Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-04


vile library Of the British Museum.
Iris npt5dften that q powder mill il
blown up by lightning, but an accident
OF tnat kand; recently occurred at the
Black Beck works, near Ulveston. Eng.
land: In the course OF a;violent storm
a bolt struck the corning house, and
exploded it, causing great havoc, but
fortunately no loss Of life-all work
having ceased for the day, AM. the men
having left the factory.
THR "Pall Mall Gazette makea .
note OF serious practice which prevails
among fruiters in London. Persons
buying West Indian pireapples are
asked whether they will have heads to
the fruit: In other terms, West Indian
plneapples are dressed for desert at a
small cost as British dollhouse pines.
by the ingenious plen of inserting in
the summit OF the fruit tuft or crown
OF leaves belonging to the latter. and
thus guests are deceived into the mo.
ton that the pineapple which eraces
the table was grown in the dollhouse of
their host, who probably never had n
dollhouse. and knows nothing about
the cultivation Of pines.
EUROPEAN newspap ers have been dis
c"sslng the question how it happens
tnat the Germans, who during the war
appeared to be interchangeable walkers.
have made only about sixteen miles a
DAY on their way home from France.
ana We seemed to suffer great deal
from heat. In oae day a column of
Two thousand Bavarians lost eight men
from sunstroke, while thirty-two men
fell seriously i'll and had to be left be-
hind in hospital. The dead were
buried at Sedan. It is reported that
the German troops are returning home
heavily laden with plumber of all
descriptions, and this may account for
the slowness Of their movements.
HE "Corriere de Milano saw that
a great service was rendered to the
Vatican by the late Italian Ministry.
Inc collection Of Peters pence is 80
abundant that twenty five millions of
lire are at this moment lying idle at the
Vatican. Some Roman bankers nro-
posed to invest them in certain Roman
banks of issue, pointing out at the
time what influence on the Roman
money market might thereby be secured
to the Vatican. The Italian Minister.
knowing the banks in question to he
perfectly unsound, prevented the busi.
ness, and the twenty-five millions of
economical Peters pence are now to
oe sa1ely Invested in foreign securities.
HE monument erected at Tubinpen
to INLAND, the poet. the investigator
the German man" was unveiled on the
18th ultimo. It was modelled bv the
sculptor KIT in DRESDEN, and cast in
Stuttgart. During the unwilling q fine
cantata was sung, and an address de-
ivcred by Professor Kostlin. The
covering of the statue was raised nv |
the grand-niece of the poet, and the |
brightest CT suns shed it's dazzlino
light on the glittering bronze, render.
ing the statue visible from great dis
lance. When the acclamatione of the
people had ceased, Dr.. o. Elben, of
Stuttgart, spoke on the earnest efforts
of the poet for the union, now 40
gloriously accomplished, of his father. [
land. +
Fon thoroughly paternal institu-
ton, the government of Russia is occa.
sionally little regardless of the feel
ings of its subjects. A Roman Catholic
altar at Viola, in the diocese of Polack.
lately boosted of a great attraction for
the faithful of that communion. In
coffin walled into the high altar renos.
ed the bones of a bishop of the dio.
cese, Josaphat by name, lately canon.
'zed by the Pope. These remains were
greatly revered by the Cathlic popula-
lion, who resorted in large numbers to
The spot The increase Of devotion to
this shrine since the elevation of the
bishop to the dignity Of sainthood. and
the turmoil kept up about his bones.
so irritated the government that
The remains have been removed bv the
from the high altar to the I
vaults of the building.
A TERRIBLE accident recently took {
place Mt Reuil, France, in the explosion
If large quantity of mineral oil.
which was kept in cellar by a grocer ,
He sent lad to draw some, and as the
cock would not act, second person I
descended with candle to tip the bar {
:el up. The consequence was that the s
Ill caught fire, there was an explosion.
'everal persons were dangerously hurt,
md the house set on fire.. When, with
;he aid Of the authorities and villagers.
lie confagration had been got under,
| man went down with light to look
'fter some petroleum, and then a Sec t
'nd, ii more serious explosion &C.
cured, and several of the authorities.
iremen and others were more or less
burned or injured. Altogether there |
we're no fewer than forty-two victims. ,
The Ultramontanes in Franco are
ust now puzzllng how to get possession
If all altar which was Stolen in 1893
rom st. Merry, and has for many years
past served as the counter of q wine +
shop in the Rue St. Martin. Offers 9
nave been made to the proprietor, but
re asks an exortitant price and the
Cntvcrs, unable to contest the mans
light. appeals to the secular arm, to
he Minister of Justice and to the Pre-. ,
ect of Police-that is to say, invites
he authorities to violate the law which
avs down that the possession of furni-
ure cannot be disputed after theee
ears. Writing on this subject, the
organ of NJ. Gambetta remarks that
he only legal solution is to buy the
'itar and pay the price demanded,
!dding, with dash of malice, that no
loubt many more will be found doing =