Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09

Whether the dissolution will come
peacefully depends upon the view Ia
ken by King Oscar, Crownprince Gus
tat and the ministers here In Stock
holm. The crownprince is said to lie
for holding Norway to the union at all
costs. A compromise suggested by sew
eral Norwegian leaders and now being
widely discussed may prove peace
able solution Of the problem. This
proposal Is that the new king OF Nor
way shall come from the Swedish roy
oil family, and that he shall not ascend
the throne OF Norway until King Os-
car dies. The kings second son.
Prince Carl, who is popular in Nor
way, has been suggested by the origin
ators of the plan, and another sugges
ton is the eldest son OF Crownprince
Gustaf. Should King Oscar, who is
&c years old, die before the dissolution
and the new government for Norway
IL agreed upon between the two coun.
tries crisis will be precipitated. With
Crownprince Gustaf once on the throne
as king Of Sweden and Norway"
there would not, II Is believed. be
much hope OF compromise which
would give Norway separate king.
The Norwegians charge that Premier
Bostrom has violated the consulate
service agreement Of March. 1903. The
premier lately made conditions In re
gard to the proposed separate service
which, the Norwegians declare, made
further negotiations useless.
According to "vart Lands" st. Pc
tersburg correspondent there exists
much III feeling against Sweden and
Norway in Russia. Especially has
Russia fastened Its attention 10 these
countries. because she charges that
ammunition and weapons of all kinds
have been sent to Japan In large con.
signments via England. The Swedish
government has promptly denied these
charges, however. So far as Denmark
IL concerned. they mean to say that
she has in the main been neutral. but
that the Russian government looks
with great disfavor on the many at
tacks against the empire by the Danish
press, from which II Is maintained
other foreign papers have become In
spired to attack Russia. This, accord
ing to the Russian Interpretation. Ia
the reason why great deal Of money
which was spent for getting the Rus
sian squadrons through the sound.
went to Germany instead Of Denmark.
Originally II was the intention OF the
Russian government to build n pumber
of war vessels In Denmark. but owing
to the hostile agitation of the Danish
press, 1t was decided to place these or
ders In England.
An interesting episode Is related
about King Oscar during his visit to
Wiesbaden last winter. King Oscar
was enjoying his table d'hote incognito
and conversed very pleasantly with
middle aged gentleman, a thorough
Jacobiniap. who was very positive and
outspoken in everything that he said
Suddenly the conversation turned or
politics. Can you give me any reason
under the sun why you should be-
lieve In kings and emperorsT" Eyes,
can" replied King Oscar" "And pray.
my dear sir. what could that beT'
Because am myself king" replied
the gray haired and distinguished
ruler The positive" gentleman i'm
mediately ordered cold bottle.
The customary court ball which is
given on Jan. 21, the kings birthday
every year, was this year cancelled ow-
ing to the kings health. Although
King Oscar Is not seriously ailing. he
is nevertheless not enjoying the best
kind Of health, and it Is quite possible
that he will journey to southern