The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 30, 1906, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. TU SDAY, JANUARY 30, 1906. BONB LS | —_— SLV GENERAL PRINCE FREDERICK ASSUMES THE. ROYAL narch Carried Off by Heart Failure While Apparently Well. | Chief of Staff to the Vice- roy of the Caucasus Is the Vietim of an Assassin TWO NOBLEMEN KILLED Dragged From Their Sleighs and Murdered by a Band Courland Insury of as been arrested. Courland, Jen. 29.—Cou Fred dorff and Baron f the most promine s district, while out drivi were attacked iists and w 8 and murdered REBURG, Jan. 25.—The story of the recent mut: ostok and manner of who alone talls. 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Los Angeles, Cal STOPS I UNRI 3 DAYS NApy, s, . \’\)\)‘Sffo‘,/v\S‘ ENGLISH SPECIFIC” b | COPENHAGEN, | ot Qu he Empire in | Aged Mo | | | yents European Courts Are Plunged | Into Grief at Demise of Dean of Sovereigns. Denmark, Jan. 20.—| the Ninth, the aged King of nark, dean of the crowned heads of pe, father of King George of Greece, en Alexandra of Great Britain andi Ireland and of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, grandfather | | of King Haakon the Seventh of Norway ! | and related by blopd or by marriage to| moet of the European rulers, died with| artling suddenness in the Amalienborg | lice this afternoon. The accession of his successor, Prince Frederick, his eldest son, who will be known as Frederick | the Eighth, will be proclaimed to-morrow. The following official bulletin was issued this evening His Majesty dled at 3:30 o'clock this ifternoon. After his Majesty had brought his morning’s audience to a close he appeared to be quite well and proceeded to luncheon as usual. Toward the end of, the meal he gave evidence of indisposition #nd was compelled to retire to bed at 2:30 His Majesty passed away peas the symptoms indicating heart fail- ure.” | This bulletin tells concisely of the death scenme, which found ever: one, even those who realized the incre unprepared the story ing feebleness of the King, | for the sudden shock. The death of King Christian has plungea half the courts of Europe into the deep- | est mourning and brought a sense of| personal loss as well as of sincere grief | to every one throughout the kingdom of Denmerk, reaching even to the humblest | cottage, evidences of which are shown vhere to-night. It has cast a pall | | over the palaces of the monarchs of Great | Britain, Russia, Norway an DIES IN DAUGHTER’S ARMS. The quick taking eway of the distinct | | personality who has for so long been a | of interest not only in his own| but throughout tie civilized | werld, almost paralyzed the community | and unnerved the business world of Den-| merk | Every flag in the city is at half-mast, | all places of amusement are cloged and | the pecple walk the streets as though they were passing through the chamber | on when the flag flying over This afte: the palace was placed at half-mast the| news spread from mouth to mouth. It| was not believed by the great crowds which graduslly assembled in, the square in front of the Amalienborg ‘Palace, but when uncertainty gave place to certainty those in the assemblage shed tears and dispersed in respectful silence, many baring their heads and saluting the palace | as they went by. King Christian appeared to be in | his usual health this morning. After | taking breakfast he held a public au- dience, which it has been his custom to | { do every Monday morning. The recep- | tion to-day was largely attended and his Majesty conversed freely and af- | | fably with a number of officials and | | other persons. When the function | | was over the King, though appearing |to be s=lightly fatigued, attended | luncheon with the members of his fam- | fly, among whom were the Dowager | Empress of Russia and his brother, | General Prince Hans. During the meal his Majesty com- plained of indisposition and was assist- ed to his bedroom. A court physician was summoned, but by the time he ar- rived the King had collapsed. The phy- sician used restoratives, but his efforts | were useless, and King Christian ex- | pired, almost without uttering a word, | in the arms of the Dowager Empress and in thé presence of the court physi- clan and Prince Hans. Just as the King breathed his last Crown Prince Frederick entered the room, and the other members of the royal family arrived shortly afterward. MINISTRY TO CONTINUE. Nothing is definitely known to-night concerning the arrangements for the funeral, and it will necessarily be some time before anything regarding the arrangements is officlally an- nounced. Telegrams and cablegrams of condo- lence are pouring In to-night, incjuding | | | of | messages from all the sovereigns | Europe and