Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-04

cIuded King Gustaf and the Royal
Family and Members Of the An
thropoiogicaI and Geographical So
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'~ SWEDEN.
DR.. Sven Hedin, the famous explor-
er. delivered his first lecture before a
large and distinguished audience,
which included King Gustaf and the
royal family and the members of the
Anthropological and Geographical So
cieties, on his travels in Central Asia.
The president of the Swedish Geo
graphical society, M. Montelius, the
royal antiquary, announced at the
opening OF the lecture that the society
had raised fund of 10000 crowns, to
be known by the explorers name,
which would be devoted to geographi.
cal research. On DR.. Hedin was also
conferred the Wahlborg medal. In
the course of his lecture, DR.. Hedin
emphasized as the most important re-
suits of his last exploration that he
had discovered the source Of the Indus
and drawn up a minute map Of this
region, and, further, that he had
passed through the Trans-Himalaya
northwest Of Shigatse and penetrated
to the holy lakes of Mansavora, where
he found several mountains hitherto
unknown besides a great and never
hitherto visited lake. the greatest of
the whole system. He had also estab.
lished the real direction OF the source
of the Bramaputra, and he showed that
the branch which until now had been
regarded as the source. was only an
afifuent. Finally, he had explored the
Trans-Himalaya. both east and west.
Parts Of both were previously known,
but not the connection between them.
He had succeeded in solving the prob
lem of these mountains, which differed
in character from the Himalayas. In
this connection It Is also of interest
to note something regarding the ex-
plorer's finances. During eleven trips
into the interior of Asia, he has ex-
pended something like 100000 crowns.
His last trip cost him more than 1885,
900 crowns, of which Hedin himself
contributed the amount of $1,000
crowns. The contributors to his last
trip were the following: King Oscar,
10000 crowns; Emanuel Nobel, $4,000
crowns; f. Lowenadler, 10000
crowns; Consul Oscar Ekman, 10000
crowns; Robert Dickson, 10000
crowns; Mr.. Ruffer, a Scotch mer-
chant, $500 crowns, and William Ols-
son, 1000 crowns. Mr.. Ruffer is en-
tirely unknown to Mr.. Hedin, but this
generous Scotchman sent the explorer
this sum of money out of pure sym
patty and admiration for his work Re-
garding the publication of Hedin's
scientific works, there have already
been many who have evinced great in
terest. The riksdag has for this pur-
pose made an appropriation of $4,000
crowns, but it will cost all of this and
a great deal more to publish them. The
plucky explorer is about 10000 crowns
worth in debt. but he hopes through
his publication and through lectures
to.be able to clear up this amount and
get little something over. He has
been offered handsome money for his
lectures both in the United States and
England and he will no doubt now
have splendid opportunity to make
some money.
The Swedish Export association will
this year make an attempt to secure
a better control of the export of lingon
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country there have been complaints
against the berry pickers. especially
In Smaland, where they In many in
stances pick poor class Of berries
and give poor measure. The associa-
tion will endeavor to correct these
evils and will. IL possible, see to 1t
that class Of class berries are
exported and correct measures be
made. The lingon berries are in great
demand In the American, English and
German markets and II is an industry
from which hundreds of farmers se-
cure q good livelihood.
The preparatory arrangements for
Che great international hunters ex-
hibition which will be held in Vienna
In 1910 are now under way and Swe
den has already been invited to par
tlcipate. A committee has been ap-
pointed and the Swedish exhibition in
this line Is going to be an elaborate
one. Fredrik Bjorkenstam has been
appointed commissioner for the Swed-
fish exhibit and will leave for Vienna
this month to make the necessary ar
rangements for Swedens exhibit.
Both chambers of the riksdag passed
q bill Feb. 49,. poviding for universal
suffrage with proportionate representa-.
tion in the parliament. All the in.
habitants of the country over twenty
four years of age are now entitled to
vote. The bill passed the first cham
Der by a vote OF 100 to 9S, and the sec
Ond by 1874 to "a.
A number of counterfeit coins are
at present in general circulation in
the southern part of the country. e..
pecially In Malmao. In spite of the
most rigid investigation on the part Of
detectives and others. the clever coun-
terfeiterso have not been caught and
more spurious coins are detected every
day.
The Prince and Princess OF Teck