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The oasis., 1904-06-11
ANCIENT EGYPT.
Vivid Account of the Abject Slavery of Producers of Precious Metals in the Land of the Pharaohs!
Mining Reporter.l

Most of the mines are in fair state of preservation, and the method of work is easily conjec- tnred. Generally speaking, the conditions observed are in ac- cordance with the description of Apathardchides, who wrote in 1l3 B. C. The following is a free translation from the text of Muller: The metal bearing rocks which are called gold-bearing are intensely black, but among them i. produced a stone than which
 nothing is winter. Of these noun tains, those which are rugged and have an altogether hard nature they burn with wood; and when they are softened by fire they experi- ment on them and cut the loosened stones into small pieces with an iron chisel. But the principal work is that of the artificer who is skilled in stones. This man shows to the diggers the track of the metal. and apportions the whole work to the needs of the wretched men in the following manner: Those whole in strength and age break the places where shines the white stone with iron cutting ham mers. They use not skill, but brute force; and thus they drive in the rock many galleries, not straight, but branching in all directions like the roots of a tree, wherever the stone pregnant with gold may diverge. These men thus, with candles bound on their foreheads, cut the rock, the white stone show ing the direction for their labors. Placing their bodies in every con eeivable position, they throw the fragments to the ground-not each one according to his strength, but under the eye of an overseer, who never ceases from blows. Then boys, creeping into the galleries dug by the men, collect with great labor the stones which have been
 broken off and carry them out to the mouth of the mine. Next, from these crowd of old and sickly men take the stone and lay 1t be- fore the pounders. T h $ e are strong men of some thirty years of age, and they strenuously pound
 the rock with an iron pestle in mortars cut out of stone, and re- duce it until the largest piece is no bigger than a pea. Then they measure out to others the pounded stone in the same quantity as they have received it. The next task is performed by women, who alone or with their husbands or relations, are placed in enclosures. Several
 mills are placed together in a line and standing three together at one handle, filthy and almost naked, the women lay to it at the mills until the measure handed to them is completely reduced. And to every one of these, who bear this lot, death is preferable to life Others called Selangeus, (workers at the tables) take from the women the powder thus produced. These are artificers, in whom lies the power of carrying to the end thls work of royal utility They pour the stone already milled on table rather broad and polished
The oasis., 1904-06-11

slight inclination. On this table they rub with their hands the dust mixed with water, first lightly and then with greater pressure. By this means the earthly particles are dissolved and flow down the slope of the table, but that which is heavy and worth anything re- mains on the wood. And when the Selangeus has frequently rinsed the matter out with water, he handles the dust lightly with soft, thick sponges, and pressing lightly from time to time he absorbs from the table and throws away that which Is soft and light, entangled in the web of the sponge. There remains to the Selangeus separated on the table that which is heavy and shines. and which, on account of its weight, is not easily movable. This he transmits to the cooks, who, immediately they receive it by weight, put it into clay pot and in proportion to its quantity they add 8 lump of lead, some grains of salt, little alloy of sil- yer and lead, and barley bran. The pots mouth being carefully covered and luted round, they cook it five days and five nights con secutively. On the following day when the burnt materials are cool ed, they pour them into another vase. They find none of the things which were put in together, but only mass of molten gold, little less by weight than the original matter"
 It is doubtful whether the his toran's description refers to the period of the Ptolemies or to an earlier epoch of the Pharaohs; but the things of which he speaks are there in evidence to-day: the iron cutters and stone mortars of the men; the mills at which the women toiled; the tables of the skilled Selangeus; the furnace of of the cook" the pots in which he fused his gold; the slags therefrom and even the very charcoal of his fire; all are there, all save the miserable wretches who wrought this Herculean task, and of them there is no tale except the multi tude of lowly mounds which mark the last resting place of man and woman and child. Of these people Diodorus writes. "The kings of Egypt condemn vast multitudes to the mines who are notorious crimi- nals, prisoners of war and persons convicted by false accusations the victims of resentment. And not only the individuals themselves but even whole families are doomed to this labor, with the view of punishing the guilty and prohting by their toll. The vast numbers employed are bound in letters and compelled to work day and night without intermission, and without hope of escape, for they set over them barbarian soldiers, who speak a foreign language. so that there is no possibility of consolidating them by persuasion or through familiar intercourse. No attention is paid to their persons: they have not even a piece of rag to cover them selves, and so wretched is their con dition that all who witness 1t de- plore the excessive misery they en- dure. No rest, no intermission from toll is given either to the sick
The oasis., 1904-06-11

