Willmar tribune., 1909-06-30
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Copenhagen. June 12.-Much excite
ment has been caused IN Sweden by
the discovery that one Of the iailers
at the Karlscrona prison is an anar.
chist. He attempted to facilitate the
escape Of the anarchist Rosbsrg by
smuggling in a saw, with which the
prisoner cut one of his chains. Ros-
berg is the man who tried to blow up
with dynamite the hulk Amalthea. on
which British laborers were lodged
during the dock strike at Malmo.
Rosberg's attempt to escape failed and
today the anarchist jailer is himself
in irons.
The exoneration of Rev. Hannerz
by the consistory Of Stockholm, in
spite Of the fact that he has declared
that he does not believe in a personal
devil, was greeted with delight by
those who are engaged in crusade
which has for its aim the "dediaboliza.
tion" Of the church Of Sweden. They
hold that this result proves that the
leading men of the church of Sweden
do not regard the belief In the exist
ence Of the devil as an essential part
Of the creed Of that church. DR.. An.
ton Nystrom, who brought the mat.
ter before the consistory, and Is at
the head Of the crusaders, claims that
it is impossible for him to accept ali
invitations to lecture on that subject.
Weather conditions have caused a
good deal of uneasiness among the
farmers of Sweden. Even in the
southernmost part of the country the
winter grain is expected to give light
returns. In Kristianstadlan the pros
poets are fair. In Blekinge and Hal
land nothing but an unusually fine
summer can insure fair crops. In
Smaland the oats are not expected tc,
mature on low ground. In Bohus the.
cold weather has injured the rye very
badly. Gottland may have good crops.
excepting rye and sugar beets. In
Sodermanland the rye is not expected
to ripen early enough to be used for
seed next fall, and this means a Sc
rious danger. In Uppland the pros
poets are poor. Varmland may pos
sibly have good crops. In Dulorne
the spring grain and the potatoes look
miserable, but the farmers have not
lost all hope. In Vasterbotten there
is a fair chance, but in Lappmarken
the prospects are exceedingly dark.
Major Violin, warden ut the Jail at
Langholmen, Stockholm, played a
hne trick on the young socialists the
other day. Four young socialists had
been sentenced to Imprisonment for
certain number of days on account
of having distributed a prohibited
publication. Their associates knew
when they would be let out from Jail,
and large number of them, including
Hinke Bergegren, met at the bridge
leading from the Jail to town. Major
Violin did not enjoy the idea of hav-
ing noisy public demonstration on
this occasion, and so he took two of
the imprisoned young socialists and
sent them to Sofieberg, at the east end
of the island, and the other two were
conducted across the mountains to
the other end of the island. At the
same time four others who had just
completed their sentence were sent
out by way of the bridge, as usual.
1t was dark, and the men were re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers, and
conducted in triumph to the head
quarters of the young socialists. The
four men were, Of course, highly sur
prised at this remarkable treatment,
and the surprise was no less on the
other side when the mistake was dis
covered.