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"GentIemen! Gentlemen !" He Excitedly Exclaimed.

some hard substance which was evil
IDENTIFY rock
The men, after a few minutes
breathing space, We're again set to
work, but it was midday ere they I'M
covered the block of sandstone against
which the crowbar had struck. The
boulder was not of very great size, and
it had the appearance of being the
shattered remains of an obelisk, for on
it could be traced shapeless fragments
of sculptures which had been worn
away by thu long process of time. They
now most resembled the defaced and
fractured figures of an ancient bas-re-
lief. When this piece of sandstone rock
had been completely uncovered, an at
tempt was made and it was, after a
struggle, during which the muscles of
the fellahins brown arms stood out
like cords, moved sufficiently to show
that no cavity or fissure was hidden
beneath it, and that, so far, nothing
of any Importance had been unearthed
Grant was very downcast. but Hafiz
although disappointed, was not dis
couraged.
"Haflz says never give up" ex-
planned Hasan, but the fellahin must
rest from their labors for an hour. They
are hungry and the sun is hot. After
meal and sleep, they will dig at this
end near the hillside
After an hours rest they started ex-
cavating again, and by three o'clock
had dug close up against the hill off
which the sand fell away and slipped
disclosing another block or slab of
stone, behind which a stream of sand
and small stones disappeared, proving
that it blocked hole or cavity of some
sort.
Hafiz gave shout of triumph, and
Grant unceremoniously hauled the doc
tor down into the trench. Grant and
three of the fellahin picked up four of
the crowbars and inserted them under
and around the mass of rock For sew
eral minutes they tugged and pulled,
and hung on with all their might in
the vain endeavor to move it. Then
two more iron bars were inserted and
by the combined pushing and lifting of
all the party who could get near
enough, the block first tottered and
finally slid down off the ledge on which
it rested into the bottom of the trench
AS was expected a small and very mar
row doorway cut in the face of the hill
was thereby disclosed; and the doc
tors practised eye Immediately told
him that it was the entrance to a tomb.
In moment of enthusiasm he grasped
Grant by the hand exclaiming:
"My dear fellow, we have discovered
an unviolated tomb. We have not come
to Egypt in vain, even if you find moth
ing to confirm your theories"
Grant was almost too excited to
speak, and meanwhile Hasan had
climbed out of the hole and had gone
to the tent to fetch the lanterns.
The sunlight struck slantwise
through the narrow doorway disclos-
ing a somewhat broader passage or
gallery cut in the solid rock. Whilst
Hasan was fetching the lanterns, the
doctor narrowly examined the lintels
of the entrance, and the side posts
which were cut in the rock SO as to
The herald., 1898-05-01
A Panther Story.

