Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-12-28
NEWS CT SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
OSCARS PRIVATE PROPERTY
That Which Was i'm Christiania Has
Been Sent 90 Stockholm with
Some Exceptions.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

egraM BNra says as follows. "1ne
furniture. works of art. silverware,
etc, which was the property of King
Oscar. has now been sent to Sweden.
King Oscar has, however. expressed
the desire that some Of the works Of
art in the Christiania palace shall re-
main. viz. two has reliefS and four
portraits of members of the house Of
Bernadotte. These his majesty has
donated to the Norwegian govern
ment, He has also donated all The
paintings aud pieces OF sculptural art,
which were presented 10 him ana
Queen Sophia on their silver wedding
anniversary, 10 the Norwegian people.
Also a number of very valuable paint
ings have been given to the National
Art gallery. The seven Villas which
In C%hristiania have been at one tin e
or another occupied by King Oscar.
have been sold for 5000 crowns
At the naval academy of the United
States in annapolis there We're reports
ON hand concerning foreign fleets. OF
the Swedish naval officers II says In
one of these reports: Swedish naval
officers combine in a high degree tIseir
theoretical knowledge with practical
application of the things in hand and
are in this respect far superior to 9th
err foreign naval officers. But they de-
serve still greater credit for their
p~oliteness and courtesy. which is
everywhere appreciated ana respected
on all seas. The degree Of intelligence
among Swedish naval men ID OF the
highest order and they compare easily
with the officers of the best nayies
in the world
The duke and duchess Of Skane VIII
occupy the northeastern wing of the
palace, which up to this time has been
the apartment where the royal coat Of
arms have been preserved. The con-
tents of this apartment will now be
removed to the Nordiska museum THE
apartments will be entirely r~ear1anged
aud viii be ready for occupancy hy
June. l.
Three new parade days have re
Gently been added to the list. These
are as follows: january la, the birth
day of the duchess Of SHANE; July ~,
Princess Margareth's namelag. ana
the naweday Of little Princess .Astrit
which is Nov. 81. Thus Stockbolipiafs
will have three more holidays. which
viii naturally occasion some festivYa.
King Oscar has appointed as Swe
Gems envoy to the Norwegian court
l.. a. Gunrier and II. Won Essen as
legation secretary. The Swedish
newspapers All unite in saying tlat
the choice is an excellent one. MI.
Gunther has been prominent in pubic
life for a number Of years.
A Danish writer claims that Swedes
annually expend about ~l3y00O,d00
crowns in foreign lotteries. The Iot
terry mania Is quite prevalent la Stock-
holm and there is no use 10 coneeaing
the fact that Swedes generally lnive
a passion for this form OF riskilyg
money.
The "Kaptensudden'' has now been
purchased by the Nobel committee for
100000 crowns. This point has baen
for years owned and controlled hy The
Stockholm Sporting Mems club and OF
the Srm total the club receives 800
crowrs for its share
King Oscar recommends 4 rskSdssD
propoSition calling for M allowance of
2,atzNoO crowns for firearms anAd ana
munition for the Swedish army duIing
the year Of 1906, This exceeds tie III
preparation for last year by abdut
100000 crowns.
Ground has been broken FOR the
new Grand Hotel Royal which is up
be erected in the near future St
Blasieholm's place. The hotel whlah.
II Is calculated, will he conpletesl
about luIy, 1907, Will cost l0.po0t0D
a new million dollar stock company
has been organized ia Stockholm
known as the Jungner Aecnmulat0r
company. The maximum capital lns
been placed at 3.30D.O0O crow MS ana
the minimum capital at ,i0O,OOo
crowns. eeN#
The yasateatern was fDrmaIy
opened for the season Nov. SO. hetTht
theater has a seating capsfiiyei of z.
TOO and next to the royal opera II NOW
the lending playhouse in tbs sWedfks
capital.
The so-called Hammer colIegtlops
cIuding a library ana musehm. WIRE
sold at auction i few days ag0 for.s
100000 crowns. efRk3 WgxeNfS Afr a
A. 4. 0deibeff has Ben affBn ied
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