Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-04-23
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
The Commercial of Skaane Is Out
That Sum Through the OPP
erations of a High
Financier."
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.


The Commercial Bank Of Shame
has published report In which 1t
SAYS that its losses through the al
legged swindling operations Of high
financier." amount TO 100000 crowns.
The bank has learned that the al
legged swindler was apprehended at
Buenos Ayres when trying 10 eX-
change Swedish money. The officers
found some 1900 crowns on his per.
son and return ticket to Sweden. He
confessed his crime at once. Thh
government OF Argentine has eS-
pressed it's willingness 10 deliver him
TO Swedish officers on certain coudi-
tons, and II Is quite certain he VIII
soon be back I'm his native country 10
answer the charges against him.
A conference Of prominent financiers
will soon be held in Stockholm for
the purpose Of arranging a direct pas
senger route from London to St Pc.
tersburg via Chrlstlania, Copenhagen,
Berlin, Stockholm and HelsingfOrs. II
f. planned thus TO make the journey
two days shorter than formerly. II is
believed that the new arrangement
viii attract a great many tourists
who now pass by the Scandinavian
peninsula and visit France, SwitZer.
land and southern Europe instead. The
people IN Helsingfors. Finland, are es-
yeciHIly elsted over the new project
as this viii place them in closer con-
tact with other nations.
Dr. Otto NordenSkjold has worked
our a plan 20 hold a polar congress
"a Erussels 81 the near future under
the auspices OF the international
Polar Bureau Scientists all over ere
naaaifeSting q lively interest for the
plan and IL IS expected to have
number OF Arctic and Antarctic ex-
plOrers attend the congress and dis
cuss ways and means OF exploring the
unknown polar regions. DIR Nor
denskj0Id made an Antarctic expedL
ton himself few years ago and gave
series Ot interesting lectures on MS
trip 20 these regions In America dur
in< RE winter os 1905
The prospects are that there win
be a1 unusually large number ~
Swedish Americans who VIII visit
Sweden this coming SIMMER. The
Tourist bureaus have received thou
sands Of inquiries and many Swedish
Americans have also inquired about
ne price Of small Swedish farms. As
fhts latter report comes from sweden
n may b little c0Iored. The efforts
On the part Of Sweden TO induce
sweffsh-Americans 10 return has
hitherto at least been singular fail
ure
Swedish physicians have refused TO
participate In the annual Scandinavian
Medical associations meeting which
win be held I'm Bergen this summer.
The reason for their concerted action
en- this direction Is, II Is claimed, the
recent integrity treaty adopted 10y
Norway, which the Swedish physicians
declare II slap in Sweden's face.
Last year the Swedish medical con-
tipgent were present at the medical as.
s0ciation's meeting In Christiania
The Berliner Tageblatt has been dis
crss-Ing at some length the future dis
position ~ the Aaland island. regard
ing which 80 much has been written
IN Swedish papers recently. The eli.
tor % the Tageblatt maintains that
Germany should DO all in her power to
prevent Russia from taking such n
step. A Swedish Stockholm paper
comedies In this view and believes
that Germany and Sweden should join
hands ON the matter
There will. Recording to latest re-
ports. BE- a new management Of the
Royal Swedish Yacht club, the old
one having fallen into disfavor. There
has been much criticism against some
members Of the club because they en-
gagged I'm meaningless negotiations
with the New York Yacht club. Prince
Wilhelm II now chairman OF the club
snd the organization looks forward to
q brighter future.
II IL rumored that King Edward
ana Queen Alexandra will visit Swe-
den April 20. A few days prior the
royal pair are scheduled to arrive In
Copenhagen. There Is much activity
At the royal palace and King Gustaf
4 making great preparations in order
IN Give his distinguished guests tru-
~ royal reception.
swedish society has been organ
lead In st. Petersburg. There are
sbo,rt atty Swedes who have Joined
shs society and several others have de-
elarcd their intentions to Join later.
Tho Cvwnprince's Hussar regiment
al, celebrate its 15Oth anniversary
Anr,, 20. A grand militay reception
"a, no given IN It's honor In Stock.
helm on this occasion.
rsrm help is scarce all over swe-
ssa. especially in the southern part
~ssss HANDSOME wages are offered.