Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-04-04
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
sFYLGIA" TO BE AT JAMESTOWN
swedish Cruiser Will Take Part In
the Coming Great Naval
Exhibition.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Crownprince Gustaf's announcement
that the armored cruiser "Fylgia'
would participate In the naval eXhibi.
ton ut the jamestown exposition ~
Hampton Roads has caused unmeas
ured satisfaction, both among Swedes
and Americans. The fact that Prince
Gustaf Adolph will also accompany
the "Fylgia' as its nominal com
Hlandant lends unusual interest to
Sweden's part In the Jamestown ex'
position. The last time a Swedish
prince visited America was in 1876
when Prince Bernadotte, then knowi
fetal representative. 1t is doubtful
fowever, if Prince Gustaf will take
"trip westward to the northwestern
centers. where the Scandinavian popn
lation is densest.
Bank Director Knut Wallenbera
has just returned from his extensive
east Asiatic trip and has given tn.
newspaper men of Stockholm a 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.. Wallenbers
stated that Sweden's chances I'm this
direction were but meaSer, but that
IN Japan Swedish goods would find
a market IL properly introduced. MIR
Wallenberg believes that a Swedish
Asiatic export company should be es
tablished in the near future and that
such a company would make a splen'
did success.
Rumor has ii that Prince Bernadott5
contemplates selling his 'Tridhem, ''or
Gotland, where the prince and prin.
cess have spent so many happy sum.
n,ers tog e 1t is thought that an
enterprising Stockholm cafe and
restaurant proprietor is specializing on
tire property for the purpose of catch
ing the tourist trade which comes 70
Nisby paper states that the primes
should rather have turned this place
INTO a sanatorium for consumptives. as
It Is ideally situated for this purpose
Warren's match factory in Fred
riAsdahl was entirely destroyed by fire
a few days ago. entailing a loss o!
10000 rowns 1t is suspected tina:
an incendiary had been at work and
q number of suspicious characters
have been arrested. The Warren
Match company has been doing a big
export business, shipping its matche
mostly to England, Germany and
America. The plant will in all proba-
bllity 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 a few days ago by shooting him,
self in the head with a revolver. Dur.
ing the past two or three months he
has been worrying considerably about
noney matters and this is believed ia
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.
men will during the coming summer
yisit London, England, to study AT
close range the English police system.
A notable feature about the Swedish
police force of Stockholm is that near.
w all Of them are well educated men,
there being a score or more OF them
who are university graduates.
The Svenska akademien (the Swedish
aCademy) will, for a time at least, Ice
without q home, for its property.
SSeppsbron, No. Is, was sold the other
day for $4,000 crowns 10 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 well known Stockholm banker,
Algot Burman, departed a few days
ego for India, accompanied by his in
innate friend, b. Linderoth. The two
gentlemen are to visit India for the
purpose of participating In a lion ana
tiger hunt, which has been arranged
for them by two of their English
friends in Calcutta.
Stockholm's newest concert hall will
be completed within a few days. 1t 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 ap-
plause.
The much talked Of Strindberg
theater will, II Architect Klemming
has his way about it, be erected on
Dronninggatan, No. %, and will be
erected In the shape of an annex to
tnat building. II this concession a n
not be secured then the intention Is 10
erect the theater at No. IA Gotgatan.
There are at present 25.34O children
enrolled in the public schools Of Stock
helm. This does not include pupils
above Is years who are attending the
srcalled high schools Of Stockholm.
which are equivalent to a college In
the United States.
The twin brothers, Captain X. 5.
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