Once tried; always used. Barnes rye, cream, French, whole wheat, graham and home made breads.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
seawem Denies New Trial.

Judge Seawell yesterday denied
Lillian B. Hardy and Harriet A. Par
lin new trial of their suit to recover
from Ada c. Martin, administrative of
the estate of Robert c. Chambers, a
one-third interest in Butte County
realty. They claimed that Chambers
obtained the property from them by
fraud and by promising that when he
died he would remember them in his
will. Judge Seawell decided against
them in 1903. Chambers was their
uncle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
St. Mary's College Alumni
Completes Programme
for Vaudeville.

The Alumni Association of st. Mary's s
deFille talent galore for the benefit en-
tertainment to be given at the Alham-
bra Theater Tuesday evening. The
purpose of the entertainment is to
raise a fund for the purchase of appa-
ratus for the equipment of the college
laboratories, and there has been very
generous response from the friends of
the institution.
The character of the entertainment
is to be such, however, that it should
appeal to all amusement lovers, and es-
pecially the musical enthusiasts. So
ciety has taken an interest in the af-
fair and all the boxes have been sold
to representatives of the smart set,
but reserved seats are still to be OBJ
tanned at the office of the Catholic
Truth Society in the Flood building.
The programme is now complete, and
a very satisfactory rehearsal has been
held under the supervision of Harry
James of the merry Weberfieldians.
Several of the stars of that company
ist-Mrs Theodore F. Bonnet-who
has not been seen on the stage for
two years, is among the notable ar
lists. She will be remembered by the
atergoers as Helen Merrill, prima
donna of the Tivoli, and later when
leading soprano of the Frank Daniels
company. Vocal numbers will also be
contributed by Signor Abramoff, the
distinguished barytone; Andrew Bo-
CART, the tenor who recently returned
from New York, and Laurine Kruger,
formerly of the Tivoli, who will both
sing and whistle.
Nathan Landsberger, the premier
violinist of San Francisco, and the To-
bin sisters, we'll known on the Or
pheum circuit, will contribute instru-
mental selections: Martin O'Neil. an
Irish comedian, who has come out to
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
FAMOUS ACTRESS SAVES
BEAST FROM SUFFERING
Butchers Boy to Stop Driving
Crippled Horse

Minnie Maddern Fiske, the actress,
has a tender spot in her heart for ami
mails She demonstrated this fact yes
terday in an unmiStakable manner by
reproving a butchers boy for driving
crippled horse and by compelling
him to take the miserable beast to a
stable.
Mrs. Fiske was out driving when
she saw the poor animal trying to
make it's way along the streets. Upon
investigation she learned that the
horse belonged to c. F. Dittes of 1889
Octavia street. She told Dittes that
he must consent to allow his boy to
place the suffering brute in stable
and Dittes consented. He was
astounded somewhat later to lurn
whom the humane woman was.
Mrs. Fiske next sent for Charles
Holbrook, secretary of the Humane
Society, and he killed the horse with
the consent of it's owner. Mrs. Fiske
had told Holbrook that she would buy
the horse and have it put out of its
misery in case Dittes should refuse to
have it killed.
Holbrook learned that Dittes did
not know the bad shape the animal
was in when his boy took it out in the
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
VORCES CLOG
TRIAL COURTS
Judges Believe a. Special
Department Will Have to
Be Set Apart for Them
OGDEN VOICES OPINION
Says Punishment Should Be
Visited on Spouse That
Is Guilty of Offense
OGDEN VOICES OPINION
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111S Broadway, April g.