the Danlsh colonies. | Premier Christensen to-night ten- dered the resignation of the Cabinet to the mew King, who expressed a wish that the present Ministry should continue to carry on the affairs of the Government. Both houses of Parliament will as- | semble to-morrow, when their respeo- tive presidents will formally announce the death of King Christian. At 3 o’'clock in the afternoon the members will assemble in the hall of the Folk- | thing to receive the royal message an- nouncing the accession of Frederick VIIL It had been known for some time | that King Christian’s health was fafl- |ing. It was his intention to go south | in the near future, accompanied by the Dowager Empress of Russia. So totally unexpected was the death |of the King that many members of the diplomatic corps at first refused to believe the news. The Russian Minis- | ter to Denmark, who had attended the | audience In the forenoon, was called to the telephone by the Russian Minister at Christiania and informed of King Christian’s death, to which he replied: “It is not true. I have come directly from the palace.” The Minister de- clined to believe the news until he | verified it by again visiting the palace. The King died in the small and plain- {1y furnished bedroom facing the pal- | zee gardens, which he had occupled for | many years. When the attack came | on his Majesty declined other assist- | ance than the mere loosening of his {uniform. The face in death bears a peaceful expression. The aide de camp of the late King and the gentlemen in waiting are keeping watch to-night in the death chamber. . NEW QUEEN A POWER. The new King of Denmark, who will | ascpnd 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. By the wish of his parents, he was brought up with great simplicity and his earller edu- cation was obtained at the town gram- mar school, for not until he was 10 years old was the difficult question of his father’s succession to the Danish throme finally settled. It was Frederick’s curious fate to see his younger brother and his own son become reigning monarchs of Greece and Norway, respectively, while { eight children. he himself was still an heir apparent. The new King has been highly popular since his earliest youth. His bearing is stately and his manner quiet. He is noted for his culture and possesses many foreign distinctions. While seldom openly iden- tifying himself with political questions, he hes taken an active part in all public movements and fs a constant attendant at all important debates in the Riksdag. His interest in the army, of which he is inspector general, is keen and he has in- troduced several reforms which have im. proved the lot of private soldlers, as the | result of which he is extremely popular with the troops. Attle can be predicted as to the new King’s public policy, and it is not known whether or not he will simply follow in the footsteps of his father. The new Queen, Louise, is reputed to be the tailest and richest Princess in Europe. She is a handsome woman of the blonde type and reflects the beauty of her fa- mous grandmother Desiree Clary, the tradesman’s daughter, who captivated Bonaparte and married Marshal Berna- dotte, who subsequently became King of Sweden and Norway. The new Queen in- herited large fortunes both from Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and Prince Charles of Sweden. Nevertheless she and her husband have adhered to the sim- plicity characteristic of the Danish couft, showing the nation the happy spectacle of a united couple living on terms of the closet affection and sympathy with their Though they have paid | many visits to foreign courts, they are essentially a home-keeping couple when compared with most royal personages. Frederick is credited with having a less determined character than his father, while it is whispered that the new Queen possesses the stronger character of the two and possibly this latter fact will have considerable influence on the policy of the new King. Both are deeply imbued with religlous convictions. Their eldest daugh- ter, the Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe, is now lying dangerously ill in Hungary. A L S KING A POWER FOR PEACE. His Family Helps to Preserve Harmony of Europe. Christian IX, fourth son of Duke Wil- liam of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Glucksburg, was born April 8, 1818, a few weeks before the laté Queen Vic- | | toria, with whose family and life he was to be so long and so closely con- nected. He was in his forty-fifth year when, on the death of King Frederick VII, in | November, 1863, he ascended the throne of Denmark. Frederick died childless and the powers had, by a protocol signed in London May 8, 1852, eleven years before, vested the succession