The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-01-23
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
NEW SPELLING IS NOT LIKED
Petition to Sweden's King to Have the
Rules Abolished Being Circu-
lated Throughout the
Country.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

1906, and since that time they. have
| been observed in the schools, but gen
orally ignored outside of the schools.
A petition to the king to have the new
rules abolished has been drawn up and
circulated in all parts of the country,
and by the time the document is
handed to the king it will no doubt be
| backed by thousands of signatures.
| Fridjur Berg, who was minister OF
public instruction in the spring Of
| 1906, receives the credit as we'll as
| the blame for the new rules. Being
issued and enforced by the govern
n:ent without regard to the riksdag,
these rules may also be abolished by
the government.
| 1t has been learned on good authori-
ty that there We're Russian anarchists
present at King Oscars funeral.
When the Grand Duke Constantine ar
rived in Stockholm a detachment of
| Swedish detectives We're on hand i'm
mediately and he was under their pro-
lection during the entire funeral cer2
monies in Stockholm. Two Russians
were arrested during the grand dukes
visit and neither one could give a sat-
| isfactory account of themselves. They
are both suspicious characters and are
still held in arrest.
The following card of thanks has
been published by Dowager Queen
Sofia in the Post Tidning:" MY
hearts thanks to you one and all, So
cieties and individuals for all sym.
pathy, kilograms and flowers, which
were sent me during my recent be-
reavemcnt which is so painful The
memory of all this shall always remain
dear to my heart and as we both, the
king and I, have loved Sweden foH
fifty long years, SO will my prayer con-
tinue to be: God bless our beloved
fatherland.'
| The garlands-as many as 400
which had arrived from all parts of
the world rs token of esteem for the
the royal palace to the Riddarholms
cathedral, where they have been placed
inthe Bernadotte vaults. On both
sides of the sarcopha gus of King Carl
Johan number of the wreaths have
been hung. The floral tributes at the
kings funeral We're valued at not less
than $4,000 CROWNS.
During King Oscars reign the in
dustrial growth Of Sweden was enor-
nous. In 1872, when he assembled the
throne, Sweden had 1856 manufacture
ing establishments, employing 4G,55e
persons, and in 1905 there We're 1862
factories, employing 277,S53 persons
During the same period the value of
the products increased from S34,OOO,-
600 to $311.9O0,OOO
DR.. V. Hugo Vicksstrom. editor of
the Jemtland's Poster, died at his
home in Ostersund a few days ago,
aged fifty-one years. Mr.. Vicksstrom
made trip to the United States about
two years ago and then wrote series
Of interesting articles for his paper
regarding the Swedish Americans and
their economic conditions in their
adopted country.
In Sweden when a king dies it is an
ancient custom that the dead mon
| arcih's favorite horse shall be shot
King Oscars favorite horse was
"Armida,' but it has been learned that
she will not be shot. Whether King
Oscar ever gave any orders regarding
the fate Of his favorite horse or not,
prior to his death, is not known.
1t is reported that if the new king
could only have his own way about it,
there would be no coronation festivi-
ties at all. But the Swedish people
want to have & celebration, of course.
yet it will be limited in expense by or
der Of King Gustave. This decision
on the part of the new king has gained
many new friends for him.
The Dramatic theater will be formal
~ opened some time next month. This
should have taken place during the
early part Of this month, but owing
to the kings death it was postponed.
King Gustave has promised to be pres
ent at the opening of the big theater.
Laplanders have petitioned King
Gustave for duty-free flour, as great
distress prevails among them on &C.
count of the wet summer. About fifty
parishes are represented in the peti-
| ~-'AA' AAAS AAAA5 AtS OlucIeu an Ill
vestigatior to be made.
The new motto on the Swedish
crown now reads with the People for
Our Country" During the past de.
cade there have been not less than two
changes in the Swedish motto. One
was occasioned by the country's dis
solution from Norway.
The directors Of the Stockholm M,1-
slclal Academy and of the Royal Opera
Will erect a statue Of Jenny Lind at
~ Mastersammelsgatan, where the
famous nightingale was born.
Fishing on the Bohnslan coast this
season is very profitable. On Thurs
gay OF last week not less than $4,000
hektoliter of 'si1r' were captured.
Inc river Lung has gone on ram.
page, causing destruction of proper
ty estimated at about 100000 crowns.