Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-05-15
SWEDEN.

John ForSell, the famous opera sing
er, babe the Stockholm public fare
well on the evening of April Is, when
he appeared as Eugen Onegin in the
opera of the same name. Such an
evening cid theatrical habitues cannot
remember since the Odmann and Lun-
kan jubilees. After each act Mr.. For
sell was called for and after the last
act he was called back thirty-fve
times. Finally Herr August Lindberg
appeared on the scene and presented
on behalf of the Stockholm friends of
art gold watch and chain with mono
gram studded with small diamonds to
Mr.. Forsell, who responded with a
neat little speech. When he had fin
ished he was the recipient of flowers
and wreaths galore. Even the So
ciety for the Blind remembered him
with a bouquet of white roses. April
IA Forsell departed for Helsingfors,
Finland, where he had been appearing
at the "Finska theatern" twelve even
ings, receiving a salary of 1000
crowns a night. After completing his
engagement in Helsingfors Mr.. Forsell
started for London, where he is now
playing Don Juan" at the Royal
Opera. In November Forsell begins
his three year contract at the Metro
politan opera in New York. Forsell
stated recently that he would never
have dreamt of leaving the Royal
Opera in Stockholm if it had not been
for Director Ranft. The latter on
hearing this replied: ut is not sui
1cient to be only an artist; one must
also be human being" 1t is a well
known fact that the relations between
these gentlemen have been exceeding,
ly strained of late.
Henrik forster Cedegren, who or
gained the Stockholm Telephone com
pany in 1883, which has since become
world famous for it's ingenious control
of telephones, died few days ago at
his home there, aged ffty-six years.
He was the son of a Stockholm jew
eler, and earlf in life his mind turned
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telephone connections between his
home and his jewelry shop and three
years later the Bell Telephone com
pany was organized, but never became
popular Having thus become inter
ested in the telephone industry he or
pany, which has grown to such large
and powerful company since then and
which is today perhaps operating the
most modern telephones in the world.
The Stockholm telephone service is
considered the best in the world and
Sweden and the world has a great deal
to thank Cedergren for. His company
is running branch Offices in Russia,
Finland and Poland and many of his
telephone improvements are in use in
America and England at the present
day.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
emigration from Sweden still contin-
ues and is, judging from the most au.
thentic reports, increasing. For in
stance last year the number of per,
sons who emigrated from Gothenburg
Stockholm and from Malmohus clan
was 636 during the month of March.
During that same month this year.
from the same sections of the coun-
try, the number of emigrants was
Ills. During the first quarter Of the
present year the number of emigrants
were 2,7.13, which Is just twice as
many as those who left the country
for other parts last year at this same
period. In spite of the most rigid eff
forts on the part of the authorities
and the systematic work of the anti
emigration societies emigration tc
America and other countries is GER
tainly on the increase.
Dowager Empress Sofia has donated
500 crowns to the workingmen in Yes
terbottens 'lan.' Whenever she has
an opportunity she will pay visits to
the cottages of the poor wherever she
comes across them, and this good old
queen never hisitates to do a good act
when she sees that something should
be done.
Prince Carl and Princess Ingsborg
will occupy the Rodga estate in the
vicinity of Grafversfors near Ostra
Stambanan. The estate is located
near a small sound connecting the
southern and northern Rodga lakes. 1t
is beautifully located and the fishing
Whereabouts is reported splendid
DR.. Hedin during his last lecture
tour in Germany cleared $4,000
crowns. After delivering a few lee
lures in his country he will settle
down to complete his book and ar.
range his collections and data. He
will undoubtedly come to America
some time next fall or winter.
Queen Victoria, who is at present in
Italy, will not return to Sweden until
about midsummer. AS soon as she ar
rived in Italy her health was at once
improved and naturally the gf.od