The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-31
BERNADOTIE FOR
KING OF NORWAY
Sudden Change in Public Opinion
Is Noted Now in
Sweden.
Stork May Bring Carl and 1nge.
borg a Boy for Grown
Prince.
BY HUGO VALLENTlN.
Special Representative of The journal.

that rapprochement with Norway
seems probable, involving a peaceful
settlement Of all difficulties in a man
ner satisfactory to both nations, there
is much talk of candidates for the Nor
wegian throne.
It is difficult to foresee who will be
the lucky man. 1t is true that King
Oscar has said that neither he nor any
prince of his house is DESTROYS that a
Bernadotte prince shall ascend the
throne of Norway, but at the same
time he has expressed his willingness less
Swedish riksdag desire such thing.
Some time ago this possibility seemed
very remote, but since the Danish royal
family has expressed willingness to
supply the king if the Swedes did not
wish to, public opinion has swerved.
A Danish prince as king Of Norway
would not be agreeable to Sweden, as
the two other Scandinavian countries
and an isolated Sweden: On the other
hand, the Danish royal family, while
acting quite fairly as regards Sweden,
and only entering the arena if Sweden
retires, would be sorry to see Norwe-
gian repHblic;; There is a eontagion
archy in such a democratic country as
Denmark. Ny belief is, therefore, that
there is good chance for the Swedish
Prince Charles (the third son of King
Oscar), who is married to the Danish
Princess Ingeborg, to take up his abode
in the Norwegian capital.
The stork Looked For.
A certain event in the near future
in this royal family, which as yet has
only two daughters, is, therefore, await
s sS w Frn geeat Whem q6 e s%ys 5S
crown princes second son, at present
lieutenant in the Swedish navy, will
be the choice. All rumors about Ho-
henzollern prince are baseless. There
are only four possibilities republic,
or one of the two Swedish princes, or
the Danish Prince Charles, married to
Princess Maud of England. The gene
alogists are already busy reckoning out
the descent of the three princes from
the ancient Morse king, Harald Haar-
Eager.
In the meantime King Oscar is TAX
ing his well-earned holiday at his usual
place of recreation, the island of Mar
strand, on the west coast of Sweden,
where he has gone on his yacht Drott,
and we are all preparing for the gen
eral elections, which will be in full
ly as regards Norway, the old riksdag
will be called to another extraordinary
session, beginning in September, to put
the finishing touches on the separation
agreement.
About the New Cabinet.
Most Of the prophecies with refer
enee to the formation of the new cabi-
net have come true, as Christian Lunde-
berg has been named for premier, Just
as was expected. Carl Staff, the young
liberal leader, has also been named
councillor of state, without portfolio,
thus bringing to pass what most OBJ
servers believed would be done. There
were some fears that the demands of
Gus cabinet would be needed and the
liberals, who had, from patriotic mo.
tives, supported the report of the Joint
committee in the riksdag, shut out from
their share of the responsibility. The
advent Of Mr.. Staff to the post of
n4eT has The caused
tives, but among those who wish for q
peaceful settlement Of the union crisis
his presence in the ministry is consid
cred a safeguard against any chauvin
1st Bes idNsn mr. staar another nher,,
has been given seat in the cabinet
Mr.. Blesert, a manufacturer from
Vaermland, one of the frontier prov
inces which he represents in parliamen
His nomination to the portfolio OF
finance was great surprise to the pub
lie as well as to everybody in the de
partment which he is to manage.
Tableau in Treasury Office.
There is an anecdote circulating
about this. About noon the same da1
as the nomination of the new cabine'
had taken place, a middle-aged gentle
man in evening dress (this is the cere
monial dress at all times of the da,
in Sweden) came into the outer lobb7
of the treasury office and asked one o:
the messengers if he could see the chic
secretary, an official whose duties ar
not of a political, but of purely bust
ness nature and who is the minister .
right-hand man. J :.
7'What is your name, sirs" asked tn
messenger.
"Biesert.'
tary esn see YOU He IS Very 9T bus sy' to
day 49,,
" know. but still"
The messenger went reluctantly an,
returned after some time, asking tn
gentleman in evening dress to folloy
him to the sanctum of the, secretary
HYou wanted to see me, Mr.. econ
sulting the card) Biesert, I believe
- What do you wish9'
The gentleman in evening dress, yer,
humbly and efficiently: The fact j
that his majesty, the king, has jus
asked me to take over the management
of this department. - Tableau!
Half an hour later the gentlema
in evening dress made his exit betwee
two rows of bowling clerks and mes