Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-02-06
Recent Occurrences OF interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
LUND UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
Series of Concerts To Be Given Prior
to lis Departure for the
United States.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

] Stockholm.
The Lnnd University Glee club i
now preparing for it's American tour
The club will appear at the st. Louis
exposition and the large cities in TIT
United States. Prior to their depart
ure for America the Lund students
| will give series of concerts in SWe
den and one in Copenhagen and ont
in London. The club will be guaran
teed $4,000 crowns, which will be
raised by the Swedish newspapers an6
wealthy friends of the university
The :Lund GIee club is composed OF
some of the best-trained voices from
Lund university and their rendition
of Swedish quartette songs is said to
be- par excellence.
Prince Gustaf, eldest son of Crown
Prince Gustaf, will, in all proba bility
pay visit to the st. Louis exposition.
| The prince, although a very young
man, is already very popular in Swe-
! den, and it is said to be his GRANDPA
! ther's-King Oscar-earnest wish
that the young prince should be given
an opportunity to see the new world.
; Without gainsaying the young prince
will be Hospitality received in the
United States and Americans
generally will be glad to extend him
the glad hand Of welcome Prince Gus
taf will be accompanied by a staff of
representative Swedish officers.
King Oscars popularity has been
vastly increased throughout Sweden
and Norway by his declaration in ia
vor of universal suffrage, and his
promise to urge it's prompt incorpora-
ton as a principle of law. 1t is felt
that the king is in full sympathy with
the Liberal sentiment of the PENN
sula. In Sweden the right to vote
the agitation for it's extension has be-
come the most burning question of the
day The kings announcement is ex-
pected to turn the tide overwhelming
ly against the reactionaries.
King Oscars birthday was a holi-
day in Stockholm and all business
houses were closed in honor of thesoc-
casion. The entire city was decorated
with flags and bunting and the cafes
were filled with festive citizens, who
Toasted way into the small hours of the
morning. A parade consisting Of pub
lie children carrying the Swedish col
Ors was most pleasant feature of the
occasion. King Oscars and Queen So
fia's jubilee fund received the very
substantial increase Of 100000 crowns
The members of the Nordenskjold
south polar expedition have now re-
turned to Stockholm and have been
most Hospitality received and feted. A
banquet was arranged in their honor
at Grand hotel, which was attended
by men of letters and science and by
elite society. An official
report of the work and discoveries of
the expedition will soon be forthcom-
ing.
Influenza is raging in the capital at |
present and hundreds of people are |
afflicted with the annoying disease.
Not since 1880 has there been such |
an epidemic of influenza as at the
present time. Diphtheria and pneu-
monia are also prevalent diseases, and
the doctors of Stockholm are all kept
busy.
An electric railway between Hell
singborg and I.andskrona will be built
in the near future. A capital of L.
10000 crowns will. however, have to
be raised before the enterprise can be
realized. If the two cities can unite
their efforts, it is very probable that
the plan will he realized.
There has been during the past year
very heavy Finnish immigration to
The Finnish congregation
has now membership of 1625. Dur
ng the past year the congregation has
increased it's membership by 800.
DIR. Torberg Fegraus has been ap-
pointed corresponding secretary of the
imperial Minerological society of st.
Petersburg, one Of Russia's leading
scientific societies.
Stockholm dispatches state that
queen Sofia is i'll. with influenza. She
s confined to her rooms and has q !
high fever
DR.. J. Bergstedt has been appointed
'uccessor to r. W. Dahlgren, librarian
# the Stockholm Academy of Sci
.nces.
Crown Princess Victoria departed
or Rome Jan. 5. She will remain in
tally until the latter part of May.
The White Star line has donated 9OO
rowns to Sweden's villa at the worlds
air at St Louis.