Morris tribune., 1901-09-28
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of Interes,
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
MANY MAsoNs IN STOCKHOLM
Every Year Sees the Order Growing
Largor- dwelling of the John
Ericsson Monument.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

| The Masonic order in Sweden IL
| growing stronger every year LIZ
| Stockholm they are unusually strong
Their grand master is King Oscar l
| who is quite active in the order, an0
has attained the thirty third degree
He has been grand master of the ma
tional lodge ever since he attained the
throne and attends to his duties in thai
capacity as conscientiously as in
any other. He has written seVera
pamphlets on the subject of masonry
and number of his speeches on Ma
sonry delivered at public assemblies
have been issued in a volume ano
translated into several of the Euro
pean languages. In his own lodge he
meets the other Masons on an equal
ity. 1t is interesting to know that
King Edward of England was initial
ed by King Oscar into the Masonic or.
der in the grand lodge in Stockholm
several years ago. The highest order
Of Missionary in Sweden is known as
knights of Charles XIII.
This year there is a very poor har.
vest in Sweden, the farmers having
suffered from the intense heat and
drought. The ground is very dry. In
some places it has not rained since
May, and nearly all the small streams
and most of the wells have gone dry.
The water in the lakes all over the
Kingdom is lower than it has been fol
years. Winter wheat and rye got
pretty good start before the draught, !.
for the season was early and wet and
warm 1t will therefore give a pref
ty fair yield, but there will not be half,
crop of spring grain.
''Henceforth," says The Aftonbladet,
seven the smallest postal parcels con
tanning books, pamphlets or newspa-
pers or any printed matter, addressed
to any resident Of Finland, must be
delivered to the chief censor, appoint |
eel for that country by the Russian
authorities, who will decide whether
or not they can be properly forwarded |
Thus Finland is reduced in this re-
spect to the level of Russia"
Lieutenant G. G. Gartz, who. was
accidentally shot while hunting in the
vicinity of Karlsborg, is at present con-
fined at the Sofia hospital. The charge
had entered the right side of his head
and it became necessary to submit him
to an operation. His right eye was
taken out. Gartz will live and is con-
improved.
Rumor has it that Statsminister,
Bostrom is soon to be appointed gov
ernor of Stockholm's 'slan," says The
Aftonbladet. The same paper states
hat Governor Isberg is to succeed
President Forssen in the Kammarkol-
egium. i
Former Swedish Norwegian consul
n Moskwa, the secretary at the Rus !
ian Mercantile company in Paris, Jul
us Kraft, died very suddenly few
lays ago. His remains will be taken
o Stockholm for burial. III
Major General @. M Bjornstierna I
las refused to be candidate for re-
lection to the first chamber of the l
iksdag. Mr.. Bjornstjerna was born 6
j 1910, and has been a member of (
hirty-seven riksdagar. g
G. o. Montan, the editor of Stock
olm's Dagblad, has been appointed a [
ddge in one Of the Egyptian courts
Cairo. Mr.. Montan was formerly a
n assessor in Stockholm. p
The John Ericsson monument was
nVeiled at Stockholm Sept. ID, In the
lidst of great ceremonies. One Of the a
peakers was United States Minister 4
'. w. Thomas. s
Count Carl of Visborg, the eldest SON
Prince Bernadott, registered at the
va Elementar school in Stockholm q
ept. 5. He will take the regular -
purse. ID
Consul b. G. Brom, who, for twenty p
ears, has been president of the board E
directors of the Gellivare, has re- :, -
gned from his position on account Of :
mess. 5f
The Offices Of the American consul ~
tie since Sept. 1 have been located 81
NO. Nackstrom street. They were u
rmerly at Strandvagen No. 8. i,
The tobacco crop is this year unusu- 81
~ small in Sweden, in fact, it is
e most meager one recorded during !,
e past twenty years. =
The census OF. 1900 shows that Swe- = =
n at the end of that year had a pop -
alton Of 5,136,441. - -