Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-03
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
BWINDLED BY CARD sHARPERs
DIR. Joseph Muir and Baron Ceder.
strom Lose Heavily but Final.
ly Recover Their Money.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

DR.. Joseph Muir of New York, ex-
country, and Baron Cederstrom, ex-
secretary of the American legation in
this city, with the help of detectives,
have succeeded in recovering the
money feeced from them by the Amer
lean named Dwyer, who posed as the
son of the governor of Kentucky.
Baron Cederstrom and Muir met Dwy-
er, who was accompanied by French
sharper named leopard, at bar early
Tuesday evening" Dice throwing en-
sued for stakes so high that the play
ers were requested to desist or repair
to a private room. Accordingly the
quartette went to Muir's apartments
and started an all-night poker game.
Muir and Cederstrom lost heavily.
Muir paid in cash and ultimately gave
an o U for 81 200. On Friday, Dec.
II, a Swede who witnessed the game,
communicated to Muir his suspicion
that Dwyer had been cheating. Muir
hurried off 10 the chief detective.
While Muir was thus occupied Ceder-
strom appeared at the hotel and re-
deemed the l o .. Having ascer-
tanned by cable that Dwyer was not a
son Of the governor Of Kentucky, the
police arrested the tricksters while
abed. The proceeds of their trickery
was seized. Their crime is punishable
by imprisonment, but the officials de-
cided to Danish the culprits, who were
accordingly escorted across the border
by two detectives.
Dec. 1 was Oscars day and seldom,
if ever, has the day been more gen
orally observed in the Swedish capital
as this year. All afternoon and even
ing the cafes and resta urants were
crowded with people and the Kings
song" was heard on all sides. The
greatest crowd, however, had gathered
at the Opera cafe" where the ''glam-
our as the aftOnbladet had reached
it's height. Here were the Upsala stu
dents whose songs have charmed Paris
and Berlin. and here were people from
all walks Of life singing and reciting
the praises Of Oscar, the beloved king
Of Sweden and Norway. Mort Land"
xxi Katarina," and the Qvasarvals''
were among the fayorite selections and
throughout the entire city celebrations
reigned supreme till the early morning
hours.
The all absorbing question in Stock
holm at present is the transportation
system. Although Stockholm is one Of
the most beautiful and modern cities
in Europe, the question Of tranSpOrta
ton has not as yet been answered in
a way suitable to the public. There
are several electric railways in the city
but still the horse cars are in general
use and heretofore the public has been
fairly well satisfied, as it has not
been accustomed to any better. But
there seems to be great change Of
the Stockholm opinion in this respect.
The question is freely discussed in the
daily papers, on the streets and at va
rious meetings and the city council
will soon have to give a sO-called
''koncession' or the people will adj
just the matter themselves.
''Norden 1902" is the name of a new
annual publication which has just been
placed on the book market. The pUr-
port of this publication is a United
Scandinavia" Among the authors are
the following Well-knOWn Scandina
vians: Halger Drachmann. Ellen Key
Moltke Moe. George Brandes, Harold
I
Harold Hofding, Ossian Nilsson, r.
Steffen. Gustaf. Andreen, Gina Krog.
Harold Nieselgren, Uno Stadius and
John A. Enander.
A Swedish American whose name is
Johnson and who recently arrived at
Gothenburg had hardly had time to
land before he was taken charge of by
two Swedish sharpers who met him at |
the Central railroad station. They in
vited him out to a cafe in the Klara
vicinity where they got him into a
card game in which Mr.. Johnson lost !
500 crowns. The police have arrested
a circus performer named Sissing-
Netzler.
Anna Sandstrom, young woman re- /
turning home from her work on the
evening of Dec. 3, became so fright
ened when cyclist came rushing past |
her that she fell on the stone pavement
and died. Miss Sandstrom leaves a
mother 81 years old entirely dependent
ON her daughter for her support.
August Strindberg is at present writ
ing a play in which the leading char
acter will be the reformer, Martin
Luther. The play will be completed
and staged some time in March.
The Swedish-American Singers I'M
ion has invited the Upsala university
Glee club to sing at the great Swedish
American song festival in Minneapolis
next summer.
e. Fl. Tornberg has been engaged
rs Christiania correspondent for The
Svenska Dagbladet.
Major L. H. Tungsten has been