Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-01-09
TIDINCS FROM
. SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK

Work Done by Members of the Swed-
ish Chamber of Commerce in De-
creasing the Price of kilograms and
cabIeerams Between England and
sweden-EvangelicaI Alliance Or
aanized in Stockhoim-New Theater
"Intima" Has Proved a Success.
SWEDEN.
The Swedish chamber of commerce
In London has started to publish
monthly journal, which is distributed
| among the members of the chamber
| and the Swedish and British consuls
in Great Britain and Ireland and all
| the colonies. The journal aims to give
trade resume every month and in it's
| last issue gave an account of the work
done by the members of the Swedish
chamber of commerce for decreasing
the price of kilograms and cablegrams
between England and Sweden. They
have succeeded in reducing the price
from 8 " to pence per word, rule
which will go into effect July 1, 1909.
King Gustaf during his recent visit to
London was appointed an honorary
member of the Swedish chamber of
| commerce.
An evangelical alliance has been or
ganized in Stockholm after the Eng
lish method. In this organization one
| can find men from all of the leading
| churches of Sweden, including the
| Covenant churches. The board of di-
| rectors consists of Prince Bernadotte,
| General Rape, and the following cler-
symen and missionaries: William
Larson, K. J. Montelius, T. Lindhagen,
| Axel Svanberg, X. A. Wiki, Johan Jo-
| hanson, e. Rorbach, J. Nyren, Will
lam Sjoholm, Josef Holmgren, c H.
| Carslsson, DR.. Fries and C. J. CederOth.
| The alliance will hold annual confer
ences and the aim will be to promote
spirit of brotherly love among the
different churches and also unite on
foreign missionary work.
| The socialists in Lund, Sweden, are
a daring lot. The other day num-
| Der of them went to the residence of
| Intendent G. Karlin, head of the mu-
| nicipal suffrage bureau, after the cleo
ton of riksdag's representative had
| taken place and placed a bomb under
| the veranda. It exploded but did not
cause any particular damage. Mr..
| Karlin, who is conservative in politics,
! had participated very animatedly in
| the prediction agitation and had ir
! ritated number of the socialists who
! in the aforesaid manner sought to vent
| their vengeance upon him. A number
| of arrests followed, but the guilty par
| ties have not as yet been brought to
| justice.
The city council of Paris has pre-
scented Queen Victoria with beauti-
full fan, containing her initials in gold
en- letters and painting by Maurice
| LeLofr, representing Paris reception
to a duchess during the eighteenth
century. On the other side of the fan
| are painted the Swedish and French
| coat of arms surrounded by gill;.
flowers, which are the Swedish queens
favorities. King Gustaf has presented
the French president with beautiful
| gold enaneled vase, containing the fol-
| lowing inscription: "Ofert a Mr..
Armand Fallieres, President de la Re-
publique Franchise, par Gustave ",
Roi du Suede, 1908."
The "Intima" theater. which has
been in existence for only one year,
| has thus far been very successful and
the managers have already been en-
T abledE to pay of a debt of $4,000
! crowns. Principally Strindberg plays
are being rendered in this theater and
they are proving very popular with
the Stockholm public. Some of the
Strindberg productions which have
been most successful during the past
few months are ''Pask," Svaneyit" and
mime. Julie" The fact that Mr..
Strindberg is taking personal inter-
est in this theater has also much to do
with it's present popularity.
Lovers of literature in Stockholm
have started subscription list in Swe-
den for the purpose of raising funds
to erect a suitable monument over the
grave of the late author, Alfred
Hedenstierna, popularity known as
"Sigurd,' who by Swedish writer's has
often been spoken of as the Swedish
Mark Twain" Latest reports state
that 5000 crowns have already been
subscribed.
Recent statistics show that this
years crop was the best in ten years.
This means all small grains, as well as
potatoes and corn. Had it not been
for this excellent crop conditions in
Sweden would have been deplorable.
In all cities of Sweden there are hun
dreds of idle men, many of them are
entirely dependent on the charitable
societies for their sustenance.
Captain B. Fl. Bey, of the Westgotha !
regiment, has been sent to Austria /,
Bulgaria. Serbia, Montenegro and Tur-
key to study the military maneuvers,
which are going on in those countries j
at present The recent political dis /