111S Broadway, April 9.
such proportions that Superior Judge
Ogden believes that it will be neces-
sary to establish divorce department
in the courts the same as in the pro-
bate and criminal departments at the
present time. In speaking of the mat
ter to-day he said: There is as much
divorce business as there is probate
going through the courts. We are all
trying cases, but l believe 1T will be
necessary to establish divorce depart
ment This would systematize the
work and it will only be a short time
before it will have to be done"
In connection with this subject
Judge Ogden stated that he did not
believe the divorce question could be
properly dealt with until the Legisla-
ture fixed penalty to be visited on
the spouse that gives the ground for
divorce. Continuing he said: AS the
matter now stands there is a premium
on crime. If dissatisfied husband or
wife wants a divorce he or she COM
mits some act to give the other the
cause There is no punishment for
this and a decree of separation is hung
up as a prize. This is a boon to many
and is frequently taken advantage of.
If the party guilty of the offense could
be punished divorces would decrease" ;"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
ARTILLERY OFFICERS
WILL GIVE BANQUET
Guardsmen VIII To-Day for the First
Time Use krag-Jorgenson Rifles
at the Targets.

The annual banquet of the officers
of the First Battalion of Artillery, Ma
tional Guard of California, will be
given at the st. Francis Hotel next
Saturday evening. Among the guests
will be Governor Pardee, General Mac
Arthur, u. S. A. Mayor Schmitz, J. D.
Spreckels, M. H. de Young, Generals
Dickinson and Warfeld and Adjutant
General Lauck.
Considerable interest is taken in Ma
tional Guard circles in the first target
practice to-day by guardsmen with
Krag- g-Jorgensen rifles at the targets of
Company d, Fifth Infantry, San Ra-
fael. There will be a detail of five
men of each battery of the First Ar
tillery and a like number from COM
panies A and d of the Fifth Infantry.
Lieutenant Boysen of the Fifth and
Lieutenant Beasley of the artillery will
act as range inspectors.
Company B of the Fifth, located at
San Jose. has prepared a range near
that city to practice with the new
rifles at 500 yards. Company l of the
same regiment, located at Livermore,
has built a range for like practice at
200, 500 and 500 yards and will prac-
tice as soon as target ammunition is
furnished.
committee has been appointed to
secure a suitable range for companies
A, F and G of the Fifth. all located
in Alameda County.
The men of the various organiza-
tions are wondering why orders are
not issued from headquarters as to the
date for the annual encampment.
They say they are anxious to know
so as to enable them to obtain
weeks vacation to attend to camp
duties.
Company B, First Infantry, will give
a military entertainment and dance in
the regimental armory, corner of Page
and Cough streets, on the evening Of
Saturday, the 10th inst. The First
Infantry Band, together with its or
chestra. will render orchestral and
dance music. An excellent dance pro-
gramme has been prepared. Com
pany B, under command of Captain
w. M. Kelly and Lieutenants O'Keefe
and McCulloch, will during the even
ing give an exhibition drill. The af-
fair will be under the management of
William Baker. William keenan,, r.
Mittlestadt, H. Hanson and G. A. Mar
shall.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTS
HAVE SCHEDULES FILED
Blum & Co. Owe S35,339 and Edward
$. Sproat Has 265 Creditors, Whose
Claims Aggregate $4,000.

NldlitlS -1SSTCsdlC DOUsUUU.
NJ. L. Blum G. Co, wholesale dairy
produce dealers, San Francisco, filed
their schedule in involuntary bank
ruptcy in the United States District
Court yesterday. Their liabilities are
s35, ,339 and they have no assets. The
only exempt property is wearing ap-
parel, put in at $50. The principal
creditors are Leon Blum. for $31,011
on promissory notes; City and County
Bank, San Francisco, $2750; London,
Paris and American Bank, San Fran
cisco. $1,000 balance on note.
Creditors of Edward S. Sproat, in
voluntary bankrupt flied their sched-
ule of his debts, Sproat having
neglected to do so. The principal
creditors are the William Cluff Com
pany, $2390; Del Monte Milling Com
pany 1920: NJ. Ehrman & Co., S1173;
Grommes & Ulrich, Chicago ,S1214;
Goodhart- Hartman, Chicago, S1O52:
Hilmer & Breedhoff, San Francisco.
1858; Shea-Bocqueraz Company, San
Francisco, S1249. There are 265 credi-
tors. OF their claims 25S are for
sums of less than $1,000 each. The
total indebtedness is not footed UP in
the schedule, but it amounts to about
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Directors Cited to Appear.

