Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-08-28
SWEDEN.

A petition has been sent to the king
asking for a change Of the day of elec-
hon from Sunday to week day, the
latter to be made a holiday. The
clergy of the diocese of Karlstad has
taken up the matter, and upon mo-
ton by Bishop Eklund ministerial
conference endorsed the proposed
change.
Five foreign pickpockets that were
themselves most unceremoniously
picked" up by the police of Stock
holm were not set free, or even "sent
10 the workhouse" for so many days.
The authorities kept them until their
Identity was established, and then
they were placed on a steamer going
to Denmark. The police of Denmark
next took charge of them and saw
that they were safely put across the
southern boundary.
Otto R. Holmberg, conservator of
The Botanical Institute at Lund, has
returned from a scientific expedition
10 Trans Caucasia and Armenia. He
stayed in those countries for three
months. and his work was carried on
ander favorable conditions, excepting
! few weeks Of rainy weather. The
plant life of those countries is very
Dparsely represented at the botanical
Institutions of Sweden, and some of
The localities which Mr.. Holmberg OK
plored had never been investigated by
IN expert botanist. The collection of
plants made by Mr.. Holmberg on this
"trip is quite rich, and it will be valu-
lble addition to the collections of the
Institution which he represents.
James E. Sullivan, the American
commissioner to the Olympic games in
Stockholm, upon his return to New
York few days ago expressed his ex-
periences as follows: There wasn't
1 deterrent note in the whole series,
ind l have never seen better man.
aged set of sports since I've been in
the game. One of the things which
particularly appealed to me was tho
cheering of the Swedes upon the re-
suit. of an American victory. All
around the entire stand from one Sec
lion to another the cheer, 'Rah, Rah,
Rah, America would ring out as spon-
Ianeously as if the Swedes were yell
hg for their own. And when $4,000
people give the athletes of another
patton such tribute, it's something to
treasure in ones memory"
J. M. Johlin, q member of the Sec
pnd chamber of the riksdag, who re-
Gently passed through America on
bis way from Alaska to Sweden, ex.
pressed himself as follows on Swedish
politics: 1--WE have three principal
parties, the liberals, the conserva'
lives, and the socialists. The liberals
we're placed in power last September.
They have 102 members in the second
chamber Of the riksdag, while the so.
cialists and the conservatives each
have 62. In the first chamber the con.
vervatives have a majority of about
70. They therefore are still in posi-
hon to block legislation. The prin.
cipal political issues in which we are
Interested now are the liquor ques.
ton, the question of granting old age
pensions, and the matter of enlarging
the navy. The conservatives are for
building more and larger dread
noughts, the socialists would drop this
question entirely, while we, In the
liberal party, favor building a limited
number of smaller vessels and with
the balance of the money provide a
system Of old age pensions. We want
10 devote more of the revenue to de-
veloping the Industries of the country
and providing for the social we'll be.
Ing Of the people. Instead of the army
we are substituting system similar
to that used in Germany. All the men
are now required to do military serv.
Ice. They have to serve 240 days in
Ill, within period of three years. By
this means we are able, should a con-
tingency arise, to put strong volun-
teer army into the field on short no.
tice"
Stockholm is the city of telephones
par excellence. There are $4,000 ap-
paratuses installed, which is one for
every AZ man, woman and child in the
city. OF the large cities of Europe,
Copenhagen comes next, with one
phone for every LIZA inhabitants
kristiania is good third with one fol-
every 1872 persons. Next comes Hell
singfors, 16; Berlin, 1866; London
1858; Paris, 1855.
The work on the identification of the
railway from Kiruna to the Norwegian
boundary is rushed with great force
The power station is located at Lule
river, about IS miles from Gellivaro.
NORWAY.
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