Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-10
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
sWEDENBoRG AS A SCIENTIST
Important Discoveries Made by Alfred
III. Stroh-Tribute to Swedish
Americans.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Alfred H. Stroh, the American
scientist, who has been working for
some time in Sweden copying unpub-
lished manuscripts of the philosopher
and scientist, Emanuel SwedenbOrg,
informs the press that the most inn
portant discoveries had been made.
| Swedenborg. it appears, was even
greater as d scientist than as a found
er of a new religion. The scientists OF
the early eighteenth century distrusted
Swedenborg as religious dreamer,
but the new discoveries show him to
rank along with Newton, Laplace and
| LinnaeuS as Il scientist. The Swedish
Academy of Science has already he
gun to move in the matter and COIN
mittee of five professors has been APP
pointed to publish Swedenborg's man
uscripts in geology, anatomy, cosmol-
ogy, chemistry and physics
One of Sweden's well-known women
writer's, Cecilia inflow, pays the Swed
ish-Americans the following tribute i'll
a recent issue of the "Gefle-Posten:"
"The Swedish-American farmer i'll
the wild west has struggled hard for
what he possesses and has not as is
SO generally believed at home, en-
countered any soft snaps, The fact
that he finally conquered was because
he had to. learn to sacrifice and it was
almost through superhuman efforts
that he gained foothold in the new
land. The people from the land of
Gustavus AdolphuS have brought hon
or to the Swedish name and they are
now in the front rank among American
citizenS''
King Humbert's widow, empress
Margherita of Italy. has been enjoy
ing her visit in Stockholm immensely.
She attended services in the st. Eric
Catholic chapel, and visited many Of
Stockholm's beautiful environs. She
seemed especially delighted with
Skan~en which she visited twice On
December II King Oscar, the crown
prince, Prince Carl and Princess Ingle-
borg paid their respects to the EN-
press at Grand Hotel
Corcertmeister A. Meissner, who
died at his home September Il was
Stockholm's most popular music III
rector and hundreds are those who will
miss old Meissncr at the 'Berns Salon
ger" where he has led the orchestra
since 1863 Mcissner was born III
Mecklenburg March 6, 1888 and came
to Sweden i'm 1868. He left a wife and
an only son. Hjalmar MeisSner, the
popular pianist and composer.
Sweden's new torpedo boat Orion"
was launched September Is in the
presence of many officials and hum
,dreds of spectators. The boat is thir-
ty-nine meters long, 4.96 meters wide
with ninety ton displacement" 1t
has speed Of twenty-three knots an
hour and carries two thirty-seven en-.
rapid firing guns. Sirius" duplicate
of Orion, will be launched within a
couple Of weeks.
Name Davidson, one of the proprie-
tors of tho famous HasSelbacken, ana
son of William Davidson who origin
ated it, died very suddenly from heart
disease while on Il hunting trip at
Skarp- Mr.. Davidson was
80 years old and leaves an immense
fortune
BERT. tho new italian envoy, pre-
scented his credentials to King Oscar
September II. The same day the ELL
yoy paid his respects to the crown
prince. Minister BERT was accom-
panied by the Italian legation secre- /
tary, Marquis Pioravanti
Lieutenant s. Furukawa and En-
gineer X. Kinura of Japan. are at
present paying visit to, the capital
and have received special permission
from King Oscar to inspect Swedish
war vessels, the navy yard and the
naval school,
A Stockholm syndicate will in the
near future erect a million dollar hotel
between Vattu and Brunkebprg streets.
The new hostelry will be equipped for
tourists especially, and will be called
Hotel Kronprinsen."
The recent Nine Gunilla Nord-
strom has in her will donated 10000
crowns to the society ''Vanner Fill
Pauvres HonteuX."
AI~RNAANH