The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-08-27
MEMORIAL SHAFT IS UNVEILED
Scandinavian Heroes Names Carved
in the Cornerstones-Monu
Is of Swedish Granite, and
Weigh Fifteen Tons.
stockholm.


ment was unveiled in memory of the
Scandinavians who fell in the battle
Of Magersfontein, Dec. 10, 1899, In the
Boer war. The monument was un-
yelled by the premier Of Transvaal,
General Louis Botha, with great cere-
mony and in the presence Of large
masses Of people. The monument is
situated at the top Of the hill where
General Cronje once had his camp, and
from where the gallant Scandinavian
corps of volunteers made a famous
sally. The Scandinavian corps reached
Magersfontein Nov. %, 1899, and Dec.
10 it was totally destroyed, twenty.
three men being killed and twenty
wounded, while nineteen were cap
tured and only eight men escaped. Of
those killed thirteen were Swedes.
three Danes, three Norwegians, two
Finlanders and two Germans. Their
names are carved in the cornerstones.
The monument is an obelisk Of Swed-
1sh granite, weighing fifteen tons and
twenty-five feet high. Emblems are
carved on the same. The funds for
these stones have been raised in Swe-
den, Denmark, Norway and Finland.
The ceremonies opened with singing
Of a psalm, whereupon Mr.. De Waal
delivered an address. Then the Dan
ish consul general, F. Prior, made a
greeting speech on behalf of the monu-
ment committee. He told the history
of the monument and mentioned the
different committees in the countries
that had been active for the plan since
the year 1900. AS the most energetic
promoters in Sweden were mentioned
Colonel Won Heland, Captain E. Moss
berg and II. Sohlman, an editor. Final
~ General Botha made a speech, and
the monument was presented to the
Dutch Reform church, which is to
have charge of it in the future"
The wheat crop of Sweden is a good
one this year, comparatively speaking,
and all cereals for that matter seem to
be doing we'll. The potatoes, however.
nave been kept back by rain and cold
weather and up around Blekinge the
seed rotted in the ground. The sugar
beets were uufavorably affected by the
late seeding: In nearly all localities
the hay crop is very large, so there
will not be any lack of fodder for the
cattle this year. The hay crop is an
important one in Sweden, for in near
~ every section of the country dairy
ing is engaged in on large scale.
The postal authorities are taking
vigorous measures to stamp out the
lottery evil by an inspection of sus-
pected mail in the presence of the per-
son to whom such mail is addressed.
Any letters found containing matter
IN connection with any foreign lottery
are returned to the sender. while anv
such mail coming from this country is
turned over to the authorities to hunt
out such lottery. By these radical
measures it IS hoped to make the lot
terry business so improbable in this
country that it will be discontinued.
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf who.
during his recent visit in London
wanted to pay a visit to the Swedish
warships "Thor' and "Dristigheten."
Which were anchored near Gravesend.
went astray in his automobile the 9th
er day while attempting to reach
Gravesend. The prince was adorned
In full uniform at the time and Gre
ated much attention on the streets Of
London. Finally the young prince
reached his destination, but then he
was two hours late.
The government has reduced the nav
Of persons who are hired to do extra
work in connection with the mail serv.
ice. The men VIII henceforth receive
S27 month and the women s1S.75
The announcement of the reduction
was surprise, and of course an ex-
ceedingly disagreeable one to those
who are affected by the change.
The framework of the Swedish
building at the st. Petersburg Art ex.
position has already been sent from
Stockholm to the exposition grounds
and the work of putting up the build
ing is in progress. The leading artists
of Sweden are going to be represented
~ eAAN S@ApOSieIOu, UuI 81 LIZ no oX.
hlbits have been forwarded
King Gustaf will spend the latter
part Of this month at Marstrand
where his father. King Oscar. always
used to spend a lot of his time in sum-
mer. The favorite watering place of
King Oscar will thus also remain the
favorite resort of his son.
The new Turkish ambassador. AS
sim Bey, has arrived at Stockholm. His
last post was in Vienna. The ambas-
sador is about forty years old, became
widower some time ago, but has re-
married.
President Fallieres has sent 10000
crowns to be divided among the sery-
ants Of the royal palace, in Stockholm
and among the tars who helped escort
the French squadron into Swedish
waters.
sweden's exports to Russia during