Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-04-26
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PRINCE EUGEN's ENGAGEMENT
It Has Not Yet Been Confirmed 10y
the Swedish Authorities-What
RumOr Says.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stockholm.
News has been received in Roman
Catholic circles of Brooklyn from Par
is of the engagement of Helen Cor
man Wild of Baltimore to Prince Eu-
Gen of Sweden, fourth son of King Os'
car The Swedish press seems to
know nothing Of this affair, and the
report has as yet not been confirmed
by Swedish authorities. In the event
that the enga cement is really on,
Prince Eugen will of course resign all
right to the Swedish throne, Roman
Influence near the Swedish crown be-
ing regarded as out Of the question.
EumOr has it that at first King Oscar
fOuted the possibility Of an alliance be-
tween his son and an American Cath
Ole. Prince Eugen, however, is said
to have had potent ally in his moth
Ell, the queen, who has persuaded the
king to consent to the match and also
to have divided her immense fortune
of S25,OOO,OOO between her two sons,
Bernadotte and Eugen. So far the re-
ports are contained only in American
newspapers. 1t is, however, known
on good authority here in Stockholm
that Prince Eugen has not been in
Paris since the worlds fair in 1900,
when he became suddenly i'll, and was
compelled to go to England for his
health He returned to Sweden after
spending a couple of months in Eng
land and has since that time not
crossed his foot outside of Scandina-
Wan boundaries. There have previous
ly been several attempts on the part
Of enterprising news writer's to have
Prince Eugen mixed up in matrimOn-
iaI affairs, but so far it appears that
he is spending his time quietly at
home, his attractions being centered
in artistic pursuits.
From Montevideo news has been
received from the Swedish antartic eX-
petition, whose leader is DR.. Norden-
skiold. The expedition embarked at
Snow Hill, Louis Philippe Land. 1t
was accompanied by the surgeon, DR..
Ekloff; the Argentine lieutenant, SObral,
and two sailors, one of whom was a
member of the duke of Abruzzi arctic
expedition. DR.. Nordenskjold's vessel,
which is called the Antarctic, tried to
sail directly south from Cape Horn,
but too many icebergs were encoun-
tered, and there was danger of the
ship being imprisoned for a long time.
DR.. Nordenskjold decided to change
his course. His expedition will re-
main at Snow Hill until next sum-
mer. The party has food enough to
last two years. It was DR.. Norden-
skjold's intention to explore immedi-
ately south of Cape Horn.
Count Leo Tolstoi has written to
thank the Swedish literary men who,
in an address, protested against the
award of the Nobel prize to Sully-
Prudhomme instead of the Russian
novelist. The great reformer says
that he is happy in not having got the
prize, because the responsibility Of
spending money is exceedingly bur-
densOme and because he much pre-
fers to have the kind words of the ad-
dress.
Gustav Froding, the well-known
Swedish author, who has been con-
fined to one of the Stockholm hospitals
during the past two months and a
half, is now improving somewhat and
will perhaps be able to take up his
literary work again in the fall. He is
suffering from nervous prOstratiOn,
brought on by overWork and over
study.
David JOachimsOn, Well-knOWn fig
urc in Stockholm, who has been con-
nected with the central stationen as
''stadsbud" for a period Of tWenty-six
years, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his own room April 1. The
deceased was Familiarity known on the
streets Of Stockhold as "Joach."
The first bicycle rider in Sweden
was locomotive engineer in Orebro
by the name of Johan Hoffman. He
manufactured his own bicycle in
Stockholm in 1869. 1t was very
heavy machine and was made for two.
The clumsy old machine is now on
exhibition in Stockholm.
Henry Tottie, formerly consul gen
eral for Sweden and Norway in Lon
don, died in his home in this city
April l, aged rs years. He was born
in London in 1925, and was a son of |
Consul Charles Tottie.
King Oscar has awarded the 'literis |
ct artibus" to the well-known young
pianiste, Miss Martina Claeson, who |
recently finished her course in the |
Stockholm Conservatory of Music. /
The Academy of Sciences held it's
annual ''hogtidsfest' March 81, at |
G:3O p. N. The speakers of the even
ing were Professor A. G. Nathorst |
and Hjalmar Sjogren.
Professor Gustaf Retzius has been
appointed a member of the French Lee
gion of Honor He is one of Sweden's
most eminent educators.