Morris tribune., 1907-10-26
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
YACHT CLUB MEN FEEL HURT
Inquiry as to Contest for the Americas
Cup Answered in a Slight
ing Manner.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Inc ROya1 Swedish Yacht CLUB met
Oct. II to discuss the reply of the
New York Yacht club to it's inquiry
as to the conditions under which d
challenge for the Americas cup would
be considered. After a long debate.
in which it was emphasized that the
New York club had not given a clear
reply to the questions whether the
length of the competing vessels could
be fixed at seventy feet, it was agreed
to await settlement of this point.
William Olson, one of the prime NOV
ers in the movement to challenge for
the cup said: Il and all other mem
bers Of the Royal Swedish Yacht club
are greatly surprised and hurt at the
sighting manner in which the New
York club replied to our communica-
ton and the failure of that club to an
swer in plain language Sweden's civil
inquiry as to whether it was willing
to race with seventy foot boats. We
mean business and we are not trifiing.
We hope that the two millions of
Swedes in America will back us up in
our enterprise" After the meeting Of
the club, Rear Admiral Haigg, COM
modore Of the organization, said:
perhaps we did not put the question
plainly to the New York Yacht club,
but we are anxious to know whether
challenger for the cup should be a
seventy foot, or if defender be ninety
feet long, or whether the New York
corresponding with this difference.
From the deed Of gift and the resolu-
tons referred to we would infer that
no handicap will be allowed but we
must have positive and unequivocal
reply on this point before we can go
further. We mean business, but we
must know definitely the size of the
boat in order to get the required sum
guaranteed before making the formal
challenge"
The following dispatch from Monte
Carlo throws some light on the murder
Of Emma Levin in Monte Carlo: We're
st. Leger Goold, whose father was an
Irish magistrate and who lived for
some time in Montreal has written to
the local judge, confessing that he and
his wife, Viola, murdered Emma Lee
win, the Swedish woman whose dis
membered body was found in the bag
gage Of the Goods on their arrival
Aug. 6 at Marseilles from Monte Car
10. GoOld says the crime was planned
by himself and his wife. Being at
the end Of their resources they re-
solved to rob the woman, intending
only to knock her into fnsensibility
and take her money and jewels, but
the woman screamed, whereupon she
was killed.
Prince Gustaf Adolf will repre-
sent Sweden at the dedication of the
chapel erected by the Swedes on the
battlefield of Lutzen, Nov. G. The
services in the chapel will be con
Quoted by Archbishop Ekman and the
bishop of Magdeburg. Nine Ekman,
Of Gothenburg, who has donated so
literally to the building of the chapel
on the historic battlefield, will also be
present.
A few delegates to the Worlds
Peace congress at The Hague, among
them Sir Thomas Barclay. the we'll
known authority on international
law, have sent King Oscar a long let
ter in which they express their ad-
mration for him because he avoided
war between Sweden and Norway in
1906
All Stockholm restaurants must be
closed at midnight, according to new
ordinance. This has created quiet
bit of complaint among the ''mid-
nighters." but the proprietors cannot
well admit anybody after II o'clock
in order that the customers may have
time to eat before leaving.
According to the London Daily Mail
Wilhelm Dvrsen, chief of the navy de-
partment, will shortly tender his resig-
ton and accept instead governorship
in Norrland. Who his successor will
be is as vet matter Of speculation.
but announcements are expected soon.
There is not Il little apprehension
among government officials because of
thc tenacious agitation among So
cial SITS against militarism. In many
cases the soldiers take kindly to their
arguments.
Mrs. Katherine Tungley will not
start Theosophical colony at Visin-
go as was announced in a former let.
fer. The government forbids ii.