Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-27
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences OF Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
TIT gWEDISH-AM AMERICAN POET
Jacob Roogren Widely KNOWN ana
Appreciated in the Scandina"
Vian Countries.
gEg SWEDISH AMERICAN POET
SWEDEN.
Stock hOtm.


Jacob Rongren. the Swedish Amerl-
can poet and writer, who has just
issued his first book of poems in
America, "Songs and Sagas," has for
the past eighteen years been edltor-ln-
chief of the Chicago Svenska Amerl-
kawaren, one Of the leading Swedish
newspapers in America. AS a poet
Mr. Bongren is widely known and ap-
preciated in the Scandinavian coun-
tries, and by such critics as Georges
Brandes and Victor Rydberg has been
called one of Scandinavias most melo-
dious poets. There is true northern
ring in Bongren's composition, and
above all a genuine sympathetic feel
ing that appeals to the reader. Mr..
Bongren was educated in Sweden, and
before coming to Chicago was con-
nected with some of the principal
newspapers in his native country.
Editor Hjalmar Branting addressed
a large number of Workingmen IN
Gothenburg Sept. 1. He reviewed the
suffrage question from 1890 and en-
tered an ardent protest against the
present suffrage system. Mr.. Brant-
ing maintains that every man shOuld
have a right to vote when be is II
years old whether he is taxpayer
or not. MI Branting is SWeden's
leading 'Social-Demokrat," and has
many followers among the working
people.
Tuberculosis is prevalent in Sweden
in an alarming degree according TO
statistics furnished by the govern
ment medical board for the year 1901.
Not less than 1853 deaths resulted
from consumption in the prlnclpal
cities of the country and I'll other
cases were more or less tubercular.
This has alarmed a good many and
the government medical board will do
everything in their power to fight the
dreaded disease.
The case against Matilda Andree
accused of starting incendiary hres
has been dismissed. Madame Andree
is a sister of the aeronaut Andree,
who with Fraenckel and Strindberg
made an unsuccessful attempt to reach
the north pole in a balloon. On July
II Madame Andree put ire to her
house and has later on confessed that
she is an incendiary and that she has
an uncomfortable passion for setting
fire to things.
The we'll known sculptor, AdOlph
Jonsson, has recently presented the
Workingmens Library Association OF
Stockholm with one Of his most arts
tic sculptural works entitled 'Misere.'
| The piece which has been on exhibit
ton in Paris is made of "Gips' and
| represents a poorly clad and impoV-
erished working woman in an implor-
| ing attitude.
King Oscar received Axel Josephs-
son of Washington, D. c., in private
audience at the royal palace Sept. II.
| The conversation between the king
and his visitor related chiefly to the
doings and the welfare of Swedes in
America, but his majesty also evinced
keen interest in American commercial
combines and all that concerns them.
DR., Carl Sundbeck, the Swedish
| writer and traveller who has spent the
| last seven months in America study
inc the conditions of embellishments
cans in the United States. is expected
| to return to Stockholm this week. He
will deliver q series of lectures IN
Sweden this fall and will also write
| book on the Swedes of America.
The Methodist church of Sweden
has over 10000 members with 156
! pastors. In 100 Sabbath schools, l1,2Oo
| children are receiving instruction by
| 1,15O teachers. There are 1872 churches
valued, cOnservatively speaking. at
| $685. 01 crowns. The entire church
debt at the end of last year amounted
to 7O9,45S crowns.
Statsminister FostrOm will not
serve as one of the directors of the
Agricultural Academy a position he
was rendered some time ago. His
manifold duties will not allow him
any time to devote to matters outside
OF his department.
The Central Printing Co. Central
tryckeriet) has been sold to G. B. y.
Holm, manager of the ?. A. NOrd-
stedt & Sons Printing Co. The two
plants will be consolidated and the
headquarters will be on Nasa "gatan'
on ReddarhOlmen.
The Tegner fund has now been con-
siderably swelled during the last few
months. 10000 CROWNS having already
been subscribed. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 crowns will in total have been
raised by Jan. l, 1903.
NINDVAIAN