The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-31


berg. has collected ssa.aoe crowns from an
American lie insurance society on a pol
icy carried by the late ]. E. Dickson.
The Swedish rsksdag has appropriated
Loe-see crowns for the further develop
msnf Of the Stale te.sphene system
Four hundred employees Or re Hoganss
coal mines have struck, because the SUI
perintsndent refuses 10 cancel the order
forhidding employees in the mines 10 join
the labor union.
Al masquerade bali given az Hslssng-
berg some young officers in the Swedish
army allowed themselves liberties with
certain demi-mondaines. wh,ca highly
seandassxed society The matter was re-
ported 10 the mssor general. who ordered
the young officers placed under arrest for
Tour days THIS punishment aid NOT sat
tsfy public opinion member OF the
rikssaag notified the minister or war that
IL steps Were nos taken forthwith 70 deal
out severer punishment 10 the Offend
ers he would make their action the cause
OF an Interpolation In tho riksiag. A
pastoral letter was sent TO the chiefs OK
regiments reminding them OF their duties
In regard 10 maintaining a high order of
morality among the young Officers. and
recommending severe punishment I'm case
or An offense. Mai. Gen. Bergenssrahie,
chief OF the Skanska regiment, to which
the offenders at Helsingherg belonged re-
eeived special pastoral in which he was
severely arraigned for the conduct OF his
oincers. This was more than the general
could stand. and he resigned. stating that
the offense as reported 70 nm was OF "a
TRIVIAL nature, but had been highly COLI
ored by sensational newspapers and did
not deserve any seyerer punishment than
he had administered.
The position as chancellor of the uni
versity at Lund is vacant. At a recent
meeting OF the regents an impromptu
election was held. Bostrom, the Swedish
premier. receiver e out OF the Is votes
cast, and now the Swedish press Is trying
to figure out what this means Was IL
an invitation 20 the premier To resign, or
has the premier really given the worthy
fathers a. Lund a hint that he IL about to
give UP the reins and desires 10 accept
the position as chancellor or the uni
versity?
The king has sanctioned the general suf-
frage bill adopted by the Norwegian
storthing, despite the protests OF Swedish
Conservatives, who feared that general
suffrage in Norway would lead 20 suffrage
reforms In Sweden. When the bill was
under consideration In the storthing a
vote was taken on an amendment pro-
sex. The amendment was defeated by a
vote Of 81 TO SO. The original blu passed
by vote Of Is to Dc.
The German emperor has decided 10
spend the month of July in Norway.
The society for the establishment of The
Eidsvoid building, where the Morse con-
stitution was adopted May Il, lsk has re-
ceived the following presents: From
Eorges bank, national currency bills since
1914 UP to the present time: from Ejorn-
stjerne Bjornson, Sars History or Norway,
with dedication. from the Bergen mli-
scum, copy OF the printing press when
was used at Eidsvold in 1874: from the
Society for the Preservation OF Morse
Historical Monuments two oil portraits
Of Anna Kolbjornsdatter
AT the request of the Liberal and Con-
seryatiye press associations the minister OF
public works has ordered. that the railway
department issue tickets at ali state rafi-
way stations TO members OF the press to
be used when travelling on business af-
fairs. subject 10 the control OF the press
association who guarantee 10 guard against
abuses OF the privilege.
Carl Moiler, the wel-known Danish nov-
elst, died recently al the Commune hospi-
tai in Copenhagen. The deceased. who was
thirty-four years old. was a good type OF
n Copenhagener. While his novels were
no. problem or tea6euce novels. they
sparkied with Wit and humoT and conn
manded large circle Of readers.
The Officers Club. of Copenhagen. re-
Gently celebrated the fiftleth anniversary
OF the battle OF Slesvig by a banquet To
which Norwegian and Swedish volunteers
who fought in the last Danish war had
been invited. Four hundred Danish off,
GERS participated In the banquet which
was given in the grand halI OF the Indus
trial society, which had been fixed up az
an ancient Morse arusory. decorated with ~
large shield bearing the following !nscrip-
tons: Bow. Siesvig. Myainde. Nybol, Dyb-
Dol. FREDERICK, listed. rredrlkstg8. The
Danish officers were in their seats. when
the Norwegian and Swedish veterans sn-
tered the hall and were shown 10 their seats
near tnat az the k ng- Insy were Royal
Grand Equerry Aukarkr0Ha, Commander
Petersen. Commander Pantzerbjaien, Tr.-
tyerre Adessvard. Col. Rudbeck, Capt. Bur
man and Major Edwail. all swedes. and
Chamberlain wedeiI-Jarlsberg, Col Svema
en-, DR. Gron and Lieut.. Battling. Norweg
ians
~ fiSh Inc hiE~ tiiI kste pstifIft EtsEI ~
afterward arrived they were received with
Wild enthusiasm.
Gen. Hedemaan. the president az the
club, spoke for the king. who both IN sun
shine and rain had been in touch with
thu DANISH people. The general spoke Of
the kings relations with the army, his
camp life his visit al Dyhboi In 1854. ana
closed By saying thss 30 the army Us
majesty had stood as our king and friend.
as he had expressed himself In his first
proclamation In 1864. Answering sae toast
the octngenarian fafher-in-law OF Europe
said. II desire 10 thank you. comrades
for the ,oas. which has been proposed for
me and the manner In which Il hes been
received. Alas ! have no gre az fsals 70
boas, OF from my war iseriea. ] have but
done my duty and had the bess VII. Our
Lord has wished Il 81. Ny regiment wras
animated rs the same spirit as the ether
regiments OF the army. bss those present
from ISIS viii remember that the mounted
yellow guard only participated IN sk.r~