Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
DENMARK.

An earthquake was felt Aug. 16, in
many localities in Jylland. At Hurup
for instance, the shocks were strong
enough to make windows, wooden
walls and articles of furniture rattle.
The Rungsted hotel and baths have
been completely destroyed by fire
The establishment was only one yea,
old.
EX-Minister of Justice Rump is
dead, aged &C years. He began his
political career as judge in the Farce
islands. At later date he was mayor
of Korsor, and in 1878 was appointed
to a seat in the landsthing. From
1896 to 1899 he served as minister OF
justice in the Reedtztholt cabinet. He
was one of the most learned jurists
in the country, and his capacity for
work was great. In politics he was
a consistent but not fanatical Con.
servation.
A German does get left once in a
while even in South Jylland. Herr
Won Kohler, the provincial governor
has an organ called Die Schleswigsche
Grenzpost, which is published at Had.
erslev. Everything Danish seems to
throw the editor of this paper, Herr
Strackerjan, into fits. Last spring
he used obnoxious language on sev-
eral occasions about business man
in Copenhagen, whose name is Y. E.
Hellerie. The latter could not stand
this, but had recourse to the law, and
the district judge of Flensborg has
sent Herr Strackerjan to Jail for a
term of four days, besides charging
all the expenses up to his account.
Empress Dowager Dagmar is visit.
ing at the Danish court.
A dininutive man in Fyen, had q
fine, good-sized wife. But what he
lacked in physical size he eked out
by most rabid temper, and he was
in the habit of beating his wife. A
short while ago he took sick. AS he
lay in bed he thought his wife felt
fully as well as when he was on his
feet tending to his work. This made
him desperate. When he was alone
in the house he managed to conceal
cane in his bed, and when his doc.
tor came he was holding his wife by
her hair with one hand and beating
her with the other. The doctor in.
terrupted the performance But the
performer was completely exhausted
and went to sleep. This happened
in the forenoon. "In the afternoon
he passed away by calm and peace.
full death like man who knows that
he has performed his duty"
Viborg, Aug. 20.-The eighty-year.
old Bishop Svane, while on his way
home at ten o'clock in the evening
was knocked down by two wheelmen
and he broke his right thigh-bone. A
third wheelman, who was in COMPANY
with the others, Immediately after.
wards passed the bishop lying on the
ground, but they all rode on without
paying any attention to their help.
less victim. About half an hour late,
the bishop was found by other people
and taken to his home.
Two men who entered gas reser.
voir at Kjoge, to make some repairs
were overcome by gas and lost thei1
lives. The reservoir had been kept
open for a week past, and the gas was
supposed to have passed away.
The king of Greece and the princess
of Wales are staying at Copenhagen
Rev. Martensen-Larsen and Mr.
Bornholt, civil officer, residents o1
Veilby, near Adrhus, issued warning
in Copenhagen daily, urging the peo
pie not to encourage the missionary
work of one H. H. Hansen. But the
latter turned the tables upon his op
ponents, suing them for $1,000 dam
ages.