an exceed
ingly complicated condition, and it is
impossible to make an accurate state
ment as to his assets and liabilities.
1t is certain, however, that the liabili.
ties will not be less than 100000
crowns. One reason for the downfall
of Mr.. Dickson is his willingness to
help others by. going security for
them. The liabilities he thus incurred
foot up to several hundred thousand
crowns.
The failure of Dickson and A.
Christianson's firm are further evil
dence of what l have already written
In regard to the havoc by the panic in
Sweden.