Willmar tribune., 1909-06-23

stayed at home at the elections Of
1906. The social democrats lost two
seats In Copenhagen, but gained two
| In the provinces" Four members of
the cabinet were elected and three de-
fcated. Former Premier Christensen
had to witness that the number of
seats held by his party in the rigsdag
was reduced from IS to about 25.
SWEDEN.
About sixty journeymen tailors in
Ostersund went on a strike.
Floods have do3e damage for about
| $4,000 at Ervalla, nesr Orebro.
Fifteen thousand tons of paper was
consumed in Stockholm last year.
| Labor conflicts in different branches
are keeping thousands of hands idle in
Sweden.
Queen Victoria is staying at the
Franzensbad watering place, near
Eyer, Bohemia.
The committee on appropriations
has estimated that the receipts of the
Swedish government for the year 1910
will be about $42,660,0O0.
The late J. c. Jacobson of Gothen-
borg willed $4,000 to his city. The
interest of the money is to be given to
the families of poor workingmen.
An old couple in Vaxio who do not
wish to have their names published
have donated $4,000 to the city. The
interest is to be given to poor people
from year to year.
| The Swedish committee of the
Olympic games has invited the partic-
ipants in the games of 1912 in Stock
holm to reside in Sweden during the
period Of training, should they desire
to do so.
| About 100 women who are studying
agriculture at the school of the house
hold society Of Gaheborglan are CO.
ing to make an extensive trip through
some Of the farming communities of
southern Sweden next fall.
The late DR.. o. Ottorson of Stroms-
holm was the possessor of the largest
collection of eggs in Europe. There
are about 10000 samples, and all of
them will be transferred to the ma
tional museum of natural history.
The Norwegians have raised the
rates for the privilege of catching sal
mon in their rivers to such height
that some Englishmen have COM
menced to turn to Sweden, where they
are apt to get more for their money.
The British admiralty has decided
to test Capt. Unge's torpedo apparatus
| for carrying lines from one ship to
another. The experiments will be
conducted by Capt. Unge himself on
board the British warship Excellence.
The riksdag closed it's session May
26, the closing sermon being preached
in the castle chapel by Assistant Pas
tor Kihlen, who took for his text Acts
xvii, 26-2S. After the sermon the pre-
mier, in the name of the king, ratified
the new constitutional amendments.
A statue Of King Karl x Gustaf is
to be erected at the Nordiska museum
in Stockholm. In spite of vigorous
protests, especially from southern
Sweden. the monument is to be copy
of the equestrian statue of the same
king on the central market of Malmo.
The Swedish tourist information
and ticket office which was opened in
Berlin about three months ago is do
ing a brisk business, the sales of tick
cts amounting to several thousand dol
lars a week. The Scandinavians in
Berlin are highly interested in the
new venture.
A Scandinavian interparliamentary
peace convention is to be held in
Stockholm Aug. q, and the Swedish
interparliamentary peace congress
will send fifteen delegates to the con-
vention. Among the fifteen there are
two counts, one bishop, one member
Of the cabinet and at least two barons.
The Stockholm Dagens Nyheter
asked prominent farmers in different
parts of the country, May 25, whether
the late spring would result in a fail
ure of the crops. The answers indi-
Gated that experienced farmers were
seriously alarmed, but they were in
hopes that sudden change in the
temperature would save the crops.
Two Italians managed to dispose of
! a number Of counterfeit 100:lire bills
in Stockholm in the course of a few
hours, but the men were caught Just
as they were on the point Of leaving
for Germany.
As late as May 20 the snow was
several feet deep in the forests Of
Herjedal, and the rivers and creeks
were locked in ice. People were still
using their skis.
The state Of the late H. T. Ceder-
gren, director of the Stockholm Tele.
phone company. is valued at almost
| 100000.
Timber fires have done great dam.
ago at Tjoloholm, southwestern Swe-
den. The flames spread with great
rapidity for miles before they were
checked by the aid Of soldiers from
Warberg.
The increase in the malt tax is
bound to raise the price Of bottled
beer about half cent per quart. At
the same time the consumption Of
whisky is growing fast.
The riksdag has passed bill pro-
viding for an extra income tax for the
year 1910, which is expected to net
| the government ;e5o.ooo.