The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-04
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Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.

Norway and Denmark.
KEEP WATCH ON ANARCHISTS
"Reds" Have Made Several Attempts
in Sweden During the Past Two
Weeks to Wreck Electric Cars, Be
ing Successful In Two Cases-Bomt
Exploded on the Rails of the karls
burg Line, but Fortunately No One
Is Injured by the Blast
SWEDEN.
During the past two weeks there
have been several attempts on the part
OF anarchists to wreck the street cars
On one of the northern electric lines
In the vicinity of Ropsten road, a big
and strong piece of iron had been
screwed fast to one of the ties ano
when an electric car came passing by
1t was thrown off the track. Fortunate
ly no one was hurt The same even
ing out on the Karlsberg line, small
bomb had been placed on the track ano
when the car passed over 1t, there was
a terrific explosion. but not in this in
stance either was any one injured. Ths
police are watching matters pretty
close and deputies have been placed
all along the line and a rigid watch
is being kept in all parts of the city
where the electric lines are passing
through.
DR.. Otto Nordenskiold is anothe,
south polar explorer. who has conf
dence in DR.. Cook and believes that
he had reached the pole. Says DR..
Nordenskiold in recent interview
with prominent Swedish daily: 1.-THE
report from Rasmussen convinces me
that DR.. Cook has reached the pole. ]
regret that he did not leave his obser.
vatlons and data to the Copenhagen
University as soon as he arrived in
Copenhagen, for that would have pre-.
vented DR.. Peary from making the &C.
cusation that they had been manufact-
ured. The claims of DR.. Peary will
have no effect on people who are as
well acquainted with Dr. Cook as l
am. know him to be an earnest and
honest man of research and have all
confidence in him.
In Berlin and Paris, there is, as is
we'll known, magnificent ice palaces,
where irrespective of weather condi-
lions, people can go and enjoy skating
to their hearts content. Now cou.
pie of enterprising Stockholmians are
going to put up similar palace and
there is one thing certain that they
will be in a position to get ice. under
fully as favorable conditions as Paris
Or Berlin. The gentlemen figure on
erecting such building at an ex.
pense of 100000 crowns. 1t will con.
tain an immense skating rink, where
at least 1000 people can find room to
skate at one time. There will be 4; cafe
in connection and the best of music
will be furnished for the skaters while
they are gliding along the ice.
John Forsell, the eminent Swedish
opera singer has now arrived in this
country. 1t. is not announced in just
what connection Mr. Forsell will
appear, but it is thought that he will
sign a contract with the Metropolitan
Opera company of New York. During
the past two months, Mr.. Forsell. has
been giving series of farewell con-
certs in Sweden Mr.. Forsell has an
peared twire before in the United
States and each time he created a very
line impression. on all his audiences
lie sang in Minneapolis at the great
Swedish saengerfest in 1904. and ever
since people all over the northwest
nave been wanting to hear him again
AT any rate, Forsell is considered tn
De SWeden'S greatest baritone.
F'rans Svanstrom, paper dealer and
manufacturer, died in Stockholm a. few
days ago, aged seventy-seven years.
The deceased started in business in
stockholm in 1914 and has been there
ever since. He has been very success
and it is believed that he gave lwav
thousands of crowns to the moor eva,v
year but he never said word about il
10 any one. so there is really no way
nf determining Just how much he gave
away Had it not been for MANY lust
such good hearted men as he was. the
poor people in Stockholm would have
mad to perish during these trouhle
some times which have drained the
country especially during the nasi
year
A gymastic troupe from Stockholm
gave an exhibition in St. Petersburg
Oct, 1890 under the auspices Of the
Russian Tourist Society. The exbihj
ton was attended by thousands of rao
pie and The participants in the exhihi.
tion were ronndly applauded and re-
ceived much praise for the St Peters.
burg papers. The result OF this ex.
h1blt1on may be that the Russian GOV.
eminent may officially adopt the Swe.
dish gymnastic system and have it in.
troudced in the schools and universe
ties
Inc Emperor and Empress Of Russia