The Mankato free press., 1910-12-16
'TlDINCS. FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
WILL TOUR UNITED STATES

Danish Students Chorus to Visit This
Country in June and July Next.
King of Norway Draws Line on Be.
coming Total Abstainer-Professor
J. J. Exner, Well Known Painter,
Dead at Copenhagen.
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Gustaye Thalberg, the well known
impressario, who is at present on a
lecture tour in the southern part of
the country, having recently appeared
at Malmo, Lund and other cities in
Skane, has accepted an offer from the
Danish Students chorus in Copenha-
gen to be their leader on concert
tour in the United States in June and
July next summer AS is well known
Mr.. Thalberg was the impressario for
the Lund and Christiania Students
choruses when they made their respec.
tive concert tour throughout the Unit.
ed States and also when he was
impressariO for the SWedis sh-Amer-
lean Male chorus during their
triumphant tour through Sweden last
summer. The Danish chorus will first
appear in New York and in number
Of other large cities. and will then
come West, starting at Chicago, visit
ing ST. Paul and Minneapolis and may
go as far west as Denver and Seattle
Such choruses have drawn large au-
dience in American cities in former
years and it is freely predicted that
the Danes will also receive fully as
hearty 4 reception.
A telegram to Reuters Telegraph
bureau. dated Teheran. Persia, Nov
10, says: The Persian government
the smaller powers, presumably Swe-
den, TO engage officers to lead the
Persian troops to Quell the rebellion
in the southern part Of the country"
There are number of young Swedish
officers who would jump at the chance
not have any! trouble TO secure such
officers, provided the Swedish govern
ment will permit it.
The separation of the church and
state in Sweden has its advocates in
free churchmen and politicians and,
of course. in the ranks of the Baptists
and Methodists, but the people, espe-.
cially in the rural districts, do not
want 10 hear OF ii at all; they can see
only harm done TO both sides by such
a separation and are not willing to let
it go that far. They are willing to see
what transpires first in England and
Prussia in this, respect
One of the Oldest inhabitants of the
city of Stockholm died week before
last. 1t was Lady Sigrid Cederstrom.
who was Lorn Sept. lglS2h. She was
8 daughter of the chief of the famous
Svea Life Guards, Major General Six
ten Spare. and her mother was the
Countess Carolina Lewenhaupt. In
the year 1852 she was married to
Thure Cederstrom, who for number
of years was commander at Carrie
crOna.
The Katrina school, Stockholm's
newest, largest and most modernly
equipped public school, was dedicated
BY King Gustaf In the presence of the
queen, several members of the royal
family and members of the diplomatic
corps and large gathering of Stock.
holmians. The king delivered a splen.
did address in which he emphasized
the great importance of Sweden's edn.
cational progress.
The chief of police in Stockholm
has been informed by the government
that it will pay the expenses entailed
in the capture OF Deputy Consul Fri
berg in London last summer, since
Friberg himself has no available
funds. The expenses amounted to Sc;
crowns. This sum will soon be for
warded to the metropolitan police in
London. @ .ia
Drottningholm palace is undergoing
thorough repairs and the king and
queen have moved out there in order
to superintend the work personally
is the favorite palace
of both the king and the queen and it
was also the place, of all the royal
residences in the country, that King
Oscar was most fond of.
Three hundred and fifty Swedish
Americans arrived the first week of
this month at Gothenburg and from
there went to various parts of the
country to spend the holidays. 1t is
estimated that there will be over
1000 Swedish-Americans who will
spend Christmas and New Years in
the old country.
Nov. 6. the anniversary OF the death
of King Gustavus Adolphus, was gen.
orally observed with appropriate cere
monies in most of the cities of Swe-
den 1t is noteworthy thing, how
ever, that the great historic day is not
as generally observed as was the case
a number of years ago.
The regular soldiers of the army are
to have gray uniforms in the near fu-
ture, in compliance with a recent mill
tary order signed by the king. The
uniforms will be introduced into all
the divisions of the army at once.
Bishop Billing celebrated his twen-
ty-fifth anniversary as 'hofpredikant'
Nov. l. A number of his friends held
a reception of a more private nature
In his honor.