The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-03-05
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
QUITS ARMY FOR COAL OFFICE
1ll.Health Causes SOn-in.LaW of Gen.
eral Booth to Resign Position
With SalvatiOnists.
SWEDEN,
Stockholm.

General Booths SOn-in-law. the well
known e. D. Hellberg, who for a long
time has been one of the leading Sal
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 in 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 We're 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. \. Stauss, also one Of the
leading stockholders in the machine
firm Of R. Brown & Co., sent in his
application for bankruptcy the Other
day. Although he was considered to
be worth over half a million dollars
about six months ago, he allowed him.
self to get mixed up into such ex
tensive negotiations with Elon Lars
son, the "Monte Carlo millionaire"
that he has lost his entire fortune and
has now, after mortgaging 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
cles Of Stockholm, but also had a good
and solid standing in commercial cir
cles.
Complaints from commercial institu-
lions and business firms against the
existing package and mail methods be-
tween America and Sweden have
been published and also presented to
the royal pOstoftice. A private in
diyidual in 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. It also
causes delay, as the packages are
gathered and sent only once week.
General Cherif Pascha and Princess
Eminee gave a dinner in Stockholm
the other day to number of their in
innate 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 3D.
portunity to see her face for the first
time. all united in saying that the
princess possesses a charming face and
think that it is pity that the stringent
Turkish custom forbids her to show
it.
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
for 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.
Professor Oscar Montelius, who has
been requested to deliver a series Of
lectures at the famous Lowell insti-
tute in Boston, will start for America
during the early part of next October.
He will give six lectures, four Of
which will be devoted to the subject
"Fictures from the Life of Ancient
Sweden" and the other two will BIZ
on "Greece." Professor Monte]u1
may also deliver one or two lectures
in Chicago.
The latest proposition in reference
to the Swedish navy is to build d,srine
the years Of 1908 to 1913 two first.
class battleships at cost Of Is, 500. OOo
crowns each; two torpedo cruisers at
cost Of about 1861 900 crowns each:
eight torpedo boat destroyers. at a
cost Of about 1,2S6,OO crowns each;
twelve first class torpedo boats of $780,
oOO crowns each, and four second class
submarine boats at cost of 375.OOO
crowns each.
King Gustaf and Queen Victoria
were present at the formal opening Of
the Royal Opera week ago last Tues.
DAY night. This theater is the costli-
est in all Sweden and one of the most
elegant in Europe. 1t has been erected
at cost Of 100000 crowns. The play
given on this occasion was August
Strlndberg's master Alof."
A portrait in oil of King Gustaf, the
nrst attempted since he became Swe-
aen's King, has now been started by
Bror hronstrand. The portrait which