Morris tribune., 1904-02-20
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GRAND CONCERT AT STOCKHOLM
1t Will Be Given for the Purpose of
Swelling Sweden's Worlds Fair
Funds at ST. Louis.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

A grand concert will be given by the
United Swedish Singers of Stockholm
for the purpose of swelling Swedens
worlds fair funds. The Stockholm
ians are anxious to have Sweden prop
erly represented at st. Louis, and so
popular is the proposition that quite
large sum of money has already been
received by the managers of the COLI
cert. That the concert will be grand
success has already been assured. 1,
will be musical event Of exceptional
interest and merit and music lovers of
Stockholm will guarantee this. The
concert will be held in the commOdious
Katarina cathedral, which has seat
ing capacity of 10000.
When the well-known opera singer,
Anna Petterson-Norrie gave her last
concert at the Academy of Music.
Countess Christine Nilsson Miranda
was in the audience. A Stockholm
correspondent states that Countess
Miranda became SO enthused with
Nine Norrie's singing that she pulled
costly diamond ring from one of her
fingers and presented it to the singer.
who of course is proud to know that
she was thus complimented from one
OF the worlds greatest singers.
The balloon ''Svenke T. made an
ascension from the IdFolts park in
Stockholm Jan. "a at II a. m. Those
who occupied the cage were Count FL.
D. Hamilton, Lieutenant o. G. Sylvan
and Lieutenant P A. Pihlstrom. The
wind blew from the west. A ballast
weighing about $50 Kilograms was car
ried. The balloon descended success
fully at Ljustero. A height of 500
meters was reached and the balloon
rayeled at a speed of about five knots
an hour.
A new Separator company has been
in Stockholm named ''The
Baltic Separator company The new
company starts out with a capital of
100000 crowns. Among the or
ganiZers are Professor Oscar Melin
and the hofintendent. G. BendiX The
headquarters of the company will be
in Stockholm and branch offices will
be opened in London and New York.
sGustaf Froding. the poet. who has
been seriously i'll for some time, has
now at least partially regained his
health. He has become very shy and
1t is stated that he
has completely changed his views of ,
life and that poems of more ideal pur-
on,sfS, r,ao, No tod he
PEN
A little group of Swedish athletics
will represent Swedish sport at the
Olympian games which are to be CIV !;
III at st. Louis next Summer. About |
,wenty Stockholm athletes will attend !
he exposition and participate in the
games under direction of Major Ralck.
\ number of patriotic men and WON
N are contemplating the organization
If national association for the pr
bose of checking emigration from
Sweden. The purport of the oreanlza-
ion will first be to start an agitation
gainSt emigration.
The Baroness Daelman. wife of the
Belgian minister. recently presented
he Countess de Casa Miranda (Chlis
inc NilSSom to the members of the
diplomatic corps.
About seventy Swedish artists will
epresent Sweden at the st. Louis ey-
'oSitiOn. Their exhibits will be sent
" specially chartered steamer from
SWeden's commissioner to the
worlds fair in ST, Louis. Herr G. e.
has been made Knight
f the North Star by King Oscar.
Axel Cedergren. a well-known took
Stockholm. celebrated his
Doth birthday Jan q. He was given
n ''audiens. with King Oscar.
Queen Sofa departed for Abazzia
'eb. 3, accompanied by court ladies
tierncrona and Bull. Count Z. u.
Vrangel and DIR. Hafstrom
Customs Director Nils Gustaffson
'ennich died at his home in Stock
ohm few days ago. aged SO years.
The Swedish riksdag will make an
ppropriation of 100000 crowns to1the
copies sanatariums.
NORWAY. Il