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cealed by a fold of the girls dress, and
had just been drawn forth by Doctor
Gerard, was commonplace looking
enough. 1t was no costly jewel, nor
casket of richly chased gold. ham,
mered with intricate workmanship,
but simply small wide-mouthed jar,
such as might originally have been
used as a receptacle In which to store
spices, or essences: but the doctor
handled it as gingerly as if it were
were made of the rarest and most fra
gile biscuit porcelain.
The little jar was carefully placed on
the table and the two men sat down to
examine it.
"Sunbaked," pronounced the doctor,
with the confident air bred Of a lengthy
experience. 1T must contain some
thing of value, or the person who
sealed it would not have taken such in
finite pains to make the jar perfectly
air-tight. It's shape tells us nothing,
and except for this line Of vermillion,
enamel or glaze, there is no attempt
at ornament"
Its a common looking little vessel"
said Grant, taking 1t up. I've seen a
good many of them in the British mu-
scum. There were several in the mu-
scum at Cairo exactly like this, labelled
essence jars"
The jar which Grant held in his
hand, was about eight inches high, and
five or six at it's greatest diameter.
rather squat" in form, with big red
body, and a straight short neck, which
had a projecting lip running entirely
round It. The mouth was closed by
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space The doctor was the first to break
the silence.
"When do you think Of getting under
weigh again7" he asked.
"As soon as we can," replied Grant:
but I fancy I'm bound to wait for the
reply to the wire I sent off this after
noon. If we go on before 1t arrives, we
may miss 1t altogether, and telegraph
ing at such length is too expensive for
even a special to indulge in unneces-
sarily."
IT suppose we shan't be able to make
start till tomorrow night or next
morning." said the doctor, between the
wbiffs, $50 IL we decide to wait till the
latter time, I might get ashore and
have a stroll about Karnak, whilst you
get your articles DONE"
"Well," said Grant after a pause,
I'VE won't under any circumstances
start for Cairo till Murray's reply
comes. shall have to work hard to-
morrow, but before you go ashore We'll
get the lid off the coffin. know your
fingers are itching to do it,
The doctor laughed, the lazy laugh
Of man who is thoroughly enjoying
himself, and had for the moment at
least, no cause Of quarrel with the
world or the people in 1t.
You're right, Grant," he replied.
I'm a pretty old hand at this sort of
work, but expect a surprise on this
occasion. That coffin in the saloon
contains girl who was never properly
buried-I mean, Of course, never for
mally buried. I cannot understand the
mystery; for Sc far as could see she
must have been simply laid-tempor-
arily placed-in that coffin; which, un-
less my surmises prove entirely at
fault, was never intended for her at all.
We shall see tomorrow, however, and
then shall be able to make my deduc-
tions."
"Heigh-ho! My dear fellow, I'm
sleepy. Coming on?"
Grant began to yawn in sympathy,
and after a minutes thought decided
he was too done up for work that night,
so they both turned in after a last look
at the smoothly flowing river which
| lay with the moonlight's sheen upon it,
a silver ribbon stretching from shore
| to shore.
| When the two men awoke next morn
| ing and, after hurried breakfast, en-
tered the saloon which opened on to
| the deck, they uncovered the coffin,
| first fastening the door Of the apart
ment carefully.
| The coffin lay on the divan at the
stern end of the cabin in the full
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istic); the length of the limbs from the
waist to the daintily shod foot. the or
naments and Jewels, the character.
decoration and arrangement of the gar
ments, even the folds of the latter,
perhaps last smoothed by her mothers s
hand far back in past centuries. all
these things were for him Of the intens-
est interest. To him, indeed, 1t was a
moment Of suppressed Joy. All his
theories seemed In the first rOse-hued
flush Of discovery to be proved. He
had always held that in the case Of
many ancient Egyptians Of the upper
class the complexion was scarcely
darker than that of an italian. Here
the confirmation Of this theory lay In
an Egyptian maiden evidently belong
ing to that class whose skin, unstained
by any essence Of the embalmers, was
as fair as that Of an English-born
Italian. His contention that the mar
row, slender waist depicted In sculp-
lures and freecoes was Q racial ten
dency, as much as the fattened cra-
mum Of the negro; and was this not
proved to be a just one by the small
ness of the enameled girdle which con-
fined the calasiris and dress? The
eyebrows were naturally a long curve, "
he had said. Look, were they not so?''
He was perfectly happy in these dis
coveries, and it was not for some time
that the thought of touching the body
entered his head.
AS for Grant he was almost dazed.
