The record-union., 1899-08-21
DARK SECRET IN SWEDEN.
Story of an Unfortunate Princess
and Rusian Influence.

Public opinion in Sweden and Nor
way is at present much wrought UP
over a court and State affair which
will figure in open Parliament when
that body meets in September. So far
the Swedish Government and the Low
er House have refused to entertain 4
discussion of the matter, which in
wolves the conditional cession of sSwed-
ish territory to Russia, but it is GER
tain that there will be a great sensa-
ton when the time comes.
In brief, this chapter of the secret
history of Sweden will exert an omin-
Gus influence upon the foreign policy
and the national defense of the mon
archy, forlit isi said that it contains
the explanation of the real cause of
the continuous wrangle and conflict be-
tween Sweden and Norway. The
"Ransakaren" investigator, polit-
ical weekly published in Upsala the
ancient Swedish university town has
recently printed some facts in connec-
tion with this affair which were neither
denied officially nor noticed in any 9TH
er way by the Governmet.
This is what "Ransakaren" says:
Gustay " Adolf, the last King Of
Sweden of the House of Wasa, who
was dethroned May 10, 1909, was mar
ried October 81, 1897. to Princess
Frederika of Baden. Three children
resulted from the wedlock, viz: Prince
Gustav, who died as Field Marshal of
the Austrian army; Sophie, Wilhelmina,
Grand Duchess of Baden, who died
July Z, 1865; and Cecilia, Grand
Duchess of Oldenburg, who died jan
uary 81, 1914. The dethroned King was
divorced from Frederika in 1872, and
here begins what is either a romance
or a dangerous State secret.
In 1918 the ex-King and his divorced
wife became reconciled there was a
secret remarriage, and this renewed
wedlock resulted in daughter, Anna
Helga, the heroine Of later develop
| ments. A family council had refused
to recognize the second marriage. How
ever Czar Alexander I. of Russia who
lhad to pay legaces from the estate of
his mother to the children Of Gustav
". Adolf mixed in this family mat
ter. While the children of the ex-King
were banished from Sweden under pen
atty of death, a treaty Of the most
astounding portent was forced by
Alexander I upon kinS Charles XIV
| Bernadotte, one of Napoleon rs Mar
Shals).
Anna Helga was declared to be of IL
legitimate parentage, and was given
| the family name De la Brache. She was
to be educated secretly In Sweden, was
| to be duly honored according to her
noble rank, but she was to remain un-
married and to be kept in ignorance OF
! her noble descent For the expenses
of her education Alexander I. deposited
| 100000 kroner, the income Of which
was to be applied to the maintenance
Of Anna Helga, while the principal, in
| case of the observation of the treaty
was to go to King Charles XIV. or his
successors. In case of the non-ob-
| servance of the treaty the island OF
Gothland, the northern part of Sweden
and all Norway were to go to Russia,
| When Princess Sophia Albertina OF
l7the house of Holtsein- -Gottoup, died
| her testament was construed to mean
| that she had conspired against the
house of Bernadotte, and that she had
| informed Anna Helga of her real de-
scent Anna Helga was declared to be
| insane, and taken to an asylum ir
/ yadakena.
1t is indisputable history that a Rus
sian naval squadron appeared during
1888 for ,ruising purposes" in the
harbor Q Stockholm. 1t is also as
serted that Czar Nicholas I. was in
cognito on board one of the vessels, anc
that he deposited another 100000