Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12
KING OSCAR DIES
| GUS7AVE Y. RE|GNS
GREATLY LOVED MONARCH
PASSES AWAY.
NEW RULER SUCCEEDS HIM
Make Pledge to the Peopie-Ministers
Resign But Are Content to Re
main and Take Anew the Oath
of officiai-CounciI of State is
Held.

Stockholm, Dec. 9.-When the flag
on the royal palace was lowered to
haH-mast a few minutes after 9
O'Clock Sunday morning, announcing
that Oscar II had ceased TO live and
that Gustave V. reigned in his stead,
a wall of anguish burst from the vast
multitude assembled in the courtyard.
Many cried, "Our dear old king is
dead" and bowed their heads and
wept, for King Oscar was something
more than a ruler Of his people; he
mad endeared himself to them as an
intimate and personal friend, and to-
day the whole kingdom Is bowed with
grief
The end came at $40 a. m. in the
royal apartment of the palace, where,
surrounded by the members of his
family, including the aged queen
Sophia and the crown prince, Oscar
Gustave, and high ministers OF state,
the inevitable had been awaited,
while outside the palace great crowds
stood with bowed heads and fearful
eyes long after the announcement
came of the death of their well-loved
sovereign,
New King Takes Oath.
The succession to the throne o.
Sweden now passes to Oscar Gustave
Adolphe, Duke of Vermland, the oldes
son of the late king. AT meeting O.
the council of state Sunday Afternoon
the new king took the oath OF al
| legiance under the title of Gustayf
V. and adopted the motto, With the
people, for the tatherland." The
princes then took the oath Of al
legiance and the new monarch &C
copied the homage of the state Off
cials.
The last hours of the expiring mon
arch were passed in Inconsistencies
and up TO the end he gave no sign o
recognizing those about him. The
queen was grief-stricken because ht
could not bid her farewell. Al
through the day the king had Re
Imained in a comatose condition. A
times there were faint signs of con
scious perceptions as the attending
physicians brought some Temporal!
relief to the patient sufferer. Blu
their ministrations were Withou
avail. and they held out no hope be
you'd a promise 20 keep the spark o
life burning for yet few hours.
Believing that death would not oc
our until morning, the members OF th'
royal family left their patient in the
hands of the nurses soon after mid
night Within an hour or two the doc
tors we're called again to the sicluoon
and administered further stimulants
but at Sis the gentlemen of the
kings family, assembled there and re
NAMED at his side until the end came
New King Takes Oath.
At / O'Clock in the afternoon KinE
| CS1stave v took the oath Of office o0
fore the cabinet and court assemblies
in the grand gallery. The oath wa
administered by Minister Lindman
Then the princes of the blood swort
allegiance to the king, who EN-
braced and kissed them, giving his ia
vorite brother, tie giant Carl,
hearty slap on the back.
| This ceremony beng concluded, th'
cabinet resigned but the king begged
the ministers to remain at their post:
and assist him as they had so ably as
sisted his father. They acceded t.
| his request and took the oath of office
King Gustave lead his proclamation
and announced his motto with th'
people for the fatherland." After th'
officers of the army and the navy ant
the civil officials had taken the oati
cabinet meeting was held behinC
closed doors.