The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-04
news OF Scandinavia
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
"FYLGIA" TO BE AT JAMESTOWN
Swedish Cruiser Will Take Part in
the Coming Great Naval
Exhibition.
SWEDEN E::D.E
Stockholm.

SWEDEN.
Stockholm.
Crownprince Gustaf's announcement
that the armored cruiser ''Fylgia"
would participate in the naval exhibit
ton at the jamestown exposition n
Hampton Roads has caused unmeas-
ured satisfaction, both among Swedes
and Americans. The fact that Prince
Gustaf Adolph will also accompany
the "Fylgia" as it's nominal COM
mandant lends unusual interest to
Sweden's part in the Jamestown ex-
position. The last time Swedish
prince Visited America was in 1876,
when Prince Bernadotte, then known
as Prince Oscar, was Sweden's Of
fetal representative. It is doubtful,
however, if Prince Gustaf will take a
"Trip westward to the northwestern
centers, where the Scandinavian popu-
lation is densest.
Bank Director Knut Wallenberg
| has just returned from his extensive
| newspaper men of Stockholm long
| interview, in which he relates in de-
tail his experiences during his long
! trip. When asked as to what possible
future there could be for Swedish
exports in China, Mr.. Wallenberg
stated that Sweden's chances in this
direction were but meager, but that
In Japan Swedish goods would find
a market if properly introduced. Mr..
Wallenberg believes that a Swedish
Asiatic export company should be es-
tablished in the near future and that
such company would make a splen-
did success. ..
| Rumor has it that Prince Bernadotte
ccntemplates selling his ''Tridhem, ION
| Gotland, where the prince and prin-
cess have spent so many happy sum-
uers together!s It is thought that an
enterprfsing Stockholm cafe and
restaurant proprietor is specializing on
the property for the purpose of catch
ing the tourist trade which comes to
this section of the island, viz, Visby. 4
\isby paper states that the prince
should rather have turned this place
INTO ssanatorium for consumptives, as
1t is ideally situated for this purpose
Warren's match factory in Fred
riNsdahl was entirely destroyed by fire
a few days ago, entailing a loss Of
100000 crowns. It is suspected tina:
an incendiary had been at work and
number of suspicious characters
have been arrested. The Warren
Match company has been doing a big
export business, shipping it's matche;
mostly to England, Germany and
America. The plant will in all proba-
5llity be rebuilt during the summer
months The property was amply in
sured.
J. A. Carlson, proprietor of the rail-
way hotel in Eksjo, committed sui
eide few days ago by shooting him
self in the head with a revolver. Dur
ing the past. two or three months he
hos been worrying considerably about
money matters and this is believed to
| he the reason why he committed the
rash act. He was a much respected
man in the community and was well
| known among hotel men in Stockholm.
He leaves a wife and three children.
A delegation of Stockholm police
| faen will during the coming summer
visit London, England, to study at
| close range the English police system.
A notable feature about the Swedish
police force Of Stockholm is that near
~ all of them are well educated men,
there being score or more Of them
who are university graduates.
The Svenska akademien (the Swedish
academy will, for a time at least, he
without home, for it's property,
SGeppsbron, No. IS, was sold the other
day for 335,OOO crowns to the well
known firm of Lundstrom & Co..
which will erect a large department
store on this lot. The old building
will be torn down.
The we'll known Stockholm banker,
Algot Burman, departed a few days
ago for India, accompanied by his in
innate friend, B. Linderoth. The two
gentlemen are to visit India for the
purpose of participating in lion and
tiger hunt, which has been arranged
for them by two of their English
friends in Calcutta.
Etockholm's newest concert hall will
be completed within few days. It is
located at Brunkebergstorg and has a
seating capacity for 600 persons only.
The hall has been dedicated to music
and only those who are true music
lovers are invited to patronize the
talent which will here bid for APP
Dlause.
The much talked Of - Strindberg
theater will, if Architect Klemming
has his way about it, be erected on
Dronninggatan, No. %, and will be
erected in the shape of an annex to
mat building. If this concession can
not be secured then the intention is TO
erect the theater at No. II Gotgatan.
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