The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
GOVERNMENT IS
REVOLUT|ON|zED
Sweden NJ Longer United With
Norway, Council Of State
Is the Government.
ANGERED BY KINGS VETO
Trouble Really Originated Over Differ.
ences on Tariff, Norway Being
for Free Trade and Sweden
for Protection.

Christiaaa, June 9.-The torthing
today declared the union between Nor
way and Sweden under one king to be
dissolved and that the king has ceased
to act as king of Norway. The storth-
ing further empowered the present
state council to act as the government
of Norway until further notice. and to
exercise the power heretofore apper-
tanning to the king.
Ask Oscar to Select King.
An address to the king was adopted
declaring there was no i'll feeling enter
tanned against him. his dynasty or the
Swedish nation, and asking him to CO.
operate in the selection of a young
prince OF the house of Bernadotte to
oc -upy the thron of Norway.
Resolutions Adopted.
At the opening session the govern
ment informed the storthing that it
relinquished office from today. The
stOrthing thereupOn unanimously and
without debate passed the following
resolutions:
Whereas. All members of the
Gil and state have laid down their Of
fees. and,
Whereas. His majesty. the king, has
declared himself unable to establish a
new go eminent for the country, and,
Whereas, Constitutional regal power
thus becomes imperative
THE stOrthing aut. .OriZes the men,
bers of the council Of state who retired
today to exercise until a further notice
as the Norwegian government, power
appertaining to the king in accordance
with Norway's constitution and exist
ing laws. with those changes which
are necessitated by the fact that union
With Sweden under one king is dissolved
in consequence of the king having
ceased to act as Norwegian king"
Accept rendered Trust.
M. Nicholson. retiring premier, ac-
the honorable and difficult task Will
which the %storthing has entrusted it,
Five social democrats dissented from
the address to the king. 1t Is expected
the storthing WIFI issue a proclamation
to the Norwegian people regarding the
dethronement of 80 monarch.
King Oscar Opposes 1t.
1t is not anticipated that King Oscar
will consent to any prince of the house
of B~ernadotte accepting the Norwegian
crown. Should the king refuse there
IS a possibility the throne may be Of
fered to Prince Waldemar, the third
son of King Christian of Denmark. The
people of Denmark are largely in
sympathy with the Norwegian demand.
Stockholm. June king Oscar has
sent a telegram to Premier Nicholson
as follows:
Have received communication of
council of state. Please record a most
decided protest from me against the
method and action of the government"
Dissolution of the union between
Sweden and Norway, which has been
pending for some time, had its growth
In a desire which grew stronger as time
passed for the establishment of sepa-
rate consular systems for the two
countries.
King Oscar recently vetoed at Stock
holm a measure presented to him by
the council of state providing for sep
arate consular representation, and Nor
wegians maintained that the king by
so doing and partly by his absence
from Norway had suspended his rights
and duties as king of Norway.
One cause for the desire in Sweden
and Norway for separate consular sys-
TENS was the fact that Sweden is a
protectionist country and Norway is
for free trade, and also because OF
Norway's more extensive sea trade.