Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-11

of samples of different Swedish expor
goods which he will place on exhibit
tion in Charkov.
There are now better facilities fol
receiving fresh fruit in Sweden thar
formerly. The Sassnitz-T rellebors
steam ferry between. Sweden and Ger
many makes possible the importation
of the southern fruits much cheaper
than ever before. The fruit is trans
ported In a through car from Mar
settles, France, to Stockholm, which il
the distribution center for the entire
country. A company in France vii
have charge of this business hereafter
and supply the market direct durins
the winter seasons. Formerly the
Swedish fruit was handled through
German middlemen and this made
prices 40 and so per cent higher thar
will be the case under the new ar
rangements. Coming from France di
rect the fruit can also be shipped il
good condition to other points wher
received.
A Stockholm paper describes condi
tons in Stockholm during the big
strike as follows: Stockholm is no
torious all over Europe for her hare
cobble stones and for the terrific noise
caused by the iron trimmed wheels OF
her street trucks. Now the city is
the quietest among the quiet. Oul
steps lag on the street as though we
were in Trosa or Grenna. We only
hear the chimes of the church bells
muffied conversation, and the cries Of
the looms in the harbor. The factory
pipes do not announce the dinner
hour, street railway tracks lie empty
and shining in the sun, there is nc
chug, chug from the automobiles, nc
rolling noises from the wagons, anc
the peculiar sound of the wheels Of
the brewery wagons are not heard
Quiet rests the CITY,"
Professor Nordenskiold and com
pany of scientists are making a thor
ough exploration of Greenland during
the present summer, and they are eX
pected to return this fall with sons
exceedingly interesting data. The
party arrived at Holstenborg, on the
west coast of Greenland, in June an6
from there have worked their way ul
to within radius of the Arctic circle
investigating the topography as vel!
as the fauna and fora of that country
The Danish authorities of the country
have shown their interest in the work
by assisting the expedition in a varie
ty of ways The work will be com
pleted by the end of this month, when
the party will return to, Sweden and
make known to the world the results
of their summers Investigations.
Queen Olga of Greece has been in
vited to come and visit the Swedish
queen in the near future. Now that
the strike difficulties have been check
ed it is very possible that the good
queen will come. That she will be
royalty entertained goes without say
ing.
In spite of the strike the attendance
at the Stockholm Industrial exposition
has been averaging about 5000 a day
during the season. This is very graft
flying indeed when it is taken into con
sideration that there has been so much
trouble brewing.
Fire broke out at Carlscrona the
other day and four persons persisted
in the flames. The fire started through
the explosion of a gasoline lamp
Among the buildings that were burned
were the Sodra Sveriges and Smaland
banks.
The Swedish Engineers club of New
York this year placed wreath OF
evergreens and flowers on John Erics.
sons grave at Filipsstad.