The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark,
PLAN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
N. ViCtOrin Has a Great
Transportation Project for the
City of Stockholm.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm,

| up plan for the building of an I'M
foreground railway in the heart of the
| city comprising the distance between
King street and the Norrland section
Of the city. 1t is an elaborate project
and will involve an expenditure of
100000 crowns. The lieutenant and
his friends will during the next few
months endeavOr to secure a sub
neutrality-suspicious. from the rksstad
for this purpose. A number of the
| representatives of the riksstad have
spoken very favorably of the project
and judging from what they say it is
very possible that substantial ap-
preparation may be forthcoming.
Recent dispatches from Russia state
that the Swedish exhibit at the recent
Industrial exposition at st. Petersburg,
won for this country the unstinted
praise Of all who visited the depart
ment. In the first place the Swedish
department was the only one which
was complete in every detail when the
exposition opened and this naturally
centered the attention Of the public
Upon it. The press was uniform and
generous in the amount of space given
In their reports of this department,
and the Swedish manufacturers are
pleased over the splendid showing
made
Professor X. Hallenhofer, superin-
tendent of ladies' seminary in
Madgeburg, Germany, is at present the
guest of the board of directors Of the
public schools of Stockholm, having
come there for the purpose Of making
thorough study Of the Swedish school
system. The professor will also visit
| Gothenburg and will afterwards jour-
ney to Chrlstiania, where he will study
the school system of that city. He
is especially interested in the Sloyd
departments and proposes to introduce
the Swedish: Sloyd system in the
schools of N1adgeburg.
DR.: Sven Hedin, the eminent Asiatic
explorer, who reached Bombay, India,
Oct. 6, and who went from there to
Japan, is expected to return to Stock
holm about Nov. Is. He is making lis
home journey from Japan via Siberia.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made by the Academy Of Sciences for
his reception, and King Gustav will
tender him reception at the royal
palace on the evening Of Nov. Z,
ho ioto
country will be present to do honor to
the distinguished guest.
Reports from all sections of the
country show that the crops this year
have on an average been very good,
and that there will be a good price on
small grains and potatoes In the
southern section of the country there
was an exceedingly large potato crop
and it was of a very good variety.
The business interests FIRE rapidly re-
covering from the effects of last sea-
sons industrial depression and bust
ness men generally are looking into the
future with renewed hope and cour-
age.
The number of school children
which are at present receiving instruc-
ton in the public schools of Stockholm
are 25,7SO. Last year ut this time the
number of school children in attend
ance were 25,492, thus showing an in
crease in the number in attendance of
2eS. A great deal of interest is taken
by all the citizens in the public schools
of the capital, and pupils from twelve
to fifteen years Of age are taught to
converse readily in German and
French.
During the past year not less than
SS,OOO,OOO has been spent for public
improvements in the city Of Stockholm
1t seems peculiar that the city can
afford to expend so much money for
pubic improvements when labor con-
dltlons have been so depressed as they
nave been during the past year. But
the Stockholmians are proud of BEAU
a1tylng their streets and save no la
Dor and expense in increasing tile i'm
provements from year to year.
The Swedish king will, as has been
stated beforehand, be the guest Of
President Fallieres of France in Paris
during the early part OF December. On
his journey on the continent King Gus
tav will also be the guest of King
Frederick in Copenhagen and Emperor
William Of Germany at Berlin. Elab-
crate receptions are under way for
him at these cities.
The building Of the new naval Sta
ton will involve an expenditure of &c.
100000 crowns. The site committee
has not yet been able to make any sug-
gestions to the riksstad as to where the
new naval station is to be erected.
but many are Of the opinion that it
will be located in The vicinity of
Bogesund.
The revenues of the government
have been considerably decreased dur
ing the past few months. The total
decrease for the months since the year
commenced are placed at 100000. as
against the receipts for this period of
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