An exciting adventure with panther
is described by a travelling circus man.
ager. He writes: when we were in
New Orleans the big panther got out
OF his cage, biting his way through the
base of the bars, where the sheathing
ended. The brute was not out two min
utes before the alarm was given, and
he was still in the big tent. There was
just that strip of canvas between him
and the crowd outside. Up rushed Col
onel Woods, the lion tanner, in his bare
feet, Just as he was dressing for the
parade. One fellow offered him a re-
volver, another whip. He showed the
revolver in his waistband, grabbed the
whip, picked up a barrel hoop lying in
his path, strobe into the tent, cracked
his whip, and next instant had that
devil doing his show stunts through the
hoop in the middle of the tent. Thatwas
sight l shall never forget. Soon Col
onel Woods called for fellow named
Pete, a cowboy, and he came in with
his lariat, and another came in with
horse rug, and Woods said, Now,
Pete, when l make him do the dead art,
get close in behind and make sure of
your drop. This is the close of his
tricks, and the chances are my COM
mand over him will end. Drop the rope
right over his head, and run forward
quick, not backward, or he will chase
you instead of fighting back on the
moose, and then you fellows with the
rug smother him, and all pile in to get
him tied up and back into the cage
That was done just like shutting cards;
one or two of the fellows got ba,lly
scratched. but the panther was housed,
and it was a week or two before the
Colonel tried him through the hoops on
put him back in the main cage"
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Evan did so. Hasan listened very
attentively whilst he was speaking;
when the former had finished, the
dragoman said:
you say that the place is through
valley-from what you explain,
doubtless the valley Biban- el-Moulek-"
glancing at the drawing Grant had
made from memory. II know" he con-
tinued, 1.-The valley and the paths in it,
as well as the palm of my hand, but 1
do not remember this place." referring
to the sketch.
Grants face fell.
But" resumed Hasan, there may
be such place. We shall see. We
shall find it if there is, gentlemen;
never be afraid"
At a little after sunrise next morn
ing, the tents were struck and the par
ty entered the valley of the Kings. The
path was mere track trodden fairly
smooth by the hoofs of horses, mules,
and the feet of travellers; on either side
rose the hills which were in reality
crumbling masses of sandstone and
granite with uneven face, in many
places pierced with innumerable door
ways-the entrances to violated
tombs.
When the sun began to show itself
behind the hills, the heat became in
tense and scarcely a breath of air
stirred.
"A veritable oven!" calculated the
doctor, as he mopped his face with a
handkerchief.
AS they rounded a bend of the path,
the refracted heat of the sun which
beat fiercely on the opposite side of
the rapidly narrowing valley, fell full
in their faces, till it nearly scorched
them.
The doctor, who, after the conversa-
ton with Hasan. was less sanguine
than before of the chances of their I'LL
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one of the fellahin, who accompanied
him on accommodating expedition.
On his return an hour or so later, he
found the rest of the party ready to
start again.
Il have found the PATH he said to
Doctor Gerard in Arabic; I'VE shall
reach the place by shutdown, If we
march quickly"
When this information was translat-
ed to Grant he was delighted, and it
was mainly owing to his urging the
others to walk faster, that just as the
shadows began to creep over and
around the hill-tops, the party reached
the spot they sought, which lay at the
end of little gorge or ravine.
Grant gave a shout of satisfaction,
for he instantly recognized the place of
his dream, and the rocks, although of
the latter he discovered there were only
two instead of three. In his delight he
shook hands with the doctor and
slapped Hatiz on the back, causing him
to spring round with establishment,
calling him good fellow.
Two hours later the moon rose over
the hills and fell upon the silent camp
and the sleeping forms of the fellahin
stretched in the sand around the white
tent, with their burnooses drawn over
their heads.
Evan Grant scarcely slept at all that
night, and when he did at length close
his eyes, he started every few minutes
restless through excitement.
1t was scarcely light when he got up
and dressed, and, after giving glance
at the doctor, who was sleeping the
dreamless sleep which generally follows
greatly bodily fatigue, he lifted the
hanging canvas door Of the tent, and
stepped out into the keen morning air.
AS the light grew stronger, Grant
was better able to make out the con-
figuration of the little plain or hollow
amongst the hills, on which he stood
Toward the southeast there was a
narrow gorge or valley, painless (the
bottom being of fine SANDY but appar-
emily passable, on all other sides the
spot was hill-locked. About thirty
yards to the left of the camp, almost
against the hillside, lay two red sand
stone boulders, cropping up through
the debris, and these Grant inspected
with a view to Identification by means
of the sketch plan and description
which he had made and written down
at Mr. Murrays behest.
He had been engaged with his inves-
LEGATIONS for some hour or more before
the first of the sleepers was awakened
by the sunlight falling on his face
through a gap in one of the hills. The
fellahin stretched himself, got up,
rubbed his eyes, and then kicked at
his next door neighbor by way of
arousing him also. Hafiz and then
HAHN woke up, and rising, came across
to where Grant stood, plan in hand.
This is the place, gentlemen" said
the dragoman, to whom maps or plans
were no mysterious things, land Hafiz
shall get breakfast, and then those fell
lahin shall dig, dig, dig till they sweat
and crack their sinews."
Breakfast was a very simple affair,
consisting of coffee, bread and butter,
and some slices Of timed meat. with
The herald., 1898-05-01

