Morris tribune., 1905-11-04
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GLAD TO RETURN TO AMERICA
Story of an Old Gentleman Who Had
Intended to End His Days
in Sweden.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

! SWed1Sh-Amer1canS 90 not Cnr1Ve Wen
in Sweden. Says a Jonkoping daily:
IAN old gentleman who has resided
In America forty years arrived not
long ago at Stora Hultrum, his birth
place, where it was his intention to
spend the remainder of his life. But
he did not feel at home. He had
brought with him small United
States flag and when returning to
Gothenburg to take steamer for
America he waved the stars and
stripes at every stop and exclaimed
enthusiastically ever now and then:
well, Sweden is good, but America is
better Take me back to my dear
old America His actions created no
end Of comment among his many fell
low passengers. who cannot under
stand such nervous expressions Of
American patriotism. Yet he was hap
py to return and America is glad to
have him come. He is undoubtedly a
good American citizen"
Says The Minneapolis Journal cor
respondent: 1T is reported that an
effort was made some years ago to
secure the appointment of the late
Sven Adolf Hedin to a we'll paying
consular position in order to remove
an annoying factor from the opposi-
ton in the riksdag. The important
post at Marseilles had been selected
for him and it is stated that Hedin
was willing, as his financial affairs
were in sorry state at that time.
The arrangement would undoubtedly
have been completed but for the OPP
position of a person Of the highest
standing supposed to be member Of
the royal family and the now much
beloved Hedin remained at his post in
the riksdag.'
The royal appanage through the dis
solution of the union has grown con-
siderably less and means, Of course,
quite a loss to the royal family at
Stockholm, although it is well known
fact that King Oscar and his family
are by no means on the verge Of
starvation. Already it is being pro-
posed among different members Of the
riksdag to take some action through
which the royal appanage can be in
creased, so as to counteract the loss
which became effective through the
dissolution of the union.
A few days ago there was an an
nouncement in the newspapers that
Count A. F. Wachtmeister, minister of
foreign affairs of Sweden, has ar
rived in America. 1t is learned, how
ever, that this is an error. 1t turned
out to be Consul Wachtmeister, of
Havana, instead. This dispatch natur-
ally aroused interest in the diplomatic
corps at Washington, for visit of
Sweden's prime minister to the United
States, at this time particularly, might
be taken to have important political
significance.
Now that the dissolution of the
union has taken place. the new min
istry will proceed to deal vigorously
with the burning internal questions,
such as tariff and franchise reform
and Industrial arbitration. Changes
il. commercial treaties. are also ex-
pected. Many shifts in the diplomatic
service are looked for. Among others,
it is expected that Count Gylden-
stolpe, formerly foreign minister, will
become minister to Paris.
Stockholm is to have still another
theater. In connection with this new
theater will be "schWeizeri' and
both will be open the year around.
The proprietor of the Alhambra res
taurant, Mr. G. A. Svensson, is the
man who will be at the head Of the
new undertaking. The drawings have
already been made and the erection
of the new theater will commence at
once.
DR.. John Arvid Ouchterlony, the
eminent physician, who died in Louis
vile, KY, a few days ago, was we'll
known in Sweden. He had for years
contributed to Swedish medical jour
nails. He was born in Smaland, Swe-
ceived at the New York university
and few years ago he was knighted
by King Oscar and Pope Leo XIII.
During the year 1904 the postal
money orders from the United States
to Sweden amounted to 100000
crowns and from Sweden to the United
States 100000 crowns. Since 1885
not less than 7S,5OO,0OO crowns have
been sent from the United States to
Sweden. This proves that the Swed-
ish- Americans love to remember the
dear ones in the homeland.
Captain A. M. Nordenskjold, Of the
Life Guard Grenadier corps, died very
suddenly from heart disease in Os-
karshamm a few days ago. He was
torn March Z, 1885, and had served
most Of his life in the Swedish army.
He was a popular officer and came
from one of the best families of Swe-
den.
Sweden's postal receipts during the
year of 1904 amounted to 16,563,9 |
crowns and the expenditures were |
ii ,635, 991 crowns, thus leaving a sur
plus of 1927, 800, which has been
placed at the disposal of the Swedish i