F. A. Walli. c. Nauman and A. w.
Mcqueen, directors of the Golden Key
Mining Company, have been cited to
appear before Judge Murasky on Fri
day, June 3. to show cause why they
should not be punished for an alleged
violation of a temporary injunction re-
straining them from selling a number
of shares of stock of the corporation.
The citation was issued yesterday on
complaint of l.. NJ. Sherwood. plaintiff
in the action for the injunction.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Pleads Guilty of Robbery.

John Burns pleaded guilty to a
.harge of robbery in Judge Dune S
court yesterday and viii be sentenced
on April 16. He and Joseph Reed
held up Special officer n. Swetz on
Brannan street or the night OF July
4 last and took from him so cents and
knife. Reed. when arraigned.
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
serve seven years in San Quentin.
Burns jumped his bail and fed, but
was later arrested in Colorado Springs,
Colo, and brought back.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Sues Hotel Manager.

The Cordes Furniture Company
filed a suit yesterday to foreclose "A
mortgage on the furniture of the Ho-
tel San Marco. The amount due is
s2O.695. The defendant in the suit
is c. A. Plotner, who conducted the
hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Eppinger Trial Set.

The cases of Jacob and Herman Ep-
pinger. charged with obtaining money
by false pretenses, were called before
Judge Lawlor yesterday to be set for
trial. Attorney Ach was present, rep
resenting the defendants, and Attor-
ney J. c. Campbell the prosecution.
After discussion the cases We're set for
trial on Nay "a.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
CITY Must PAY the Demand.

The City Attorney advised the Su-
pervisors' Finance Committee yester-
day that the city must pay the de-
lJland of the Post Publishing Company
for $50 for printing delinquent notices.
The committee held that the bill
should be paid at the official rate for
advertising. which would have sens
IDLY reduced the amount.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Did Not Go to Bank.

Mau Augenblick, saloon-keeper,
Polk and Jackson streets, reported TO
Captain Martin yesterday that he had
given Edward English S73 to deposit
in the bank, but English had not
called ct the bank. 1t is believed
English has disappeared with the
money.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

join the Weberfieldians, is on the pro-
gramme for a monologue, and so is
Barney Bernard, the prince of Hebrew
dialect comedians, while Kolb, Dill,
Flossie Hope and Gertie Liverson
have volunteered for a speciality stunt.
With such an aggregation of talent an
artistic performance from beginning to
end is insured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Cost of Lodging for Botkin Jury.

The demand for board and lodging
furnished the Botkin jury at the Pal
ace Hotel was presented to Auditor
Baehr yesterday. The demand calls
for $500, being S65 a day for eight
days. As the demand was accom-
panied by a court order it will be
audited and paid at once.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10
Sues on Unnaid Note.

DR.. F. P. Canac- Marquis yesterday
filed a suit to recover $500 against
George c. and Marie L. Futvoye. The
money is alleged to be due on a prom
issory note executed by the defendants
at New Orleans in April, 1898.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

James Stillman, president of the Ma
tional City Bank of New York, COM
monty called the Standard Oil Bank,
is a director Of fifty-two companies.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

Figure on the future and buy
property now.
san Francisco REAL ES-
TATE is gilt edge.
Bargains from one hundred
dollars to one hundred thousand
dollars advertised in to-day's
REALTY column.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

London has one licensed drinking
place to every 436 inhabitants.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-10

san Francisco Veterinary College.
Next session will begin June 6th Catalogues
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-09

