Willmar tribune., 1908-01-22
SWEDEN.

The Christmas trade did not suffer
materially from the hard times
The king. has authorized the city
of Kalmar to issue bonds for 100000.
The city of Engelholen keeps a man
on horseback to light the street lamps.
The Ljungan river overflowed it's
banks at Abby, doing damage of about
100000.
The trades union of Cafe has Just
celebrated the 15Oth anniversary of
its organization.
The railway department has asked
for an appropriation. of 100000 for
enlarging .the repair shops at Orebro.
The fund raised by the banks and
insurance companies in memory of
King Oscar amounts to about $4,000.
Baron Won Blixen-Finecke protects
the game on his Nasbyholm estate so
we'll that when he invited some of his
friends to hunt the other day they
killed 18 ducks, 72 hares and $50
pheasants.
The Benestad church in Skane will
have the last church bell made dur
ing the reign of King Oscar. The bell
was cast only a few days before his
death, and it is ornamented with a
picture: Of him.
The Christmas traffic on the rail-
ways of Sweden was so great that the
utmost efforts on the part of the serv.
ice failed to take care of it to the
satisfaction of the public. A heavy
snowfall aggravated the situation.
Considerable amounts of money in
tended for floral decorations at the
funeral of King Oscar were withheld
and turned over to the queen dowager
to be used for some philanthropic pur-
pose.
The royal family of Sweden cele-
brated the Christmas holidays very
quietly. Fewer presents than usual
were distributed, and the absence of
the aged king put a damper on the
Joy. 49,
The Lapplanders have sent a petit
tion to King Gustaf to have -four i'm.
ported free of duty because there is
distress among them as a result of
the moist summer. About fifty par
ishes are represented in the petition.
The king has ordered an investigation.
The exports of butter from Sweden
to Denmark dropped from 8,455 tons
in 1904 to 4,S08 tons in 1907. Until
very recently the Danes bought much
butter in Sweden and exported it as
Danish butter to England. Now the
Swedes are exporting their butter d.
rectly to England, which results in a
reduction of the exports to Denmark.
Many sensational business failures
have taken place since November
1st. Fortunately, however, but few
of the really solid business concerns
Of the kingdom were shaken. Several
of the wrecked firms were some
months ago known to be built on over.
speculation, and the crisis only hap
pened to send them tumbling down at
the same time. - a.,
Winther and Scholkemeyer, two
Germans, who killed Stockholm mail
carrier named OLSON and took some
money carried by him, were sentenced
to death. King Gustaf has commuted
the sentence to Imprisonment for life.
The musicians of Sweden are unit
ing themselves into strong national
organization to protect their interests
from unfair foreign competition and
influences.
The authorities wish to make it
understood that the waving of the
coronation ceremonies is due wholly
to the personal wishes Of King Gustaf.
The supreme court has filed a
unanimous decision which states that
labor unions and other organizations
not established for business purposes
may acquire the rights of ordinary
business corporations.
DR.. Sven Hedin has discovered the
sources Of the Indus and the Brama-
putra, and some English papers regard
these discoveries as the most import
ant ever made by Hedin.
Conrad Nordqutst. who composed
the funeral march for King Karl XIV,
has Also written q funeral uearch in
memory Of Oscar II.