Morris tribune., 1908-07-04
NEWS Of SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
$4,000 FOR STAMP COLLECTION
That Is the Amount Harry Wonn-
berg Has Paid to a Collector
for His Relics.
SWEDEN,
SWEDEN.
Stockholm,

About forty years ago a young boy
was engaged to run errands for one
Of the stores between the bridges.
Postage stamps at that time were not
as common as they are now, but the
boy began to save all the new and curl
GUS stamps that he came across. He
saved them after system, too, and
kept diligently at it and now, although
he is more than fifty years old, he is
still collecting stamps. Not long ago
he sold his stamp collection to Harry
Wonnberg, and was then enabled to
take unto himself better half. For
ty thousand dollars is not sRall sum
to receive for a lot Of old stamps, but
this sum is easily overshadowed by
Mr.. Wonnbergs collection. He too has
during the past forty years been a
stamp collector and he has today the
greatest and most valuable collection
of postage stamps of any man in the
world. The collection h& a catalogue
value of at least 100000 crowns, the
European collection alone being valued
of 10000 crowns, the English colony
stamps 100000 crowns and the rest Of
the stamps from other parts of the
world are valued at over 10000
crowns.
Washington dispatches state that
Herman Lagerkrantz will return to
Washington in the near future to again
take UP his duties there as minister
Of Sweden. A number Of months ago.
there was much speculation as to what
constituted the real cause of his sud
den departure from washington. The
suggestion that Minister Lagerkrantz
had used his influence openly to pre-
vent Swedes from emigrating to the
United States because their services
were needed by himself and other
had offended the administration, is
now declared to be not in keeping with
the truth. At the Swedish legation in
Washington, says recent dispatch, it
was stated that the minister had gone
home on a visit and while there had
temporarily been employed in other Of
fetal duties, but that his return to
Washington was fully expected. The
Stockholm papers have mentioned
nothing whatsoever regarding the mat
ter and the prediction in many Swe-
dish-American newspapers to the eff
feet that he would not return, prove to
be groundless.
A monument of the Scandinavian
heroes of Magersfontein, South Africa.
was unveiled April 25 by Premier Luis
Botha. The day was fine, and an i'm
nlense throng of people attended the
ceremonies. Premier Botha was ac-
companied by numerous representa-
tives from the Scandinavian colonies
In the Transvaal The monument
stands on the "kopje'' where General
Cronze once had his camp, and from
which the Scandinavian corps made its
famous sally. The monument is an
obelfsk Of Swedish granite weighing
fifteen tons An emblem and the date
OF the battle Of Magersfontein are in
scribed on it. The monument is in
closed by chains, and at the four
corners of the square are stones bear
ing the names of the fallen Scandi-
navian heroes. The money for raising
the monument was raised in Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and Finland.
Sweden's exports Of Egypt during
the year 1906 amounted to over H.
100000 crowns. G. w. Won Gerber, of
Cairo has written the following report
to the Stockholm Komnlerskollegi GUM:
"Sweden's exports to Egypt consist
chiefly of lumber and ali this business
is at present taken care Of by foreign
firms in Egypt, who are doing SO we'll
that they are employing their own
agents in Sweden to place their orders.
This business, instead of passing into
the hands Of Swedish-Egyptfan firms,
now goes chiefly to German importers.
who are handling the lumber business
of Egypt and import about 100000
crowns worth of it from Sweden
every year"
Andrew Carnegie, Americas steel
King. will pay a visit to Stockholm dur
ing the month of August He will
also visit Norway prior to an extended
visit to Scotland, his native land. Mr..
Carnegie has relatives in Sweden. for
4 branch Of the Carnegie family
moved into Sweden over one hundred
ears ago.
President Fallieres' trip to the Scan
1inavian countries will be made dur
ng the latter part of July, says a re-
,ent issue of the "Le Figaro" He
will visit Stockholm. Christiania and
Copenhagen and from thence he will
Quincy to st. Petersburg. where he
will be the guest of the Car of Rus.
ia.
The latest military records show that
5.9S2 young men were summoned for d,
as recruits in the Swedish 0
rmy last year. Of this number 6.577. ,
n 1S per cent, were found to be I'M !
It for military service on accounts Of /;
ilysical defects or sickness