The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-09
IRI-CULUk U.
Norwegian National Flag Is
HOisted Over Akershus Fort /.
And Throughout the Country in
Place of the Union Emblem.
MAY BE A REPUBLIC.
Majority Is Opposed to Rule of
BernadOtte Family.
Government Is Now Trying Dem
MAY BE A REPUBLIC.
Government Is Now Trying Dem
mark for Ruler.

Christiania, June 9.-The Norwegian |
tr1-color was hoisted today over Akers-
hus fort and throughout the country in !
place of the union flag. The substitu- |
ton was attended with great ceremony
at the fort where members of the
storthing and 10000 of the public were
assembled The garrison was paraded
in front of the quarters of the COM
mandant of the fort and the command
ant read the resolution of the storthing
dissolving the union with Sweden.
As the clock in the tower of the fort
chimed ten the union flag which had
doated there since 1914 was hauled down,
the troops presented arms, the band
played the patriotic air "Sons Of Nor
way and after only momentary in
terim the first gun of a national salute
doomed, the new flag was broken out
and the troops again presented arms.
The people then uncovered and cheered
wildly, the band adding to the general
enthusiasm by playing the popular air,
Yes, we love this country"
First one and then another took up
the words of the song until the whole
crowd Joined, after which round after
round of cheering again greeted the flag
Three cheers were next given for the
tatherland and the singing of the na-
tional anthem concluded the ceremony.
Baron Won Wedel-Jarlsberg who has
/ been the minister of Norway and
| Sweden at Madrid and who is a Nor
! WegIan, is leaving the Spanish capital
today for Christiania. He has telegraph
! ed asking TO be Immediately relieved
from the post owing to the dissolution
/ of the union His example will be fol-
/ lowed by the ministers at Washington
and Rome. both of whom are Norweg-
iens.
The government of Norway and the
/ storthing continue to receive from all
parts of the country expressions Of
I gratitude for their action and the COM
munal authorities are voting addresses
approving of the new regime.
l. A telegram from Bjornstjerne Bjorn-
son, the Norwegian dramatist, published
Fhere today sums up the popular feeling
i as follows;
'aThe address to the king is an express
sion of the viii of the entire Norwegian
i people. The dissolution of the union is
Il blessing for the entire north
A Republic Maybe.
Il Copenhagen, June Authoritative
I information received from Norwegian
4 circles represents the majority of Nor
\ to a price of the house Of Bernadotte.
!; It is stated that if King Oscar should
Il definitely refuse the throne for a mem
Der of his family and that if the Dan
to place one of its princes on it. Nor
way will become republic and that is
4 favored by the mass of the population.
The Norwegian government, it is said,
in view of King Oscars apparently def
mite refusal to consider the offer Of the
I storthing to place a prince of the house
of Bernadotte on the throne, has pri-
Vately approached the Danish royal
!. family to ascertain if an offer of the
II throne would be received by a member
Of it, preferably Prince Charles, son of
Crown Prince Frederick. The general
opinion expressed here is that such an
offer would be refused.
Crown Prince Returns.
Stockholm, June Grown Prince
Gustave on his return from Berlin to-
day was met by the royal family, the
ministers and a large crowd of people
who cheered him enthusiastically. The
city is decorated with flags.
Greeting From Hungary.
Budapest, June 9.-The members OF
I the parliamentary opposition party are
| sending an address to the Norwegian
I storthing wishing it success in any
7 constitutional fight and saying that
! Hungary, encouraged by the example
I of Norway, will fight with redoubled
strength to secure her national rights
Minister to United States Going Home
: Washington, June 9.-Nr. A. Grip
who has been here since 1889 as min
lister from Norway and Sweden. and
| steamer passage for next Tuesday. He
is returning home to personally learn
: the situation. When he called at the
state department to take leave Of the
: officials he had not made up his mlno
: as to his future course of action
Extra Session OF TSil1sdag.
Stockholm. June 9.-King Oscar de-
cided at a meeting of the council OF
I state today to summer the riksdag for
an extraordinary session June 30 The
crown prince was present at the sit
ting, which had before it the resolu-
tion of the Norwegian storthing which
the premier denOunces as revolu-
tionary.
BY this revolutionary proceeding
said the premier, the storthing has
! the king but without the least con-
I sideration of Sweden and on its OWL
] authority, determined upon the rup-
{ ture of the union which existed by
virtue of mutual convention drawn
up in accordance with the laws, and
which can in no way be broken with
out the assent of the two countries
Inasnuch as the resolution of the
storthing is a great and profound vio-
lation of the rights of Sweden, 1t is in
disputably necessary that the riksdag
2 should be summoned in extraordinary
session without delay to deliberate
measures TO be taken by Sweden in
view of what has passed.
The resignation of the ministers OF
Sweden and Norway at Copenhagen
Rome and Madrid were rendered by
telegraph and accepted.
t OLD OFFICERS RETAINED.