Morris tribune., 1902-06-14
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
THE GELLIVARE IRON FIELDS
English and German Capitalists Have
Secured Control of Them for y,
$fO,OOO,OOO.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


A recent report from Stockholm
states that English and German CAPT
talists have secured control of the Gel
livare iron fields in northern Sweden
for S1O,OOO,C0O A majority of the
stock is held by Germans, who score
in this regard a substantial victory
over British and American steel in
terests. The transaction, which has
been pending for several months, has
created the greatest excitement in
Sweden. The Swedes strongly objected
to the passing Of the mineral wealth
of the country into the hands of for
eigners. The Gellivare deposits are
said to be the richest in Scandinavia.
There total value is estimated at $780,
100000. The mines have already been
extensively worked, the product going
chiefly to Germany, Belgium and Eng
land The editor of the Handelstid-
ming in Gothenburg who is an inf1u-
entail member Of parliament, states
that the government bill, introduced
by Mr.. Odelberg, minister Of agricul-
ture, for tie purchase Of the famous
iron mines of Lapland, will now be
withheld because leading politicians
are agreed that the proper way to ma
tionalize mining properties is by means
Of limited companies with the state as
chief stockholders. The success of sew
eral national banks has been due to
such an arrangement. The private
shareholders attend to the business
iJn th0
state provides cheap capital, gains a
substantial profit and secures the in
terest of the community. A bill on
these lines is being promoted.
Private advices from Helsingfors
state that thousands of Films have
signed a petition to the car asking
that the Finnish language be put on
the same platform as Swedish in Off
cial and commercial documents. The
petitioners say that the Firms in Hell
Singfors are more numerous than the
Swedes and that they are rapidly at
tanning educational and social equality
with them. 1t is evident that the :trug-
gle between the Swedish and Finnish
languages will not be allayed by the
threat of the substitution of Russian
for both.
August Strindberg, Sweden's great
est sensational writer, is to become di-
VOrced for a third time. Madam
Bosse-Strindberg has already filed her
application for a divorce and gives
brutal treatment as the cause Strind- !
berg can now find consolation by
reading his own confessions or
"Bekannelser," as the book is entitled !
in Swedish.
DR.. Anton Nystrom has departed fer !
Paris, where he will be present at the !
OF the COmte statue. lie !
will spend the greater part Of the sum- !
mer in France and Elsass- Lothrin-
gen, and later Oh in the season he will ;
tour through the Balkan states. Upon
his return he will write book entitled |
NThe Strifes in Eastern Europe"
Prince Eugen is at present in Mad
rid, Spain, where he is devOting a few
weeks to the study of Spanish art His
is the Well-knOwn Swedish
artist. AEderS IOrn. The prince has
visited the atelier Of Moreno-Carbon-
gro, SOr0ila, Sala and others. He will
return to Stockholm during the latter
part Of July.
+. TCEerhielm, governor of Nal
mohns Lam" will resign from his
chair in the first chamber of the riks-
dag, lis his manifold duties in his own
province will not permit him to con-
time any longer us Il representative
his resignation will not take effect
until next fall, however.
MAjCr General Won der Lancken died
at his home in this city after few
days Illness aged G5 years. The gen
eral was a prominent figure in military
circles in Stockholm.
The archaeological society in Mon
treal, Can, has chosen for correspond
ing members Librarian DR.. X. H.
Karlsson and Editor G. Hartman, both
Of Stockholm.