The realization Of a part Of his strange
dream had tended to make him believe
all the rest possible. The sweet face
upturned to his, and the curved lips,
seemed to possess an Irresistible at
traction. The Egyptian girl was Ethel
Valance, only more strangely beau
tiful. There was magnetism even IN
her repose, and after a few moments
he stopped forward involuntarily and
touched the arm. The skin was neither
hot nor cold to his touch-it had the
temperate feel of a quiet sleeper. His
action broke the spell of the doctors
reverie, and he. too. knelt down by the
side of the coffin, and felt round the
body for anything which might in
some measure elucidate the mystery.
He had searched in the folds Of the
robes on the sides nearest to him, when
his keen eye detected the presence of
some object on the further side OF the
body against the slight, curved hollow
Of the waist. A fold Of the dress, and
the end Of the scarf covered it. He put
these carefully aside and drew the
strange thing forth.
The object which had thus lain con-
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tinuad the doctor. as the former knelt
somewhat hastily to insert the chisel
in the crack of the lid.
Grant controlled his eagerness and
went carefully round both sides and
ends of the coffin. prying here, and
lifting there, till he thought the cover
could be removed without much risk
or trouble. Then he laid aside the
tools. Both Of the men stopped down
and gently raised the lid which had
probably remained sealed for three
thousand years.
Grant removed the gauze veil which
lay across the face of the girl, and dis
covered the beauty of the feat
ures.
There were no mummy swathes to
be removed. She lay just as she had
been placed there, with her head slight
ly raised, resting upon head-stool Of
polished acacia. Her clothing was that
Of an upper class maiden of ancient
Egypt. Her features were Of the deli
cately pure Egyptian type. She had a
smooth, rather low forehead around
which her brilliantly black hair coiled
itself, and then fell in a number Of fine
plaits behind and over her shoulders.
Her complexion was of golden pink
hue: her eyes black and almond
shaped, heightened and enlarged with
antimony, part hidden by the lower
eyelids and sweeping lashes. Her lips
were full, short and as sweetly inno-
Gently curved as a child's, and through
the parting the teeth cleaned like two
rows of pearls. Her nose, over which
her dark velvety brows almost met,
was of a pure Egyptian outline, with
the nostrils cleanly and finely cut.
Her chin was one Of great beauty,
rounded and smooth as marble, and
her cheeks were full and modelled in
graceful curves.
The contour of her limbs could be
plainly seen beneath her light clothing,
which consisted of a thin gauze-like
calasiris-open at the neck and across
the breast-and a dress figured with
large circles and squares, bound just
beneath the curve Of the bosom by a
wide sash with loosely flowing ends
and fitting the hips closely. The skirt
of the dress was finished off at the
hem with a deep border of transverse
and vertical stripes alternating in a
pattern. Her arms were quite bare from
the shoulder, and around her wrists
she wore bracelets of gold and blue
enamel, her dress being confined at her
slender waist by a broad belt con-
sisting of gold-embossed rosettes and
comedians, alternating with other
The herald., 1898-05-08
The Source Of Influenza

The modern form Of influenza comes
to US from China. The outbreak which
began some ten years ago was due to
the bursting Of the great banks Of the
Yangtse-Kiang. The resulting floods
swept away millions of people, and the
accumulated filth of centuries was
rolled down the current Of the river to
spread in thick poisonous scum round
the mouth. When the flood waters re-
tired the rotting refuse lying on the
land went up in masses Of fine powder
that was spread in clouds over the
whole world-clouds that under certain
atmospheric conditions have dropped
their fatal germs upon various CONT
nents and spread the disease we call
influenza. 1t will be remembered that
the Black Death of the Middle Ages
was preceded by just such al nor
nous and desolating flood in China 10
this last one. Sanitary conditions have
improved since, and the resulting dis
ease, though bad enough, is not "a
hideous. But the possibilities OF tns
fection are far greater.
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SYNOPSIS.


GCopyright 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 Journalists Isis mas has
Valance. London society belle, is also
IN the Of his
meric powers in the Vallances paId4;ttIS I,;tIs
and attempts a novel experiment WIN Tn
will wrest some secrets from the -oa dead
Past. The. girl under the spell taxes ss :. an hs
Egyptian dagger from the hall. and oaoS soaoS
suitor, wounding him, slightly, After 1d11s tnis
mishap, the best medical skill In Lonoon
cannot restore Ethel to conscioIhsneSSd fsst ha end
Ethel are wandering alone in an Egyp-
tan desert They neettins meet them The
woman asks them whether they beltsve Ie
in her spell, and on tAeir replying tnat
they do, she says that she will % protteScs tSa
harm Of the future. Then the e. Womann I'm IN
Rephri, she calls herself, puts Iaosirl ha uh,
der a spell, and teaches Latnyrus, DIS s,,,;np SnS
the girl may be put to sleep and awak-
ened. So vivid is the impression OF o., I tn1s ms
dream that Grant gees n to dhe Ehe
by means of the mystic passes. oa,,,.
