Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-20
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
CROWN PRINCE AT ST. LOUIS
Gustaf to Visit the United States ana
Take i'm the Exposition on the
Mississippi.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

It is officially announced that Grown
Prince Gustaf will visit the United
States during the st. Louis exposition
next wear. It is not known whether
the crown princess, who, on account
of delicate health, spends much of the
wear on the shores of the Mediterrean,
will accompany her husband to Amer
lea. Crown Prince Gustaf, who re-
Gently acted as regent Of Sweden ana
Norway during the illness of King U.s.
cara duty he has performed several
times before-is now 45 years old. 1t
is a. well-known fact that he and I'm
peror William are warm personal
friends and it is through their friend
ship that rumors have been current
that a sec. ct alliance between Ger
many and Sweden have recently been
formed. The crown prince, like his
father, is great lover Of sport, but is
far more retiring and reserved than
his father.
Copious rainfalls have passed over
the famine stricken Lulea and ada
cent country, leaving the air pure and
balny. Everywhere people greeted
the change with rejoicing. All busi-
ness and work were suspended after
the showers and people gathered in
places of worship to return thanks.
Governor Bergstrom has purchased
seed grain in northern Canada which
he thinks will grow in NOrrland lat1-
tudes. 1t costs much less than Swed-
ish grain. By purchasing potatoes by
the shipload the governor has saved
10000 crowns. 1t Is now hoped that
the cattle can be put out to pasture by
the end of June. If that can be done
the demand for relief funds will be
greatly lessened, since 100000 crowns
($53, OOO) is being expended weekly to
keep the stock alive till pasturage is
available.
In carefully prepared report the
Swedish state railway administration
proposes to introduce modified zone
tariff" system for passenger traffic.
The proposal is to divide the country
into zones of different size, according
to the distance Travelled, but with the
same price for each zone, so that tick
cts corresponding to postal stamps can
be used. Return tickets will be abol-
ished and the price for single ticket
will be for short distances just under
half the price of a return ticket, but
considerably under half for long dis
tances. The administration thinks a
slight loss to the treasury may occur
from the reform, but the railways will
be Of much greater use to the public
and the reform is therefore highly de-
sirable
The American money order bust
ness is on steady increase in Sweden.
During the months of January, Feb
rua:y, March and April 1858 postal
money orders, representing an amount
Of 2,790.979 crowns, were sent from
the United States to Sweden. Last
year 1856 money orders were sent
during the same period, representing an
amount of 2,133,412 crowns. thus
showing an increase in the American
postal money orders this year of 657,-
SGT crowns.
Fl. J. Beck-Friis, secretary to the
Swedish legation in Paris, has been ap-
pointed Swedish envoy and minister i
plenipotentiary at -Constantinople. The
newly appointed minister was born in
1861 and has served as secretary to-
the Swedish Norwegian legations in
Washington, st. Petersburg and Ber-
lin.
J. G. Richert. an electrical engineer,
estimates that there is enough horse
power in the waterfalls of Sweden to
supply the entire country with electric
light. He claims that one million
horsepower can be easily furnished
through use of the waterfalls.
Madam Sundberg, wife of Archbish-
op Sundberg, has donated $4,000
crowns to new hospital which is to
be erected at Upsala in the near future
whe-e patients can especially be treat
ed for epidemic diseases
Bank Director Wallenberg has do
mated 100000 crowns for starting a
fund, the purport of which will be to
supply funds for the establishing of 9
business college in Stockholm.
The Swedish Norwegian envoy in
London has been appointed an honor
airy member of the German archaeology
cal institute of Berlin.