Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-10-18
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences Of interest
.s', -.,,,. in, Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
CEASE TIPS TO THE WATERS
Stockh Ohm Citizens Think Proprietors
of Restaurants Can Pay Their
Own Help.
CEASE TIPS TO THE WATERS
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

stockholm
Since several of the leading restau.
rants in this city did away with the
so-called bread and butter table, a
great number Of intelligent and think
ing people have ceased to pay any tips
to walters, having come to the conclu-
sion that the restaurateurs themselves
can pay for their help, as they have
increased the price on their special Or
der meals and table d'hote dinners.
The elimination of the bread and but
ter table has caused the reSta urateuIN
to raise the price on meals generally
throughout the city, but the public in
tends to retaliate by emitting the Tip.
The new Swedish torpedo cruiser
Mode, which was recently built i'll
England is the fastest boat in the
world at the present time. Says the
London Daily Mail: "Sweden's new
torpedo cruiser just completed by Var
row q CO. is beyond question the fast
est boat in the world. The Mode was
ordered by the Swedish government
about year ago and is a most valua
bic addition to that little country's al
ready formidable navy. During its
trial trip Of six hours it attained Il
speed Of 81 knots an hour
The restoration Of the royal palace:
is now completed. The work of restor-
alton began in 1897, when the riksdaS
set aside 100000 crowns for this pun.
pose. The work has been going on
unDrOkenly for four years. King Os-
car has personally superintended the.
artistic improvements and has from his
own purse given thousands of crOWns
for beautifying the palace with groups
of statues in marble and bronze, etc.
Some of the amusement resorts dur,
ing the past summer have not been
paying institutions, Judging from re
cent reports Circus CHspAr, under
the mana cement Of the American--W,
CaSpnr-repnrted to have fought a duel
with Captain Wpstcr last August. has
entailpd 4 loss Of 10000 crowns. From
the TivOli establishment comes the
same complaint.
Johannes EiHbInh. tn" Well-knOWn
ntendcnt' ut tn" Royal Opera has
rendered his resignation and has mHdr
a contract with tin" Metropolitan OD-
era house Mr. E!nli1Iid will tIlrr" be
engaged as Stage lI;iiay.r for tn" Ger
man department and Will take on" OF
the lending parts during Wagner per
fOrmances.
The Well-kn0Wn actor. GuStaf l|Crg
strOm sustained d serious injury few
days ago by falling down the stairway
while leaving a friends residence OH
Strandgatan He broke his left leg
and arm and was badly bruised abOm
his face.
Countess Torborg Rape, the well
known friend of charity and philaD
thrOpy. died at her home in Stockholm
a few days ago, aged 20 years She
was born and reared in Stockholm and
had always made her home in this city.
King Oscar celebrated his thiltieth
anniversary as king Of Sweden and
Norway Sept IS last. The popular
monarch received many kilograms
from home and abroad and can well
congra tulate himself on being d peace
full ruler over a peaceful people.
The recent l.. +. Skogsbcrg has do
mated 10000 crowns for the institution
for the blind at TomtebOda, 1,5CU
crowns for the WOrkingmen's home ana
1000 crowns for the Prince Carl instl-
4,,+ fo, alb
Telephone connections have now
been established between Ystad and
Haparanda. The new rikslelefon be
tween Lelea and Stockholm has now
lance of twelve miles.
The recent Stockholm banker. A. S.
Valentin, has donated $4,000 crowns to
the city to be divided among various
institutions Of charity. Mr.. Valentin
has previously given generously to the
Stockholm poor.
Work on the new riksda gShus is pro.
crossing rapidly and except for a few
details the imposing structure may
now be considered finished. 1t is Ger,
tainly one Of the finest buildings jc
Stockholm.
A bust of the deceased Professor
Sven Nilsson has been presented the
Svenska Akademien by the children
OF the famous professor. A daughter.
Miss Ida Nilsson has furnished the
model.
The well-knoWn monOlogist JeDpe
Jeppson will start for America in the
near future. where he will make
tour of the Swedish-American districts
of the central west and northwest.
N~7lARANk