Grant is sure that he, could reeoghlrie ghTi
the LOCALITY OIL the uccthh6 WIZ
Strange to say, his description OF the t
topography corresponds with that or tne
valley Of the Kings, where the uagss5
that figured in the affair with Hllinela
came from. Mr.. Murray, the editor 9d
the '"Torch,' is so interested in the whole
affair that he sends Grant to Egypt IN tne
hope that the latter may discover some
thing Of Importance. Grant leaves-the
accepted lover Of Ethel Valance. Doctor
Gerard accompanies him. ,,
Reaching Cairo, the two men hire the
s'Abdul Aziz," a comfortable dahaDean
and under the guidance OF Hasan an IN. IN.
teiligent dragoman, they sail up the ME
to Luxor Then with eight fellahin, the
party strikes inland to the valley OF the
Kings. where, after considerable search,
Hafiz, one Of the servants, discoyers q
little plain among the sandy nils tnat
corresponds with Grants description. The
ths.slo the locality s' Of his dream The feliahin
begin to dig in the sand. and before long
their labors are rewarded by the unearth-
ing Of that greatest of treasures to the
Egyptologist-an unviolated tomb. me
party enters and finds in the central
chamber three sarcophagi, empty, put
without any appearance OF ever having
been occupied. In an inner chamber
stands another sarcophagus. with it's
cover wedged up in an unusual manner.
It is but a moments work to remove the
lid, and then Doctor Gerard and Grant
look in.
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OF the remaining $650,000, but q small
share is devoted to public pv ses that
will benefit the people of the .Sland, a.
the largest portion goes to employees oe
the public works, all Of whom -
Spaniards,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-28
DEATH OF SENATOR MORRILL,.

Tho Patriarch Of the Senate Passes
Away atan Early Hour this Morn
lng-continuOus Congressional Ser
vice ofForty.lonr Years.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s-Hon. JUS
tin s. Morrill,. the senior United States
senator from Vermont, died at twenty
tlve minutes past o'clock this morn
Ing. in the eighty-nlnth year Of his age,
after an illness OF less than q week.
with him when the end came were his
slster-ln-law, Miss Louise Swan, his
son James, Mr.. Benjamin Durfee, for
a long time associated with the sena-
tor IN the finance committee work at
the capitol, and Col. 3. 8. Chamberlain,
an intimate friend, Senator Proctor
was In the house at the time, Us were
several other friends
The senator never recovered from the
unconscious state into which he lapsed
early in the day and his death was
calm and peaceful
The immediate cause OF death was
pneumonia. which developed from an
attack OF grip contracted about week
ago. The venerable senator was con-
fined to his home but seven days.
No definite funeral arrangements have
yet been made. Il Is altogether likely
that public services will be held In the
senate chamber, but Just when cannot
now be stated. The remains of Mrs.
Morrill,. who died during the present
year, are now in a vault at Rock Greek
cemetery near this city, and 1t may be
that the senator's body Will be deposit
ed there pending removal to Stamford,
Vt, where mausoleum Is now In
course OF construction.
In the death OF Hon. Justin Smith
Morrill, the senate lost It's senior mem-
ber in point OF service and It's Oldest
in age. He had served continuously in
the senate for more than thirty-one
years and he was IS years old on the
18th OF April last With the single
exception OF Hon. Galusha A. Grow, Of
the house OF representatives,, he was
the only man In congress whose con-
gresslonal career began prior to the
beginning Of the civil war, and he had
the honor over Mr., Grow In that his
congressional service has been continu-
Gus, covering In the senate and house
combined almost forty-tour years. Mr..
Morrill, was q native OF Vermont. he
was first elected member OF the house
from that state as a member OF the
Thirty-fourth congress, taking his seat
at the first assembling OF that body
after the 4th OF March, 1855. He was
reelected to the Thirty-hfth. Thirty
sixth, ThIrty-seyenth, Tiirty-elghth
and ThlrtR-nlnth congresses and was
in 1867 elected to the senate to succeed
Hon. Luke p. Poland. He held his
sent In the senate since that date with
out interruption, having been elected
six terms successfully. His present
term, to which he was chosen in 1885,
would not have expired until 1903.
