Willmar tribune., 1909-09-01
SWEDEN.

Germany has trebled the import du-
ty on lucifer matches. This is quite
blow to an important Swedish in
dustry.
The ocean freights are so low that
Sweden expects to export considera-
BILE quantities Of iron ore to America
in the near future.
Stockholm is going to have a new
theater. It is to be high-toned af-
fair, and is to have seating capacity
OF only three hundred.
Kallered is the name of new rail-
way station which will be formally
opened for traffic Oct. 1st. 1t is To-
Gated between Fassberg and Lindome,
on the West Coast railway.
The king has instructed a number
of prominent business men to report
on a proposition to have Sweden take
part in an international industrial and
stock exposition which is to take
place in Buenos Aires next year.
A little school boy in the neighbor-
hood of Stafnas made a mysterious
hint to a milk man that he might ex-
pect fun because something would
make bang in the road" The milk
man became suspicious and looked
carefully as he drove along the road.
It was we'll for him that he did, for
he soon found several dynamite cart
ridges in the wheel ruts. It was af-
terwards found that many of the
school boys were we'll supplied with
dynamite, powder, fuses and matches.
The boys were not SO much blamed
as the grown persons who had care
lessly left the explosives where the
children could get at them.
Stockholm, Aug. 12.-The Employ
ers' Association is in such complete
ascendancy today that it refused the
offer of group of leaders of inde-
pendent political parties to negotiate
a settlement on the basis of the return
of the strikers under the old condi-
tions. The association declared that
it was already the winner and would
make it's own terms in dealing with
those who wished to return to work.
The rejection of the offer indicates
that the strikers will be fortunate if
they are not actually forced to lose
ground as a result of the strike.
Forty per cent of the strikers have al
ready returned to work, and this num-
Der, with the army of strikebreakers,
is proving sufficient to run all of the
industries practically on a normal
basis. The prohibition of the sale of
intoxicants during the strike has
proved so beneficial that there is
strong indication today Of making the
prohibition permanent.
P. p. Waldenstrom, the leader OF the
Mission Covenant and former member
of the riksdag, telegraphed to Mis-:
sions Vannen, Of Chicago, the organ
of! the Swedish Mission Friends in
this county. warning the editor, Otto
Hogfelt, against receiving Tholin,
who left Sweden to collect funds for
the strikers, and characterized the
strike as unworthy Of support.
Owing to the strike the Swedish or
ganizing committee has decided to
postpone until 1910 the international
peace congress which was to have
been held in Sweden this summer.
Rev. Arvid Hedlund, assistant pas
tor at Bjorskog. suddenly took so sick
during high mass that he had to leave
the altar at once. Some of the mem
bers Of the congregation followed him
into the vestry, where he asked to be
taken to his home at once. They pro-
ceeded to do this, but he died when
they reached the doorsteps. Apoplexy
was the immediate cause If his death.
An aeroplane has made several
trips in the vicinity of Stockholm,
staying in the air as much as five
minutes at time. On one occasion
the king attended the performance.