Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-09-01
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
THE LUND SINGERS IN AMERICA
They Have Been Casting Uncompli-
mentary Reflections Regarding
Their Reception Here.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

many an interesting account these
days regarding the receptions accord
ed the Lund University Male Chorus
during its recent concert tour in
America. 1t is safe to declare. says a
~well-known correspondent, that the re-
different parts of the states were
rendered in good faith and were hos
pita bile in the extreme. This has, how
ever, no prevented the Lund singers
from casting rather uncomplimentary
reflections regarding the way in which
seem to forget that they were our
guests and that il is not considered In
keeping with American hospitality 10
belittle their hosts after they have
barely struck home. 1t is singular
that these men of song, cultured and
scholarly as they purport TO be. should
speak in such minimizing terms of
their countcymen here in America.
who did not fail to respond heroically
to the famine cries of hunger and
despair from Norrland recently. A
correspondent to an Upsala paper
quotes the singers as stating that Au-
gustana College at Rock Island, H., is
but an ordinary high school and that
instead Of finding a university modelled
after their own selfish ideas they
found a 'FackskOla,'' similar to an in
stitution In Sweden which Is but to be
compared with an ordinary American
training school. They also complain
of the many long and embarrassing
speeches which were dished up TO them
by Swedish Lutheran ministers, and
also complain because they did not get
enough TO eat and drink in certain
places they visited. In other words,
the Swedish-Americans did not suit
them even though they did their ut
most to tender them their kindness
and hospitality. Another time when a
chorus will arrive from Sweden the
Swedish-Americans may perhaps de-
mand that their hospitality be guar
anteed from uncalled and unwarranted
aspersions on the part of gentlemen
who are the guests of the nation, as ii
were.
A new tenor has been engaged by
the Royal Opera in Stockholm. He il
not, however, unknown to Swedish
lovers Of Wagner opera, as he ap-
peared in the capital last season with
Mime. Askte I'm ~'Lohengrin." He
will appear principally in Wagnerian
operas. His name is Modest Men
Zinsky and is a native Of bohemia. He
has been educated in Paris and Berlin
and possesses a voice Of rare round
ness and finish and sings with an ease
and conception which has quite aston.
ished the fastidious critics.
The Austro-H Hungarian Infantry Reg
ment No. 60 Of Vienna. through the
holm, ordered a laurel wreath to be
placed on the coffin of Prince Gustaf
of Vasa In the Riddarholms, where
rest the remains Of the hero kings and
rulers of Sweden. AS Is known. Prince
Gustaf died in Pillnitz Aug. 4. 1877,
ing service in Austro-Hungarian army
as field marshal.
Professor Gummeras, of the Univer-
sity OF Finland. has been exiled TO
Russia, being the fourth professor
from this institution to be exiled since
the murder Of Gen. Bobrikoff. Nothing
is known in Helsingfors Of Leglo, the
alleged assassin Of Minister Won
Plehme, though rumors are afioat that
he was here three weeks ago.
According to Lund's Dapblad the
Upsala male chorus has been invited
to make n concert tour in the United
States next summer. The UMPIRE
denied success of the Lund University
students In America during their re.
cent tour will make il quite possible
that the Upsala chorus will accept the
invitation from the states.
Owing to the absence OF Father
Roumjantzeff. pastor Of the Russian
legations chapel in Stockholm, no re-
QUEEN mass was held for the recently
assassinated Russian minister, Won
Plehme.
Wireless telegraphic connections
have now been established between
Stockholm and Upsala. The first test.
which IA made early i'm the month.
was entirely successful.
The Nordiska museum has been
closed until further notice. The ex-
hibit is to be moved TO the new build
ing on the so-called Lejon-Slatten
The Duchess Elsa of Viborp the
youngest daughter Of Prince and
Princess Bernadotte, celebrated her
eleventh birthday Aug. 8.
Carl Settervall has been appointed
consul for Japan in Stockholm and A.
p. Sjoberg has been appointed consul
for Venezuela In Malmo.
The well-known Swedish woman
writer Matilda Langlet, formerly So
beren, died at her home in Stockholm
Aug. Z.