Morris tribune., 1904-05-07
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark,
BIOGRAPHY OF HARRIET BossE
what Madame Hjalmar Brantine
Says of the Woman and of
Her Husband.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Dergs wife in the March edition O
ldun: ut is almost impossible to de
scribe Harriet Bosse without mixin,
IN August Strindberg. They both be
long together. He speaks of her. sh,
OF him. He admires her, her talents
her good head; he describes with pride
anything she does. And in the mids
or 1t all, when describing one of the
eminent authors recent books. Mrs
Strlndberg exclaims: L believe he is
! the best fellow that ever lived Ar
expression like. that means something
And believe that if fate. which offer
is ais uncomfortable and crazy as a
runaway horse, should separate these
TWO, it would be an irreparable loss,
not only to themselves, but to litera.
ture. For Harriet Bosse seems to be
the very woman which August Strind-
berg has so long been waiting for and
actually found" 1t may be added
that the third and most interesting
part of the Strindberg family is a lit
! tie daughter, which the once so &C.
centric author fairly worships.
One of the largest and most val,ia
| Ole Japanese libraries in the world is
found in Stockholm and comprises one
OF the interesting branches of the Roy
al library in the Swedish capital.
There is Japanese literature to be
found in the libraries in Vienna. Paris.
Geneva, Rome Brussels and Buchar-
est, but not amy of these collections
are as complete or as representative
as the one in Stockholm. The colIec-
ton comprises 5000 volumes. The
art of printing was first introduced in
Japan during the latter part of the
sixteenth century and the collection
i'm Stockholm dates back to the six
teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.
1t is reported from responsible quar-
tels that certain strange craft, said to
be Japanese submarines, are lowering
on the east coast of Sweden. They
were last seen off the fortified harEor
OF Farosund, i'm the Island of Gotland.
in the Baltic sea. 1t is reported that
the St. Petersburg authorities have
been advised of the matter and are
alarmed for the safety of the Baltic
feet.
The Cecilia Madrigal chair of Co
penhagen gave recent concert in Per-
lin On the evening of April 6, which
was attended by a large and apprecia-
tive audience. 1t was both financial
and musical success and the Berlin pa
ppers were full of praise for the Dan
iSh singers.
The well-known Lector Waldenstrom
has been granted a leave of absence
for three months by King Oscar for
his contemplated trip to Canada. On
his return to Sweden the lektor will
submit report to the king concerning
the conditions of SwedIes in Canada.
The Russian car has awarded the
decoration of the Order
of st. Stanislaus to Captain J. A.
BlOmstedt of the Order of St. Stanis-
lars and Lieutenant o. w. L. Brun-
strOm the third-class decoration of the |
same order.
Count Mannerheim, the exiled Fin.
ander, has been appointed directOr-in- |
chief of the Stockholm NorrIand Citi- |
zens' Trust company. Count Man
lerheim will receive a salary of 90 |
700 crowns year.
Victor Ortenblad will succeed 4.
aOlmerz as director of the department
If forestry. Mr.. Holmerz rendered his
during the early part Of
March.
II. w. Bauer, knight of Dannebrog
md an old and much respected citizen
If Copenhagen. died few days ago
It the st. Joseph's hospital, aged 76
vears.
Cleo de Merode, the famous French
actress. has been enga ged
or the summer season at the Uddgren-
Hoffman Variety theater on Djurgar-
len. ...". .,,..r
Former governor OF the Kronoberg
district, Count H. SpenS. and family
ave moved to Stockholm, where they
re to become permanent residents.
The gold medal Of honor of the
French Geographical society Of Paris
las been awarded the Asiatic explorer,
Or. Sven Hedin.
Swedens first submarine boat is at
resent under construction at the Ga
er wharves and will be completed by
bou, July I.
King Oscar will pay visit to Co
'eri.agen during the latter part Of
ext month Oh his return from south
m Europe.
King Oscar has awarded. Emperor
Trans Josef fof Austria the decoration
f the Norwegian Order of the Lion.
NORWAY.