He has taken an important part In
the Legislation OF the last thirty years,
sspeciaily on commercial and financial
questions, his position as chairman Of
the finance committee giving him q
leading part IN all measures relating to
the tariff, banking or the currency.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-28
HERE'S A VILLAIN.

Arrest OF NIan Who is Wanted "a
California for One OF the Bloodiest
Deeds known in This Country.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Dec. H,-Thero
Is under arrest In this city a man whom
the police have strong reason to b.
lleye is James c, Dunham. for whom
there is a reward OF 81. 900, offered dead
or alive. at San Jose, Cal He was
picked up here by Detective Louis
Wolfe. Of the local force, as a suspl-
cious character, he having offered a lot
OF goods for sale at about 90 per cent
Of the actual value. He gave the name
OF Harry Wilson when arrested, but IN
court t0-dayhe said his right name was
Harry Church, and that he was born
in Sacramento, Cal, from which point
he started out two years ago. At dlt-
ferent places before his arrest he gave
the name OF H. v. Morris, p. II. Ross.
Harry Lewis. Harry Howard. he has
been in this city for about month, al
the time under surveillance.
Mrs. Church Is here In the city, bnt
she says she knows very little about
her husband, having met him but two
years ago, and does not even know bis
bunAAGoos @aES MSAg AuaAAAsA ~ AtAAT
nois.
The crime for which DunhaIn. whom
Church is suspected Of being, e want
ed, was q most troclous one. At q Lone
~ farm house, between San jose and
Los Gatos Santa Clara county. CaL,
on the night OF Tuesday, May 20, 1888.
James C.. DunhRm slew all the occu-
pants OF the residence save one, his
baby boy. His wife, her mother, her
stepfather, her brother, a man ana
maid servant were sacrificed. They
were all members OF the family Of Col.
r. P. McGllncy. The deed was care
fully planned. DunhRm came to hig
wife In the night, and gave her 9
chance TO write message 70 those
whom she believed would be spared.
Then his fingers fastened around her
throat. and the woman was gtrangled.
Next Minnie Schessler, servant. was
slain, her skull being cleft with an
nx. Mrs. McGlincy shared her fate. The
three murdered man were at Campbell
when the women were killed. Col Me-
Gllncy came first. AS he opened the
door he was met by bullet. he turned
to seek safety IN flight, and James X.
Wells, his stepsou, rushed TO his as
slstlnce. Wells was shot through the
heart, and instantly killed. Jumping
over his body. Dunham pursued the
older man. He caught him at a nearby
cabin and ended his misery. Robert A.
BriscO, who sheltered McGllncy was
also shot to death. Durham escaped,
and despite strenuous efforts to cap
tIire him has remained at large.
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TREATY SPECULATION.

Friends ofthc Instrument Say that II
VIII he Reported From Committee
without Amendment-As Short De-
bate Anticipated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2T.-The pres
encs Of Senator Davis, one OF the
members Of the peace commission, at
the capitol to-day was the cause OF
more or less peace treaty speculation
among senator's. 1t Is the intention Of
Senator Davis to ask the committee on
foreign relations to take up the treaty
as soon as received from the President.
While 1t is expected that the document
will undergo careful scrutiny IN COM
rnittee, It is the general opinion that
this work will be done with as much
expedltion as possible. There will be
an effort on the part Of the friends OF
the treaty TO have II reported without
any amendment whatever, and they as
Eert that the committee as n whole IS
favorable to ratification without alter
alton.
Une plan OF the senator's opposed to
straight ratification TO urge the In
Rertlon of an amendment providing In
specific terms that the United States
Ehali not acquire sovereignty over the
Philippine Islands under any clrcum-
stances The friends Of the treaty urge
that It being n peace treaty II is more
important 10 have II ratified uncondi-
iionally than would be the case with an
ordinary agreement between nations,
and that for this reason they are con-
iident II Will not be modified. and that
in the end II VIII secure the votes OF
Z number OF senators who personally
would prefer It's amendment. The OPP
pOncnts Of the treaty say they 20 not
anticipate n long debate in the senate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-28
AMERICANS FIRED ON

BY Rioters in Havana-They Return
the Fire, killing Three spaniards
and WOunding Cubans.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-A special cable
to the Tribune from Havana says: The
American troops were fred on IN Ha-
vana tonight. The whole city Is In an
uproar, and serious riotlng Is threaten
ed. A detail of Company II. Tenth
United States regular infantry. while
quellIng a riot which broke out on
Bombay street, nt s O'Clock this even-
Ing, WaS hred on. The regulars returned
the fire. and sent volley after volley Inc
to the crowd Of rioters as they ned out
of the street. Two Spanish sailors were
wounded and a Spanish marine killed
by the Americans.
