The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-09
Program At Swedish Capital Curtail.
ed Because Of King Edwards Death
Some Features at Berlin Will be
Eliminated for Same Reason.

already abbreviated by King EdwA 4
death, because of the hoarseness frof>
which he suffered, due to an inflam-
nation Of the chronchial tubes. A
throat specialist visited the palace
twice Sunday and recommended that
Col. Roosevelt stay indoors. as the
weather was clustering and rainy.
Roosevelt only left his apartments
once. He took lunch with Chas. H.
Graves. the American minister to
Sweden at the legation, and there met
Sven Hedin. the explorer, DR.. Nor
densjold, the antarctic explorer, Ad-
miral Palander, Prof. Arrenhaus, who
10 connected with the Nobel Institute
and other scientific and literary peo-
pie. He intended to make q speech
at the national museum before the
students and the massed singing So
cities, but gave this up, and instead,
bowed from the balcony of the lega-
lion to the students and singers, who
gathered in the street below and sang
selections.
Record. Breaking Crowds.
The combined choruses rendered
Swedish songs and the Star spangled
Banner and at the conclusion of the
singing Col. Roosevelt expressed his
thanks. The crowds on both sides Of
the water front facing the legation,
were estimated at between 10000 and
10000, the greatest crowds, Minister
Graves said, he had ever seen in
Stockholm. The roofs Of the houses
and the shipping in the arbors were
crowded, and mighty shout went up
when he appeared.
Later he received in the legation the
Swedish members of the interparlia-
mentary union. Senator Beckman,
addressing Mr.. Roosevelt referred to
his services to the cause of peace and
the former president replied very
briefly. Prof. Gunnar Anderson pre-
sented to him the first copy, just from
the press of the Norwegian geological
survey, which had been specially
bound.
The crown prince spent some time
In the colonel's room in the forenoon
and had tea with him in the afternoon
at which also the crown princess and
other members of the royal family
we're present.
Taft Not Candidate.
A Stockholm paper publishes a
statement that messenger from Taft
has received Mr. Roosevelt with q let
ter in which Mr.. Taft says he does not
intend to be candidate for the presf-
dency and invites Mr.. Roosevelt to be-
come. secretary of state to succeed
Mr.. Knox. When he was shown this
story today Mr.. Roosevelt said that it
was worse than a nightmare, that 1t
was q tissue of absurdities and that
of course no such messenger or mes
sage exists.
Word comes to Stockholm that the
funeral Of King Edward is likely to
be held May II, which is the day fol-
lowing the proposed arrival of Mr..
Roosevelt in London; hence the ex-
president would be present for the
funeral. He is prepared to postpone
his Oxford lecture scheduled for May
is. should the university authorities
90 desire. While he has not yet
heard from Berlin, Mr.. Roosevelt
wishes that the imperial plans for
properly observing mourning should
be arranged without regard to his Wis
it to Berlin.
At the citizens dinner given last
night in his honor. Col. Roosevelt
made reference to the death of the
King of England, saying: Before
responding to the toast given. by the
premier and answering his more than
kind speech. have his permission
to propose toast myself. l come
here today as your guest at time
when a great nation friendly to your
nation and to mine is bowed with
grief at the loss of her sovereign.
The British people mourn the loss of
q wise ruler whose sole thought was
\ for the welfare and for the good of
mankind, and the citizens Of other ma
tions can join with them in mourning
for a man who showed throughout his
term of kingship that his voice was
always raised for justice and place
among the nations. l therefore pro-
pose that we express our profound
sympathy for the people Of the Brit
! ish empire, our regret and regard for
I the king who Ia dead and our good
|; wishes for the king who is about to