Morris tribune., 1903-09-05
Fecent Occurrences OF Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
DEATH OF AN EMINENT ARTIST
Professor Daniel Holm Passes Away
at the Sofia Home After Short
IllneSs-Born In 1885.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

The eminent artist, Daniel Holm,
Is dead. He passed away at the
Sofia home Aug. Z, after short Ill
ness. He was professor of land
scape painting at the Stockholm Art
institute and his art was considered
national and has been and will al
ways be considered typically Swedish.
Professor Holm was born in Dalarne
in 1885 and was graduated from the
archaeological institute at Stockholm
in 1855. He studied under the great
masters in Paris and Travelled extern
sively In 1862 Holm received the
royal medal and in 1873 was made q
member of the art academy and APP
pointed professor of landscape paint
ing the same year. Many of his best
pictures are nature scenes from Da-
larne and have been exhibited in near
ly all the leading art galleries of Eu-
rope. AS a teacher of art, Professor
Holm had few equals and his work
won for him a national reputation.
A Swedish expedition to the north
ern part of the Dead sea region will
start from Stockholm in April. going
via Russia and Siberia to Port Ar
thur, where a vessel will be secured
fitted especially for the expedition
Conservation Kolhoff will lead the ex-
petition and will be accompanied by
six Swedish scientists. The expendi-
lures for this expedition will be in
charge of Consul Broms, who, it will
be remembered, also betrayed the ex-
penses of the geological expedition to
Spitzbergen and east Greenland in
1900.
Count Georg Won Rosen, who was
elected successor to the recent Carl
Snoilsky in the Svenska akademien
has briefly but courteously refused
the seat among the Immortal eigh-
teen because, to use his own words:
Il would be strangerD;..ong you If
/ were to succeed man whose place
not only l, but thousands should love
to see filled by one who could posi-
poet Snoilsky."
One hundred and fifty Austrian
tourists arrived In Stockholm Aug. s.
They remained in the capital a week
and continued their journey to Goth
enburg via the Gotta canal From
Gothenburg the tourists go by boat
to Christiania.
Sweden's imports last year amount
ed to not less than 100000 crowns
Nearly two-ffths of the imports came
from Germany. Next in order fol-
lowed the imports from Russia, Eng
land and Denmar'-.
The new dramatic theater to be
erected in Stockholm in the near fut-
ure will be built of Ekeberg marble
stone. 1t is estimated that fifty car
loads of this stone will be used as
building material.
Queen Sofia, who has been spending
the summer months at Skinl.lrbol,
Norway, is reported much improved in
health. Her physicians recommend
complete rest.
"a Thousand Miles on Strange
Roads" will the interesting title Of
a new Doc to be published by the
celebrated traveller and explorer, Dr.
Sven Hedin.
The eighth annual Swedish Luther
an ministers conference will be held
in Stockholm Sept. 1-3. The presid-
ing officer will be Archbishop j. A.
Ekman.
King Oscar will, at his own ex-
pense, remodel the China castle at
Dronningholm palace. The expendi-
ture is estimated at $4,000 crowns.
Hundreds Of tourists have visited
Stockholm in August. showing a
marked increase over the tourist traf-
tic last season.
King Oscar will, after his Mar
strand "sejour," depart for Chris
tiania. where he will remain until
Nov. 5.
Johannes Elmbled, the baritone,
will participate in the Wagner recit-
ais at Brussels during the coming
season
The Stockholms Tidningen suggests
that the Nobel literary prize be divid-
ed between Bjornson and Ibsen
The world renowned danseuse Cleo
de Merode has had weeks engage
ment at Cirkus Variete.
There are only 1900 Catholics in
Sweden. OF these LOO reside in
Stockholm
Princes Gustaf Adolph and Erik re-
turned to- Stockholm from Norway
Aug. 6.
NORWAY.