Morris tribune., 1904-01-09

faf Prince Carl and Princess Inge-
borg. the duchess of Dalarne and many
cther distinguished men and women.
The auditorium had been beautifully
decorated fer the occasion and on the
center of tie stage stood bust OF
Nobel \ male chorus of 100 voices,
under the direction of Director Aker-
berg. rendered some excellent singing.
The announcement was then made
that the literary prize had been
awarded Bjornstjerne BjornsOn, the
prize of physics to Pierre Curie and
his wife Nine. Maria Curie, and Henri
Becquerel: the chemical prize was
awarded to Svante Arrhenius profess
sor of chemistry at the Stockholm high
school; the medical prize was awarded
to Professor Finsen, who recently
gained fame through his invention of
the so-called Finsen light cure. Three
Of the prize winners were present in
person, viz: Becquerel, Arrhenius
and Bjornson. and received from the
hands of the King the stipulated
amount of money, diploma and
gold medal. Each prize winner was
greeted with enthusiastic applause and
when Bjornson appeared he received
) an ovation which steadily kept on in
creasing In strength and enthusiasm.
No sooner had Bjornson bowed to the
audience lnfore the chorus struck up
the Norwegian national song, the words
of which have been written by Born
son himself-Ja, vi Elsker Dette Landet
yes We Love Our Land and finally
the 'sfolEsOngen.' Later on in the
evening at ''fest" at Grand Hotel.
Bjornson said in part as follows:
ST believe that the prize which has
been awarded me today will by the
public generally be understood as a
gift from people to people And then
I wish to add that after the long fight
which l have conducted for Norway's
equality in the 'Unionen' which has
caused so much i'll will in Sweden,
this which has Just been done will al
ways be an honor to the Swedish
name"
Prince Fugen has returned to the
capital after spending a few weeks
in Rome. During his stay in Rome
his health was much improved and he
returns in apparently good health, at
least he IS 50. Judging from his looks.
While in rHme the prince moved about
incognito nd registered at the leading
hotels under the assumed name of
Count RoGnndal.
Swedish artists will be pretty well
Louis if their present interest for a
proper exhibit does not abate The
Swedish art society in Stockholm has
sent out invitations to all Swedish ar
fists to participate in the art exhibition
at st. Louis.
monument now amount to 1000
crowns. Nearly all Of this sum has,
however been donated by one person.
"A number of lists are now being CIR
culated and it is believed that the
stipulated amount will soon be
reached.
The recent Professor Hjalmar Ed
gren, of Stockholm for number of
years professor of languages at the
University of Nebraska was one of the
few Swedes who was an eyewitness
TO the fight between the Monitor" and
the ''Merrimac" at Hampton Roads
Crownprincess Victoria continues in
ill health. The northern winters are
too. severe for her and her customary
trip south which had been postponed
for this season, will undoubtedly be re-
sumed. The crownprincess thrives best
In Italy.
DR.. A. Hair, teacher of the history
of arts at the Upsala university, has
by the government been awarded
stipend Of 1000 crowns. DR.. Hair