New-York tribune., 1905-02-12

in the presence of King Oscar and several members of
the royal family and a distinguished gatheriug
program of music is performed and the usual -eeches
delivered after which the prize winners presen -eceve
their prizes in silver with the diploma and Nobel gold
medal from the hands Of the King The abse1e prize
winners are represented by the ministers:
l. THE PEACE PRIZE
For the person who has done most or Iaboret best
for the of fraternity among different peoples.
for the suppression reduction of standing armies
for the promotion of peace societies.
1901 Prize divided between Henri Dunan. Of
Geneva, who founded the Red Cross Society a1ce
dead Frederic Passy of Paris president of the French
Peace Society, ex-senator, of the most indefa
Bile advocates of peace; now nearly blind
1902 Prize again divided between Ellie Ducoruaa
secretary of the International Peace Bureau Of Ber-
a veteran worker for peace (the Bureau of Berne
which is the international center OF the Pachques Of
the World, issues monthly bulletin) Duconman
is between seventy and eighty years of age. Dr.
Gobat secretary of the Interparamentary Conference
a secretary and nothing who resides at Berne
and is heard of once year when the conference meets
1903. w. r. Cremer. M. p for Hoxton in the House
of Commons, old Radical working who origin
ated the international Parliamentary Conference and
is its English secretary; president of the Arbitration
League; he thrice visited America to promote
our Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty; IS over
seventy; he devoted the bulk of his prize endo-
ing his Arbitration League
1904 The Institute of International Law, a small
body of international lawyers. who meet once a
the improvement of international law.
H. LITERATURE PRIZE
CFor the author of the most remarkable worl, Of
idealistic nature)
1901. Suly Prudhomme, French poet and member
of the French Academy; he founded annual prize
for poets with the proceeds of his prize
1902. Professor Theodor Mom1nsen (now dead the
octogenarian historian of Berlin his history of Rome
is a classic; he keen politician and protested
noby against Britain's against the South African
Republics.
1908. Bjornstjerne Bjornson, born In 1881 the first
Norwegian novelist; he IS a member of the Nobel
committee for the Peace prize; he has written many
plays and is enthusiastic politician.
1904. Mistral, the ProvenGal poet, born in 59 di-
vided the prize with Echegaray the Spanish drmatt
MEDICINE PRIZE
(For the author of the important discovery IN
the domain of physiology and medicine).
1901. Professor Emile Behring of Marburg Germany;
chiefly known by his researches in the case o anti
toxin for tetanus and diphtheria.
1902. Major Ronald Ross of the Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine best known by his dISCOve-v
maarial poison is conveyed chiefly by mosquitoez.
1903. Professor Finsen of Copenhagen (snce dead,
one of the hero martyrs of modern science he
the inventor of the Finsen lamp for applying the
light treatment to lupus.
1904. Professor PavlOff of Russia.
". THE PHYSICS PRIZE
(For the person who shall have made the most
important discovery invention in the doral OF
physical scienCe).
1901. Professor Wilhelm KOnrad R0ntgen Of Mar
burg, Germany, famous throughout the world for
the discovery of the Rontgen X-rays.
1902. Prize divided between DR. Lorentz of II Ind,
author of LOrentzs 'Methai the
IT M TC~ most ingenious and COmpe-e
= IL istence for discovering rapid --v-
ing temperatures; he also