Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-11
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
KING OSCAR WRITES LETTER
Expresses Cordiality Toward Swedish
Americans and Good Will To-
ward Americans Generally.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Al u tltC CApttNNlhS tOiuihhNt w
ward Swedish-Americans and good
will toward Americans in general,
King Oscar states that he is unable
to comply with the request that he
send a member of the royal family TO
visit the ST. Louis exposition and Chi
cage. His letter reads as follows:
''1he Swedish-Norwegian Americans
constant love for their old motherland
has deeply moved me and | tender
them my heartfelt gratitude ms well
for these sentiments as for the sympa,
thy expressed for me and the menu
bers of the royal family. 1t is my be
lief and my earnest hope that the
bonds that unite the free people of
America and the people of Sweden ana
Norway never shall be sundered, and
l am certain that the fraternal feeling
between the dwellers of Sweden and
Norway and former compatriots VIII
continue ever in the event of expert
encing a serious test. 1t is with great
regret. however, that l am compelled
to decline the invitation sent me in the
address presented to me, signed by
representative Swedes and N~orwegians
In Chicago, for a member OF the royal
family to visit the st. Louis EXPOSE
ton and Chicago this summer, as my
two oldest sons, Crown Prince Gus
taf and Prince Carl, are prevented by
their military duties to leave Sweden
- All. 49, - Tho ynar aud tho hnnlf IN
of my youngest son, Prince Eugene,
is such that he cannot undertake such
an exhaustive voyage" The answer
was written in swedish and contained
no reference to the letter of invita-
ton sem by Mayor Harrison of Chi
cago recently. 1t was in reply to an
address forwarded some time ago -
some Swedish and Norwegian resi-
dents.
As ces to the archivarian and
| historian Ohdner, Of the Syenska
Akademien. has been appointed II. A.
Karlfeldt. librarian of the Landlords
Akademien and one Of Sweden's
youngest poets. He thus becomes
zone of the eighteen" the highest
literary distinction which can be
awarded a person in Sweden. Says
the Stockholm "Dagens Nyheter:'
1.-THE immortal eighteen have for the
first time in almost a century sue
ceeded in bringing a real poet into
their midst. viz Erik Axel Karlfeldt
The news of his appointment seems
for poets at least. to come like a
thunderbolt from a perfectly clear
academic heaven. The choice is an
excellent one"
The Finnish National Alliance of the
United States has issued "A public dec
laration concerning the attitude OF
Finland to Russia, in which il says
"We are aware that the Finnish peo-
pie, in spite of all means of compuI
sion, still regard the Russian military
ordinance as illegal and unlawful
And ever though some sort of "A rep
r~esentative body might be convened
for the purpose of approving all these
violations, we still know that the Fin
nish people are not in such a posi-
ton as to become responsible in any
manner for the actions of this pros.
pective congress"
Scientific Results Of a Journey il
Central Asia, 1S99-19O2," by DR.. Syer
Hedin. the eminent Asiatic explorer
has now appeared i'm print and is now
in the hands of the critics. The work
comprises six volumes and is the mos
exhaustive Of its kind ever published
in sweden. 1t will appear IN five diff.
ferent languages and will be read and
used as a reference work by thC
worlds greatest scientists.
Says a London correspondent: 81
is not expected that the new governor
of Finland. Count Obolinsky, vii
prove more acceptable to the Films
than his predecessor, General Bob
rikoff. recently as~sassinated. Counl
Obolinsky, as governor Of a province
I'm Russian Poland, earned the indy
ing enmity Of the Poles by reason OF
his harsh measures.
Carl Miles, the Swedish sculptor
has been made a member of the
French "Societe Nationales des BeauS
arts. a distinction which has come tc
but few European sculptors. One OF
Mr.. Miles finest productions is the
Stem Sture monument.
Axel Runnguist, of Stockholm, has
taken his 'diplome de ~virtuosite' al
the Academy of Music at Geneva.
Mr.. Runnguist will spend the summe,
In Stockholm and will continue his
A