The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-12-31
T|DINCS FROM
Scandinavia
News of General Interest
from Three Countries.
SWEDEN, NORWAY, DENMARK

SwtDth, hUkwA1, UEhmAkk
Much Dissatisfaction Among the Lit
erary Lights in Sweden Over the
Recent Distribution of the Nobel
Prizes-As There Are So Many De-
serving Applicants the Distribution
of the Prizes is Becoming More Diff
ficuIt Year After Year.
SWEDEN.
That there is much dissatisfaction
among the literary men and women of
Sweden in the recent distribution of
the Nobel prizes is evident, Judging
from the comments in the Swedish
press generally. The appointment of
Professor Eucken for the literary
prize was not popular so far as Swe.
den is concerned, for the Swedes
and would far rather have seen Swim.
burne selected. But it appears that
the committee thought different, al
though it is learned that some very
heated debates took place. 1t is be.
lieved by many that Lagerlof will be
next years literary prize winner and
her selection would indeed be popular,
not only in Sweden, but in Germany
and France. The distribution of the
Nobel prizes is becoming more diff
cult every year, as there are so many
deserving aspirants.
During the early part of next month
DR.. Sven Hedin will give his famous
lecture in the great auditorium of the
Academy of Music under the auspices
of the Swedish Geographical society.
On this occasion the eminent traveller
and explorer will be awarded the
Wahlberg gold medal, which has not
been awarded to any man of distinc
ton since Professor Gustaf Retzius re-
ceived it in 1905. It will be Mr.
Hedin's first lecture on Swedish soil
since his arrival home and is awaited
with intense interest by scientific men
all over the civilized world. Dr.
Hedin is easily the most distinguished
explorer in Europe at present and all
sorts of inducements are offered him
to go to England, America and Ger
many to lecture.
Signe Rape, daughter of Swedens
minister of war, made her debut as
"Salome'' at the Royal Opera on the
list inst. Her father is a very re.
hgious man and is author of the So
called "Soldier's Catechism.' Miss
Rappe's resolution to assume the role
of '"Salome" at the opera is reported
to have caused great deal of distress
to her father and that the latter is
using all his efforts to have his daugh-
ter leave the stage.
Labor conditions are not improving
very much nowadays in Stockholm. At
the Finboda factories 100 men, who
had been steadily employed there dur
ing the last twenty years, were dis.
missed, with the assurance, however,
that they would soon be reinstated.
This proves that labor conditions are
in a Oppressive state and that even
some of the oldest establishments are
affected by the hard times
Real estate values continue to soar
in Stockholm worse than ever. The
total real estate values in the city
in 1900 were placed at 46,623, $50
crowns while now they have risen to
the enormous amount of 1901, 431 500
crowns. The chief cause of this enor.
nous rise in real estate values lies of
course in the large house rents which
have been growing unreasonably large
from year to year.
Queen Victoria, who has accom-
panied King Gustaf on his trip to
France, was taken i'll in Baden and
was confined to her bed for a few
days. She is now very much better
and was able to accompany the king
to Vienna and return with him to
Stockholm for the holidays. She may
go to Italy on account of her health
during the latter part of January.
Professor Isachsen has asked the
Norwegian storthing for an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 crowns for his Spitsber-
gen expedition, which he contemplates
making during the latter part of next
spring. If he cannot secure this sum
from the storthing, he will endeavor
to raise the necessary amount by pri-
vate subscription.
The rector of the Falun high school
has succeeded in making himself a
very much talked of personality by re-
fusing his pupils permission to join in
the Selma Lagerlof jubilee. He also
prohibited Lagerlof demonstration,
all of which resulted in making the
rector very unpopular and his resig-
nation is being suggested from many
quarters.
"Harper's Weekly" in New York
has offered Sven Hedin $4,000 for
the concession to publish an account
OF his last exploration trip to Africa.
This concession would in that event
only apply to the United States. It is
learned that the distinguished explorer
has received similar offers from Ger.
man and English publishers. II
The French government has closed