Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-24
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


man suddenly started shutting all the
doors Of the cabins and saloons. and
then, with a revolver in each hand and
q dagger and knife in his belt, began
firing ut every one he encountered. He
stabbed tho captain in the back and a
lady passenger in tho breast with the
dagger. and hacked a boy with the knife.
He also shot tho mate through the
shoulder, aud of four gentlemen who
were playing cards in the smoking
room, one was shot in the temple be-
cause he moved, when tho murderer
warned him not to stir.
The Frins Carl stamped off Hoping
and the murderer seized the opportunity
to jump into lifeboat and row away
as fast an possible. Search Of the stcam-
or discovered scvcn doad and five
wounded.
a later dispatch from Estilskayna
says that Philip Nordlund, who was ar.
rested there, hns fully confessed TINT he
deliberately planned the crime COM
mittod on board tho steamer Prins
Carl. when he murdered seven men and
wounded i've others.
King Oscar, who ever since ascending
the throne in 1872 has been Jealous
patron Of arts and sciences and IN
ardent student Of mathematical re-
search, and most active promoter Of
public learning in his own country, was
on May IA made doctor of laws by Cam
bridge university. The king il also the
author Of several works including a
metrical translation Of "Faust" and a
memoir of Charles Nil, which has been
translated into English, and several
poems The valuable mathematical
periodical, Acta Mathematical, owes its
existence entirely to his munificence.
! \ Ipmbcr of Swedish newspaper cor.
respondents {, .~e cyitieising tho Swedish
pavilion and Swedish Ca. '' w J. u. :.
Paris exposition very severely. lne
architects who furnished the drawings
come i'll for goodly share of sharp
comment. OF course tho Partisan press
have commented fnvorably, yet even
one Of their correspondents does not
hesitate to remark that the Swedish
pavilion "is not type of the peculiarly
interesting architecture that was SO
much in evidence at the splendid expo
sition in Stockholm in 1885,"
Prince Carl represented his father,
King Oscar, and the Swedish Norwe-
gian government at tho royal festivities
which werc held in honor of Crown
Prince William of Germany, OH May Is,
when the young German prince cele-
brated his 18th birthday. Prince Chris.
tian Of Denmark, the crown prince of
Italy aud Prince Konstantinowitz of
Russia We're also present.
The Upsaln Glee club, consisting of
100 trained male voices. will start OH
their concert tour in June. They will
sing in Stockholm, Malmo, Copcnha-
1 gen, Berlin and will mako an eight.day
stay i'll Paris where two concerts will
be given.
King Oscar attended the meeting OF
the Royal Geographical Society in Lon.
don May 1. The day following Scan.
dtnavian soiree was given in his honor
by the Swedish Norwegian legation.
4 DR.. Catherine Tromschinskaja Of
Moscow has arrived at Stockholm to
study Swedish gymnastics. DIR. from
schinskaja is one Of Russia's most ia.
nous woman physicians.
]. May was gala day on Skansen.
An historic programme was rendered
during the day and in the evening
tho Examinations were witnessed By
l6. 100 people.
The evening performances at "Berns
Salonger" are attended by hundreds Of
people. An Austrian orchestra of 90
pieces is Mt present tho chief attraction.
i Prince Eugcn is much improved &C.
cording to recent reports from London.
The hemorrhages have ceased aud nc
regular bulletins are being issued.
During the first three months of the
present year 2,S09 persons have emf
grated to foreign lands. About 1900 Of
these emigrated to America.
The governments customs receipts on
liquors and sugar bects during tho frs,
four months Of the present year amount,
to about IL. o0O. 900 crowns.
i The journalists Of Southern Sweden
held their annual convention at Lund 9
few days ago. About Is Journalist,
were in attendance.
A Swedish Norwegian temperate,
congress will be held in Stockholm rex
month. About 500 delegates viii b.
| present.