Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-11-01 | Page 1 | Sweden Hoists the New Flag

SWEDEN HOISTS THE NEW T LAG Old Union Emblem Struck and Appropriate Exercises Exer-cises Are Held. STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Nov. 1. The old Union flag was struck throughout Sweden thla morning and the new flag hoisted to the accompaniment 6t salutes, sa-lutes, the ringing of church belhi and parades of troops. In Stockholm the whole garrison paraded and most of the population thronged the streets. At 9 o'clock the flag flown by Sweden Swe-den before the union with Norway nearly a century ago was again broken bro-ken out over the palaces, from the church steeples, public and private buildings- and steamers and sailing vessels. King Oscar witnessed the spectacle from the roof of the palace, and tens of thousands of citizens gathered gath-ered In the vicinity and demonstratively demonstra-tively greeted him. A Chilean schoolship In the harbor Joined with the Swedish vessels In saluting sa-luting the new flag. Similar ceremonies took place in all. the cities and every schoolhouse In the country had Its demonstration, the children gathering outside and saluting the flag.