in Christian. He was not without good claims, however, as he had married, in 1842, Princess Louise of Hesse-Cassel, whose mother was a sister of Christian VIII of Denmark, the predecessor of Fred- erick VIL His accession to the throne was fol- lowed by a complete change in the po- sition of affairs with respect to Schles- wig-Holstein. The son of the Duke of Augustenburg at once laid claim to the sovereignty of the duchies, in spite of the fact that his father, for a compen- sation, had surrendered all his rights in 1 at the treaty of London. Christian was no admirer of a consti- tutional form of government and it was with extreme reluctance that he recog- nized the limitations of his preroga- tives under the constitution accorded to the people by his predecessor. His hesitation in the matter and his refusal to sanction a property bill for Schles- wig-Holsteln nearly led to a revolution. This trouble had hardly been laid to rest before another and more formid- able one arose. HIS POLITICAL TROUBLES. In 1864, over the Bchleswig-Holstein question, Prussia and Austria declared war against Denmark and wrested the two duchies from his rule. The treaty of Vienna, October 30, 1864, for a time settled the matter, which was an exceedingly complicated one. Lord Palmerston at the time sald: “There have never been but two men who really comprehended the question of the duchies, Prince Albert, who is | dead, and I, who have forgotten it.” By the treaty of Vienna Christian re- nounced all of his rights to the two duchies and to Lanenberg, only to see his two despoilers quarrel two years later over the question and fly at each other's throats. Making the best that he could of the situation, he set about to develop the internal resources and the popular in- stitutions of his country. The crown came to him too late in life for him to change his ideas of his ecience’of government all at once and as a consequence he was continually at outs with his Parllament and minis- terial crises were likely to arise at any time and’ this condition of affairs con- tinued over a period of 19 years, when in 1894 by mutual concessions the King, supported by the Ministry and the Up- per House, came to an accord with the Lower House and thereafter the affairs of the kingdom went along smoothly and peaceably. In November, 1894, Copenhagen was opened as a free port to the traffic of the world and the general welfare of the country began to improve rapidly. If the public life of King Christian was beset with trouble and misfortune, in private life he was one of the hap- plest of men. Queen Loufse, his consort, up to the time of her death in September, 1898, was a most loving wife and mother and a woman of exceptionally bright and quick intelligence. A large family of children blessed the union of the royal . couple and th were remarkably devoted to their par- ents and to each other and to trnis may largely be aseribed the prevalence of good will and friendship between the occupants of several of the large thrones of Europe. CHILDREN OCCUPY THRONES. Frederick, the eldest of the six chil- dren, born June 8, 1843, succeeds to the throne. He was married July 28, 1889, to Princess Louisa, daughter of King Carl XV of Sweden and Norway, by whom he has had eight children. Princess Alexandra, the second child and eldest daughter of King Christian, born Detember 1, 1844, was married March 10, 1863, to Edward, then Prince -_— DEATH SUDDENLY CALLS DANISH KING O DAGMART, POWAGER. EMPRESS of— BUSSIA— QUEEZN | LOUISE—~ e i ! 1 — of Wales and now King Edward VII of England. The third child, Prince Wilhelm, born December 24, 1845, was elected King of the Hellenes by the Greek National Assembly (with the ap- proval of the powers), March 31, 1863, under the title of Georgius I. He was married in October, 1867, to Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia. Princess Marle Dagmar, fourth child, born November 26, 1847, was married November 9, 1866, to Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, and became a wid- ow November 1, 1894. Princess Myra, the fifth child, born September 29, 1853, was married Decem- ber 21, 1878, to Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland. Prince Waldemar, the sixth child, born October 27, 1858, was married on October 22, 1885, to Princess Marie d'Orleans, eld- est daughter of the Duc de Chartres. These many royal alllances made King Christian not only a father-inlaw to much of Europe, but a kindly and wise adviser who found a place' in his own household, counseled that moderation of demands and mutual concessions between throne and throne that in all probability averted more than one clash of arms that would have made some European boun- daries change. It was often said of King Christian