Show scandinavian NEWS r C r r SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT MAP HAP IN FAR OFF NORTHWEST ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME resume of the most important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest Int erett to the scandinavians in america SWEDEN th the e speech from tile the throne con tallied tile the following with regard to legislation against the liquor traffic for combating the destructive evil of intoxicating drinks I 1 intend to propose bills tor for new rules for regulating the liquor traffic ibe bill contains not onla important pro Milons which enill mike make a strict control of the sale of liquor possible where it is permit ted but also provisions lons bv which all krown grona members of good civil standing in a community men as well inell as worn en man ma decide b a popular lote whether Nh ether the retail sile sale of liquor shall be permitted in the community A dail makes the follow follon ing comment it Is obvious that his majeski intends to follow the banat leal ical prohibition course with inith regard to the liquor problem nener neer did the hint of such 1 a threat come from the throne against a loal ional indu industry str and the loial men who iho are engaged in it or against the plain rights of the tree free citizens of a soe sovereign reign nation the denorce proceedings proceeds edi na a pending between prince IN filhe il helm 1 in of sweden and his wife ife who R he before her marriage in was the grand duchess marle marie paloona Palo Pailo cna cria of russia hane bale been ad danced through the appointment of special commissioners who R he are to meet in st petersburg to arrange various matters arising out of the dissolution of the roal marriage king gustat gustaf has commissioned dr otto hack back rol and chief marshal of his court and dr goern or of upsala kupsala to discuss with the t e rep resent athes of the emperor 0 of rus sia bla tho tbt question of financial arrangements und end of the custody custod of the only child of the marriage prince len the princess it who he ka id a daughter of grand duke paul alais idro itch and a cousin of the emperor of russia is in her fourth year she recently left her husband a son 0 of the king of sweden jaent nine years old 4 the farmers exposition was as sug bug a few months ago and the mo movement ement is already sweeping ping the nation the plan is to hane hae as many SN swedish edish farmers as possible make a trip to stockholm to meet the king february 6 tor for the purpose of asking him to paa more attention to the strengthening of the defenses of the counton the most enthusiastic promoters loters of the plan expect men to be in line at the stockholm borg gard at noon february 6 the students club of Krist lania No has engaged dr sien hedin the SiN swedish edish patriot to gine gie a lecture in the Nori norwegian egian capital dr iledan has said some harsh things about norway in connection with the disso lution of the union in 1905 and the No norwegian press made a great howl about the pranks of the students one nora norwegian eglan daili defended the stu dents the subject of the lecture will be international politics the foll following statement shows the increase ot of the expenses 0 of the sved sued ish gon government since 1868 the amounts being given ghen in kronor kroner one krone Is 27 cents 1868 1668 44 1870 14 44 1875 ISSO 1885 SO SOO 92 1895 97 1900 1105 1910 1914 1916 A temperature ot of 70 degrees below zero fahrenheit waz tas recorded at hed eliken in the earl part pan of january one might suspect a mistake if it w were ere not for the tact fact that at the same time the temperature recorded at hede Herje dalen was vas 65 below zero it is stated elated that no such temperature has haa ener eer been recorded in fix sweden before the sw sa edish saip beten which ran ashore janusz januar 28 as she abbe was approaching sandhamn Sand hamn it Is now hoped can be deflected deflect Ld the guns and ammunition have hale been removed from the battleship and the weather Is fa laTo rable the swedish papers tell us that we ve are having haning a pretty hard time in america and the sw edes are of 0 course warned earned not to go to this country until we e get a bit more prosperous railway hallway director ge general has made an estimate ot of the expends expendi tures lures for extensions exten blons of the raila railway ay tern ot of sweden during the next ten sears ears lie he puts the grand total about 70 without electrification and fit at with A ith electrification where he be thinks this would be advis able these estimates include extensions of old lines and improve merits such as double tracks track a stations station bards ards terry ferry harbors el etc li but t no new lines the new station elation in stockholm v will ill cost about 6 00 and the ono in Got gottenburg gothenberg henburg about 1000 ilas |