Morris tribune., 1902-10-11
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
DR.. AUDREEN TO VISIT sWED1B
College President Will Lecture on
Educational Work by the SWedes
in the United States.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

| stockholm
| Dr. Gustav Audreen, president Of
| Augustana college at Rock Island, Ills,
| has been invited by Archbishop Bill
! ing and several men of influence
and wealth i'll different parts of the
country to come to Sweden in the near
| future for the purpose of lecturing re-
garding educational work by the
| SWedes of America. There is move
| ment on foot in Sweden to raise 1OO,-
| 600 crowns for Augustana college and
| it is stated on good authority that
| nearly half of that sum has already
been raised. President Audreen, for
merly professor of Scandinavian Ian
| guages at Yale university will start for
| Sweden about Jan. / and cOntemplates
| lecture tour covering a period OF
three months. He will give his first
lectures at Upsala and Lund UNIVERSE
ties.
Half the elections of members Of the
lower house of parliament, hinging on
the franchise question, are over and
have resulted in net gain of fifteen
Liberal seats. The Liberals are conf
dent of securing a majority eventual
ly. Even some of the most cOnserva-
tive former members are being pledged
to support franchise legislation. The
defeat of JOndnSOn, the oldest COnSer-
vative member, will probably result in
the election to the speakership Of
Hedin of Stockholm, an extreme Radi-
a tod 70 Gn1 ~
striking address to the king.
On Sept. Is occurred the wedding of
Mr. Henry Outram BaX-IrOnside and
Countess Marta Gyldenstolpe, daugh-
ter of the kings master of horse,
Count G. GyldenstOlpe and Countess
Gyldenstolpa Nioroth. The wedding
ceremonies were held in the English
Episcopal church in Stockholm and
were attended by all the members of
the diplomatic corps. Mr.. ] akron
side is chief Of the British legation in
Stockholm.
A lumber trust has recently been or
ganized in Morn land with capital of
l2,OOO,OOO CROWNS. The companies
which have consolidated are the Berg
mann, Hummel, Palingreu. BOdrask
fOrs, SeSkar and DatsEarSnaS. Prom
inent representatives of the sugar in
dustry held a meeting in Stockholm
during the early part Of last month
and it is expected that Sweden. like
America, will soon have a sugar trust. |
Convinced that the realm Of science
is no longer a European monopoly, the |
Swedish Academy of Sciences has in |
vited Johns Hopkins university Of Bal |
timore, Professor Michaels0n OF the !
University Of Chicago, and Professor |
Hale Of the Yerkes observatory to pre-
pare candidates next year for the No |
bel prizes in physics and chemistry.
Bernhard Cox an Englishman en-
ployed as fireman on the English YES
sci Gypsy Queen, anchored in Stock
holm harbor, fell overheard and |
drowned Oh the night of Sept. 20. His
home was in Hull, where he leaves a
wife and two children.
Official reports declare that famine
is menacing many districts in northern
Sweden in consequence Of failure Of
the crops. Money to buy fOOdstuffS for
the people and fodder for the cattle is
urgently required. The pOulation will
find it difficult to tide over the winter.
Svante LundQuist, editor of Enkop-
ings Tidning, has been arrested for
forging note of 5000 crowns drawn
in favor Of H. H. Thams by Skanes En-
skilda bank. Mr. Lundquist's trial
will be held during the latter part of
this month";
Sweden has purchased a new tOrpe-
do boat manufactured by 1arrOW &
Co. The boat has a speed of 81 knots
an hour and is considered a most val
liable addition to the Swedish navy
P. G. e. Beijer, Phi. D., has been ap-
pointed assistant librarian at the Roy
al library. DR.. Beijer is man Of
great learning and is considered one of
the most Well-read men in Sweden
King Oscar has announced that Swe-
den will not be officially represented
in the international mining conference
which will be held in Butte. Mont,
next month.
"LarssOns' will be the title of a
new book which will be published by
the well-knoWn Swedish artist, Carl
LARSON.
NORWAY.