Morris tribune., 1902-11-01
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
FREE PORT WANTED III SWEDEN
Merchants Believe 1t Would Materi-
ally Assist, Commerce with
Foreign Countries.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

merchants earnestly proposed the eS-
tablishment of a free port here, but
the plan failed-chiefly on account of
economical difficulties. Now the Cen
eral Swedish Mercantile Association of
Stockholm has revived this question
and has had two persons to study the
arrangements at the free ports of
Hamburg and Copenhagen. The asso-
citation has also sent out circulars to
Swedish manufacturers asking for
their opinion in the matter. Merchants
especially consider that free port in
Sweden would materially assist COM
merce with foreign countries and if
one is to be established many think
that Gothenburg would be the best
place for it. In such case it might
also lead to direct steamship communi-
cation with the United States.
An electric fountain, the first of its
kind in Sweden, has been built in front
of the city library in Gothenburg. The
motive power for the five water jets
is electricity, an arrangement which is
economical and otherwise satisfactory,
because the fountain can be kept play
ing Independent of the supply of wa
ter from the waterworks. The other
fountains in the city are supplied from
the waterworks-power chiefly gravi-
tation-Whefefore the water flowing
through these fountains cannot be i'm
mediately used again, but runs off
through the sewers. An electric foun-
tain like the one just erected will be
built in Stockholm In the near future.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway,
It is learned, has decided the Samoan
controversy in favor of Germany. As
the United States and Great Britain
were confident that they would have
no difficulty in establishing the legality
of the joint landing of marines at
.Apia, in 1899, the result of the royal
arbitration is a great disappointment.
The full scope of the arbitral decree of
King Oscar is not yet divulged, and
the extent to which it covers the
claims for damages filed by the citi-
zens of the three countries and of
France may not be known for several
days.
DIR. Carl Sundbeck, the Swedish
writer and traveller, who visited the
United States and Canada last sum-
mer, was on his return to Stockholm
given an 'audiens" by King Christian
in Copenhagen, to whom he brought
greetings from Canadian Icelanders-
former Danish subjects. During his
visit to the United States DIR. Sund-
beck gathered many interesting data
pertaining to the Scandinavians in
these countries. His book on the
Swedes Of America is soon forthcom
ing.
Leaders of the various Swedish po-
ntical parties have organized CAM
paign in favor of the fortification Of
Stockholm on the land side. The Nor
wegian radical press, remembering
that the Swedish newspapers opposed
the fortifcation of Christiania, ex-
presses satisfaction at the proposal, de-
clarfng that the protection of the two
Capitals will add materially to the Sc
curity of the Scandinavian peninsula
King Oscar has accepted the resigna-
fions Of Count Carl Lewenhaupt, Swed-
ems minister to England and appoint
ed as his successor c. N. Eildt, for
merly Swedish-Norwegian envoy at
Rome. Ore GUIDE, Sweden's minister
at Madrid Spain, will succeed Lave
Beck -Friis in Copenhagen. Baron F..
Wedel-Jarlsberg will succeed Mr.. GUIDE
as Swedish-Norwegia envoy in Mad
rid
DIR. Sven Hedin has turned over his
many valuable geological, botanical
and geological specimens, gathered
during his last expedition into Central
Asia to the Stockholm high school,
where they will be arranged and clas-
sified for a publication, which will con-
tain in full the scientific results of his
hazardous expedition into the heart of
Asia.
One hundred and fifteen moose have
been shot in Sodermanland during the
last month. There have been more
hunters in this vicinity this season
than ever before and the liking of the
forest" has been most ruthlessly pur.
sued.
The historic .Gunmilla Bjelke chapel
HAS Deen purchased IOE SkdQSen Dy
Consul Gustaf Sam. According to the
legend it was in this little chapel
where the engagement between Johan
III and Gunnilla Bjelke took place.
In the next riksdag there will be
four ocialists-Branting, from Stock
holm; Thorsson, from Ystad; Editor
Nilsson, from Malmo, and Victor Lars
son, from Vasteras.
The Svenska Akademiens medal will
this year carry the likeness Of Karl
Gustaf Warmholtz, Sweden's greatest
critic of historical literature Of the
eighteenth century.
DR.. Goran Bjorkman has been elect.
ed member of the Spanish Authors
and Artists society in Madrid.
The late Professor e. Saloman left
10000 crowns for the King Oscar ju.
bilee fund
With a view to making the capital
the chief naval station in the country
the ministry of marine contemplates
the expenditure of $2,5O000O for the