The Red Cloud chief., 1906-02-02

DEAN OF CROWNED HEADS OF
EUROPE PASSES AWAY.

Was Father Of the Queen or England
Empress oowager Of Russia and ot
the King Of Greece--Prince Fred .
erick Successor to the Throne.
Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 30.-
Christian LX, the aged king of Den
mark, dean of the crowned heads oil
Europe, father of King George OF
Greece of Queen Alexandra OF Great
Britain and Ireland and of the dow
ager empress Maria Feodorovna OF
Russia, grandfather of King HaakoD
VII Of Norway, and related by blood
or by marriage to most of the Euro.
pean rulers, died with startling sud
denness in the Amalienborg pal"ce.
The accession of his successor, Prince
Frederick his eldest son, who will b0
known as Frederick VIII, will be pro-
claimed today.
The following official bulletin was
issued:
His majesty died at $3.50 p. II
After his majesty had brought the
mornings audience to a conclusion, ho
ceedcd to luncheon as usual. Toward
the end OF the meal he gave evidence
Of indisposition and was compelled to
retire to bod at 2: 30 p. IN. His maJes.
ty passed away peacefully, the symp'
toms indicating heart failure"
This bulletin tells concisely the
story Of the scene, which found every
one, even those who realized the In.
creasing feebleness OF the king, un.
prepared for the sudden shock.
The king passed away quietly, sur.
rounded by the crown prince and the
crown princess and their children and
the dowager empress of Russia.
The death of King Christian has
plunged half the courts of Europe in.
to the deepest mourning and brought
a sense of political loss, as well as
sincere grief to every one throughout
the kingdom Of Denmark. reaching
even to the humblest cottage, evil
dences OF which are shown every.
where. II has cast a pail over the
palaces OF the monarchs of Great Brit.
ain. Russia. Norway and Greece.
The quick taking away of the dis.
tinct personality, who has for SO long
been center of interest not only in
his own country. but throughout the
civilized world, almost paralyzed the
community and unnerved the business
world of Denmark. Even now men OF
affairs are only recovering from the
shock and beginning to prepare for
the changed conditions OF affairs
Every flag in the city Is at half-mast; /;
every place of amusement is closed
and the people walk the streets as
though they were passing through the
chamber of death itself.
New King Is Popular.
The new king of Denmark, who will
ascend the throne In his siXty-second
year, bears the weight of his years
lightly and Is almost as popular with
the people of Denmark as was his
father. Little can be predicted as to
the new kings public policy. and
therefore il is not known whether or
not he will simply follow in the foot.
steps of his father. The new queen
Louisa, Is reputed to be the tallest
and richest princess in Europe. She
is handsome woman, of blonde type
and reflects the beauty of her famous
grandmother, Desiree, Clary, the
tradesman's daughter who captivated
Bonaparte and married Marshal Ber'
nadottc, who subsequently became
king of Sweden and Norway.
Frederick is credited with having a
less determined character than his
father, while ii Is whispered that the
new queen possesses the stronger
character of the two and possibly
this latter fact will have considerable
influence on the new king.