A number Of other persons whose
names could not be secured were also
wounded IN the melee which caused
the interference Of the American troops.
Three Cubans were fatally Injured.
Several Spanlards who were carried
away by friends. were wounded, but II
Is not known how seriously.
None Of the American soldiers were
wounded.
Numerous small riots have occurred
In the various parts OF the city to-day,
twelve persons being wounded, several
fatally.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-28
OFFICIAL RETURNS

ofthe Vote for Congressman Cast at
the November Election-GoVernor
Atkinson Issues Certificates to Sue
cessfuI Candidates.
Special Dispatch to the Intelllgeneer.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, Dec. H.
The official returns of the vote of Tay-
ior county for congressman at the re-
cent election have been received at the
governors oHice. They give Dayton
1856. McGraw 1873. and Morrow 2s. The
complete official returns Of the various
districts give the following figures:
First district, Dovener, 2o.s91; Blair,
1s,Os1: scattering, S24; Doyener's plural
ity, 1850.
Second dlstrict-Dayton. 1894; Nc
Graw, 22,720; Morrow, $50; Dayton's
plurality, 624.
Third dIstrict-Edwards, 22,0S7; john
ston, 22.S02; Davis, 20; Johnston's plu-
rality, 765
Fourth dlstrict-Freer. 2i,727; Neal.
20,s54; Gorrell, 1853; Freer's plurality, Sf3.
Governor Atkinson to-day issued cer-
tIicates Of election to Messrs. Dovener,
Dayton. Johnston and Breer. also his
proclamation declaring the result Of the
election.
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EpecIal Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9.-sen-
s,or Faulkner is rated as an antl-ex-
panslonlst, but Will vote for the ratif-
ra,ion OF the treaty with Spain. he
was asked to-day what he thought OF
the outlook for general legislation at
the present session of congress, and
said aside from passing the approprla-
don bills he did not believe anything
would be done. except, probably the
ratification OF the Paris treaty"
lam opposed to expansion" he said.
"but do not see how l or any other
holding my views can sensibly with
hold Ills vote in favor of ratification
when everything growing out Of the
treaty Is In the hands Of congress, to
be disposed Of according to It's 1udg-
ment."
The senator was asked what. in his
oplnion, should be done with the Phil
ipplues, and replied: That Is another
question, and difficult to answer. 1 am
very sure there Is q very strong and
Increasing belief IN the country that we
should SO manage the temporary affairs
Of the islands that eventually the Fill
plnos will be equipped for and entrust-
ed with elf-government It Is difficult
20 understand how such n heterogeneous
population could be made part OF the
: people OF the United States. even II
there were no other c0nsiderntions. Mil
itary control OF the Philippines will be
necessary for q long time. without
doubt, and the Intelligent portion OF
;he population Of the Islands will have
10 be largely depended upon In the fu-
ture solution Of the Philippine prob
lem"
In Limo with the Administration.
The foregoing declaration is accepted
here as a guarantee that Senator Faulk-
ner will not only not obsruct nor con-
sent to obstruction OF the adminIstga-
,on plan IN the settlement OF the ques-
tloa left as legacy OF the war, but
will vote for the treaty as the FIRST step
in the direction Of carrying that plan
into execution.
The senator's platform. by the way,
TO large degree. is In line with the ad-
mlnistration policy. stree there is no
suggestion upon the part OF the Repub-
Ilcaus to make "a heterogeneous p3pula-
ton a part OF the people OF the United
States" and Il is the proposition TO
manage the affairs Of the Islands 50
that the Filipinos may be eventually
entrusted with self-government." Sen-
ator Faulkner'a frank statement as TO
his position comes merely as confirms
Jlon Of what has been known privately
Of his views for some time.
II will be remembered that when the
war was on and the legislation FOR
euuipplng the government with muni-
lions was under consideration he voted
TO buy ships. guns and clothing and
favored giving supporting arm 10
President Mckinley and his lieutsnants
on land and sea.
II is thus seen the senator Is not In
line wlth his party In the state on maEg
rolnts, as tie party Voice Is echoed
through certain newspapers. aad his
stand against the Bryan policy. as re-
Gently enuneiated, VIII doubtless widen
the breach.