Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-01
ON THE EDGE OFA VOLCANO Stands the Government of SWe-
 den and Norway. A CRISIS PLAINLY AT HAND King Oscar Despite Repeated Insults Reaped
 Upon Him, Will Act.
DETERMINED THAT PEACE SHALL REIGN
Emperor William to Make Oscar Visit. North Sea Canal Discussed = Scan- dals Are Unearthed as to Press
 Passes to the Late Fetes.

Berlin, June 30.-The health of the em- press is rapidly improving and the em- peror purposes starting from Kiel for Sweden in few days. He has timed his journey so as to arrive in Stockholm July 1, spending some days there as the guest of King Oscar and afterward pay ing visit to Crown Prince Gustave at his chateau at Tulgarn. After leaving Tulgarn his majesty will make a two weeks cruise of the Baltic in the vicin- ity of the Swedish island of Oetand and Suthland. Emperor Williams relations with King Oscar of Sweden. as the ad- wiser and supporter of the latter in his struggs with the government of Norway, invests the meeting of the two monarchs vitfr ppwonted importance What-.th the kings views are and iXi.hIpsfIich the em- peror is in full sympathy, the reporter l. of the United Press has been privileged to learn from a high official parsonage who is so closely and intimately associ- ated with the knowledge as to justify the statement that they are an absolutely faithful echo of the kings own words
 King Oscar, according to this inform ant, is of the opinion that he has done everything in his power to avert dissen- sion. He has suppressed his personal dislikes and his personal desires by. in viting men to enter his council who have personally insulted him. He has for given everybody who has affronted him in order to save the country, inviting even Jacob Sverdrup to act in concert with him, despite the fact that Sverdrup in 1883 was the prime agent of the move ment through which the premier, Fell mer, was dismissed, that movement, hot n oir,.l1J tod against the king personally. In the kings dealing with the radicals recently he has felt that they sought to add in- suit to insult and he now thinks that only one way remains open and that is for the storthing to grant diplomatic and consular budgets to repay Sweden's outlay. Then. could come a temporary truce.
 If the king, through the obstinacy of the radicals, should be unable to obtain ministry, relying upon his constitu- tional rights, he will then refuse to rec ognize any minister the Storthing may appoint and himself seize the reigns of government and show the Swedes that they have a king who is too patriotic to resent personal insults, but who is now determined to govern them for the welfare of the country, even if force must be employed. If indulgence in ef- fective force is reSorted to, rather than surrender the union of Sweden and Nor way the king will fight to maintain it, even if he should stand alone. He is well aware. however, that Sweden is nearly unanimous in backing him up t and believes that the time has come for him to act decisively Having become tired of the prolonged complaints, he has decided to show all parties that there must be an end put to the strife. if not peaceably, then through the force of arms As this decision must be known to the radical leaders, and it has not caused them to abate their attitude of defiance in the least, the graVeSt crlslS is plainly at hand.
 Diplomatic circles in Berlin have ex- haustively discussed the Swedish sit uation and are asking themselves and one another whether Russia means to interfere and what action she will take if she does The Russian Messenger gives the grounds upon when IS based the absurd claim that the North sea canal should be made neutral. These grounds set forth that Holstein was an ancient patrimony of the czars and was ceded by the Empress Catharine to Den mark as the guardian of the straits ana the commander of the Baltic. This be- ing the case when another power uses Holstein for an open sea, Kussia; u 10 claimed has right to question the ex- elusive control of the route by anybody. This historic and academic discuSslon would be ridiculous anywhere except In France. ;rforn inc bundesrath of his intention to name the canal after his grandfather, Emperor William I, and the plenipoten- tiaries of Bavaria and several other states are advised to use the oid name instead of the one bestowed upon it by the kaiser. The regulations for naviga- tion of the canal, which have just been issued. suggest strong probability that numerous troubles await the command CTS of vessels passing through.
 All vessels are required to have ofi1clal- ly used pilots on board to keep bow and stern anchors in readiness to be cast or without the slightest delay. It Is recom- mended that vessels be lowed by tugs the whole distance, but if they do not do this they must travel slowly and at no time exceed the prescribed rate Of speed, which differs to the conditions of the va rious sections of the canal The regula- tions also require that boats shall not project from the ships side, but must in all cases be swung inboard Any other fixtures or rigging projecting from the sides of vessels must be removed. These and other rules will greatly limit the use of the waterway, even if the tolls should be reduced.
 Freiherr Marschal Won Biebsrstein imperial minister of foreign affairs. left Kiel to pass the holidays at his seat in f Baden. Several other ministers are. also absent from the capital, and officially as well as socially Berlin Is thinning out very fast A great many Berlners are being attracted to the village of Selzach, in the Swiss canton of Solothurn, where a troupe of German speaking peasants are performing passion play similar to the one presented at Oberammergrau. --1rAe first performance was given June 23 and the second today, June 30. There will be nine performances during the month Of July and August. The play Is present. ed in an immense wooden structure, part If which is roofiess. It has a seating ca- pacity of 1900. The performance is given with a single scene, which is lighted with electric lamps. The orchestra. soloists and chorus nre invisible as they are in the Bayereuth Wagnerinn fl1 "a or l,ei,,.-