The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-01-13

Heved by trappers and prospectors,
many of whom have spent a lifetime
in the northern wilds. They know
that when such a story is circulated
among the Indians that there must be
some truth in it. There came from
the north a Hudson Bay company
trader, and he confirms the story re-
ceived recently, and adds many inter
esting details. which are so confirma-
tory that party will be sent back to
bring the relics. According TO the
story told by the Indians around Fort
Good Hope the balloon was seen DRIFT
Ing from the north, so it is believed.
that Andree and not Peary was III"
first one to reach the pole The trad
er says the Indians have several books
which were found in the basket OF tine
balloon. and from what he has heard
these are the records kept by Andree
on his trip across the frozen north
land. The Danish consul in Montreal
telegraphed to this city several times
regarding the fitting out of an expeii-
ton to bring back the relics of the en-
nish government has agreed to pay all
the expenses of such trip and pro
vide men who are we'll versed in ex-
ploration work Reindeer lake. where.
remnants OF the balloon are now ly-
ing, is almost due north of here. and
can only be reached by dossled in win
ter and canoe in summer.
The palace Rosendal will be turned
into a Bernadotte museum during The
coming summer. 1t will be set aside
for the Bernadottes exclusively and
everything of interest from the stand.
point of culture. which happened dur
ing the time of the Bernadottes will DE
placed on exhibition there, King Os-
car has left a most interesting collec-
ton and there are also some very in
teresting things since the times of the
first Bernadotte that sat on Sweden 5
throne.
BY means of telephone connection
between Malmo and Nassjo, it will
soon be possible to establish telephone
connections from one end of the coun,
try to the other. that is, from the en-
IRENE northern end of Norrland down
to Malmo, The telephone line, which
will be a direct one, may exclude
Stockholm altogether,
Hialmar Branting. the we'll known
socialist leader and editor, has re-
signed from the so-ealled 'FriSinnade
Klubhen,"
The "Haupstelle Deutcher Arbeiter.
geberverbande" have sent telegram,
of congratulation to the Swedish En-,
ployer's association, expressing their
admiration for the way the Swedish
strike was handled,
The International Mercantile Treaty
which exists between Sweden and Ger
many. has now been extended to Dec
I. 1911,
During the month of November las:
year. there emigrated from Sweden IL
foreign ports, 1881 persons, while
there were only asa who left during
tho same month in 1908, From Jan, I
1909 to Nov, |, the same year, there
emigrated from the country not less
than 1929 persons-9.4iS men and
1851 women-while in the previous
year there We're all told only s.S0s
persons. who left the country, This
alarming Increase in emigration Is
everything possible Is being done IA
causing no end of worry in Sweden and
induce people to remain at home. but
Il seems that this is impossible, The
one fact which stands out pre-eminens,
ly Is. that nearly all who leave the
country come to America and the
American and Canadian northwest are
lust now receiving thousands of Swe
dish emigrants, A great many, how,
ever. remain in the east for not all the
people who leave Sweden nowadays
come from the agricultural districts