Show HARMON NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings IN FAR OFF NORTHWEST ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME HOM resume of the most important events eventa in sweden norway and denmark of interest to the tha scandinavians in america tho the possibility ot of a defens defensive he albl ince ance between norway seden and denmark Is 18 occupying the serious attention of statesmen in all three ot of the sc scandinavian a nd cailan countries up to a 1 few months ago such a commission was nas considered out of the qu question catlon because of tho the friction between nor v ft ay and sweden eden w union w nas as dissolved in 1905 on most questions sinco since the dissolution of 0 the union with nith norway noma sweden has not been on cordial terms with tho the other scandinavian dina din avian ian countries and it will take some common danger to bring it into closer relations with its immediate neighbors tile the feeling that such an alliance i will ill come Is strong 1 a I norway one of the strongest prophets is the arctic dr fridthjof Frid hansn anaed an aen who be believes lILIeS that the understanding will come as soon as the necessity for or it grows gros a little stronger na with ith nor wa a and sweden seeking such an aliance alliance it is certain that denmark would make no objection to joining SWEDEN some of the aldish army officers who have been giving instruction to the gendarmerie gendar merie merle of persia have returned to sweden for or good two of them acre ere killed in collisions with robber bandits and one returned on account of ill health about forty are still remaining in persia tho the swedes liae have not been so popular ot of late among the persians they are too aggressive aggress ne lor for the plodding natives one result is that the public men of persia have a poorer chance to be tooling out tor for gratt graft but the per have great respect tor for the swedes and they admire the great of the strangers 0 on the w whole bole the swedes have hae been well cared for or and they have really had a nic nice time down donan there 0 the administration of 0 the army was asked by the premier to ascertain how much gonei mone can be raised tor for the im pro provement ement of the defenses bi the sale of ground which the government does not need the answer was that the sale of certain parcels of government land near stockholm and at norra and of the karlsberg to roval at estate would net the government 14 all of the land in question Is located in or near stockholm there is said to be a kink in the boundary line between sweden and norway norvea at Janit jemtland land the line makes a curve into sweden sveden just at this point a swedish lumbering firm farm has been cutting logs and it claims to have hae a right to some timber on the other side ot of the line as it runs at the present time the corn pany la is going to ask the national government ot of sweden to see eee that the mistake is 13 corrected gustaf and claus dunder are twin brothers who were born in 1831 la in husaby though thel the have completed their eighty second year bear they are remar remarkable kabb active gustat gustaf lives on a farm at sandtorp and Is still do ing some light work such as gardening his brother claus is a shoemaker and he be is at his work vork both early and late lie he does not even use glasses for ho he can see about as well veli as a oung man now the conservatives begin to tear fear that the recent elections may not enable them to roll millions of kroner into the work ot of strengthen ing the defenses the liberals who have hane just been ousted may join the socialists to the extent ot at tru strat ing the plans ot of the military defense party the Conseria conservative tive newspapers papers also seem to be more tame that than L they were as long as them liberals extolled the cabinet the statistics of the poor depart ment ot of stockholm for or the year 1912 have been complied compiled showing that 29 23 persons received public aid that words out of bear ear in other one ever eleven inhabitants depended more in ore or less upon charity the in crease sc tor for that vear bear was 1062 I 1 ibe be mormons cormons have kept quiet since the church council ot of Sunds ball pro habited their work now a 1 number ot of mormon agitators have Ca catheren Catbe red in that city again and one of their preachers has been fined 27 tor for car carrying ring on an unlawful props kropa g ganda anda e crown croin prince gustat gustaf adolph of 0 sweden sneden aly attend ILL le panalapa Pan amaPa naPa elite exPosi exposition tio n at san the prince Is anxious to go to tie t ie united statis states and will nall do so eo unless the health of 0 hiti his tather father or the political situa alon in sweden should interfere with his I 1 tile amount of 0 the mortgages issued in sweden during the seirs heirs ema Em 3 was SaO as th in crease has been marked during the dat dant fei ew i ears |