Morris tribune., 1905-10-21
Recent Occurrences OF Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
KARLsTAD TREATY RATIFIED
Dissolution Crisis Safely Passed by
the Action of the Swe.
dish RiksdaG.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

SGOCknOlUas
The riksdag has unanimously raul
fed the Karlstad treaty. The Crisis
has safely passed and the question Is
hut reluctantly discussed in business
and social circles. The members or
the riksdag are satisfied and there re-
mains practically nothing to do now
but to arrange the details. Much in
terest. however, centers in Count
Wachtmeister's recent declaration to
the fact that the treaty of 1859
Is still in force. This treaty, accord
ing to a recent Associated Press re-
port. was negotiated after the Crimean
war. At that time Great Britain and
France engaged to furnish the king OF
Sweden and Norway with naval ana
military foces to cooperate with his
forces in resisting the aggressions OF
Russia. The treaty further binds the
king not to cede any Swedish or Nor
wegian territory to Russia nor to grant
Russia any coast privileges. In view
of the recent disruption of the union
it is now an open question as to the
validity of this treaty.
Professor Waldenstrom has now re-
turned from his American trip. The
professor has very naively averred
that it was in keeping with Gods will
that he was not reelected to the
'.andra kammaren'' of the Swedish
riksdag. Mr. Waldenstrom has now
decided to retire from the political
field entirely and will now be able to
give his undivided attention to the
religious interests of the Swedish
Covenant church, both in it's work in
Sweden and America. Waldenstrom
is widely known in America, having
often appeared in the pulpit and lee
ture platform in American cities and
communities where the Swedish ele-
ment predominates.
Representative Hedin's funeral was
attended by $4,000 people and was
the largest funeral in the history of
the city, with the exception of August
Blanche's funeral, which had the lars-
est attendance on record. Mr.. Hedin
was friend Of labor and thousands
of laboring men turned out to pay him
a last tribute The deceased prior to
his death gave the order that there
should be no flowers or pomp of what
ever description at his funeral. He
desired a simple funeral and such In
deed it was.
G. F. Lundquist, the famous baritone
-popularly known as ''Lunkan"-will
make a concert trip through Sweden,
this fall and winter. His accompanies
will be Miss Agda Lysell, of Stock
holm. This will be Mr.. Lundquist's
last concert tour. Mr.. Lundquist sang
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago in 1893
and leading cities of the northwest
AXE Akesson, who won 1900 crowns
in a guessing contest conducted by the
Idun, "a monthly journaD became so
elated when he learned of his sue
cess that he suddenly died. He was
in the best of health and evidently
died from pure joy.
Since the death of S. A. Hedin, Rep
resentative Lothigius becomes the
nestor of the Swedish riksdag. Mr..
Lothigius has attended thirty-two SEES
sions of the riksdag and is statesman
Of power and influence.
Emil Zoir, the Swedish artist, re-
ceived a silver medal for his exhibit
Zoir was the only Swedish artist who
was awarded any distinction of this
kind during the fair.
According to reliable newspaper re-
ports the stork is expected to pay a
visit to the home of Prince Carl and
Princess Ingeborg. They have now
two children, viz, Princesses Mar
garetha and Martha.
Sept. % of this year marked the I'M
lucky day twenty years ago when
twenty three persons lost their lives
while attending a concert given by
Kristina Nilsson. The accident oc-
Cured in 1885.
The lucky number in the recent dis
posal Of tickets in the so-called Copen-
hagen class lottery was drawn by two
Stockholm caterers. They won $780,
900 crowns and divided the amount.
The number of passengers in the
electric railway of Gothenburg during
the last month were $4,000. Last year
there were $4,000 passengers during
the same month.
S. L. Ryden has been appointed gen
eral director of the Swedish telegraph
bureau. Mr. Ryden has for number
of years been assistant director Of this
bureau.
MNBMAV