Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-09-03
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-
ceptiOns given the Lund singers in
different parts of 'the states were
rendered in good faith and were hos
pita BILE in the extreme. This has, how
ever, not prevented the Lund singers
from casting rather uncomplimentary
reflections regarding the way in which
they were received in America. They
seem to forget that they were our
guests and that it is not considered in
keeping with American hospitality to
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 countrymen here in America,
who did not fail to respond heroically
to the famine cries Of hunger and
despair from Norrland recently. A
quotes the singers as stating that Au-
guStana College at Rock Island, ILL.,, is
but an ordinary high school and that
instead of finding a university modelled
after their own selfish ideas they
found "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 uninteresting
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
ard hospitality. Another time when
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 it
| were.
! A new tenor has been engaged by
| the Royal Opera in Stockholm. He is
not however, unknown to Swedish
lovers of Wagner opera, as he ap-
peared in the capital last season with
Nine. Askte in "LOhengrin." He
will appear principally in Wagnerian
operas. His name is Modest Men
zinsky and is 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-Hungarian Infantry Reg
ment No. 60 Of Vienna, through the
AuStro-Hungarian consul in Stock
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,
and was at the time of his death do
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 af1oat that |
he was here three weeks ago.
According to Lund's Dagblad the |
Upsala male chorus has been invited |
to make a concert tour in the United |
States next summer. The unpre
denied success of the Lund University |
students in America during their re-
cent tour will make it quite possible
that the Upsala chorus will accept the
Invitation from the states. !
Owing to the absence of Father
pastor of the Russian
legations chapel in Stockholm, no re-
QUEEN mass was held for the recently /
assassinated Russian minister, Won
Plehme.
Wireless Geographic connections
have now been established between
Stockholm and Upsala. The first test.
which was made early in 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 Viborg, the
youngest daughter of Prince and
Princess Bernadotte, celebrated her
eleventh birthday Aug. 3.
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.