The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-08
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
MOURN FOR DEAD AUTHOR

MOURN FOR DEAD AUTHOR
One of the Plays Written by Gustaf
af Geijerstam Rendered to Crowd
ed House at the Peoples Teatern
in stockhoIm-After the Play the
Manager Paid Glowing Tribute to
the Memory of the Celebrated Au-
thor and Playwright.
SWEDEN.
All Sweden and even Denmark
mourns the death of Gustaf af Geijer-
STAN. At the Peoples teatern one of
Ge1jerstam's plays, entitled "Stiliga
Augusta" (Stylish Augusta) was rem
dered in honor of the deceased author
and playwright and it is needless to
mention that the house was crowded
to its utmost capacity. After the
last act had been rendered the theatre
cal manager stepped forward and paid
brief but glowing tribute to the late
author, urging the Swedish people to
always cherish the memory of the
genial character depicter, Gustaf at
Geijerstam. In Denmark the author
will be equally missed. Says the Poll
tiken: "Geijerstam was one of the
most typical if not the chief repre-
sentative of Younger Sweden He
continued most loyalty and artistical-
1y his fight for the youth of the coun-
try Says the Social Demokraten
.fCopenhagen): HE did not possess
any of the restless and sparkling gent
allty, which is characteristic of Strind-
berg, but he was not by an means so
hard to solve. He possessed Just
those qualifications which are neces-
sary to hold together a struggling
group against the attacks of a reac-
tionary press"
The socialists in Sweden are I'M
usually active in every section of the
country and they seem to be gaining
in strength as time passes. Nearly
every Industry in the country feels the
influence of the socialist party and
they are directly or Indirectly con-
cerned it seems all over, although
much is being done to check their
progress. Recently three laboring men
OF this following who were of age to
take the compulsory military training,
wrote the commander at Vasteras
that they refused to present them
selves for drill. Their cases will, of
course, be taken up by the military
department, and whatever action will
be taken in the matter it is certain
that great deal of hard feeling will
be the result, for the authorities must
follow the law, and that excuses nc
one.
King Gustaf, the crownprince and
croWnprincess took a pleasure trip to
Dalarne during the early part of
March. They visited Mora and RAFT
vik and engaged rooms at the Tourist
Hotel in the latter place and received
many visitors during their short visit
there. The winter scenes in Dalarne
are quite as charming as those in sum-
mer, but this is the first time that any
roval people have visited Dalarne at
this season of the year.
The city of Gothenburg has received
donations to the amount of $4,000 nv
the will of the late Adolf F'lorell, a
wealthy shipowner. The donations
are as follows: To the Home for the
Aged, 10000 crowns; to the Childrens'
Hospital, 10000 crowns; to the Society
Tor the Care of Scrofulous Children
1900 crowns; to the Society for the
Assistance Of Poor Children. 15.75O
crowns and to the Seamen's Home for
the pensions for the aged seamen, 81 ..
600 crowns.
The city government in Stockholm
IS certainly liberal. It has during the
past year spent thousands of dollars
on public works out of season in order
TO give many workingmen who are
out OF employment a chance to make
living. The conditions during the
past winter have been by no means
ideal. Thousands of people have been
OUT OF employment and the city gov
eminent has had to strain itself to the
very utmost to alleviate conditions.
Professor Carl Y. Sahlin, aged
elghty-fVe years, was run over bv a
street car at Gustaf Adolf's court the
other day, receiving serious injuries.
He was taken to the city hospital.
where it is believed that he will not
be able to survive. Professor Sahlin
was in his time an educator of prom
inence and was for years professor
of Latin at the Stockholm high school
Judging from latest army reports
physicians are very scarce in Sweden
in fact the military authorities have
found it difficult to obtain enough sur.
geons for the army. The medical
course at the universities in Sweden
is an exceedingly steep one and MANY