Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-07-16
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
About 40 employers in Karlskrona
agreed on lockout affecting 300 men.
1t 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-
cause it carried some goods from a
boycotted steamer.
man, donated $3.50 to the pension
fund Of his employees on his 10th
birthday anniversary.
About 500 men employed in the
building trades at Orebro were thrown
out Of work by lockout. In order
10 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
A Russian spy was apprehended at
VaxhOlm. He had rented a launch
from which he was studying the for
tifloations of the neighborhood. At
first he claimed to be German, but
little close questioning brought out
nected with the Russian army.
The oldest inhabitant, Daniel Pers-
, son, q farmer living at Settle, Warm
land, died about three weeks ago.
Having been born May 6, 1903, he
was more than los years old at his
death. He had lived during the
reigns of seven kings, and was sure
I, 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 q later order WILL include them.
Many young people have been
drowned while bathing this summer.
F., 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 100000 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 loan fund for the
manufacturers. 49,.
A steamer was wrecked on the
Congo river, aud 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
4 swede, escaped, but he was close
enough to see how his comrades were
treated.
The car of Russia has ordered a
Swedish generals uniform for him
self, FIR. Kadings successor, Stock
holm, baing the happy man who was
ihonored with the order for the goods,
The work Of restoring the Gray
lTriars' monastery at Ystad has been
commenced by g. Lindgren. a noted
architect. The national government
~ to defray the expenses.
q "A Swedish company is manufacture
~ ''hygienic paper states" for use II
1Ae primary schools. It Is said to be
superior to anything ever used t.
1hat r,'rnose.