1t was on this side of the valley that
Hafiz said they must make the ascent.
Leaving two of the fellahin in charge
of the baggage, with instructions to
erect the remaining tent, the doctor,
Grant, Hasan and the rest of the fell
lahin with the other tent, cooking
stove, provisions, picks, spades and
bars, under the guidance of Hafiz,
started off to accomplish the climb.
| 1t was two hours or more before they
reached the upper plateau. along which
Hafiz said they must make their way;
two hours of incessant climbing, Stun
bling and slipping, in the broilng heat
| refracted from the sun baked rocks
and soil of the crumbling hillside.
1t was dreary enough work-a hot
sun, by this time almost at the meridi-
an overhead; loose rubble, alternating
with patches of scorching sand under
foot, and on all sides crumbling hills
and rocks, their sides pierced with
caves, and the mouths of ancient
tombs.
A little after midday, Hafiz found
himself at fault, and the way had to be
retraced for nearly an hour.
Il can't stand this heat much long
err" exclaimed the doctor.
mo more can t. rejoined Grant. IT
vote We pitch the tent under that rock,
have something more to eat and drink,
and there wait till the sun sinks Bit"
Il second that proposition" said his
companion.
But Hafiz, who was very anxious to
push on, no doubt keenly alive to the
prospect of handsome reward should
he prove successful demurred to the
proposed arrangement for halt, say
ing to the doctor that there was an
other two hours journey before them.
He was overruled, however, and the
tent was pitched and siesta INDUCED
in by all the marty eXcpnt himself and
The herald., 1898-05-01
A Chost>Layer.

Here is a curious advertisement. 1t
was published over a hundred years
ago: Haunted Houses.-Whereas there
are mansions and castles in England
and Wales, which have for many years
been uninhabited and are now falling
to decay by their being haunted and
visited by evil spirits, or the spirits of
those who for unknown reasons are
rendered miserable even in the grave, q
gentleman who has made the tour Of
Europe, of a particular turn of mind
and deeply skilled in the abstruse and
sacred science of Exorcism, hereby Of
fers his assistance to any owner or
proprietor of such premises, and under
takes to render the same free from the
visitation of such spirits. be their cause
what it may, and render them tenant
able and useful to the proprietors. Let
tiers addressed to the Rev. John Jones,
No. 80 Martins lane. duly answered,
and an interview given if required.
N. B.-Rooms rendered habitable in
six days.
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SYNOPSIS.


Copyright, 1898, by The International
Literary and News Service.1
Evan Grant. accompanied by his friend
correspondent of the Torch" The events
that lead to the young journallst i pa 9
sion were very EXTRAORDINARY; Grah E,t lt,eI
Valance, a London society belle, is also
interested in the same subject troies ,so
Spinoza gives an exhibition OF ms LIE niers
meric powers in the NallanceS psll ~
and attempts a novel experiment with
Ethel for medium. he Claims ,b Id dead
will wrest some secrets ir ,'all likes an
Egyptian dagger from the hall, any I soao3
one of the guests, Hillfeld an uf ft. ,bis
sutton, wounding him snghL iyi, IA 40 1ondon
cannot restore Ethel to consclousiiess;;
The next night Grant dreams thas ne Es alnu
Ethel are wandering alone III WOMAN nf ,1S Who
has evidently been expecting them, a,;aii,
woman asks them whether they pei 1tst
in her spell and on ten abe re Wil protect
Ethel whom she calls r, TaosTi, 1 Woma ihe
Rephri, she calls herself p utbS raosi ns she
calls Grant the mystic passes pS Will
the girl may be put to sleep ana aW an,
ened. So vivid is the impression OF tnls
next day and succeeds in awakening Ethel
by means of the mystic passes. n,uo
Grant is sure that he could recosnize
the locality of the meeting with Rephri.
Strange to say, his description Of the
topography corresponds with that OF the
that figured in the affair with Hillneld
came from Mr.. Murray. the editor on
the Torch is so interested IN the Wh9le
affair that he sends Grant to Egypt in the
hope that the latter may discover some
thing of Importance: Grant ieaves-!he
accepted lover of Ethel Vallance: Doctor
Gerard accompanies him. The two men
reach Cairo where they will make ar
engagements for the trip up the Nile
The herald., 1898-05-01

