Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-08-11
SWEDEN.

Sweden is going to furnish granite
for the peace palace at the Hague.
The Cafe and Dala railway has
been in operation exactly half cen
fury.
Seventeen civil marriages took
place in Malmo during the first half
of this year, as against one for the
same period last year. The whole
number for the year 1908 was seven.
The Korsnas saw mills at Cafe, the
largest in Sweden, had to be closed
few days ago. About 12O men went
on strike and the next day they
returned and induced the others to
quit work. The mills employed over
500 men.
Capt. K A. Svenson, commander of
the steamer Motala Storm has just
completed his one-thousandth voyage
between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
1t took him 2S1a years, and during
that period no human life was lost
on his steamers.
AXE Bergman has patented a new
torpedo. 1t is driven by electricity,
and may be fired at a distance of
three miles. 1t is absolutely Siderable
in the water, and can be made to ex-
plode at any time. It's maximum
speed is 80 miles an hour.
The Swedish Greenland expedition
is exploring the coast of west Green
land to the north of Holstensborg.
They use boat along the sea, but
travel by foot as far as the edge of
the great inland ice field. The d.
nish authorities are assisting the ex-
petition in every way.
Stockholm, July 26.-Forty thou
sand workers in the paper, wooden,
cotton and allied industries went on
strike today. The strike, it is stated,
will be extended to the ironworkers
on Aug. 2. A circular has been is
sued to the trades unions throughout
the country calling for a general
strike on Aug. 4.
A few years ago the government
of Sweden introduced simplified rules
of spelling. Many conservatives have
opposed the new spelling tooth and
nail. and they finally got up q for
midable petition to the government
to go back to the old style. The gov
eminent, however, has announced
that no backward step will be taken
in the spelling reform.
Forty German foresters and author
tiles on forestry are making tour of
Sweden for the purpose of studying
the efforts made to preserve the for
ests of the country. In view Of the
fact that Germany is supposed to be
ahead Of the rest of the world with
regard to the care Of the forests this
visit is q fattering tribute to the ef-
forts Of the forestry department of
Sweden.
During the deepening of the harbor
at Trelleborg to give room for the
car ferries the wells in the city were
dried up. But as soon as the water
was let into the harbor the water ap.
peared in the wells.
The freight tramc on tho new car
ferry line between Sweden and Ger.
many is surprisingly heavy. On one
occasion a ferry carried 9 loaded
freight cars and passenger cars.
The king and the queen attended
the Orlando circus the other evening,
and they generously applauded the
performances.
An engine and seven freight cars
were derailed at a washout near Byg'
get, on the Halmstad and Bolmen
railway. Johan Himelman, the fire
man, was crushed to death under the
engine, and the engineer was slightly
injured.
The government is going to estab.
lish q small printing Office at the
Maleno post Office for turning on;
blanks and other requisites for the
mail service.
The king and the queen attended
the opening Of the Orsa and Harjedal
railway.