The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-03-03
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
EXPLORERS GIVEN AN OVATION
Stockholm Profusely Decorated in
Honor Of Those Who We're with
the Antarctic Expedition.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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! All Stockholm went wild with joy
when Nordenskjold and his antarctic
| explorers returned from their long
sojourn in the south polar regions last
month. The whole city was en- fete,
| and it was estimated that at least
$4,000 spectators thronged the streets.
The civic officials, the leading mem
bers Of the Royal Geographical society,
Baron Won Friesen, the kings repre-
sentative, Sven Hedin, the Asiatic ex-
plorer, and many other men Of science,
letters and of state dignity met at the
| railway station to greet the brave
sailors. The city was profusely dec
Grated; the ships in the harbor dis
played every piece of bunting they pos
sessed, and double row of tall flag
STATS adorned the route from the de-
pot to the Grand Hotel. The expedi-
ton left Sweden in the summer OF
1901 and arrived in the antarctic re-
gions in November of the same year.
After landing the expedition near
Snow Hill, with one years provisions,
boats and scientific instruments, the
Antarctic returned north to spend the
winter. In November, 1902, the yes
sci again forced its way toward the
south pole to bring back the explorers,
but in January it was caught in the
ice and went to the bottom. Mean
| while the chief explorers of the ex-
petition saw the summer come and
60 and had it not been for the expedi-
ton of rescue sent out by the Uruguay,
the entire expedition would have been
lost. Otto Nordenskjold is the nephew
of tn famous arctic explorer Baron
Adolph Eric Nordenskjold, who dis
covered the northeast passage around
the European continent The results
of his expedition are not yet known,
but are kept as surprise for tho
Geographical Anthropological society,
and will be known in detail just after
Nordenskjold has handed in his official
report to this learned body, and de-
| lfvered his first lecture before it, It
is known, however, that his discoveries
have proved that former maps of ant
arctic regions are greatly at fault.
Sweden has thoroughly awakened
and is following other continental
countries in preparing for possible
war as result Of the Russo-Japan
strife King Oscar issued orders ON
| Feb. 20, to both the army and navy.
with view to concentrating all the
fighting forces of the Scandinavian
peninsula. The north feet was or
dered to leave the north coast and
start for Stockholm and the Baltic Sea
approaches. The army is being mob
ilized and heavy forces Of troops are
being concentrated or the northern
boundaries Sweden has feared Rus
STA for years and has been building
great forts at Boden and other points
in the north in anticipation of Slay
invasion. King Oscar has arranged for
a bulletin service of all incidents OF
the war He will defend his own
country from any attack oy quick ac-
ton. An uprising is reported pending
| in Finland The seizing Of finland
by Russia years ago has never been
forgiven by Sweden, and the Firms
have never beennbent to Russian rule,
even by the severe measures adopted
Every Swedish workman in Finland
is to be driven ont of the country, ac-
cording to recent dispatches from
Stockholm. The work has already been
begun Notice has been served on all
firms answering this description that
they must leave Finland at twenty
four hours warning before Friday
next. 1t is stated that no excuse for
delay will be accepted. Workmen in
many instances are being compelled to
abandon their property. These out
rag es are tanning the flame of anti
Russian feeling in Sweden. The Jap
anese victories have evoked the wild
est enthusiasm and the police have
been compelled to dispense the crowds
at the newspaper offices where war
bulletins are displayed.
| According to the Stockholm Da gblad,
Captain A. Lindberg and Captain p. J.
Hergardt have received permission to
follow the Japanese army and study
the war from a Japanese standpoint
| Captain N. D. Edlund will follow the
Russian land forces.
A temperance hotel has been started
in Stockholm 1t has fifty rooms and
all modern conveniences. No liquors
of any kind are served and the
tipping system is not tolerated.
King Oscars trip to Abazzia has
been indefinitely postponed, owing to
the Russo-Japanese war.
MIDWAY