Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-05-27


tends Ex-President's Visit to Chris.
tiania-H. S. vodskov, Well Known
i Danish Scientist, Is Dead.
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At the Roosevelt dinner, in which
some 400 men and women of distinc-
ton took part, some of them having
| Travelled hundreds of miles to be pres
ent, Premier Lindman said: 1--WE are
glad to welcome the foremost citizen
of the great republic, to which Sweden
has sent so many of her loyal citizens
Your motto, Colonel Roosevelt. has
| been honesty, justice and good char
acter in every citizen. You have
| sought to promote self-reliance and fos-
ter such a spirit in the nation that the
stronger would help the weaker, when
| the weaker was in need and deserved
| it, and the manner in which you have
| worked to these ends has made your
/ name respected and honored through
! out the world" In his toast Premier
! Lindman coupled Mrs. Roosevelt's
name with the colonels as a true wife.
! who had contributed to her husbands
success at every step. Colonel Roose-
| welt, in his response, touched upon the
question of the hour in Sweden, the
! propag anda which has been spread by
| faction of love without children. The
| ex-president did not blame the leader
in this propaganda, but strongly de-
| nOunced race suicide as one of the
most unworthy of all time. 1t hap
! pens that the Swedish population,
next to France and Spain, has in
| creased more slowly than any other
! and the speaker was applauded en-
Enthusiastically. He was congratulated
by the premier and others for his bold
| declarations.
According to latest statistics the
population of Sweden is 5,475,625. The
population of the country increased
last year by 46,025 people, of which
33,440 belong to the country districts
and 1885 to the cities. During the
year there were 1851 marriages and
139,429 children were born. During
the past twelve months 74,575 persons
have died. During the year of 1909
the number of persons who emigrated
from the country equalled the entire
population of the city of Upsala-22,-
O10. The number of persons who inn
! migrated to Sweden from foreign
lands totalled only 5000
Among the opera stars engaged to
appear at the Royal opera in Stock
holm next year is John Forsell of the
Metropolitan Opera company of New
| York; the lyric tenor, Alexander
Kirchner, from the Royal opera in
Vienna, and the Hungarian basso, Po-
gany. The scenic director will be
Jacques Goldberg, formerly engaged at
| the Stadt theater in holman and as
assistant H Andre of Stockholm
JarnefeIt will remain as concert meis-
ter and as assistant concert meister,
the Italian, Moransoni, has been en-
gagged Madame Hesse will be the
leading soprano.
The Duke of Vestmanland celebrat-
ed his twenty-frst birthday a few
| days ago. His royal brothers arranged
festival for him at the Blasieholmen,
which was attended by number of
his most intimate friends in the Capt.
tai City.
There is a proposition before the
Swedish riksdag to make an appro-
priation of 5000 crowns for the pur-
pose of spreading good literature
among the younger generation, espe-
cia1ly among the country population.
The foreign minister has appointed
Mr.. Milton Carlson as vice consul in
Los Angeles, Cal The vice consulate
in Los Angeles stands under the direct
supervision of the Swedish consulate
| in San francisco.
Emilia Olson-Dahl and her cavalier,
Nils Jonsson, were sentenced to
years Imprisonment for stealing some
jewelry at Stockholm hotel, where
they were registered as man and wife.
t The Danish Scientific society of
Denmark has awarded honorary mem
bership to Royal Antiquarian Monte
Illus of Stockholm and Professor Ceder-
schiold of Gotenburg.
Lieutenant Wilhelm Liilieskold, no.
torious for his daring bank transac-
tions in Stockholm, is at present en-
ployed on farm in the interior Of the
Argentine Republic
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Mr.. Roosevelt's visit to Christiania
was followed by an incident which
has caused a sensation in Norway.
Mr.. Roosevelt has severely censured
ex-Premier Gunnar Knudson, who is
now vice president of the parliament.
for using his name in Norwegian poll
tics. The ex-premier has been MAX
ing campaign and has introduced a
bill in parliament for the conservation |
of natural resources, chiefly the water |
power, and the opposition party has