did you ever hear of the accident
which befell your brother?"
Accident? No! Not serious, I
hope?"
well, rather. An idea struck him,
and now the entire upper part Of his
head is paralyzed"
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HOOD CANAL. RsefTE X.
--rE AMER Hs-s ia

F>saxsz Galn-&ita dock, foot og Washing
I'm street Monday. Wednesday AID frs-
asv al usesssrk A. ~. for ksfg4ko1s. Esrt
sssu.h.~ 2saterks EsssnD0ss. Holly ISe-
wasge. Lssawsup Fails. Hestsposs and
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eTRs, GARLAND AND EvANGEIA

eTRs, GARLAND AND EvASGEIA
c...,,a and Townsend-Neah Bay Route
c.~a-n.r Garland leaves Yeser dock Sun
ssy. tuesdays and Thursdays at II 30
m for Port Townsend. Port Williams.
p,nasress Port Angeles Port Crescent
3~.,Ssh,rg Pysht CIaIiam Bay and Nah
1ay returning. arrives AT Seattle 3 y. m
-. ,,rnosi;e days Steamer Eyangei leaves
Y~ier doc. , for PORT xo Townssn 1. por,
sav. and Fridays at $50 2. m: arrives
ss'Stie alternate days at go y. m. Tel
Main S6-
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uopT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH
INGTON ROUTE.
STEAMER A. r ROBINSON.
Carrying L. 8. Mall
On Port orchard and Port washington
s.ree: $50 a. m. calling nj South Beach.
Bureheii. Brick Yard, Bremerton. L. s.
Savy Yard. Sidney. Charleston, Tracyion,
Cs.a S,iyerdals Leaves Port Orchard
So station at 2. m: arrives Seattle
80 y m. f. N. Robinson. master Lilly
porarSue 4 Co. agents Telephone
Main 81.
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popT ORCHARD AND PORT WASTE
scNA TSGTON ROUTE
cwrANFE MARY F. pERLEY
80. caIt.rsi;h dock foot OF wsshtrx
-. ..-eet for Sylvan Grove PORT Whlts
20 l. 3. Dry Dock charieyfoo
r.s,.v Tracyton. S.iverdsis Astly sxr.rs.
sSss.1'-i.vs aud SUNDAYS a. 3 20 . N. sat-
n-savs Of SO .. N: Sundays a; o
pg,u~ngng. lesyes SlsverdaIs al go a
81. Dry Locx -. s'a'T nv n,ssts
90 - Telephone. Re- Ii.
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PACIFIC NAVIGATION COMPANY
Steamer State OF Washington leaves
Seattle from Yes,er wharf daily except
Saturday AZ 10 p. m. for Everett Aua-
cortes. Fairhaven and Whatcom connect
ing at Whatcom for Vancouver and 3 aine,
Connecticns-At Seattle. Flyer and ": +.
r. r. for Tacoma ard way points; at Ey-
erett F. * N. c. T. r.: at Anacortes. $.
y r. r.; at Wharcom. II. r. & r. c. r.
II. and steamer Lady OF the Lake az What
com.
Returning. leaves Whatcom daily except
Sunday 1T q. m
Steamer Fairhaven leaves Seattle from
Yeser wharf daily except. Sunday Al
a. m. FOR Ednonds. Wildly Island and
ia Conner calling AZ Everett. north bound
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday: south
h .ind Mondav Wedncsdsr and Friday
connecting at Ia Conner with stages from
Raw View, Whitney and Mount Vernon.
Returning leaves Ia Conner daily ex-
rept Sunday al p. m.
Telaphope Main SIT.
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SAN JUAN ISLANDS

