The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-04-04
SWEDEN.

Count 8. Cronstedt and about twenty
other persons have petitioned the gov
eminent for authority to organize a
Christian Science congregation in
Stockholm. .
W. A. +. Ekengren, at present coun-
selor of legation and charge d~'affaires
at the Swedish legation in Washing
ton, has been promoted to the rank
OF minister at Washington in success
sion to Count Albert Ehrensvard.
From the budget proposals for 1913
nov before the riksdag, it appears
that the financial position Of Sweden
is very strong and compares favorably
with that Of most other European
countries. In spite of increased ex-
penditure in several departments, par
tlcularly for public instruction, no
new taxation is required. A loan of
$1,500,OOO is to be raised for extension
OF railways. telephones, water-power
stations. ETC., $4,000 is to be added
to the workmen's insurance fund and
$1.750,0O0 is to be put into the sinking
fund.
In commemoration of the fftieth an
nlVersary Of the battle between the
Monitor and the Merrimac, at Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, the Swedish American
republican league of Illinois presented
TO h United States national museum
an oil painting of that fight and a o
trait Of John Ericsson, the inventor of
the Monitor. The painting of the bat
tie is by the marine artist, Henry
Re%uterdahl Of New York, while the
portrait OF Ericsson is by Arvid Nyholm
OF Chicago. Arrangements for the pre-
sentation have been in the hands of
Henry s. Henschen, vice consul of
Sweden, at Chicago, and Representa-
tive George E. Foss Of Illinois, who
were present at the Smithsonian insti-
tuition with a delegation of officers and
members OF the league to tender these
gifts to the officials of the Smithson-
ian institution.
The daily program for the athletic
competitions at the Olympic games in
stockholm this summer is as follows:
July 6-Throwing the javelin; 10000
metre fiat trials; 100 metre flat trials;
800 metre fiat trials.
July Running high jump trials;
10000 metre fiat finals; 100 metre flat
finals; 800 meter fiat finals; pentath-
Ion.
July Stunning high jump finals:
standing broad jump finals; relay race
Soo metres trials; relay race 400
metres finals.
July lO-Pole vault finals; putting
the shot, best hand, final; 200 metre
flat trials; 1900 metre fiat final: 5000
metres fiat final.
July l1-Putting the weight. right
and left hands, final; 200 metres fiat
final; LILO metre hurdle race trial; TO-.
900 metres walking race final.
July ~l2-Running broad jump final:
throwing he discus, best hand, final:
4OO metres flat final; team race, 300
metres, trials.
July 1S-standing high jump finals;
throwing the discus, right and left
hand, finals; 400 metres flat finals
team race finals.
July lA-Throwing the hammer fin
ais; marathon race 10000 metres)
final; relay race, 1,40O metres, trials
decathlon, first day.
July 15-Relay race, 1900 metres
dnal; cross country race, 5000 metres
decathlon, second day; hop, step ant
jump, final.
The Swedish diamond drill stocl
company has drilled, on the island
of Cortland, a hole to a depth of 3,27;
feet, the greatest depth ever reached
in Scandinavia. This boring has ais,
established a worlds record, being tn,
only one-and-half-inch hole of tina;
depth. The drill struck a bed of mar
slate suitable for making cement.
Erik Gustaf Nilsson, of Yxtaholm
has lived for ninety years in the hous'
where he was born He is not SO tai
and. straight and robust as he used t,
be. but when he makes purchases TO
the table he walks to a store at Fleu
distance of about an English mile.