Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-07-08
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
VIEWS OF, STOCKHOLM PAPER
a. ESatkspE~tS"
Believes Personal Union Of Sweden
and Norway Would Give Salts
faction 60 All Parties.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stockholm.
Says the Stockholm Tfdning in one
Of its recent issues: ga personal
union ought to give satisfaction to all
parties concerned. 1t would satisfy
the dynasty, which would retain it's
outward position and avoid a sorrow
satisfy Norway, whose one aim has
been to get the present compact rec
ognized as only a dynastic one. 1t
should satisfy Sweden, as it offers in
the midst of a crisis from which there
iseems to be no peaceful issue, a prac-
teal solution, obviating the fearful
responsibility of resOrting to a meas
ure which would sever the two coun-
tries from each other, driving them
into different spheres of attraction 1t
is true that in such a personal union
we should retain our obligation in
regard to defense without the cor
responding guarantees of a common
foreign policy, but that is risk we
must take. Our position as the greater
of the two countries oblige us to be
foremost in the defense of the PENN
sua"
The program for the reception OF
Prince Gustaf and Princess Margaret
to Stockholm has now been completed
and will be carried out as follows:
On Sunday July the royal young
couple will be met by the kings yacht
'Droti' at Nynas Accompanied by
naval squadron and is scheduled to ar
rive in Stockholm at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon Of the same day. The Droti
will be met by the lord MAYOR of the
city, who will be aboard the ''Vasa
orden" at LOgarden. A pavilion has
been erected at the city's expense and
| here the royal couple will be welcomed
by the city council, with Sixten Won
Friesen as chairman. Later there will
be a reception to the young couple at
the royal palace, which will be given
| by King Oscar and Queen Sofia.
Two Stockholmians, Carl OLSON and
Oskar Anderson, were engaged as ma
chinists on Togo's battleship "Mikasa"
! during the recent naval battle in the
Korean sound. Messrs. OLSON and
Anderson were originally on duty on
the 'Wegga." which was captured by
the Japanese, and as the latter were
| in need of machinists, they were en-
gagged to do service on the admiraTs
flagship. They both distinguished
themselves during the fight and re-
ceived Togos personal congratulations
for their bravery.
Nine. Harriet Bosse august Strind-
berg's divorced wife, has severed her
connection with the Dramatic theater
in Stockholm and after spending the
summer months in Denmark, she will
go to Paris to study dramatic art
from a French standpoint. The
'Dramatiska teatern" will also lose
Mr.. Friedrich Hedlund, who has been
connected with the theater since 1890
Mr.. Hedlund will now go to Ranft
Professor Carrie, of Paris, who, to-
gether with his wife and Professor
Begquedel. received in 1908 the Nobel
prize in physcis. delivered lecture re-
Gently before the Swedish Academy of
sciences. Inc lecture Was popular
one and was listened to with the in
tenest interest by the large audience,
comprising Stockholm's most learned
men.
The Swedish population at the end of
the year 1904 was 5,26O,S11, showing
an increase of 39,62O over the previous
year The population in the large
cities of Sweden, especially Stockholm
and Gothenburg, show a steady in
crease year by year.
The Egyptian khedive presented
Prince Gustaf and Princess Margaret
a wedding present valued at more
than e20O00O 1t consisted of a
diadem of sapphires and diamonds and
was presented by the khedive in per-
son.
Prince Carl has purchased the BY
strom villa on Djurgarden and is now
residing there with his family. 1t is
the most beautiful villa in Stockholm
and is fashionably and elegantly fur
nished
June 10 King Oscar celebrated his
Goth anniversary as an officer of the
Swedish navy and of the Norwegian
marines.
NORWAY.