Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-17
SWEDEN.

Much Property on Danish Estats.
SWEDEN.
From Grove House (London) it Is re-
ported that King Oscar is in excellent
health. On tho first Sunday after his
arrival he attended services in the
Swedish church in London, which was
decorated with Swedish Norwegian
flags and crowded with people, After
the services the king. accompanied by
the Swedish envoy, Count Lewenhaupt,
visited the Swedish sailors home. On
the evening Of May the king was a
guest at the annual banquet of the
Royal academy at Burlington House.
The king replied to the toast to his
health.
King Oscar and Queen Sophia re-
ceived call from the Prince Of Wales
at Grove House on Wednesday, April
rs. London's lord mayor Eas expressed
his desire to tender the king aud queen
reception in behalf Of the city of Lon
don. According to the French paper,
LIE Figaro, King Oscar and Queen
Sophia will spend week at Pan, q
southcoast city Of France.
At test vote taken at the pastoral
conference in Upsala for archbishop,
Bishop Ekmnn received 80 votes. Pro.
fessor Tottie received IL votes and
Bishop Won Scheele IA. It is thought
likely that Bishop Ekman will be
chosen archbishop. Bishop Won Scheele
is beyond doubt the most popular can.
didate, but it is not thought that he
will be the fortunate one;i
The much talked of Vega-fest was
held at Skansen April 90. A morning
concert was given the Navy "Musikkar'
at 2 .. m. Professor Ernst Carlson de-
livered an historic address, which was
listened to by hundreds of people. In
the evening there were pyrotechnic dis.
plays and electric Nominations.
Ministers Bostrom and Hogerup (Nor.
way) Pontus Furstcnberg Of Gothen.
burg, Professors j. Stenstrup of Copen
hagen and Walter Runeberg Of Helsing
fors, Finland, have been awarded the
honorary title of Phi. D., from the uni
versity OF Lund.
The Baptist church Of Sweden has a,
present membership of 4O,759 divided
in 564 congregations. The denomina
ton has 749 clergymen, 1911 Sunday
schools and church property valued al
2, 800, 48O crowns.
Both houses of tho riksdag, by joint
vote Of PA to 40, agreed upon the ex
penditure of 1858, 500 crowns for new
defenses, of which amount 2,l47,O O(
crowns will be expended during til.
coming year.
PROFESSOR o. Hammersten, dean Of
the College of Medicine of Upsala uni
versity, will be chairman of the Swe
dish delegation which will attend the
physicians congress at Paris Aug. 20
Edward Bjorkman, PHI. D., of Upsal,
university has written m extensive
treatise on Scandinavian Loan Word.
in Middle English, which he read be
fore the Swedish Academy May 8.
Prince Eugen is still very i'll in Lon
don. He is under tho very best Of car,
and his physicians entertain stron.
hopes for his recovery. The prince is
sufferer from lung heAaorrhsges.
Swedish architects haye been invited
to submit drawings fer the new cathe
tlrnl which is to be eIeot5d BY the St
Johns church Of Malmo.- The prize
range from 500 to 1.5ooocyoNas.
The much-beloved a 7HRe nat6mired land
scapc painter, Professor Alfred Wahl
berg, is seriously ill In Paris. Hi
physicians entertain but little, hope 70
his recovery.
DR.. Gustav Andreen of Yale univer
sity lectured on Captain John Erics
son" before the Young Mems Christia,
association of this city on the evening
Of April "a.
Crown Prince Gustaf entertained tn
Duke and Duchess d'Otrante on Apri
25. In the afternoon the distinguish,
parties enjoyed a drive through Skan
sen.
The Soderteljc canal was opened 70
traffic April rs. Tho first passenge
steamer Of the season to arrive in por
ct Stockholm was the "Norden.'
Sverdrup. keeper of the royal stablef
IL seriously ill with influenza. He
confined in the crown princess palac
and is not expected to live.
The full term Of tho naval academ
will open Oct. I. The attendance mex
term will be larger than during an
previous year.
The Swedish Mission society held tn
annual festivities in the "Storkyrkan
few days ago. About 500 membe,
were present.
Grown Princess victoria's health
about the same. On April az she breal
tasted with the king and queen of Ital,
| g. Fink, the geologist, has bee
awarded the honorary title of Phi.
by the University Of Upsala.
| Gothsnburs.
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