Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-09-21
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news OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent occuHancesaOf interest
II Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
EXCESS OF BIRTHS IN SWEDEN
Total Emigration to America During
the Past Fifty Years Exceeds
$4,000.
EXCESS OF BIRTHS En- SWEDEN
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Says q Stockholm daily: when
the late Baron Nordenskjold was at
a Ceylon on the j. way home from his
journey along the northern coast of
Siberia he received a telegram from
: the Russian government asking him
= whether he would accept from the
car a certain derora ton as an appre-
citation, of his services to Russia. For
: many days the famous explorer Wav-
J. cred, as he was member of Bjornst-
jerne Bjorson's anti-decoration club,
whose members were pledged never to
, accept any decoration from anybody.
II Nordenskjold, however, could not re-
? sist the temptation, SO he replied to
| the telegram in the affirmative. 1t is
not hard to imagine his disappoint-
ment when, upon reaching home, a
friend OF his, q high Official, told him
the following: The russian. govern.
ment was well aware o. your antagon-
istic views in regard 10 decorations,
and had, therefore, placed in readiness
i 100000 rubles to be paid you in the.
event OF your refusing to accept the
insignia. But before paying that sum
| they wanted to try your firmness.
Russia Is certainly grateful to you for
your failure to live up to your
| pledge" s.4
From 1850 to 1895 the excess OF
births over deaths in Sweden was
2.227, 1o7, which was increased by1
the arrival OF 125. 164s foreigners,
which made a total Increase |
in population OF 2,362,27I during
the forty-fivs years named. At |
the same time the. population was
decreased 59l5.552 by. emigration,
which total during the last Ave years.
has doubtless been increased to 1,OOO,-
600. The total emigration to Amer.
lea during the Last fifty years has
exceeded $4,000, while about 10000
SWedes have gone to other countries.
There are $4,000 Swedes in Norway,
49, 600 La Denmark. 600 insGermany,
1900 Ia Finland. and 5.OO0 in Eng-|
land. OF the emigants to the United /
States only 5 per cent. have returned
to their native country.
There are many contestants for the
Noble literary prize. Among. those
who who are eagerly after the prize are
Ibsen and Bjornson. the popular Nor
wegian poets and many others Of Eu-
ropean fame. The secretary of theI
literary institute who has this branch
in charge is Mr.. .Warburg,si
one Of the leading editors Of Sweden.
who has recently resigned the manage J
80 n Of 1-x,t
take the position. 1t is the prevailing
opinion that the prize will be awarded s.
TO Henry SiendeWiez, the Polish nov Fl
elist, author Of Quo Vadis. {
sweden's monument to the memoryt
Of the eminent Swedish american. 1
John Ericsson, is to be unveiled Sept. {
ID. The first Swedish monitor will be- }
brought to the shore TO salute the mon
ament with its guns The SWedes are {
justly proud Of Ericsson, being con-
vinced that he saved the United States i
from complete ruin from the Confed- e
srate Merrimac. C
Commander O1iphant, of the Saliva 9
don Army, who recently resigned as {
chief Of that organization in Sweden II
10 take up missionary work in Eng.
and, his native land, was received In G
audience to King Oscar prior to his de 6
parture. King Oscar has always mani
tested a kindly interest in the work t
IF the Salvation Army il Sweden. g
The report by w. e. Curtis IN the Q
issue Of The Record Herald Sept.
TO the effect that Queen Sophie died Q
IN 1898 and is buried in the Riddar-
holm's church, is slightly erroneous. !.
According to recent reports Queen So
phie is still living and, pparently, at u
least, enjoying . fair degree Of good
health. q
John johnson, the Mormon elder =
who has been PROSECUTING in Sweden :
turing the past few months; arrived =
IN Salt Lake City few dayaF ago 2
with party Of converts most tof = :
whom were from Stockholm and Els
kiltuna, where Johnson has been MAX
ng his Headquarters .
Carl Molander Of Stockholm has Y
been appointed engineer in-ciiief of .
the new electric railways in Triest. :
Mr.. Molander Is one of the best =
known electrical engineers OF the sclty.l' Y
Bishop Gvon Sdheele will arrive In j
New York Oct, 3. He will attend !,
several great church festivals in the I
west and northwest during October ! !
IND November :
Professor Hjalmar Edgren has been
invited by the faculty Of Yale uniyerr 4
sity to attend the October festivities :,
u that university this fall. !
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