Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1904-02-27
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
CARL AARON sWENssON DEAD
Although Born in America He Was
Well Known in Sweden His Wis.
it to Stockholm.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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! DR.. Carl Aaron Swensson, the best
known Scandinavian in the United
! States, and whose books and fame as
a speaker are well-known in Sweden
died in Los Angeles, Call Feb. 10, from
pneumonia. Carl Swensson was the
founder and president of Bethany col
| lege at I.indbOrg. Kan. and was con-
! sidered the ablest and most eloquent
Swedish-American speaker in America.
| When SWenssOn visited the Lutheran
ministers conference in Stockholm,
| Sweden, few years ago his oratory
gained fame for him in Sweden King
| Oscar made him Knight of the Roy
| al North Star and the Upsala uniyer-
| sity rendered him the honorary degree
| of DID. DIR. Swenssen was an init
mate friend of Bishop Scheele of Got
| land, Sweden's famous prelate, who
has on two occasions paid a visit to
| America. DR. Swensson distinguished
himself not only as speaker and edu-
| Gator, but was also writer Of merit,
having for years contributed articles
on social, religious and political topics
not only to the American and Swedish
American Press, but also to the Swed
ish press. Perhaps no American OF
Swedish parentage was so well-known
in Sweden as DR.. Carl SwensSon. He
was born in Sugar Grove, Pa. 46 years
ago, and was the son of a Swedish
Lutheran pastor. He was at one time
member of the Kansas state legisla-
ture and was considered one of the
strongest political orators among the
Scandinavians of America. Dr.. Swens-
son was an intimate friend of Mark
Hanna and enjoyed the acquaintance
and good will of President Roosevelt.
His principal literary work lis TN the
Land of Ny Forefa thers." which has
been universally read by Swedes on
both sides of the Atlantic. and which
received favorable mention by the late
Paul du Chailu. In DIR. SwenSson the
Swedes in America, as well, as the
friends Of education in general, have
lost one of its greatest leaders and pro-
mOterS.
Mr.. Deutrich, the aide-de-camp to
Governor General Bobrikoff. together
with several Russian officials called at
the city hall in Helsingfors recently
and had general look around. A day
OF two afterward the chairman of the
city council was summoned before
the governor general and asked why
the portrait of Senator Mechelin, one !
of the Films who were eXiled last all-
tumn. was hung on the wall of the
council chamber. The chairman re-
piled that Senator Mecheln had for
merly been chairman of the city coun-
ell and that the portrait was hung up
in the council chamber on the sena-
tors Goth birthday before he was ex-
He'd. The governor general then or |
dered the chairman Immediately to !
take down the portrait. This he re-:
fused to do. 1t is certain that the gov !
ernor general will punish the chairman
of the council for his refusal.
An Associated Press dispatch dated
Copehagen Feb. II states that six Rus
sian warships PASSED the island of
Cortland Feb. Is. going south Goth
land is in the Baltic sea, off the east
Ii.
course of vessels coming down the Bal
tic from Kronstadt to pass out into
the North sea. 1t was reported last
week from Copenhage that the Rus.
sian Baltic squadron Of fifteen war
ships had passed through Danish wa
ters en- route for the far east but this
report was not confirmed. 1t was also
pointed out in Berlip that Russia had
but seven or eight warships in the
Baltic that could be made seryieeable
against Japan. ~ tnpft s,4 II,
DR.. Sven Hedin, the eminent ex-
plorer. will. it is learned soon make :!
another exploration trip into darkest I
Asia. He will not be able to start !,
until next year, however, AS he will /
need that time in order to secure the !
proper equipments. The riksdag has, |
as Is known, appropriated sum OF !,
money WHICH will be used for publish I
ing Mr.. Hedin's scientific works.
In the province Of SHANE, a valuable |
deposit Of coal was recently diseov- G
cred. The discovery was accidentally s
made in drilling an artesian well with
/ diamond drill The coal bed was {
struck at depth of 225 feet A syn {
licate Is already being formed to work {
he deposit. which promises to be the I
'ichest ever discovered in Sweden
Count Lagerberg, King. Oscars most {
friend. celebrated his 82d
birthday Jan. 26 King Oscar eadled 7
"a him personally and the old Ssttcount- !
yenaral.' as he Is popularity known. q
vas the recipient OF scores or teie-
grams from his many admirers at ]
home and abroad.
The so-calied "Arffursten's' palace,
which has been purchased by the gov.
,rnment for 2.4OO,0O0 crowns, will be &
Tilted up for the governments histor- 7
cal museum. The ton Of the
palace will entail an expenditure Of q
100000 crowns.
The average length Of Sweden's state
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