Morris tribune., 1910-02-18
IIUINGS fkOM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
KING GUSTAV is RECOVERING
No Complications Have Followed Re
cent operation-For Time, How
ever, There Was Much Anx-
iety Among the People.
SWEDEN.
SWEDEN.

| It was officially stated on Feb. 9Th
| that King Gustaf who was operated on
a few days ago for appendicitis, was
progressing toward recovery as rapid
1y as possible No complications have
arisen from the surgery, the announce
ment of which in the morning papers
| took the capital and the entire coun-
try by surprise. Early in the day a
crowd gathered in the vicinity of the
capital eagerly awaiting news from
within For three days the king had
suffered with pains which an early di-
agnosis seemed to indicate were due
| to catarrh of the stomach. On more
| thorough examination, however, the
! physicians reached conclusion that
appendicitis had developed, necessitat-
ing an immediate operation. The royal
family, several members Of whom were
spending the evening at concert,
were summoned to the palace and
soon afterwards the operation was
performed. The monarch, who was
proclaimed king of Sweden on the
death bed two years ago of King Os-
car has endeared himself to his sub
jects by the intelligent and marked
concern which he has manifested in
all matters that appertain to their well
/ fare. The official bulletin issued
read: upon recovering from the eff
fects of the anaesthetic the king suf-
fered comparatively no discomfort.
His majesty slept well without the
use of sleeping potions. There was
much popular relief when this bulletin
reached the public with its assurance
that no bad effects had followed the
operation. King Gustaf had enjoyed
two hours of natural sleep during the
forenoon and his general condition
showed quite an Improvement. For a
time there was much anxiety among
the people and they evinced a gen
uine interest in knowing every detail
of the kings condition.
A Stockholm dispatch dated Feb 6
says: In an effort to check emigra-
ton from Sweden, King Gustaf has
just approved a plan for series of
natural plays in Swedish theaters to
awaken more patriotic feeling
among the people. The enterprise
will be pushed with especial vigor at
Gothenburg, where most emigrants
bound for America embark. The king
says that emigration has for years
drained Sweden of large proportion
4R nnfnrrricST7o
blood.
Engineer J. G. Artberg started for a
trip around the world the other day.
Mr. Artberg will also make the long
trip for business purposes for he is
at the head of a great Japanese i'm
porting firm in Stockholm. The long
journey goes through Siberia to China
and Japan, thence to Siam, Java and
Sydney, thence direct to South Amer
lea to the exposition at Buenos Ayres
so on to, Chile, Mexico and North
America. Mr.. Artberg calculates to be
absent about seven months.
Good old Queen Sofia continues to
make donations to the charity institu-
lions of Stockholm. On the late King
Oscars birthday, she donated 1000
crowns to the Stockholm Protection
society ordering that this sum of
money be divided among seventy-five
deserving families. On the same day
she donated 500 crowns to poor wom-
en- teachers of Stockholm. If ever
there was a good and benign old
queen it is Sofia.
Dr. Sven Hedin departed for Basil,
Switzerland, few days ago, where
he will deliver series of lectures on
his trip into the heart of Asia. From
thence he will journey to Rome,
where he will lecture under the au-
spices of the Roman Geographical So
ciety.
Hjalmar Boman, a bookkeeper at
the NortulPs Railway station has been
arrested for embezzling a sum of
5000 crowns.