Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-07-11

crown prince and c1'"Wn princess OF
Sweden and Denmark, respectively.
from the Swedish and Norwegian gov
ernments, Henrik 1bsen, George
Brandes, Mark Twain, Jonas Lee
Christian Sinding, Holger Drachmann,
Lady Halle (London), Christine Nilsson
Sarah Bernhardt and many others, tco
numerous 10 mention. In the evening
there was Grieg concert, attended
by not less than 1900 people and aft
er the concert a banquet was tenaereo
In honor of the composer at HolutS
hotel. Perhaps no man In Norway
outside of Bjornson, has been so nom
ored as Edward Grieg, the world re-
nowned composer, whose classic COM
positions rank with those of Immortal
Mendelsshon, Beethoven and others.
Large subscriptions were taken for the
Grieg fund which now amounts to 10
600 crowns.
On June 80 Olan Thommesen. cele-
brated his twenty-fifth anniversary as
editor n-chief of the Verdens Gang,
the leading newspaper Of Norway.
Ut LuS ACoL "SAS AS"SP~H>N
representatives from Sweden, Norway
and Denmark and the leading citizens
of Christiania The "Vcrdens Gang"
was established in the COS by a tele-
grapher named Peder Olsen. He was
succeeded by Publisher Jensen, who
purchased the paper in 1875 and en-
gagged Johan Sverdrup as editor-in-
chief In 1878 Thoumesen was APP
pointed editor-in-chief and it Is under
his able editorship that the VerdenS
Gang now occupies the most influential
position among Norwegian journals.
Consul Halle Stensland, of Chicago,
spent the greater part of last month
in Christiania. During his visit in the
capital he was interviewed time and
again. but the Norwegian reports did
not succeed In eliciting anything senSa-
tional from Mr. Stensland in regard to
American strenuousness. Says the Yer
denis Gang christianity about Stems
land: with the promise that we Will
not write too much about him, we
babe adieu to this dignitied old Nor
wegian-American who has done so
much good for his countrymen In
America. Thus little we value and APP
preciate the study qualities Of our
brethren on the other side"
The Norwegian folk dancers wha
gave a series of exhibitions on Skan-
sen In Stockholm under the direction
Of Nine Hulda Garborg, have beer
much praised by the Stockholm papers.
GAS a result of their visit" says the
Stockholms Dagblad. lit Is hoped that
the picturesque Norwegian folk dances
will be permanently introduced In
Sweden" Swedish folks dances"
have also been given in Christiania.
Charles j. Glidden, an American,
who has signitied his intention of trav-
cling around the world In an automo-
bile, is now on his way to North Cape.
The tourist bureau of Christiania has
however Informed him that he cannot
come any further than to Namsos as
the road from there ON is too narrow
for all automobile. The Guldbrandsdal
route is the only one adapted for au-
tomobiling.
Henry Sturpleton, United States
government agent, is at present In
Christiania looking into the causes
which at present impels such large
immigration Of Norwegians to Amera-
ca. He will remain in Christiania until
July 20.
One hundred ard fifty Norwegian
Americans arrived to Christiania with
the Angelo June Is. They come to
spend the summer with relatives and
friends in different sections Of the
country.
Captain Christian Castberg has again
started for the Shetland islands with
another whaling expedition. The ex-
petition will be absent five months.