The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-01
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
DR.. Carl Martin Jentzen, one of
tockholm's leading bankers, died at
his home in Stockholm during the
early part of this month. He was for
number of years successful physi.
clan, but afterwards went into the
banking business, in which he made
splendid success. He leaves a large
fortune and has on several occasions
donated large sums of money to the
poor OF Stockholm. He was born in
Stockholm in 1885 and was graduated
from the medical department at the
Upsala university in 1862. He was
married to daughter of c. G. Cervin,
prominent Stockholm banker, with
| whom he was afterwards associated in
the banking business.
One of Sweden's best known au-
thors, Gustaf Geijerstam, is dead
aged fifty years. He has during the
Sweden's most prolific writer's and as
modern novelist he occupied prom
inent place. Geijerstam was born in
He'd, Vestmanland, became a student
at Upsala university and in 1879 he
| became candidate for the degree of
doctor of philosophy. Among his most
popular works is "The Book About
Little Brother" "Woman's Power"
and also play entitled "Per Olson
and His Wife," which had a popular
run at all the Stockholm theaters.
For the great International tubercu-
1osis congress, which will be held in
Stockholm July $40, a guarantee fund
OF $4,000 has already been raised.
The riksdag will contribute $4,000
and the city council of Stockholm will
contribute at least $4,000. Great prep
arations are under way for giving the
visiting delegates rousing reception
and thousands of visitors from foreign
lands will on this occasion visit the
Queen of the Baltic"
The bill which was introduced in the
r1ksdag some time ago to do away
with capital punishment met a singu-
lar defeat the other day in both the
first and second chambers. Professor
Thyren, in ? brilliant speech. sounded
the death l1nell of the bill and it was
voted down with a tremendous MAORI.
ty. A number of years will surely
elapse before an attempt will be made
to do away with capital punishment in
Sweden.
Prince Williams villa, which is un
der course Of construction at Furu-
sund, will be exceedingly simple in
every point. It will be built strictly
for comfort and the ornamental fea-
lures of the building will not be at all
conspicuous. The villa will not be
completed until about year from
now, but the prince and princess will
spend part of the summer there this
season.
Dowager Queen Sofia, who during
the last few months has been in i'll
health, has been advised by her ply
siclans to make a change of climate.
She will leave for Wiesbaden next
week and will remain there for an in
definite period. The good old queen
| has mourned King Oscar deeply and
her health has been steadily failing
since his death.
| Inc Swedish newspapers have had
not a little to say lately regarding Ex-
President Roosevelt's hunting trip to
Africa and there is a great deal of in.
terest expressed from all Sides The
| people of Sweden admire the famous
American and the newspapers will he
sure to publish every available scraD
OF news regarding his experiences in
the African jungles.
Wireless Geographic communication
between Gotland and Stockholm has
now been established and will be in
full operation within few days. Cap
tain Dahlgren and Commander Exc
lund are the experts who have charge
OF the erection of the wireless tele.
graph station in Gotland. They will
erect another station in the near f,,.
ture at Farosund
G. Lundquist, one of Stockholm's
well known policemen, who has been
connected with the Stockholm police
force during the past twenty-five
years, committed suicide the other
DAY oy shooting himself in the head
with revolver. The tragedy occurred
ut MS home on Karduamakare street.
he leaves wife and two children.
The unlucky steamer "Gota Elf"
plying on the Gothic canal between
Stockholm and Gothenburg, has been
sold to steamship company in Verm.
land for $500 crowns. The steamer
will undergo thorough repairs and will
be re-christened and will during the
coming season run between Seize and
Arvika.
The consular department reports the
appointment of Joseph Ansgarius Jack
sor to the vice consulate in st. Paul.
Gustaf Peters has been recognized as
German consul in Hornosand, and
Hjalmar Carlsson-Dahl has been an.
pointed Brazilian consul in Karlsham.
The Tingstad- Gothenburg railroad
was opened for general traffic March