Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-10-30
NEWS
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Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean. -
HAPPENINGS IN THE. FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
Forth Sea Within Week
or So just Past.
DEN MARX.

DENMARK
Prince George. of Greece. has advanced
from the rank Of captain to that of vice.
admiral in the Danish navy.
A brief cablegram stated that the gun
boat Moen was sunk by the premature
explosion Of a Brisant shell. The Moen
had ten-inch gun, and this was to be
used for experimenting with the new
shell. The charge consisted of 40 pounds
of powder and a Brisant shell weighing
1868 pounds when loaded. The explosion
used for the shell was Is to 20 pounds of
picric acid. Those who had charge of
the experiments ordered everybody to
leave the Moen and embark on the
Skiold. another gunbOat which lay about
one hundred yards from the former when
the cannon was fired by means of an
electric current. Nothing unusual was
noticed at the firing. only a deafening
report and huge column of smoke rising
from the Moen But when the smoke
cleared away no trace was left of the
Moen. The theory is that the shell ex-
ploded before leaving the muzzle of the
cannon. There were twenty Brisant
shells on board the boat. The Moen was
built in 1878, and its construction was
rather old-fashioned.
A number of Copenhagen automobiles
have organized the Danish Automobile
Club
The death Of Rev. Wilhelm Beck re-
moved the most powerful personality in
the church of Denmark since the days Of
Bishop Grundtvig. Rev. Beck was the
head of the Inner Mission. and a war
rior to the core. Even his enemies now
admit that he was whole souled man,
a strong character in an age of conven-
tionalism. 1t is freely predicted that the
Inner Mission organization will be torn
up by internal struggles now that its
chieftain is gone.
The Danes do not take kindly to the
statement made by German papers. that
DR.. Munter, who took a leading part in
the operation UPON President Mckinley,
is a German, while the gentleman in
question is Dane.
An electric engineer named Jensen is
constructing a flying machine. The body
Of the machine is 81 feet long, IL feet
high and 81 feet wide and the distance
1t has four wheels and is to start on the
ground like car. When it attains
speed of IS feet second it is to leave
wings will begin to flop at the rate of one
beat a second. The estimated speed will
be about 100 feet a second. or almost 70
miles an hour! The wings are to be kept
in motion by means of two benzine mo-
tors of horse powers each. The weight
of the machine and the engineer will be
about LOO pounds and when completed it
will cost at least $4,000. Mr. Jensen ex-
poets to be ready for a trial trip De-
cember next, and he proposes to start
close to the seashore and steer for the sea
Gin order that the wings way catch the
air more easily" If Mr.. Jensen ever
gets ready to fly. the civil authorities
will, no doubt. take scrutinizing view
of his flying machine before he is per-
mitted to make practical use of it,
The deficit of the Royal Theater dur
ing the year 19OO-19O1 was about $45, OOO
and the state of Denmark pays out about
100000 a year to keep this institution rum
ming