The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-07-15

Ruegen, and Trelleborg-king Gus.
tav Entertained on Board the Ho.
henzoIIern by the Kaiser at Break
fast.
SWEDEN.
A recent dispatch from Berlin says:
Emperor William, on board, the i'm
perial yacht 'Hohenzollern," met Gus
tat, king of Sweden, at Sasnitz, Isle
of Ruegen, on Tuesday, July 6, to in.
augurate the ferry for passenger
trains between Sasnitz and Trelle
borg, Sweden. The German emperor
was accompanied by Ministers Won
Schoen, Won Brietenbach and Won
Brietenbach and Won Moltke A mum
Der of Swedish ministers were also
present. The two rulers, accompanied
by their suites, inspected one of the
ferry boats, after which Emperor
William entertained King Gustaf on
board the tcHohenzollern'' at break
fast.
Says an exchange: "Now that the
Social Democratic labor unions are
losing ground in some of their strong
holds the employers who have been
dealing with them are encouraged to
speak more freely. In many cases
employers who got into trouble with
the labor unions prevented their men
from striking by paying certain sums
of money to the leading officers of the
labor unions. An employer in Malmo
has published receipts, showing that
he has paid $135 to avert a boycott
against him, and the files of the or
gan of the labor organization show,
too, that at the same time it was Of.
ticially announced that the man who
paid the money was lin good stand.
ing"
The Grand Duke of Baden will in
the near future pay a visit to Sweden
and will during his visit to Stockholm
be guest of King Gustaf at the Royal
Palace. It is also rumored that Arch
duke Frans Ferdinand will return
King Gustafs recent visit to Vienna
on behalf of Emperor Franz Josef. In
September the Archduchess Elizabeth
Feodorovna of st. Petersburg, will be
the guest at the Royal Palace in
Stockholm
There are about 1,O17 registered au-
tomobiles in Stockholm. Their num-
Der is increasing every day. The au-
tomobiles in the Swedish capital are
nearly all imported from France and
chauffeurs are closely guarded and are
arrested at once if found practicing
reckless driving. There have been
comparatively few accidents all on &C.
count of the stringent automobile
laws.
The sanatorium for consumptives at
Soderby, which is maintained by the
city of Stockholm, was totally de-.
stroyed by fire the other evening, en-
failing loss of 100000 crowns. The
senatorfum had only been erected
some six years ago and was regarded
as one of the best in the country.
Since its completion hundreds of con.
sumptive patients have been treated
there.
The exposition in Stockholm this
year is drawing large crowds from all
parts of the country as well as from
foreign countries It is a very ex-
pansive exhibit and as an industrial
exhibition it is the best that has ever
been held in Sweden. The value Of
the different exhibits is estimated at
not less than 100000 crowns.
Two hundred emigrants departed
on the steamer "Rollo'' for America
June 16. Still the Administration
society represents that Swedish emf
grafton to America is abating. These
emigrants started from Gothenbure
From Malmo there were not less than
564 persons who left for foreign ports
during the month of May.
Madame Anna Lundberg, prior 10
ner departure for America for an ex-
tended concert tour, has completed a
series OF successful concerts in south.
ern Sweden. She will arrive in New
York during the early part of next
month, where she will give her first
concert prior to continuing her tour
through the western states.
Charitable societies have sent ont
about LOO poor children to the coun-
try districts for the summer. A mum.
Der of them have been housed in sum.
mer cottages along Lake Malaren.
while many children have been sent
up to picturesque old Jemtland.
Much to the Joy of the poor people
there will be lots Of wild berries this
year. This has in other years proved
a great help for the poor people. who
can thus have an opportunity to earn
little extra money besides securing
some berries for themselves.
The Queen of Sweden will during
the month of August pay a visit to
some of the coast cities in Sweden.
She will travel on board the .Broott"
and will visit a number of cities in
which she has hitherto not been.
Both Zorn and LARSON, the leading
Swedish portrait painters, have been
awarded gold medals at the interna-
tional art exhibition in Munchen. EN-
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