that if his people were not so well satisfied with him in the earlier years of his reign, they later came to love him as a King, a father and a burgher, one of them- selves. When the King and Queen cele- brated their golden wedding May 26, 1892, the popular demonstrations of Iloyalty and reverence were almost unbounded. The death of King Christian will hardly cause a ripple on the surface of the po- litical era of Europe, as the succession has long been vested In his branch of the House of Oldenburg, but as time goes on and new conditions arise the weight of his personal influence and wise coun- sels will be much missed. ——— GREAT GRIEF IN ENGLAND. Sympathy Felt in Great Britain for the Queen. LONDON, Jan. 30.—In Great Britain the death of King Christian of Den- mark is regarded as a personal loss. Many of the London newspapers to-day appear with mourning ' borde: The news is generally announced as “the death of the Queen’s father” and every- where the strongest sympathy goes out to the Queen. = King Edward recelved the news at Windsor from de Bille, the Minister from Copenhagen, at 5 p. m. yesterday. His Majesty had com- manded several guests, including War Minister Haldane, to dinner and it was too late to give a countermand, but the King and Queen sent excuses and dined alone. Lord Knollys, who was interviewed last evening at Windsor, said the event was so sudden’ that he was unable to sey anything as to the future arrange- ments, but that the King and Queen would remain at Windsor overnight. M. de Bille, the Danish Minister to London, thinks it unlikely that Queen Alexandra will go to Copenhagen until the funeral arrangements shall have been made. 3 It is said that while grieved at the death of her father, Queen Alexandra bore up with the greatest fortitude. Miss Charlotte Knollys, her companion, was with her last night. T T N Sympathy From America. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—By the di- rection of the President, Secretary Root to-day sent a telegram to the American Minister at Copenhagen for transmis- sion to the Danish Government, ex- pressing the deepest sympathy of this P77 LATE KING OF DENMARK, ROYAL COUPLE WHO WILL SUCCEED TO THE THRONE AND TWO DAUGHTERS OF CHRISTIAN, WHO ARB POWERFUL FIGURES AT THE COURTS OF RUSSIA AND GLAND. AN 5 ) | ENt MOB WRECKS CHINESE SHOP New York Men, Women and Boys Attack Laundry En- tered by White Girls Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—For several hours this afternoon nearly a thousand men, women and boys stoned a Chinese laundry in Twenty-sixth street in the belief that two little girls had been lured into the laundry. After the place ‘was thoroughly wrecked and the angry crowd had forced its way into the back room two young women were found hiding under a bunk, bit S8am Lee, the proprietor, and Chung Foy had escaped. Hostilitles were begun soon after 3 o'clock, when youngsters saw two well- dressed girls enter the laundry and walk straight through to the rear room. The lads spread the news and parents who had little girls of their own became stricken with terror and rushed home to see if the children had returned from school. Meanwhile, with whoops and yells, several hundred youngsters made a dash for the door. The Chinese locked and bolted the front door, whereupon all avallable migsiles were brought to the scene and an attack was begun in earnest. Stones, bricks, coal and everything else that could be thrown went crash- ing Into the store. Fathers and broth- ers and even a large number of women kept up the siege until the attack bor- dered upon a riot. Policeman Henry telephoned for re- Bserves. When the police got into the laundry they found the door leading to the back room securely bolted and bar- ricaded with chairs and tables. While they were smashing the door there came a shower of bricks and they had to abandon the battering. After two hours a score of fathers formed a flying wedge and batterad down the door before the police could interfere. It did not take the crowd long to demolish everything in sight. An opium layout, tubs, chairs and dishes were smashed to bits, One of the two young women fouud | under the bunk declared to Roundsman ' I Farrell that Sam Lee had entrusted the place to hn; care and that she intended to remain there. She wielded the leg of @ chair and tried to drive the crowd out. Several men and boys were struck before the police wrested the weapon from her. H — Government at the demise of King | el Christian. 3 | . Kaiser Cancels Ball | BERLIN, Jan. 29.