The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-09
End Came Early Yester- day Morning. MINISTER'S AND FAMILY
 WERE AT HIS BEDSIDE An Europe Nouns for Loss of Sweden Ruler. Death of the King is Not Expected to Be Followed By Any serious
 Disturbances of swe-
 den's Political
 Condition.

Stockholm, Dec. s.--Oscar II, King or Sweden, died at s:lo o'clock this morn ing. The death of the venerable mon arch occurred in the royal apartment of the palace where. surrounded oy the members of his family including the aged queen Sophie and the crown Prince, Oscar Gustave. and high min- tsters of State, the inevitable end had been awaited, while outside the palace great crowds stood with bowed neaos and fearful eyes long after the an nouncement came of the deatn or tner well-loved sovereign.
 When the flag on the palace was dipped to half mast, there was a moan of anguish fium the assembled multi tude and many of them cried. our dear old King Is dead
 The following oficial bulletin was posted after the Kings death:
 "The strength of the King continued to decrease throughout the night ana the state of unconsciousness became more marked. His majesty passed quietly away at 9:10 8. m.'
 The succession to the throne of Swe- den's now passes to Oscar Gustave Adolphe, Duke or Vermland. the oldest son of the late King. At meeting or the Council of State this afternoon the new King took the oath of allegiance under the title of Gustave V. and adopt ed the motto With the People for the Fatheriand." The Princes then took the oath of allegiance and the new monarch accepted the homage of the State officials.
 Unconscious to End.
 The last hours of the expiring mon- arch were passed in unconsctousness and up to the end he gave no sign of recognizing those about him. The Queen waas grief stricken because he could not Did her farewell Believing that death would not oc- cur untA morning, the mentbers of the. royal family and the cabinet ministers withdrew and, the physicians left their patient in the hands of the nurses soon after midnight Within an hour or two the doctors were called again to the sick room and administered fur ther stimulants but at 5:l5 the gentle men of the kings court were aroused and ordered to appear at once In the bed chamber.
 The Premier and Foreign Ministers and the highest court officials. togeth- CT with all members of the Kings lam- fly, assembled there and remained at his side until the end came!
 In the palace court yard in the dim grey mist of the morning. stood a crowd of school boys. King Oscars de- voted friends. Here they had stood for hours blue and shivering, watch ing the palace flagstaff. There, also gathered many old men and women In rags, such as the king had always stop ped to comfort with mild words and gen erous aims when he met them ii the parks or streets, their faces tear-stain- ed because their beloved king an oene- factor was dying.
 Prayed and Wept.
 Suddenly the flag dropped to half mast and wall of sorrow arose. The old folks clasped their hands. prayed and wept aloud. and the school boys lamentations were pitiful.
 In a room near the death chamber, the first marshal of the court read to the cabinet. draft of the new kings proclamation to the Swedish people. In an ante e-chamber high officers and officials discussed the probable policy of the new king. One by one. the ships in the harbor and the buildings throughout the city displayed the flags at half mast, and the people soon crowded the streets and open places near the palace but all spoke in whis- pers bearing witness to the kindliness of him who had departed and to the love they bore him.
 In the death chamber, kneit the heartbroken Queen and gathered about her were her children. grandchildren and great grandchildren, praying for strength to bear their great affliction. The church bells began to toll and the minute guns boomed. All Sweden mourned It's great loss
 At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, King Gustave V, took the oath of office be- fore the cabinet and court assembled in the grand gallery The oath was administered by Minister Lindman Then the Princes of the blood swore allegiance to the King who embraced and kissed them. giving his favorite orl on the back.
 This ceremony being concluded. the cabinet resigned. but the King begg9d the ministers to remain at their posts and assist him as they dfd so ably as sist his father. They acceded to his request and took the oath or oftice, King Gustave read his proclamation and announced his motto With the people for the Fatherland.
 Cabinet Meeting Held.
 After the officers of the army and navy and the civil officials had taken the oath. a cabinet meeting was held,
 There was a memorial service an hour later in the palace chapel where the services consisted of that Of the Lutheran church, simple and solemn in form.
 No national mourning will be pro- claimed. Tomorrow all the theatres will open again with the exception of the Royal Opera.
 Gustave V has published a proclama- tion addressed to the administrative and ecclesiastical authorities inform ing them of his accession to the throne and a further proclamation addressed to the people of Sweden. in which he refers in eulogistic terms to their late sovereign. In the latter he says:
 providence richly endowed tha, mmagnanfnous prince with great anc brilliant qualities. His sense of duty his respect for justice and his love oi right and his unceasing regard foi the welfare of his subjects-these were the traits of character in the late king we shall all remember with gratitude and regret"
 The proclamation refers briefly tc the material progress of Sweden under oscar's reign. and then Gustav ad-