SAN JUAN ISLANDS
STEAMER LYDIA THOMPSON.
STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY
~.-~rsrz United States mai leaves cry
80 fset a. Man street Sunday. Tues
1ow az Thursday at IL O'Clock rrf3night
80 po~. Townsend san Juan f~lanAs ana
New Waaseena. Returning leaves New
s.~ IA III J r. Thompson manager
,rs- Lily Bogzr3sH 4 ca agents
-. r1,~x Telephone Main g..
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y1c.ToRIA-PoRT TOWNSEND.
STEAMER NORTH PACIFIC,

r4av.ng CITY pock daily except Sunday.
sunday
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STEAMERS.
FLY ON The FLYER"

FIJI ON NE L EfS.
SEATTLE TO TACOMA
Four round trips daily. except Sunday.
In one hour and twenty-five miDutes-
THE STEAMER FLYER"
Regular daily trips Seattle-Tacoma
route. as follows:
TAKING EFFECT TUESDAY. Maya
TIME CARD.
Leave Sea;tle-7:45. ILLS a. m: 2:ts. Sis
p. n.
Leave Tacoma-a:so a. ~: I. 40. s p. m.
SUNDAYS.
Leave Tacona-9.30 a. m: 80 80 q. IN.
Landing al Northern Pacific wharf Ia
coma and Commercial dock. foot or Ma
ron street, Seattle
Sundays. steamers Flyer and State OF
WASHINGTON.
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For San Francisco.

The company's elegant steamers
Queen Waila Wana and Una
tiifa leave SEATTLE via Port
Townsend and Victoria. f. e. :
a n. June g. =. -. il. -. p. July 3.
:. Is, IN. % y August >. and every
iifth day thereafter. Leave SAN
FRANCISCO for Seattle via Vie
toria, n. G.. and Port Townsend. 10
"a. M. June J, 10. +. ~, - 20. July
). 10 l.. y. -, ~. August 4. and ev-
cry fifth day thereafter.
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.
Occidental block. Seattle. Wash.

Translates n savings bank business sx.
clusively
Deposits received from 81 20 t1ouO.
Interest allowed per anuum: Oix mar
cent on term deposits: = per cent. on or
binary deposits.
Dividends declared last days Of Nav ARA
November. Loans made on real estate a.
approved coIlaterafe only.
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PUGET SOUND 4 ALASKA STEAM
SHIP COMPANY.
VICTORIA ROUTE

steamer City OF Kingston between Ia
coma, Wash. and Victoria. b. c.
S-0oDulI.vi NJ Tacoma no Ar 4. Doom
i0-O0nn, Ly' 81 SEATTLE s2iAr 1:4Srr
-00sml I.y; 12Pt Townsend 3siArl 10 asa m
sEamlAri 10 Victoria MlLvl SEGA II
.Daily except Saturday.
This steamer furnishes hrs.-class ac-
commoaatsone carrying both freight and
passengers. and leaves from Yeser wharf
S~Ittle for Victoria At 10 p. m. and for
Tacoma AZ ans p. n.
passenger. for Victoria can occupy state
For ra,ee tickets. etc. inquire Of
f.. r POPE
Agent. Yesler Wharf. Seattle.
A. NADEAu-
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orArrLE EVERETT NAVIGATION
COMPANY
GO ON THE GREYHOUND.
srArTLE. EVERETT AND EDMoNDs
ROUTE.
Time card-Leaves Seattle a. m. II
.na q IN. Leaves Everett s:ls L. m.
80 y. m and I:i5 p. m
Three round trips daily, except Sunday
rnnnec-fons-At Seattle with the steamer
Eirer Tor Tacoma At Everett with the
styar,e- N,kado for Snohcmish and with
,ss everett & Monte Crtsto railway gor
Monte Cr!sto an9 Way stations
Coirr,an Dock Seattle. Merchants Dock
rvere,. Telephone, Seattle Red ssi: Ey-
ereI; 6. e. u. s.CTT.
Manager
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BAY STATE GAS AFFAIRS.
STOCKHOLDERS FILE A BILL IN EQUITY
AND ASK FOR A RECEIVER.

