Morris tribune., 1904-12-24
WINNERS OF NOBEL PRIZES
Distribution This Year Again Givee
Recognition to Work ofPromiD-
.'ence Which Might Have EA-
capped Appreciation.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

the Swedish inventor, set aside for the
: advancement of learning and human
|1ty served no other purpose it would
i still be%of value in directing attention
from time to time to the real progress
making forces of the world. The dis
tributien of the prizes this year again
gives recognition to men the i'm
iportance of whose work might other
. wise have escaped just, worldwide
; Rppreeia ton The known impartiality
and thoroughness of the judges desig-
mated by the Swedish academy which
authorizes the awards, justiffes the be-
lief that the prizes represent estimates
LOT real worth, irrespective of popular
fty or -ren0wn.. By the terms of NobePs
will przes--payab BILE out Of the interest
ION the fortune which he left-are to
Ebe Distributed among those who have
,done the most important work during
the year IN five different departments
of notwithstanding, physics, med
Iacine, idealistic litera ture and the pro-
motion of universal peace. In making
the awards no account is taken of
nationality. at is fact of some
significance therefore, that in the four
annual distributions that have been
made thus far representatives of
three mtions-(1ermany England and
France-haEe carried off majority of
the hOnors. England and Germany
have each won aprize in the depart
ments of medicine. chemistry and
physics, Sir William Ramsey and Pro
fessor Rayleigh winning the last
! named honors this year. France has
won two prizes In literature and one in
physics. Holland, Sweden, Norway,
Russia, Denmark, Switzerland and
Spain complete the list of nations thus
/ honored. AS yet no American has
come forward to share honors with
the Roentgens, Decquerels and Arrhen-
fuses, the Mommsens and BjornsOns
of the old world. The fact leads one
to wonder what ground there may be
for the assertions lately made that this
country is not keeping abreast of the
leaders in scientific research"
Won Lagerheim, minister of foreign
affairs. will shortly present for the Sec
ond time, his resignation to King Os-
car. The king will accept it and Count
GyldenstOlpe will probably succeed to
the direction of the foreign office. Won
IIagerheim gave farewell dinner Dec.
8 to the diplomatic corps. He pro-
posed the toast: to the president of the
United States, eulogizing President
Roosevelt Mr. Thomas, the American
minister, replied, complimenting King
Oscar Count Gyldenstolpe is a man
of 55 years. and has had a varied ex-
perience. His wife's maiden name
was Nora Plunkett She is daughter
of Sir Francis Punkett. formerly Brit
ish minister at Stockholm. and now
British amba ssador at Vienna.
BY far the most striking feature.
SAYS the New York World, of the visit
paid to Paris last week by the Scan
dinavian delegates in favor Of inter |
national peace, was represented by the
reference to the great role Ameri
is bound ito play in spreading general
arbitration and good will. In numer-
Gus speeches by the Scandinavians and |
their French hosts President Roosevelt
was acclaimed as the chief hope of
those VINO seek to abolish war. II
view of this. the French press com
mentS in good Gatured satire on Amer
ica's great plan for increased arma-
ments. as foresfadOwed in the presi-
dents message to congress.
The winners of the annual Nobel !
prizes were announced Dec. 10. as fol- |
lows: Physcs-Baron Rayleigh. pro-
lessor of natural philosophy in the
British royal institution. Chemistry
Sir William Ramsay. Medicne-Pro-
fessor Pavioff. Of the military academy
Of medicine at st. Petersburg. Tie
prize for literature was divided he
tween Frederick Mistral of Frame.
and Don Jose Echegaray, Of Spa n,
The peace prize Is awarded to the in
stitute Of international law.
Japanese baths are becoming popu-
lar in the Swedish capital Those who
have tried IT claim that temperature
Of A. degrees is perfectly suitable to
them, and that they feel as well after
such bath ms though they had had
the customary Swedish "Cusch," which
In many instances has weakening eff
fects.
According to a recent statement to
4 military attache Of the Russian lega-
hon in Stockholm the Russian govern.
nent has decided to build ship canal I
between the Black sea and the attic ,
large enough to admit the biggest war
vessels. The cost Ia estimated Mt 100
100000 rubles 1851. 5lO.OOO). I;
Kristain Nilsson, the Countess de
casa Miranda Is ut present IN Stock
loisn. where she Is attending the fair {
which Is being given under the \
luspicea Of the Swedish theatrical
ociety. ] e countess has donated L..
,OO crowns to the fair and may be I
een there every day
Frederick Nyeander, the humorous 8
writer. has been engaged by the Fvea
heater, where be VIII appear during