Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-24
SWEDEN.

port was muCu SIQalleT IN 1JlO CQdu
in 1909.
The Swedish shipowners' union has
taken steps to establish q nautical
library in Stockholm.
The Swedish lady artists union re-
solved to hold it's first exposition in
March, 1872. at Malmo.
The Swedish church in Copenhagen
is going to be dedicated, June first.
King Gustaf is going to attend the
ceremonies. ......
Vart Fosterland (Our Country, a
periodical, went to the wall, and the
assets proved to be 30 kronor and the
liabilities 21,967.67 kronor.
A number of prominent men In
Stockholm are contemplating the es-
tablishment of a home for ex-convicts
in some rural community.
The Stockholm general telephone
company, the oldest pioneer in the
Swedish telephone industry, made a
clear profit Of more than $1,000,000
last year. The company has large
plans for the future, especially in
Russia.
A very large number Of ships were
wrecked along the coasts of Sweden
in 1910, and several new life stations
will have to be established. Fewer
ships were stranded along the danger
GUS coast of Holland than in former
years, but in. the Baltic sea and the
Gulf of Bothnia the loss of ships and
human lives was very great. In two
shipwrecks the entire crew was lost.
A Swedish art exposition was open
ed in Brighton, England. April %. The
The city mayor opened the exposition,
after which the Swedish ambassador,
Count Wrangel, made the main
'peech. A great number of prominent
D1en were present. The English
bpeakers, Of whom there were several,
praised Swedish art in glowing terms.
Anders Zorn had % numbers, Carl
Larson 20, and Prince Eugen s.
The board of managers Of the Sew
dish prisons has made report on
the results of the application Of the
system Of conditional pardon. Dur
Ing the past year % convicts we're
set free on certain conditions before
the end Of the term. Eleven of them
had been found guilty of manslaugh-
ter or assault and battery, thirteen Of
rape, one of arson, and three Of forg-
cry or embezz1ement. Eleven out of
the whole number kept their pledge
and were restored to complete liber-
ty. None of these had done any wrong
during the probation period. Ten
others had established good reputa-
ton, and only one was reported to
have misbehaved and to have been
loath to do honest work.
England has commenced to pro-
hibit the importation Of butter con-
tanning more than sixteen per cent OF
brine. This change will compel the
Swedish butter testers to take much
greater pains than before in testing
butter from the 502 creameries that
have agreed to comply with the re-
quirements Of the English butter laws.
The Jewish conscripts cannot, on
account of religious considerations,
eat the food provided for the soldiers
by the government, and now they
will receive cash in place of the regu-
lar board, so that they may buy what
ever they wish to eat.
At the beginning Of this year the
Swedish employers union had 1882
members employing 158,915 persons.
The maximum amount which they are
pledged to pay in case Of labor
troubles is about $4,400,000. Over
$4,000 was paid out last year on &C.
count Of strikes and lockouts.
o. B. Haglund, an engineer in Hell.
sfngborg, has Joined the great cara.
van Of inventors Of perpetuum mo.
biles. Those who have seen the ma.
chine agree that it is a very clever
contrivance, but as to its ability to
run itself forever-well, that il a diM.
erent question.