Philadelphia Sept. 15.-Argument was heard be-
fore Judge Dallas. in the United States Circuit
Court to-day. the bill Of equity filed by jacob
Edwards. OF Boston. and others. stockholders OF the
Bay State Gas Company. who owners of stock
valued at about $4,000, against the Bay State Gas
Company The bill charges that j. Edward Ad-
dicks "nismanaged the affairs of the company, and
continually. wrongfully and corruptly diverted the
assets Of the Bay State Gas Company from It's
lawful uses"
The bill further charges that -. Edward Ad-
dicks Is a member OF the firm Of Lawson Weldon
fold 81 Co.. OF Ncw-York and Boston. and that
Addicks and others and are participants In
profits realized by the said firm resulting through
the delivery 10 the firm OF certain options. con-
and OF the defendant corporation. for
a nominal. no value whatever. The complain
ants further state that they are Informed and be-
eve the defendant corporation has. through Its
officers and directors also wrongfully and fraudu-
ently parted with certain bonds Of the defendant
corporation Of the aggregate par value OF 5000"
for which the corporation received only $1,000 the
bill further states that the complainants are In
formed and believe that the Bay State Gas Com
pany. through It's officers and directors, has been
IN ha sum no Of sss loss q ana and af
thousand dollars Of this amount Is based on al
purchase from Henry II Rogers OF the stock. bonds
and aoating Of corporatioe known as the Brook
They ask that "a receiver he appointed with the
usual power to take possession OF the assets and
credits Of the company and for the purpose or re-
covering by proper process. and under the direc-
ton of the Court. such OF its money and other
assets and property have been disposed or
fraudulently and Illegally and without consdera-
ton"
The Court is also asked TO enion the defendant
company and its officers from making further dis
position Of the assets OF the company. Counsel
for the Bay State Gas Company filed general de-
murrcr, In which II is stated that tho bill does not
contain any matter OF equity wherein the Court
can grant any decree, grant 10 the plaintiffs
the relief prayed for any relief against tho Bay
State Gas Company. Counsel prays that the bill
be dismissed. Decision reserved.
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MONETARY CONFERENCE.
GENERAL WARNER. OF THE BIMETALLlC
UNION, AND CONGRESSMAN FOWLER
SPEAK AT OMAHA.

Omaha Sept l5-Thc third and last day OF inc
National Currency Convention began with paper
IN support OF an unlimited issue OF irredeemabie
currency by the Government. by y. j. warner
president OF the American Bimetalic Union
Charles s. Hartman OF Montana. presided GEN
eral Warner said the debate would be divided INTO
first the advocacy Of bank currency; second
plea FOR n Governmental currency TO circulate con-
currently with the metals and. third affirmation
Of an rredeemable Government paper currency or
absolute Naiism. As TO the defence or faling
prices made by the gold-standard advocates. no
said he concurred in their opinions except as to
farm products Tor which the labor cost had not
decreased, and with the further qualification mat
there had been no reduction in the fixed charges
such MS transportation rates. debts and taxes
reply was made by Congressman {. n Fowler
Of Jersey. who supported bank currency. Mr.
Fowler sad the only logical position tho silverites
could take was that Of General Warner; that u
they could csislate value, into silver. they coud
legislate value into paper and make II redeem IL
self