Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07

King Christian OF Denmark .died
suddenly at Copenhagen. He was the
father Of the queen of England, the
dowager empress of Russia, and the
king Of Greece and the grandfather
OF the car and Of the king OF Nor
way. He was SO years old, and had
been ON the throne AZ years. His eld-
est son will be proclaimed his sue
cessor, with the title OF Frederick
Viii. ~
Frederick VIII. was proclaimed king
of Denmark In Amalienborg square, IN
front of the palace in Copenhagen.
The ceremony lasted only a few
minutes.
1t is stated that the late King Chris
tian of Denmark left only small for
tune, amounting probably to less than
$250,000. The king was exceedingly
charitable and gave large sums of
money for the relief of the poor and to
deserving institutions.
Myron J. Amick died of pneumonia
at his home in New York. Before the
civil war he was an Indian fighter and
a fellow scout of Buffalo Bill" and
during the war of the states was one
of the most famous of the scouts in
the union army.
Edna Johnson, aged ten, died at
Hamilton, O., as the result of injuries
inflicted by schoolboys who had pelted
her with snowballs two weeks ago. She
was struck in the neck and meningitis
speedily followed.
In the midst of a throng of pedes-
TRANS at Market and Kearney streets,
San Francisco, William Walbridge shot
his wife, Mabel, shot two bystanders
and killed himself. Jealousy prompted
his acts.
An agreement providing for the es-
adjustment Of parcel post between
Sweden and the United States has been
concluded, to become effective immedi-
ately.
Midshipman Ned Leroy Chaplin has
been dismissed from the Naval acad-
envy for hazing. He was member OF
the first class and appointed from Cali
fornia.
The volcano on Vavaii, one of the
Samoan islands, is still in eruption.
The lava, after flowing II miles on
land, has extended four miles into the
ocean.
William Taylor, aged q, shot and in
stantly killed his wife and probably
fatally wounded himself at the home
0f hic fofhor-ir-1o11y Do IN,
Sparta, KY. Taylor has been married
since November l.
Illinois and other state food COM
missions are said to be trying to bring
about defeat of national pure food leg
islation.
Elmer Clerk, father of seven chill
dren, committed suicide with carbolic
acid at Hamilton, O., because he was
unequal to supporting large family.
The Burton resolution looking to-
ward protection for Niagara falls has
been adopted by the house rivers and
harbors committee.
Indiana industries show a healthy
growth, according to report made by
the bureau of statistics.
New Jersey, the mother of trusts"
has turned on the Standard Oil COM
pany, and resolution has been in
troduced in the state senate to revoke
the charter.
Justice Deuel., involved in the Town
Topics scandal, will resign from the
bench.
Earnings of the United States Steel
for 1905 were $119,85O,282,
eclipsing all previous records except
for the year 1902.
The lower house of the New York
legislature passed the concurrent reso-
luton providing for the appointment
Of joint legislative committee to in
vestigate the state banking depart
ment.
Three trainmen were killed by a
In Montana caused by mis-
understanding of orders.
Five firemen were injured, one per-
haps fatally, in a spectacular fire that
destroyed the Roos manufacturing
plant in Chicago. Loss, 100000.
The Ohio senate passed a bill abol-
ishing capital punishment for persons
convicted Of murder in the first de-
gree, except where the conviction
shall be for second offense.
A letter from Prof. Frederick Starr,
the University of Chicago anthropolo-
gist, removes fear that he has been
eaten by African cannibals.
Mrs. Mary G. Allison, who killed her.
self in Chicago with poison, is de-
clared to have been refined woman
who could not conquer the liquor
habit and preferred death to disgrace.
Paul Dresser, song writer whose
Banks of the Wabash" and "The
Blue and the Gray" brought his name
into public notice, died at the home
Of his sister, in New York city. Mr.:
Dresser was born AZ years ago in
Terre Haute, Ind.
Fire destroyed the plant of the
Bellefontaine Bridge and Iron COM
pany at Bellefontaine, O., causing a
loss of $4,000.
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee will be placed
On the retired list of the army at his
own request, after about As years.
Typographical union No. 16, of Chi
cago, was fined $1,000 and two Of it's
chief officers sentenced to serve Jail
sentences of so days and to pay fines
If 500 and $50 respectively for violating
IN injunction issued by Judge Jesse Hol-
ION in behalf of the Chicago Typotheta
against picketing.
AS a result OF the general election