Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-09
SEPARATION is WIDELY DISCl :
Swedish officials Say No Member of
Family Will Accept Throne.
EMBLEMs or UNION TAKEN FROM FLAG
Norwegian Council of state Puts Into
Motion Machinery for Separate
Government at Christinnia
and Notifies Army.

STOCKHOLM, June S-k1ng Oscar has
refused to receive the deputation appointed
to present him the Norwegian storthing .
address
The request that the king receive the
deputation was sent by the president of
the Storthing, NJ. Berner, who received a
telegram from him reading as follows:
AS l do not recognize the revolutionary
steps which the StOrtning, in violation of
the constitution and act of union ana in
revolt against its King has, unfortunately,
taken 1 decline to receive the deputa-
tion.
The king is receiving very many tele-
grams expressing sympathy and devotion
from all parts of the kingdom.
Council of State Acts.
CHRISTIANIA. June s.-The council of
state, following the action Of the Storthing
In dissolving the union OF Norway ana
Sweden, proclaiming that King Oscar is no
longer king Of Norway and placing the
> reins of government in the hands of the
council OF state, is proceeding with the re-
organization OF the government in the man
ner indicated in the program which had
been more or less prepared before the final
step was taken by which yesterdays peace
tul revolution was accomplished.
The department of national defense has
issued a decree to the army, acquainting
it with the resolution OF the Storthing and
the assumption OF the government by the
council OF state, and intimating that the
army must comply with the new conditions,
" rendering allegiance to those now conduct
ing the government.
Minister OF State Loevland has been ap-
pointed foreign minister, and the council Of
state has decided to divorce the Foreign
Office from the departments of Commerce,
navigation, ETC., which heretofore has been
amalgamated.
The council resolved to eliminate the en-
blems of the union from the war flag of
Norway.
The new Norwegian flag will be hoisted
throughout the country at 10 a. m. tomor-
row. The council of defense has ordered
the flags over all the fortresses and war
ships of Norway, to be saluted with
twenty.one guns.
The substitution of tho new for the old
flag of Christiania will take place at Aker-
shus fort in the presence of the garrison
of the capital.
The Storthing this afternoon empowered
the president of the house TO forward to
King Oscar the address adopted yesterday
with a covering memorandum.
Two Norwegian gentlemen who were ap-
pointed to attend Prince Gustavus Adolphus.
eldest son of the crown prince at his mar
riage TO Princess Margaret Victoria OF
Connaught will, pending instructions, re-
main here instead of accompanying the
prince TO London.
The prayerbook of the Norwegian church
has been modified in accordance with the
change in the political situation. the pray
ers for the royal family being omitted.
haN
a notice calling on the clergy at the first
celebration of divine service after the de-
position of the king to offer an appropriate
Nprayer for the fatherland.
some Prospect of Republic.
COPENHAGEN, June SIT is reported
that the Norwegian government in view of
King Oscars apparently definite refusal to
consider the offer OF the Storthing to place
a prince of the house of Bernadotte on the
throne. has privately approached the
Danish royal family 20 ascertain II an offer
OF the throne would be received by a men,
ber of 1t, preferably Prince Charles. son of
Crown Prince Frederick. The general opin-
= on expressed here is that such an offer
would be refused.
According to reports from Stockholm
King Oscar may be induced to reverse his
decision and to favorably regard the offer
Leading Swedish politicians are much
divided over the question, which, 1t is un-
derstood, will not be definitely decided
prior to the extraordinary session of the
Rksdag.
Authoritative information received from
Norwegian circles represents the majority
of Norwegians as opposed to giving the
throne to a prince of the house of Berna-
dotte. 1t Is stated that If King Oscar
should definitely refuse the throne for a
member of his family and that IL the Danish
royal family should likewise refuse to
place one of its princes on It Norway will
become a republic and that this is favored
by the mass of the population.
The Storthing, however, believed that the
Dffer of the throne to a prince of the house
of Bernadotte would facilitate future ne
gotiations with Sweden over the common
interests OF both countries. II is under
stood that these negotiations will be begun
as soon possible after special envoys
have been sent to the powers requesting
the recognition of the independence of
Norway. DR.. Hagerup, former premier
and now minister at Stockholm; Urgurd
Ibsen and Fridjof Nansen. the Arctic ex-
plorer. are now mentioned as ENJOYS to the
powers.
The Associated Press learns that Crown
Prince Gustave had long interview on
the crisis with Emperor William before
he left Berlin. and that It is understood
the emperor is not unwilling to intervene
in favor of the Swedish dynasty.
An authority intimately connected with
the emperor CONFIRMS rumor that he
abandoned his trip 10 Norway at the re-
quest Of Crown Prince Gustave.
The general opinion is that the crown
prince was more irreconcilable 10 Norway
than was his father and there is no doubt
that he induced King Oscar 20 veto the
consular bill.
Many English and American tourists who
arrived here, on their way 10 Norway have
abandoned the trip owing to the revolution.
says Russia Is Not Interested.
ST. PETERSBURG, June SIN converse
tiOn with a Russian diplomat regarding
. Norway and Sweden. the Associated Press
, correspondent was informed that all the
talk OF Russia striving for an ice-free port
In I.ynRpu ford WAS a DODular which