Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-17
SEEKS EQUALITY.
Norway Wants to be Like
Sweden,
SWEDEN SAYS "NAYr"
She Thinks Norway Has all The
Plums Now.
KING 0S. ~ POLITICIAN.
He win Not EngL =. IT, p speak,
Ing During the L 3 4rscy, hut
lie is In the Field cath OF Gem
erai Nyguist-Anniv.rsar of GUS
tavus AdoIphus II.


spondence OF the Associated Press)- |
King Oscar has Just left for Norway. |
1t is believed that his majesty's pres
ense in Christiana at this critical peri
cd will gain many friends for the Con-
servatiyes, or course. the king will
any stump speaking as his former
minister of state, Steen, has now been
busily doing FOR several weeks In
all cities and villages where the latter
has spoken he has abused Sweden and
the swedes. There is probably no ma
ton in the world more patient and for
bearing that Sweden; or In other words.
more slow to feel Inundated But ev-
erything has limit and that limit has
now been reached Your correspondent
does not write as his own belief, but
bases his statement upon the many
interviews he has had with prominent
people, both In Stockholm and Goth
enburg, Sweden has only one opinion,
and that is that the Norwegian radi-
calls have gone too far.
Norway although the much smaller
country, asks for equal rights with
Sweden The demand would be fair
II Norway also would agree TO fultlll
the corresponding duties. But, even II
the lesser number OF Inhabitants In
Norway be taken into consideration,
the Norwegian people pay for proper
tional part Of the expenses OF the
standing army, the navy, the foreign
representation. and the salaries OF the
members Of the royal house. AS to
equal rights. the Norwegian people
have a much freer constitutlon--the
freest In Europe-than the Swedes, and
In regard 10 the demand of Norway for
her own consuls, the plain truth IL
that very large majority Of the mus
tual consulates are now occupied by
Norwegians.
In that way the discussion and rea-
soning goes on In Sweden and II may
be stated as very significant fact
| that of Sweden's 400 or 800 newspapers
| there Is only one. the os,goten Of
| KinkopIug, which tabds the part of
| the Norwegian radicals. The above Ia
| the whole truth In a nutshell In re-
gard to the Swedish-N0rweglan con-
troversy as II is being looked upon In
Sweden. Your correspondent VIII not
venture TO pass any judgment what
ever upon the matter although he has
heard only one cry since he put nus
foot on Swedish soil, three months
ago; War against Norway OF separu-
ton"
Nyguist. one OF the ablest officers In
tho Norwegian army. died few DAYS
ago Gen Nyguist made many tflenus
among the members Of the Union
League club, and among other prom
lnent people In Chicago when he ana
other Scandinayians visited the inter-
national encampment held in that city
in October 1871. 49,
Alfred Noble. the inventor of dyna-
mite and the owner OF petroleum wells
nr the Caspian sea has new inYeu-
tion which is said TO be destined TO re-
niace rubber and leather Patents
ha,,a already been taken out In some
saroign countries Mr.. Noble, al
thoush born in poor Sweden, Is be
ilavad to be Weather man IMAM 'n'
American multi-millioraire' John y
Rockefeller - .,ahr,,,o,s n,
One OF the grandest eelepr ,,'''ills ~
, en,adan's history will occur Decem Del
q ~ which date 800 years ago Gus
lawns Adolphus II, the greatest OF ~
: swedish kings, was born IN STOCK
~, King Oscar has already, In AT
n,,a,, letter TO his soldiers. urged eV
: or,,hndv 10 make the festival worthy q
: ~ cn,,ntrv. and the hero In memory
: =, ,vbom ii viii be held. As the even
3 ,,,,n nartlv be celebrated as a gram
nratestant revival 1t Is believed UNI ~,
] many other protestant countries WI
! take part In IT. ..,n d, fav
) r,rovgn princess Victoria VIII ia . l sF
49, leave for the southern eountrle
~ isuroue. Her first stay VIII pe
vLIsihere There she will consul
- tsrb who has the reputation htt'
~ being the most prominei't aut, ~, y
: ,non diseases Of throat ana innss
/ Tbsre Il hardly any doubt that ~
q swed,sh physicians have given up .,
. ~ ~ curing her as they have PEI
n ~. a,st II advise her hlghness to TAX
: w ~, stsn az snon as possible, The royli
:. w, s ~ esneciaii King Oscar who
: nuch attached 10 his aausil,elr.a' y, y :
! eai, much grief over the unhappy 'u''
~ re nr,ncess sickness
rhrea of Henrik isoen's dramas ~
pt,,, ~ the Peopie, Don
hn, j. ana "Hedla Gabier" have pee
10 hous, ted into Spanish. They haf
transi ',s,,, ,reiI received by the critic
i In the country ....,.t.r members q
r-h,a. ~ the Norwegian menu :
. yeilnan expedition arrived
4 w the other day, All " splenui
T. s,.t according 70 the lNprWesl.a
~ h eal' ,rhey we're much fatisnea wax
,s p pap and the whole eNpeaitioh.
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