Willmar tribune., 1908-07-15

IAO wen CHUNG June ~. Inc reason
for this general shutdown was the
dullness prevailing in all branches of
trade.
The Mission Covenant held it's 30th
annual meeting in Stockholm. p. p.
Waldenstrom was elected superpten-
dent OF missions. Twenty-eight new
congregations were admitted into the
covenant
A number Of eels and plaice were
tagged by government officials at
karlshanan and Kivik, and a bounty
OF ~ cents will be paid for every
tagged fish properly reported to the
government.
The Stora Kopparberg Mining COM
pany held an executive meeting in
Falun and resolved to increase the
reserve fund to $6,4S0, 1000, which is
twice the amount of the capital stock
of the company.
The music band Of the hussars of
the Swedish bodyguard has made a
concert tour of some Danish prov
inces, and everywhere they were re-
ceived with the greatest cordiality
and d1ned and wined to their utmost
capacity.
The price of pork is so low that
the farmers of southern Sweden
claim to be losing money on their
hogs. A live hog ready for the butch
er is worth six cents pound, and a
six-Weeks-old pig brings only about
one dollar.
About 500 men employed in the
building trades at Orebro were thrown
out OF work by lockout. In order
to make the movement more effective
the employers union tried to prevent
non-union employers from furnishing
materials to those still keeping their
men at work.
| Many English laborers were import
ed to take the places of striking long
shoremen in some Of the seaports of
southern Sweden. But the persuasive
powers OF the Swedish labor organ
1zat1ons have proved so strong that
the English "scabs' are gradually re-
turning to their own country.
| Two-and-a-half months have passed
since the awakening of Corolina Ols-
son OF Okno from her thirty-two year
slumber, and her strength is gradual
1y developing. Her judgment and
memory have returned, and her abil-
ity to use her limbs is such that she
can do easy housework much of the
time.
There are many tired politicians
In Sweden this summer. Their weari-
ness is expressed most conspicuously
by members of the riksdag who an
nounce to their constituents that they
are not going to run for reelection.
In this way the Liberal Fusion party
is going to lose large part of it's
old representatives in the national
legislature. And it is easy to ex-
plain this detection. Only few years
ago the Liberal Fusion party was the
controlling power in Swedish politics.
But by series of compromises with
the Socialists the party has lost it's
former prestige, and the aid thus rem
dered to the Socialists has aroused the
| ire of the conservative parties to an
extent not common among parties that
are pledged to the perpetuation of the
! present state of things.
| NORWAY.
A majority of the constitutional com.
mittee of the storting has proposed
that the constitution of Norway be
amended to the effect that in case
the royal family should die out the
storting shall have a right to change
the form of government-to make Nor
way republic, for instance.
The one hundredth birthday Of Hen
rik Wergeland, the poet, was fittingly
celebrated in Kristiania A matinee
was given at the National theater,
and the building was crowded. The
king and queen were there, accom-
panied by their suite. Gunnar He'll.
berg lectured on Wergeland, and a
number of actors sang and declaimed
poems written by Wergeland. In the
evening there was a parade, in which
1000 persons took part The process.
sion stopped in front of the National
theater, from the balcony of which
addresses were made by Knut Ham
sun, the author, and President Ber-
ner Of the storting.
Nordmandsforbundet (the Fedora.
tion of the Norwegians) held it's Sec
ond annual meeting June %, in Kris
tiania. It was organized year ago
with about 4,200 members, and now
it has a membership of 1920, Of
whom 2,771 are individual members
and 9,5O5 are members of societies
that have Joined the federation. There
are 5,777 members in the United
States and 5.475 in Norway; and Of
the balance, S44 reside in Europe, III
in Africa, so In Australia and 16 in
Asia. The federation prints paper
which has a circulation of 1000. Mr..
Berner, president Of the storting, was
reelected as president and DR.. Gade
Of Chicago, as vice president.
The storting has discussed tho po-
sition taken by Minister of War Low.
-zow in favor of building series Of
forts along the Glommen river. but no
decision was taken for the time be-
ing.
A German stock company has been
granted concession to operate zinc
mines for a period Of 80 years at Hake.
dal. The capital stock Of the com.
pany is $4,000.
! An Austrian company controlling a
capital of 100000 has been granted