Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-08-04
News Of Scandinavia
Principal Happenings Of the Week
in the scandinavian Countries.

E. w. Ritter, q Stockholm building
contractor who died some time ago,
beQueathed $4,000 to charitable insti-
tutions.
The taxed income Of the citizens Of
Malmo is put at $13,230.000 for this
year. For the year 1908 the amount
was $l3,640,000.
The car of Russia sent a souvenir
present of great value to Premier
Lindman shortly after the cars visit
to Stockholm. The gift is gold snuff
box on which appear the imperial
crown and the name of the giver set
in brilliants, and the box is otherwise
richly ornamented with precious
stones.
The. Swedish tariff commission.
which has been at work for three
years, upholds the principle of pro-
lection, particularly on the coarse
wares produced in that country, and
also the imposition of high duties on
Injuries. The commission recon-
mends that the cabinet be empowered
to make an interim minimum or max.
lmum tariff in case Of emergency,
such tariff to be submitted to APPROX
al Of the first following riksdag." The
same policy with regard to "retalia.
tory tariffs" is also recommended.
The commission made an exhaustive
investigation of the dumping" into
the Swedish market Of goods made in
other countries, at price below that
in the country of production. Dump.
ing" is said to be practiced by most
German manufacturers: Ia the case
of the United States, it is alleged prin-
cipally as to iron and leather goods;
in Belgium, in the case Of glass; in
England and Australia, in TIE case of
textile goods. The proposed tariff is
avowedly protective one, higher
than the existing tariff, and contains
1921 specific rates. It is also avow.
eddy made to serve as the basis of
future treaties.
The Scandinavian Stock Insurance
Company has provided in it's cons.;tu.
ton that controversies regarding Che
payment Of damages for the iuju.x of
insured animals shall not be bro,e4ht
before the courts, but settled by three
umpires, who are to meet in the cap.
ital of the province in which the ami
NAL was injured. A short time ago
the company was confronted with
case which gut this provision to Sc.
we're test. An insured horse belong
ing to an army officer was sent to
Denmark to take part in races, and
the animal was injured in that coun-
try. The company claimed that it was
not under any obligation to pay dam.
ages because the injury was done in
foreign country, the situation stat.
ing that the Umpires shall meet at the
capital of the province (lan) in which
the injury Is sustained, and Denmark
being no such Ian" But the com.
pany agreed on compromise, and
the umpires, without regard to the
constitution, to the terms of insur-
ance, or to common law. decided that
the company should gay damages.
This put the company in a bad pinch.
the constitution preclIding recourse
to the courts. The company looked
upon the result as a dangerous prece.
dent, and as soon as possible the own.
ers of insured officers horses were
notified that the insurance on their
animals was no longer IN force, and
that rebates would be paid at the office
of the company in cases where the
terms Of insurance had not expired.