Show NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT MAP HAP IN FAR OFF NORTHLAND ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME resume reaume of the most important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest to the scandinavians in america it now seems scocia fairly settled bottled that tho conference of scandinavian ministers of state at copenhagen was not called because of any pending situation affecting scandinavia as a whole but anticipatory ot of problems expected to arise la in the near future it was considered a desirable especially by sweden that the outlook bo be discussed and tile the argument bo be renewed tor for joint action on questions affecting tile tho three countries alike this does not necessarily acan that these nations alu take up jointly any dispute of a single biagi a country but that they will bo be sure to act vigorously together where the principle involved applies to all no immediate actton action la is Is as tho the result of tile the conference as neither denmark nor norway la is excited or alarmed because ot of the british examination of parcel post packages and relations are not regarded as seriously impaired the ministers who attended tile the conference however made no attempt to disguise tile the grave apar lion honsmon slon of all the scandinavian countries concerning tho the future and there was a wholesome agreement that it was necessary to haye buys a complete and thorough understanding of the gioi and a continued effort to place the neutrality of scandinavia on such a high plane piano that it bo be bound to be recognized as impartial by tho the I 1 in this respect the lie ministers were in complete accord the coming spring and summer aro are regarded as crucial to tile northern countries because of the possible flaval activities in tile the baltic sea and the attempts by both sides to give effect to their respective blockades scandinavia depends upon export and import trade and their stoppage would cause genuine gemil iio disaster As tile the 1111 elgua tion develops during the spring thoro there probably will be other conferences while many who aro are well informed bo be ilove clovo that should the worst tears fears bo be rea realized lazed america might be asked to use her good ollices as tho the greatest neutral power in favor ot of smaller Sta states teg although su bit ch action IP Is not IDL contemplated tem plated at ples present SWEDEN prince royal oscar frederick william olaf gustaf adolf duko duke of skane and cr sn n prince of sweden Is playing an important part in tho the present diplomatic negotiations that may mean so much to his land while sweden Is trying by every dignified moans means to keep out of the european war tile tho present british blockade and fear of russia Is causing the royal family to indicate a leaning toward germany the crown prince Is a strong advocate of y edness for his country ills wife the crown princess la is english by birth lin lieving ving been the princess margaret of connaught granddaughter of queen victoria tho royal couple are thirty four years old each their four children are prince gustay gustav adolf prince vard princets Prince tw ingrid and prince dertil for centuries relics from ancient times have been picked out of tho the ground in the island of gottland Gott land but still finds are arc enado from time to time tho the following to la a list of those who leave recently sent bent relics to otto jansen the national antiquarian in each caso case tho the object as well as the iho price paid by the antiquarian aro are given K Ande andersson rason a gold coin J a bronze buckle erik bergstrom a flint dagger agger anna a stone ax 96 95 cents A Osler gren several objects tho the king has authorized tho the department of public instruction to call at all the principals of tho the normal schools school of the country to a meeting at stockholm this spring tor for the discussion ot of matters mattera pertaining to those schools but tho the meeting must not last over three days two bronze swords about bout two feet long have been f found 0 und at dlo ble kinge they uro tire supposed to havo have been made about 1000 years before the christian era the general telephone service installed now apparatus in stockholm during the past year the calla now average about a day a 4 A woman at a t alanus who died at tho the ago age of ninety ahr three years was mourned by 71 descendants all swedish shipping lines between w western estern sweden and european british ports ore are being consolidated by the swedish lloyd acca ing to consular dispatches to tho the state department the combined companies will have bavo a beet of CO 50 steamers with a tonnage of 0 tho the swedish steamer ask has been danin damaged ged near tho the lightship and la is now being towed into port by tho lie norwegian steamer Lt abeth tho the ask to 19 a vessel of 1134 to tons n 9 itar lome iome port la IS stockholm |