The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-06

works" This transiat ton seems approprl-
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erai thousand crowns on his opera synd-
cate.
The Norwegian storthlng convened for
It's fan session the 18th ult. Mr.. uIiman
presided. The following officers were
elected: For the stortbing: President.
tiiman: vice pres;d, nj. Berner. secretary,
Havig, For the odelsta!ng: President,
Foss: and for the iagthlng. President,
GseStod, vice president John I.una and
secretary. Haigestad
The members Of the cabinet arrived at
! O'Clock. and Prime Minister Sfeen pro-
cesded At once 70 read the crown speech.
which did not differ much from the usual
ones. After referring To the neutrality
maintained during the Spanish American
var. the KING expresses his satisfaction at
the peace M sSage from the cxar OF Rus
ssa. and incidentally q IS up from oblivion
the aroiration resolution passed by The
stcrthing in 1897 promising that II VIII be
carried out and att rpts made ~ arb,ra-
ton treaties with foreign powers. The
royal message further recommends the
making OF a new treaty between Russia
and Norway instead OF the present treaty
between Russia on the one hand and Nor
way and Sweden on the other as the in
terests az the two countries are diverse
and demand separate treaties The Mes
sage recommends that no action he taken
on the report If the famous Union com
m.ttce which submitted Is three Tercrt
reports 10 the last storthing, The mes
sage $50 shows that TIE income nv way
az tariff duties railways. tslesraphs. tele-
phones and similar institutions operated
10y the government has far exceeded the
amount calculated and estimated rs the
budget. thus giving big surplus. which
had been increased ley the direct taxes.
Work WAS progressing rapidly on Aii the
new railroads ordered CONSTRUCTED by the
last storf hlng. The contract for the rail-
la
Swedish boundary. ~ connect with
Swedish railway from The NorflAnd sran
districts. had oseu let In regard 20 the
national defense the message stated that
the necessary steps had ban aiken 10
carry out the hills passed by tse Storthug.
and the government aou.3 submit pans
for A coast artillery lNe. and new plans
for military high schools, the naval acad-
ems ans; The military schools for petit
Officers. The government wou34 also sub
nil new ,aF4f law.
After reading ths crown speech Prime
Minister Steeu on behalf II the King AMI
IN rs name declared the session formally
ulsred.
Al a cabinet meeting hela on the day
follow z the ofsen ng ~ the stof, hing The
NovweG-s5 n goxeTn;ns ~ passed a reS4e,u-
t1n1 rVCemns 05st1g that the eventual Yep
rcss0tattvoss ~ Norway Al the .n3erna-
tan&l peace conference he instructed 80
obtain the neutrality Of ta% united ksoK-
Gotas guaranteed ~ the powers and 10
woTh Tor the conclusion OF avhitr4t oa
treaties \ COPY ~ lis gt@AesLL4.ttl WA
ordered forwarded 10 the Ssstsiisa cabinet.
IN this coaBe<>t. on q = of interest &c fnec-
t.,ss1 that tac Swedish Liberal Bett0 sonna
girYle ago proposed taat Denmark sh0uit
SeLa with tae tWc o3dsr Scaa3snatsAn
countries IN securing 80 neutrality g4aC-
aHtee5 py Gi;e powers
Soahus Haigsbro mas been re-e.ectel
president % ;he DANISH so.Ae;1 a~
Air. Horvsag. fha n MISTER ~ aDaaee. sas
submitted IN fha folkv{hnx tse proposed
hu3get Scr the fiscal year IKE is@ Tire
income has btza estimated 81 81 n Isou
craan ard inc rSFSsus G&ve - on places:
az ss.esn 90 cTo.us. TIE tncrease = tse
income IS due caiesty - ;he arr su.se<.
Which have lncrV4>@1 during Eee tssg fye
years from S. - 1oa % *9e@tsN croS rs
Tha aEprolsr. a Ions Il sae 1*s}set are also
fuacA sarEtr gAsn fGEsce Gvest@s.s yssrs.
owg tx ~ tse Ia~s taas SnpFo0Fft <ae Are
asked fer several REV railroads and ex-
tensions Il az ra.sr0@ IS.
Stockholm hss passed zhgoueh a. I'M
-ssafss hooEa SIscT Eae exposition y lass
year Rents aa3 nr}ess az a. aecess sites
favs advances FAPdly. ara 1ae g4ssg q
Sts~-hhotsa lsck forward 81 a dismal ySsa-
Esr tgc0See ATe @SAr.s- TIE vtn. fVr saS
half dsz8Ns nosas~ - lat - - SS3s rs
ge- room q year, TIE pixies CT aecessi-
lies are corrvsposs3an<iy A-xA- Ma