The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-10-26
SWEDEN

CeleDraLlOn.
SWEDEN.
The Swedish gunboat "Skagul' col
lided recently in the night with the
steam sloop "Svante" lear Borgholm.
The latter was badly damaged above
board and its lifeboat was also
smashed.
Two Mormon missionaries have
stirred up such a rumpus at Horns.
berg that action has been taken
against them and the government has
issued orders that they leave the coun'
try within 4S hours. Their names
are A. c. Nilsson and II. G. Cederlund,
and they have been PROSECUTING in the
country for several weeks.
There is an epidemic of disease
among the reindeer of the Tarna dis
trict in Lappland. The disease causes
Inflammation of the eyes, nose and
%alimentary canal, and is fatal in from
two hours to two days. Investigations
are being made as to causes and pos
sible remedies, as the northern dis
tricts are to,a large extent dependent
upon reindeer raising.
There was a disastrous fire at the
Varend woodworks recently which re-
suited in the loss of property amount
ing to over 10000 crowns. One OF
the warehouses containing finished
furniture also was destroyed. The
fire seems to have originated from a
hot box, and spread so quickly that
nothing could be saved. The owners
carried insurance amounting to 10000
crowns, but their loss is still heavy.
The first Swedish a%eronaut to make
a, fight with passengers is Lieut.
Dahlbeck of ~Ljungbyhed. His ma
chine is a Bleriot. The passengers
were a brother of the aeronaut and a
Mr.. Schiller from Boras. Fourteen
different fights were made, all short,
as the machine was a new one and
the lieutenant wished to try it out be-
for attempting anything ambitious.
The exhibitions created a great deal
of interest in the community and the
%aeronaut was the hero of the day.
Engineer Bror Berger, of Stockholm
who is the inventor of an aeroplane
has now organized a stock company
for it's exploitation. The company's
minimum capital is set at 1O0,OOe
crowns, with the maximum at 3OO,OOl
crowns. The directors are p. DreWs
Lieut.. Uggla, J. Dondorff, Chr. Svens
' son, and the inventor. All are prom1
: nent men from Stockholm. The com
pany will give instruction in flying, as
we'll as manufacture the machines.
One of the so-called young socialist
orators the other day forced himself
into the limelight by making a scath
: ing arraignment of the Riksdag IL
, one of his public speeches. He sale
among other things that "the members
. of the Riksdag have not reached thu
development of donkeys." For thi:
SANDER on the legislative body h
was hailed before the court at Lulea
! where he speedily denied having madt
any such statement. The case was
+ adjourned to the next meeting of thu
court, when he is cited to appear TO
r trial. s.
The Goteborg museum has just re
t ceived as a gift from Count Bryce
Morner a fine collection of ethnograph
S ical objects from the New Gulnei
Islands. The collection was made I'm
der the direction of Consul H. r
Whalen who is stationed on one o
g the islands. The collection consist!
of over 1000 different articles, sucl
as are used by the native races. Som
n of the most interesting things com
n from Malthys Islands where the ma
d tives are thought to be of the Poly
nesian race and related to the Sa
e means. These races are rapidly dyln!
out, and it is thought improbable tina
such a complete collection of thel
t utensils can ever again be made. Thi
il gives an additional value to the co
lection.
The elections for members to tn
n second chamber Of the Riksdag shov
it that the socialist strength is by NJ
e means waning. They have won out II
a unexpected places and their net gal
this year amounts to many seats.
S stockyards Fight Dropped.
h Washington, D. C.-The govern
ment has abandoned its legal fight t
l. recover a penalty from the st. Loui
d National stockyards for alleged viola
ton of the twenty-eight-hour law regu
lating the feeding and watering Q