Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-07-26
A Prince Regent For England.


LONDON, July s2.--In view of the de-
clining health of Queen Victoria she is
making arrangements by which the
Prince of Wales will relieve her of much
of her labor on the state documents.
The prince, in case he assumes the new
responsibilities. wishes, it is said, to take
the title of prince regent.
Carnot VIII Entertain Il King.
PARIS, July 19.-An official dinner will
be given the King of Greece on July 25,
at the Elysee, by President Carnot. The
announcement has caused a sensation.
Destruction in Constantinople.
CONsTANTINOPLE. July 19.-Two hun
dred houses were destroyed by fire here
Thursday.
Englund's New Navy.
LONDON. July 19.-The government
has accepted tenders for the construc-
ton Of seventeen war ships. They will
be built at the ship yards Oh the Clyde,
the Tyne and the Mersey.
In the Hands Of Insurgents.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, July 23.-Cretan In
surgents have seized the town of Var
moscedonia and have expelled the town
officers and set fire to public buildings.
The Turkish peasants of the district in
possession of the rebels have taken ref
uge in Retymo.
The Porc Declines to Move.
LONDON, July 24.-The correspondent
of The Standard in Rome is authorized
to state that the principal reason for the
convening of the recent secret consistory
was to consider the advice of France
that the pope quit Rome, which advice
was accompanied by an offer of suita-
bic asylum. The pope, the correspond
ent says, declined the offer, not wishing
to precipltatc war between France and
Italy, as personally he is well disposed
toward Italy.
Want MILAN Back.
LONDON, July 24.-It is stated that
Germany and Australia have both con-
veyed to Milan, the king of Servia, who
recently abdicated the throne, their de-
sire that he return to servia and resume
the supreme power as check upon
Russian intrigues in that country.
VIII Not Renew the Treaty.
BERLIN, July 34.-Germany has noti-
fed Switzerland that the treaty between
the two countries regulating the settle
nent of foreigners in Switzerland will
not be renewed. The treaty will there
fore expire at the end of 1890.
For Distinguished Services.
LONDON, July 24.-The Earl of Fife is
now duke, the queen having just con-
ferred that title upon him for the dis
tinguished service he is about to render
in marrying the Prince Of Wales oldest
daughter.
Boulanger's Trial.
PARIS, July 24.-The trials of Messrs.
Boulanger, Dillon and Rochefort in the
senate court have been definitely fixed
for Aug. 8. ALI the defendants have
been given an additional ten days in
which to comply with the summons be-
fore being outlawed.
The Count Killed His Mistress.
COPENHAGEN, July pa sensation
was caused here by a tragedy which
happened at Taasinge Tuesday night.
Count Spare, Swiss of high family,
shot and killed his mistress, Elvira Mad
igan, a circus performer, and then put a
bullet in his own brain. Count Spare
was married and moved in the highest
circles here.
Famine Now in Samoa.
NEW YORK, July %. The World
prints q letter from King Mataafa to
Mr.. Klein, stating that the war and the
hurricane in Samoa have caused fam
inc, and expressing hope that Ameri-
cans will send aid to the unfortunate
Samoans.
ONE Of THE LOST ARTS.
Secret of the Process for Making Alumni
mum from Clay Dies with Its Inventor.
FINDLAY, Ohio, July 22.-The mana
ger of the American Aluminium COM
pany, Fred. J. Seymour, died in this
city ,and the secret of his way of making
aluminium from clay died with him.
About four years ago F. J. Seymour for
merly Of Detroit. patented the process.
The American Aluminium company was
organized, with Gen. Russell A. Alger
as president, and Senator Palmer, of
Michigan, as vice president. Expensive
retorts and valuable machinery were
constructed, and the manufacture was
begun on large scale. Great quantities
Of the metal were sold at large profit.
GUARDED HIS SECRET WE'LL. g..
A fifteen-foot picket fence surrounds
the building, with its gate doubly pad
locked. 1t is known, however, that the
clay after being ground in water and
being treated with various chemicals, is
treated to heat of ! 500 degrees in large
retorts, until thoroughly fused. When
the crowning temperature has been
reached the precious metal is separated
from the mass by the addition of q Ger
tain chemical, but the name and nature
Of this chemical is not disclosed in the
letters patent, nor has anyone employed
about the works discovered it. <sz
STOCKHOLDERS UNDECIDED.
His death came as the result of par
slytic stroke. The stockholders of the
company are undetermined what to do
under the peculiar circumstances In
which they are placed, but vii! probably
give some Of their chemists full scope to
endeavor to rediscover the lost secret.
Luck for Manned Confederates.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 2O.-Some
six months ago A. B. Tate, wealthy far