Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-08-12
SWEDEN,

The next universal peace congress
will be held in Stockholm.
An inmate of the poorhouse OF
Umea was burned to death.
A new bishop will be elected for
the diocese Of Hernosand Nov. 25.
P. P. Waldenstrom, the head of the
Mission Covenant, was 20 years old
July 20.
1t is estimated that forest fires
sweep about 10000 acres of ground
every year in Sweden.
A statue OF Rev. P. Sunden, noted
temperance agitator, was unveiled at
Sara cemetery, Gothenburg.
About 100 ducks were killed by
King Gustaf and a few friends who
were out hunting the other day.
The churches of the Mission Gov
enant raised $4,000 on the occasion
of the celebration of the SEVENTEEN
birthday of p. P. Waldenstrom, and
he is to dispose of the money as he
may see fit.
The rally Of the Socialist young
peoples union of Malmo, which was
held at Nackorp Valley, near Malmo,
was attended by 1000 persons. The
police confiscated a banner carrying
the motto, War is brother-murder.
Let us fight to get rid of militarism."
The wheat crop of Sweden looks
very promising, and the other cereals
are also doing well. The potatoes
have been kept back by rain and cold
weather, and in Blekinge the seed rot
ted in the ground. The sugar beets
were unfavorably affected by late
seeding. In most localities the hay
crop is very large.
e. W. Gunther, former ambassador
to Norway, was appointed by the king
to negotiate between the contending
parties in the great labor conflict, and
it is admitted that the settlement was
largely due to his efforts. A public
ovation was given to him when he re.
tired to Furusund to take rest after
the settlement was made.
The government has reduced the
pay Of persons who are hired to do
extra work in connection with the
mail service. The men will hence
forth receive $27 a month and the
women $1S.75 a month. The an
nouncement of the reduction was a
surprise, and painfully disagreeable
one at that, to those who are affected
by the change.
Simla, July pa caravan that has
arrived at L'Hassa from Leh, in the
valley of the Indus, brings a report
| that Sven Hedin, the Swedish explor
er, is in good health and that his car
AVIAN is in good condition. A pro-
| tracted silence from Sven Hedin gave
rise to anxiety with regard to his safe
ty, which will be set at rest by the
L'Hassa report.
AS soon as the proposed line of
ferry cars between Sweden and Ger
many Is ready for traffic the Berlin
milk dealers will buy much more milk
| In Sweden than at present. Special
tank cars will be used for this trade.
The Norwegian company that pulled
the cruiser Svensksund off the reef
on which it was grounded near Nor
vik, Norway, has asked $6,750 for the
work.
Some of the leading journalists of
France went to Sweden on the occa-
| sion of the visit of President Falli-
eres to the court of Sweden.
Hinke Bergegren was to speak at a
mass meeting in Karlskrona. and
about 500 people came to hear him.
But as his subject was, THE Triuxn-
phal March of Military Nihilism," the
police prevented him from speaking.
King Gustaf of Sweden is expected
to visit Kaiser Franz Joseph Of Aus.
tria next fall. A grand chase on some
imperial hunting ground will be a
feature Of the visit.
H. w. Hagglund, of Gothenburg,
was the only person who applied for
the position Of assistant pastor IN
Helsingborg.