Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-10-25
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
TROLLEY CARS AT GOTHENBURG
Curl Gus Crowds Gather Along the
Line to See Them Run and
Take Ride.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


opening to traffic the other day Of
part of one line of the municipal cleo
trio railroads. From morning till
night large and curious crowds were
gathered along the line to see the troll
ley cars and if possible to get a ride.
On the first day the passengers num-
bered about 1000, of whom 1850 paid
10 ore e cents fare; the rest had year.
cards or coupon books. The ears are
painted in Gothenburg colors-light,
blue and white. Each motor car can
take thirty-eight passengers namely,
twenty inside, ten on the rear and eight
on the front platform.
Northern Sweden, which was recent
ly threatened with an economic reyo-
luton on account of the encroachment
of the lumber industry on the agricul-
tural lands, is now gratified by sud
den change Of policy on the part of
the sawmill companies, which have be-
gun to sell back their farming proper
ties. This decision is, the direct result
hibiting Capitalization Of agricultural
lands III the hands of the corporations.
The American circus director. Mr..
William Caspar has suddenly disap-
Deared from Stockholm, leaving debts
which are said 10 amount to not less
than 10000 crowns. Mr.. Caspar has,
during the past year, been conducting
AL,
Djursgarden, and after failing with
his enterprise about a month ago. he
has now made good his escape from
Stockholm and is said to be well out
Of reach.
Johan Tornquist, residing at Marie
berg in Iiljeholmen was run over and
almost instantly killed by an electric
car near Adolf Fredriks ''torg' in the
evening of Oct. 2. Mr.. Tornquist was
a Iaborer 36 years old and leaves
wife and three children.
In Eskilstuna automobiles are now
used by the fire department of that
city. The automobiles were tested at
recent fire and worked excellently.
Eskilstuna is the first city in Sweden
to introduce automobiles for use by tho
fire department.
A Victor Rydberg evening" was
given by the Young Mems Christian
association in their hall in Stockholm
on the evening of Oct TO- The authors
we'll known promotion" cantata with
music by: j. A. Josephson was rem
dered.
The results of the election shows that
the So-called liberal .'samlings partiet"
will have 1O1 representatives in the
second chamber of the riksdag and
Landtmannapartiet 90, while the ''ab-
solutisIer', will number 81.
Decent Axel Ohlin, zoologist, who
accompanied Otto Nordenskiold's south
polar expedition, was, owing to illness
compelled to abandon the expedition
and has. for few weeks been confined
to hospital in Rostock.
The duke and duchess of Nastergat-
land returned from Copenhagen Oct.
3. They Immediately took the boat
for DronniagholIn where they will
spend the next three weeks with the
king and queen.
admiral T. e. Ahlgren. SWeden's
Oldest navy officer, celebrated his Goth
birthday Oct l. Although % years old.
the admiral is still enjoying excellent
health and believes he will live to be
100 years old.
The new Finsenska institute has
now been completed and will be opened
Nov. /. Persons who are entirely
without means and deserving of help
will be exempt from paying any fees.
DR.. Sven Hedin has petitioned the
riksdag for $4,000 crowns with which
to defray the expenses of publishing
the scientific results of his recent jour
ney in central Asia.
The celebrated Blanch's cafe has
been thoroughly renovated and been
completely refurnished. This is now
one of Stockholm's most attractive
cafes
Former Envoy Due, with wife and
| daughter, will spend the winter In
Dresden. They have been. spending
| the summer in Stockholm and Chris
tiana.
Count C. Lewenhaupt, Swedish-Nor-
wegian minister at London, is at pres
ent on a visit in Stockholm. He will
return to London Nov 20.
Count Won Wedel. the German am
bassador. and wife. departed for Ber-
lin Oct. 4. They will return to Stock
/ holm in December.
! Editor J. Wren has been elected
president of the Stockholm Publicist
club. Editor A. Hasselgren was chos-
en- treasurer.
Crown Prince Gustaf and staff paid
visit at Upsala university Oct. 3 and
A. They returned to the capital Oct. .
The Verdandi society in Upsala will
celebrate its twentieth anniversary
Nov. /.
NORWAY.