Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-11

tending to the Essequlbo, or covering two
thirds OF the colony OF British Guiana.
cannot be regarded as being OF itself an
tration. But the objection that the Nenc-
Zuclan claim imUCaChcs tit:cs which have
been unqucstloncd for many generations Is
undoubtedly Of the most weighty character
The inquiry ! desire to put, therefore, Is
can II be assumed that her majcstys
government would submit to restricted ar
hliration the whole Of the territory IN dis
puic provided IL be rule Of the arbtra-
ton embodied In the arbitral agreement,
that territory which has been In exclusive,
notorious and actual use and occupation
OF either party for even two generations,
or say for fifty years shall be held by
the arbitrators to be the territory Of such
In other words, will her majestys gov
Crnment consent to unrestricted arbitration
OF all the territory In controversy with
the period for the acquisition of title by
prescription fixed by agreement OF the
parties in advance at hfty years?
/ enclose copy Of the dispatch for Lord
Salsbury's use. l should he glad to have
IT'S substance Transmitted by cable that 1t
spondenCc on the 18th instant. | have, etc.
RICHARD OLNEY.
WILL MEET AT STOCKHOLM.
As king seldom leaves his country ex-
cept on state visits to other sovereigns. II
Is not expected that King Oscar III will 20
the court is likely to sit at Stockholm, the
capital of Sweden, where King Oscars
Swedish Reksdag is located
The choice OF King Oscar appears to have
been most fortunate one, as he is unlver-
sally regarded as a man Of great attain
ments, of judicial temperament and of emf
nent fairness. Among the monarchs Of
Europe he is probably the most popular
he gives freely among the people and is
thoroughly democratic in his ways. The
feeling entertained for him is shown by the
fact that the Scandinavian residents OF the
United States are al present raising large
sum with which to buy him present on the
celebration of his 65th birthday. He is
known as "the giant king" as he stands
six feet three inches in height. towering
above most men and a central figure in all
assemblages. He comes from noble stock,
being the grandson OF the French marshal
Bernadotte, who is considered first among
the marshals of France. and, save Napoleon
himself, undoubtedly the greatest character
uphoaved by the French revolution. When
in 1910 the last OF the Vassa line OF kings
was childless on the throne. the RCksdag
turned their attention to Napoleon's armies,
which were then VIGOROUSLY sweeping over
all Europe. In August 1910. the Reksdag
unanimously elected Bernadotte as crown
prince of Sweden and on the death Of the
rCigning king Bernadotte succeeded to the
throne The present king was reared as a
sailor. and as he had two elder brothers. 1t
was not expected he would reach the throne.
He became commander of the Swedish navy.
and on the death of his two elder brothers
became the crown prince and thereafter
king. While n prince, at the age of 2S, he
made tour OF Europe and met the lovely
Princess Sophie Of Nassau then but 20 years
old A union followed, which has been
blessed with four sons Dustaf. Oscar Carl
and Eugene. Dustaf is the present crown
prince. All the sons take after their father
nd faty g., th.tV.
gigantic size, being above six feet.
ALWAYS FRIENDLY TO AMERICA.
King Oscar has long shown most cordial
sentiment toward the United States and this
doubtless had a part in his selection Gen
eral Thomas, U. S. A., and his brother. Hon
w. w. Thomas, late United States minister
to Sweden, give interesting accounts of the
kings cordiality toward Americans. At an
audience at Stockholm, King Oscar asked
with special interest Of General Thomas
concerning American affairs, particularly
inquring as to the Greeley relief cXpcdi-
ton, the status of the Mormon question.
dynamite plots. Ericsson monitors as an i'm
plement in future warfare, the condition of
the negroes of the south and their future
and the character and bent of the American
people. General Thomas gives the following
pen picture of the king: "a middle-aged
gentleman, dressed in a double breasted
frock coat Of black diagonal. pearl gray
a
just beginning to turn gray, carrying his six
feet three inches with grace and activity
that, were he an utterly unknown man walk
ing down Broadway, would cause many to
turn and look at him.
King Oscar is not only ruler whose
craftsmanship has advanced Norway and
Sweden. but has also reputation through
out Europe as a lnquist. an author, poet
and musician. He speaks half dozen lam
guages fuertly and has a thorough COM
mand of the English language, which viii
be of especial advantage in the present
arbitration. His poems are widely read and
translated and have taken prizes in the
Royal Academy OF Art. His magnetic quail
ties have led to his being lil<ened to the late
James G. Blaine, and a Swedish lady on
being introduced to Mr. Blaine exclaimed:
"Ah. he is magnetic; he is like my king
The king, while most cordial to the United
States is not the less friendly to Great Brit
ain, although there are no ties of immediate
kinship with the British royal family. He
is however warm personal friend of the
prince OF Wales who visited him at Stock,
holm in 1885, when a royal elk hunt through
the woods of Sweden took place. His special
ally is Emperor William, who visited him
last year. The learning and judicial fairness
which King Oscar has shown in several
recent arbitratons have led to the feeling
that he is pre-eminently qualified for the
responsibility involved in his choice by the
limited States and Great britain