Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-10-12
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
SWEDEN AFTER AMERICAS CUP
YachtmeR Will Try for the Trophy
Again After a Lapse of Fifty
Five Years.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stockholm.
Sweden has suddenly come strong
IL into the public limelight in America
through her recent declaration TO
challenge for the Americas cup, which
she is going to try and bring back to
the other side of the ocean. The fol
lowing dispatch from Stockholm,
dated Oct. !, would Indicate that the
Swedish Yacht club meats business:
"After many years given to the con-
sheraton of the subject, the financial
and other difficulties have been over
come and Sweden is again about to
challenge for the Americas cup, for
which she competed in 1852. This
project has the warm support of King
Oscar. who is honorary admiral of the
Swedish Yacht club, through which
the challenge Is being issued. Two
prominent millionaire yachtsmen, Will
lam OLSON and Goesta Kyhlberg, have
subscribed $4,000 toward the ex-
pense Of the undertaking, and they
have engaged the services Of the best
yacht designers and builders in Swe-
den. Should the challenge be ac-
cepted, John Carlson, one of the
ablest Oh Sweden's yachtsmen, and
winner Of many European races, will
have command of the challenger The
prospect Of a series of races for the
Americas cup with a Swedish boat
has created the keenest interest here,
and there is much confidence that Swe-
den will have chance OF winning. NJ.
Kyhlberg's yacht Santoy, with other
Swedish boats, have won number of
prizes i'm European waters Of recent
years. @
Not long ago the chauffeur of the
british minister in Stockholm was
summoned before the police court Of
Stockholm on the charge Of having
killed a policeman's dog with the min
listers automobile. The judge sug-
,gested that the owner of the automo-
bile be made responsible and the Brit
ish minister was expected to appear
in court. But no such thing happened.
as an old practice excuses a foreign
ambassador from appearing as a de-
PENDANT in a Swedish court, and the
owner of the dog must sue the min
lister before British court.
The new Dramatic theater will be
completed in January. The com
pletion Of the facade alone has en-
tailed an expenditure of not less than
$575, 900. The walls and floor of the
foyer are built of Grecfan marble. the
cost of which Is estimated at $780,,
900. The stage has also been about
completed and it is the largest stage
ever erected in Sweden. -f
From Stockholm comes the report
that John Swanberg. who won second
prize in the Marathon running races
in connection with the Olympian
games IN l9O6, intends to move to
America and locate permanently in
this country Great efforts are being
made to induce Swanberg to remain
in Sweden, but he seems determined
to go.
A monument of Swedish granite
was unveiled during the early part of
last month at Altvanstadt, Germany,
i'm memory of the historical fact that
King Charles XII of Sweden, while
stopping at that place 200 years ago,
compelled the kaiser to obey the West
fallen treaty and to grant religious lib
erty to the Protestants of Sweden.
Sweden seems ready to adopt dras
tic measures in regard to immigration.
Generals Matern and Uggla of the
regular army will next year present Il
proposition for law which shall for
bid any young man between the ages |
Of II and 50 years to emigrate from |
Sweden.
Crownprince Gustaf is at present in |
Karlsruhe. Germany. whittier he went !
to attend the funeral of his father-in-
law. the grand duke of Baden. Crown
princess Victoria has been there dur
ing the past two months
Geneolocists have now discovered {
that the Duchess Maria Pavlovna, the
fiancee Of Prince Gustaf Adolph, can
trace her lineage to King Gustaf yasa
IN not less than twenty seven different
ways.
The Skelflen paper has candidate
for the first chamber of the riksdag
from that district in the person of P.
P Waldenstrom, the we'll known lead
er of the Covenant church of Swt
den.
Queen Sofa has returned to the
capital from Abo,' where she spent the
greater portion Of the summer The
king and queen are now residing Mt
pronningholm palace.
The cavalry statue of Karl Nv has
been completed and will be unveiled