Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-04-06

merit only and nationality cannot and
will not have anything to do with
future distributions of these prizes, to
which most of the learned men of the
world may well strive for. Undoubt-
eddy there will always he more or less
comment.
A banquet was given in honor OF
the Tooth anniversary OF Hans Chris
tan Andersen at the Auditorium in
Chicago last Sunday evening 1t was
q brilliant affair and was attended by
representative Scandinavians of Chica-
60, ST Paul. Minneapolis, New York
and other cities. The name of Hans
Christian Andersen, who gained fame
as writer of Juvenile stories is dear
not only to Scandinavians and Ameri-
cans, but to the English as well. His
name has been singularly honored in
oil civilized countries and his Well
known Fairy Tales" have been pull.
lished into twenty different Ian.
guages record which as yet stands
unequalled. 1t was therefore especial
ly fitting that the Danes of Chicago
arranged series Of festivals in his
honor. Last Sunday afternoon APP
propriate services We're held in Lin
coin park, where stands the Andersen
monument More than 1000 persons
were i'm attendance. In Copenhagen
and ell through Denmark the Ander-
sen anniversary was generally OH
served appropriate eulogies and
festivities being held in honor OF the
man who wrote perhaps the most SIM
pie. but still the most charming stories
the world has ever known.
On the evening or March 3 there
was great demonstration in front of
the "Aftenposten's'' building. 1t was
all started by few students who
started downtown whistling some Of
the popular airs. AS they moved on
their numbers Increased, and before
any one could realize it, there were
more than LOO people, all yelling and
whistllng. Finally the crowd became
almost unamanageab BILE and the mount
ed police had to make several charges
before they succeeded In dispensing the
crowds. Several windows were smash
ed In the Aftenposten building, and for
what reason no one has as yet been
able to ascertain.
The royal opera has a yearly sub
vention from the nation and the king
OF more than 100000 Swedish crowns,
or about 100000, and as II is an ex-
clusively aesthetic and educational in
stitution there is no question about
money making or Of getting any large
surplus every season. Liberal amounts
are therefore always spent on costumes.
scenerles, etc, making everything look
fresh, solid and alega 1T The !..:era.ii!...,y.
In this respect Is even so great that I'm
spite OF the subvention and the total
receipts, amounting to about 1,0O0,000
crowns a year, there has been q deficit
at the end of the season for several
years.
Arthur Hartmann, the great violinist
and Ernesto Console. the equally great
pianoist. are the latest foreign artists
that have visited Stockholm. Their
! concert was an immense success and
they both captivated the audience ny
their superb piayinH Unfortunately.
they had time TO give only one concert
here, but they will return to Sweden
in the fall (Oct. Is to Nov. 15) for
Scandinavian tour, under the mapage-
ment OF the popular concert direction
Of Gustave Thalberg. where they viii
be received with enthusiasm by the
music loving public of Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark
DIR. Fridtjof hansen, the arctic ex-
plorer, who is in London 10 discuss
scientific matters with the Royal Geo
graphical society. being interviewed on
the consular difficulty between Sweden
and Norway, said the situation was
graver than generally understood
abroad and that there was serious dan
ger to the union If Sweden persisted
in refusing Norway's undisputed
rights. DR.. hansen said the consular
question involved test as to whether
Sweden was honestly and honorably to
carry out the treaty of union or IL
Norway was to become mere Swedish
dependency.
The news of Prince Gustaf Adolf's
engagement to an English princess has
caused no end of favorable comment In
Cbristiania. The Norwegians feel that
In the event that the prince would
take up his residence i'm Christian,a
and bring his future bride there, that
1t would not be at all distasteful to
them TO choose him their king In the
event Of separation from Sweden.
At any rate the young royal couple
will in all probability become residents
of the Norwegian capital.
Baron Won Rudberg, who was re-
Gently appointed minister to Sweden
and Norway from st. Petersburg, is a
Swedish nobleman, whose family was
introduced and recognized by the
Swedish nobility i'm 1893. His fore
fathers have, however. never lived In
Sweden, but have for years been Of
fcers and officeholders in Finland.
Baron Rudberg, although a Russian.
will undoubtedly prove popular IN
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