Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-12-07
Recent Occurrences Of IlqtSrest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark
DRowN1Ne OF I. OSCAR PEyRoN
Ono OF sweden's Most Promising
Scientists Perishes in q swit4er-
land Lake During a Gale.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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From MontresIx, Switzerland, comes
| the report that 4. Oscar Peyron Of
Stockholm drowned in Lake Geneye or
the afternoon OF Nov. 8. 1t is believed
that DR.. Peyron, who returned alone
/ in a rowboat from d botanical eKcur.
sion on an island in lake Geneye
struck a gale which resulted in thf
capsizing of the boat His body has
not been found. The unfortunate one
was born in. 1872, and was a son Of
Consul. Lodvic. Peyron. He had taken
his degree of Phi. d. at Upsala uni
versity and was one of Swedens most
promising young scientists
! A reporter Of Dagen recently inter
| viewed Count Wachtmetster, minister
Of finance, regarding the report that
the Swedish government has pur
chased the Lapland mines for 35,N00,-
| 600 crowns. Count Watchtmeister was
| very reticent,A however, but he init
mated that the sum paid by the gov.
eminent was. far less than 50, 600, 600.
! What the government wants is the
right to possess and dispose of the ore
In this district and not the entire
stretch Of country. The government
will not even assume control OF the
| buildings.
Alfred Jensen has for the Nobelin-
stitut In Stockholm purchased a large
lot OF Russian literature during his
recent visit to ST. Petersburg In st.
Petersburg Mr.. Jensen was very cordi-
ally received and the secretary Of the
Russian Academy of Sciences has Of
fered to leave gratis to the. Nobel
library a large number of journals of
literary and historic value.
The Swedish general staff has com
pleted plans for the organization Of an
army reserve. 1t has divided the coun-
try into 155 districts, each furnishing
one battalion consisting Of four COM
panies and containing a depot for
BIauser rifles. Peace exercises will be
confined to shooting. The newly or
ganized army, including the reserves,
will number 100000.
Gustavus Adolphus day was eele-
brated as customary Nov. s. All YES
sells at anchor in the Stackholem haT-
boz, domestic as wen as foreign, were
decorated with the Swedish colbrs. In
the evening a song service was held III
the Historical RiddaEhoInl's church.
Conspicuous III the attendance were
the members OF the royal family,
a wild cranberry called irapbslg''
Iii Swedish, for wllics no use ever
has been found in the Scandinavian
countries, has now found q market
in Germany, 2,234 quarts having been.
shipped recently TO one frrn in Chem
nitz. The Germans convert the berries
into a IAN that bids fam to rival Eng
lish preserves.
The state railways are. to intr9duce
the zone tariff system, which has been
.recompaended by j. royal commission.
the maximum fares viii be greatly
reduced by this system and it is eN-
pected that in consequence there viii,
be a large increase in the volume Of
travel, particularly for long distances.
Tattersal has been closed since Nov.
1 This place of amusement costs l.
100000 crowns, but it is not a pay.
ing affair. Members of tie sporting
fraternity will greatly miss this all
tractive rendezvous,
According to a recent report Of the
Swedish-Norwegia CONSUL in Berlin
there are at the present time 1923
Scandinayians there. OF these LIT
are Swedes and 40 NorwegianS.
Director r, IIornell's beautiful villa
at saltsjobaden was totally destroyed
by ire ia the night of Nov. 81 Accord 1
ing to insurance reports the villa was
insured for Gs00g0 crowns
Engineer tn-chtef n. T. Gapergref1
has departed Tor Russia, where he Will
personally siIperintend the building OF
tile Swedish telephone STATIONS at
AIoskwa and Warsehau. VI
Il Two new steamship. lines, one he
tween Norrkpping and Stockholm and
one betWe cen NoITk joping3 arid NassJo !
will be opened next month.
Emil Ander, formerly editor OF
Lund's Dagblad, has been chosen
editor IN chief of the Mprganposten OF
Gothenburg,
Prince Gustaf Adolph celebrated his
twentieth birthdR5 Nov II. He is the
oldest son of Crown Prince Gustaf