Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-04-06
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

w ID-ANo
Stockholm.
King Oscar received in audienc,
March % the Duke of Abercorn ant
,zothers belonging to the special mis-
;gsion appointed by King Edward t.
@sEormally notify King Oscar of the
death of Queen Victoria and his maj
zscsty's accession to the throne of Grea
Britain and Ireland. The Duke d
fAbercorn subsequently saw the crown
prince, Gustaf, and handed him the
Insignia of the Order of the Bath
ssgsEaere was state dinner at the royal
castle in the evening at which the
king and queen were present with the
members of the special mission, the
cabinet members and others.
Bishop K H. G. Won Scheele, who
paid visit to the United States in
1888. will again pay that country a
stEisit during the present year Bishop
akScheele is one of Sweden's most pop
aallar and learned bishops. and his con-
tefemplated visit will be hailed with
delight by his co-religionists, the
Swedish Lutherans in the United
4ates. Bishop Scheele will make an
eXtended tour of the United States
in the fall, during which time he is
expected to deliver lectures at the va
Ti0us Swedfsh-American institutions
of learning, and in many of the
churches.
According to advices from Stock
holm, the well known Finspang gun
r,I,; a1, ;e ~
kind in the peninsula, has been
bought by an English company. The
aseapital of the new company is about
e110,000, and the immediate result
of the. change of hands is that the
plant for casting big guns is being
considerably increased The British
government has recently placed large
ssorders for powder, for immediate de-
.ttsssaafEery. in Sweden.
The interparliamentary committee
sssof the riksdag has decided to propose
: TO the committee of the Norwegian par.
afament at Christiania, entrusted with
gthe abestowal of Nobel's annual prize
Aor the encouragement of the cause of
peace arbitration to divide the prize
equally between Mr.. William Randall
9remer, the English member of par
.dfament and secretary of the interna-
zJti0nal arbitration league, and M. Fred
seric Passy, the well known apostle of
peace.
Two swedish-American young wo-
men, the Misses Christine Carlson
and Augusta Anderson, who for a
Number of years have resided in Salt
Lake City, Utah. have arrived at
igStGckholm. They have made the Jour-
5ney TO Sweden in order to warn their |
eoHntTymen and women against lis
fleming to any persuasions from the
snnmber of Mormon evange1ists from |
Utah who are operating in different |
paE9s of Sweden.
The oldest representative in the
ffdHH chamber of the Swedish riksdag
LIS t2he well known composer, Gunnar /
! fNepnerberg, born in 1917. The young
eAsf Representative is H. Falkenberg,
.ssEaAOvMas born in 1860. In the second !
agAnber the venerable Count r. de la
aaEalie takes the lead in age, having
b0pQ born in the year 1923. Herman
Anderson of Grimbo, the Youngest rep
sentative, was born in Grimbo in
fas68.
DIR. Sven Hedin has written letter
ITO one of his friends in Sundsvali, in
Which he intimates that he cannot
tSnEyive very much longer. In one
position of the letter he says: II con-
saagt live much longer" and there the
sentence ends.
The Kommerskollegium will choose
zone of the following candidates for
Ewedish-No Norwegian consul to japan:
Consul General Phi. Hagberg Of Shang-
ahai, Vice Consul r. Ottesen of Bor-
isdeaux and Consul R. Bagge of London.
Grown Prince. Gustaf arrived from
SGhristiania March Is. The much.
talked of bear hunt in the vicinity of
K0ngsberg proved great disappoint- I
s1nent to the royal party II
The Per Henrik Ling monument
fund amounts to about 1000 crowns.
Hits expected that 5000 crowns will
be subscribed for the fund during the :
NEXT three months. I
Princess Ingeborg Charlotte Fred
acFsea. wife of Prince Charles third
son of King Oscar II of Sweden and
Norway, has given birth to daughter '
King Oscar paid brief visits to Pro.
lessor Hallstrom and Count Gylden.
asAplDe March II. Both are seriously