Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-03-07
NEWS .|':|'s' OF Scandinavia CT. N.D|l||'| vi
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
QUITS ARMY FOR COAL OFFICE
ill-Health Causes SOn-in Law of Gen.
eral Booth to Resign Position
With Salvationists.
QUITS ARMY FOR COAL OFFICE
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

walton Army commanders in Stock
holm, has now resigned from his posi-
ton with the Swedish Salvation Army
and has accepted an agency for an
English coal firm. It is also stated on
good authority that Mr.. Hellberg has
been ip-ill-health for some time and
that he has been unable lately to at
tend to his duties with the army in
Stockholm. Mr.. Hellberg is now agent
for one of the leading coal firms in
England While being interviewed the
other day Mr.. Hellberg denied most
vigorously that there were any ''dif-
ferences" between him and his father
in-law, as had been reported quite gen
orally in the Swedish press some time
ago.
The we'll known Stockholm sea cap
tain, A. A. Stauss, also one of the
reading stockholders in the machine
firm of r. Brown & Co., sent in his
application for bankruptcy the other
day. Although he was considered to
DO worth over half million dollars
about six months ago, he allowed him
self to get mixed up into such ex-
tensive negotiations with Zion Lars
son, the Monte Carlo millionaire, -
that he has lost his entire fortune and
has now, after mortga ging all his prop
erty. been compelled to place himself
in the hands of the bankruptcy court.
The captain" is well known figure
in the popular betting and sporting cir
eles of Stockholm, but also had good
and solid standing i'm commercial cir
cles. .a .....-... .~...-.........- go.
Complaints from commercial institu-
tons and business firms against the
existing package and mail methods be-
tween America and Sweden have
been published and also presented to
the royal postofce. A private in
dividual i'm New York has a contract
with the Swedish postal authorities to
forward all packages going between
the two countries. This system gives
the brokers in Copenhagen a chance
to make extra charges for brokerage,
with the result that the transportation
rates are exorbitantly high. Tt also
causes delay, as the packages are
gathered and sent only once a week.
General Cherif Pascha and Princess
Eminee gave dinner in Stockholm
the other day to number of their in
Inmate friends, when the princess, aft
er securing the sanction OF the authori-
ties in Constantinople, appeared be.
fore her friends unveiled, thus break
ing an old and time-honored Turkish
custom. The many friends. OF. the
Turkish princess, who thus had an op7
portunfty to see her face for the first
time, all united in saying that the
princess possesses charming face and
think that it is pity that the stringent
Turkish custom forbids her to show
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Queen Victoria's health is somewhat
Improved and she is now in a posi-.
ton to take daily promenades, TO-
gether with the Dowager Duchess Of,
Baden. The two are seen together a
great deal. Just exactly when the
queen will make her usual departure
Tor italy is not known at present, but
she will undoubtedly leave Stockholm
during the early part OF next month /
Owing to the death OF King Oscar, |
Queen Victoria has been compelled to
delay her trip to the south a great deal
longer than is her custom. ,r.-.~
Professor Oscar Montelius. who has
been requested to deliver a series Of
lectures at the famous Lowell instf-
tute in Boston, will start for America
Turing the early part Of next October.
He will give six lectures, four OF
which will be devoted to, the subject
pictures from the Life of Ancient
Sweden" and the other two will BE-
on Greece" Professor Montelius
nay also deliver one or two lectures
n Chicago. ~. II
The latest proposition in reference
o the Swedish navy is to build during
he years of 1903 to 1913 two first.
lass battleships at cost Of 13,5OO,OO)
'rowns each; two torpedo. cruisers at
! cost Of about 1851 600 crowns each:
light torpedo boat destroyers, at a
,ost Of about 1,2S6,OO crowns each
;welve first class torpedo boats of 49,
100 crowns each, and four second class
'ubmarine boats at cost of $4,000
TOWNS EACH,
King Gustaf and Queen Victoria
we're present at the formal opening of
be Royal Opera a week ago last Tues.
lay night. This theater. is the costIi-
st in all Sweden and one of the most
legant in Europe It has been erected
t cost of 100000 crowns. The play !
'iven on this occasion was August
Master Alof."
A portrait in oil of King Gustaf, the
rst attempted since he became Swe- |
ems king, has now been started by
,ror kronstrand. The portrait, which
to be donated to the Stockholm Com
nercial club, is life size and shows J
is majesty in civilian attire. i
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