—Emperor William, | on hearing of the death of King Chris- ° tian, promptly sent his condolence to Copenhagen and canceled the court ' ball which was to have taken place January 31. POWER DEATH MAKES THEM SENATORS Alabama Legislature Will Elect Men to Serve When | Morgan and Pettus Die| Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—Statesmen and politiclans In "Washington are shuddering over the grewsome exam- ple the State of Alabama has set’'its sisters in the Union which are repre- sented by patriarchs in the United States Senate. Virtually the Democratic party in Alabama Is anticipating the death of aged Senators Morgan and Pettus, and as a result aspirants for the shoes now worn by the living have rushed into the fleld to take a gam- bler's chance with the grim reaper. The possibility is not remote that Senators Morgan and Pettus may pass away with the unprecedented record of having seen the successors to fill the ‘vacancies caused by their deaths named by the people of their State. Heretofore the proprieties have de- creed that the anticipation of the end of a public servant’s earthly career be confined to whispers, at least, but the Democrats of Alabama have come out openly and aboveboard, opening the door of the tomb for their distin- guished and beloved statesmen. ‘When the Alabama Legislature meets next winter it will elect conditional successors to both Senators Morgan and Pettus, owing to its sessions being held quadrennially. Both, if they live, will be re-elected without opposition. Sena- tor Morgan’s present term will expire in 1907.and that of Senator Pettus In 1909. Senator Morgan, who has been in the FOLLOWS LEA OFH.H. OCERS McReynolds, Chicago Grain Merchant Who Failed, Re- fuses to Answer Questions WHEAT BINS EMPTY No Trace of 7,200,000 Bushels Represented by the Loans He Negotiated CHICAGO, Jan. 29.—George S. Me- Reynolds, the grain merchant who failed some days ago, refused to an~ swer leading questions to-day during his examination before Referee in Bankruptcy Eastman. He declined to answer on the ground that his replles might ineriminate him. Upon being pressed by the attorney for the creditors, McReynolds asserted that he was ignorant of important phases of his dwn business. “Are you aware,” he was asked, “that 7,200,000 bushels of grain are repre- sented by the loans you have obtained from the banks?" “No; I den’t believe it possible,” re- plied McReynolds. “What did you figure was the amount of money represented by the warehouse receipts connected with the loans?” “1 suppose $750,000.” “Where is the $750,000 in grain rep= resented by the warehouse receipts?” “I can't say.” “The grain should have been in the elevators, should it not?” asked Attor- ney Rosenthal, who w conducting the examination. “1 refuse to answer,” nolds. “What became of the grain?" asked Rosenthal. | “I don’t know.” Referee Eastman here interrupted | the proceedings to inform the witness | that he must answer or state that he sald McRey- declined to do so for fear of incrim- | ination -and McReynolds then an- swered: | “I decline to answer because it might | incriminate me." McReynolds was asked later if he did | not know that the grain was being | shipped out of the elevators, motwith- | standing the fact that It was covered | by . warehouse receipts upon which money had been loaned by the banks and he declined to answer on the ground of possible incrimination. A number of the employes of McRey- nolds were examined during the day, but none of them could tell what had become of the missing grain. {GIRLS IN ST. LOUIS ATTACKED ON STREET Seventeen Stabbed Apparent- ly by Same Person, but Not Badly Hurt. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20.—While turning from Grand avenue into the entrance of the Redemptorist High School to-day Gertha Rude, a 13-year-old schoolgirl, apparently accidentally collided with an unknown young man, but a few minutes later she found she had been stabbed in the hip. The knife cut through her clothing. but did not penetrate the flesh. This makes the seventeenth girl riously stabbed on the streets within the past two weeks, but marks the first case of stabbing during the daytime. None of the victims has been seriously injured. The girl’s description of her assailant tal lles with the descriptions furnished by the others who were stabbed. —_—————— High jinks after installation of offi- cers of “Old Friends” to-night, Conco Hall, Alcazar building. . | Senate since 1877 and is ranked only by Senator Allison of Iowa in length of service, will be 33 years old in June. Senator Pettus will be 35 in July. Fearing that nelther of the Senators will live to complete his full term, the Democratic party, in ordering prima- ries for next August, has provided for nominations for alternates by direct vote who shall be appointed Senators by the Governor of the State when va- cancles occur. There is a scramble for the prospective vacancies. 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