The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-02
Important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North Sc
!ected for scandInavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Sweden.

A writer In the Stockholm Alton
blad has aroused widespread interest
by disclosures as to Russia's intentions
with respect to Sweden and Norway.
What WILL the Norsemen take for
Varanger fjord?" was the question
sprung, he says, by the chief OF Rus
sian army corps at banquet Of the
aristocratic club Of Kief at the sum-
mer palace on the Dneiper.
The champagne flowed freely and the
brilliant assemblage Of Russian noble
men was growing hilarious, when the
Russian general directed his question
at the Swedish guest, Col Claes Grill.
who was then serving In the Russian
army. Other noblemen quickly gath
cred around and directed the CONVEX
sation into other channels.
This happened a. far back as May
20, 1897, says the Swedish writer. who
goes on to say that the acquisition Of
an ice-free harbor by Russia was q
common theme of conversation in Rus
sian military circles. Such a harbor,
1t was said, would serve as a pistol in
the face of England. Lyngen ford
was' named as suitable. but Tromso
seemed to be the favorite objective
point
= The result of the parliamentary cleo
tons ought to be known by about the
time this appears in print, and the in
terest in the outcome is daily growing
more intense. The second chamber,
which was recently dissolved, has a
membership of $50. The number of
liberals was 101. the number of So
servatives S. This gave the left party
large majority in the chamber, but
the right had majority in the first
chamber When both chambers voted
| together in joint sessions the left had
| majority of 76 votes. To obtain a
majority on Joint ballot the right party
must gain SO seats and a still greater
number to have majority In the sec
ond chamber. The elections to the
second chamber hold good for three
years, but the elections now In prog
ress are special and hold good only
till next September, when the regular
triennial elections are held. 1t is
| party triumphs in the special elections,
former Premier Staaf will again
take the reinsl Of government; while
II the right party wins, DR.. Ham
merskjold will doubtless continue as
prime minister.
G. A. Raab, the well-known cham
pion Of popular insurance, died at q
hospital in Copenhagen, aged seventy
| years He became an officer In the
life guards in 1867 and was promoted
TO a captaincy, which he held for 80
years.
N. Nilsson, one of the leading cloth.
ing merchants OF Stockholm. com
mitted suicide on account of unfor-
tunate speculation and the embezzle.
ment of over $4,000 crowns by his
cashier. It is sai& that Nilsson lost
over half a million crowns in his spec
ulations. Two clothing houses In
which he was heavily interested, were
compelled to close their doors. The
defaulting cashier, girl, stole the
money to help her fiancee.
The illness of King Gustaf, to which
reference was made recently, became
SO serious that his medical advisers
ceemed II best to resort to an opera
ton. They believed that he was sui
fering from alterations of the stom
ach, and when the operation was per
formed it was found that this diago
sis was correct. His majesty, who has
been suffering internationally since last
| October, expressed a desire to have
the operation performed as soon al
possible, and he went on the sur
geon's table April 9th. Prof. John VIII
helm Berg and Prof. Jules Herbert
Akermann performed the operation
which lasted one hour and fifteen min
utes. The king stood the ordeal wei
and 1t is hoped that he will have full,
recovered within few months. The
ulcer was more or less superficial and
was located on the lower left side O
the stomach. II showed no signs o
being malignant Immediately afte1
the operation the following Official bull
letin was issued:
The, king slept several hours ant
then experienced the usual discomfort
following an operation. His tempera
ture is 500, and his condition il al
satisfactory as possible"