Among Alaskans who have been in Washington this winter there has been lot of gossip about the coming ap- pointment of a governor for the ter ritory, says dispatch to the P. l. The Alaska governorship is sinecure, the money value of which is s5,0OO year; yet the opportunities for usefulness in the office are dou5tless very great depending upon the personality of the incumbent-despite the smallness of the actual functions which the law con- fers upon the governor. Gov. John G. Brady has held the office for two terms of four years each and has many par tisans and friends who admire his en- thusiastic view of the local conditions in Alaska and his constant optimism in regard to the future development of it's natural resources. Even the governors friends know, however, that it is idle to think that bis appointment fora third
Douglas Island news., 1904-03-09

term will not be opposed. AS for his enemies, they declare he is not in touch with the most progressive new elements of the population, and that while his years are not great, he is too old to learn. They want new governor and they will fight hard to get him. The opponents of Governor Brady will not have to look farther than the interior department to find some hope and comfort for their campaign. Secretary Hitchcock is not strong partisan of the present governor-and this is put ting the case mildly. Under certain circumstances it is not too much 10 say that the secretary would favor the ap- pointment of some strong, progressive man in MT. Brady's place. Mir. Hitch cock has for three years or more dis couraged the governor from leaving his post to visit the capital of the nation, holding that the governors place was not to urge legislation before congress, but to spend his entire time in the ter ritory Mr. Brady has recently come down to the Pacific coast in connec- tion with the arrangements for the Alaska exhibit at St. Louis, All sorts of opinions have been expressed 5y all sorts of AIaskans this winter in regard to the prospects of the campaign for the governorsbip. With some, the opinion has found deep lodgment that Gov. Brady will certainly be rejected as a candidate for reappointment. Other persons are just as strong in the belief that the governor will be named to succeed himself without any serious contest. In fact, the prophecies have been uttered on both sides with the freedom which usually indicates lack of actual information. It has been the season of gossip. There is this much to be said of positive nature how ever: There is strong opposition to the governor, and the opposition has brought forward some candidates for his place. The names most prominent ly mentioned are those of David H. Jarvis, collector of customs for the district of Alaska; James M. Shoup, United States marshal for the South
 eastern district, and Melville c. Brown, federal judge of the Southeastern dis trict The name of Col. w. T. Perkins, of Seattle and Alaska, has also been used by few persons in this connec- ton, but probably without his author ity. Marshal Shoup has been men, tioned in connection with the governor ship more frequently, perhaps, than any other man except Capt. Jarvis. The marshal, however, is not willing, his friends have said, to make any fight on the governor. If it should appear that Mir. Brady cannot be re- appointed MT. Shoup would like to take the place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-31

the home OF her aunt, Mrs. William Foley.
aged 20 years after a brief illness OF
typhoid fever. Miss McCready had very
many friends and her death was a severe
shock 10 all those to whom by her many
excellent womanly qualities she had en-
deared herself.
The Cisarmskers' union held an en-
thusiastio meeting last evening and did
a great deal OF business. The attention
OF all was called to the fact that the ma
tional body had voted an assessment to
raise 5000 for the Colorado strikers.
There Will be another meeting Of the
union Friday evening 10 elect delegates
to the conference OF the New England
Labor league to be held I'm Lowell In Oc-
tober.
The Lorraine Manufacturing company
has acquired two tracts OF land COM
prising some 25 acres. This land lies
between Mineral Spring avenue and
weeden streets. The purchase is one OF
the biggest on record In the city
man who gave the name OF Inrenzi
F'rest was placed under arrest by the
police yesterday afternoon and when
searched at the station a razor was
found upon him. According to the police.
the man got into an argument with one
OF the railroad policemen employed by
the Consolidated road in the neighborhood
OF the slaughter houses. During the
trouble the special policeman claims that
Frest drew the razor and attempted to
uso Il upon him. lie notified the police
station and later I'm the afternoon Frest
was gathered in by Ofricers Dwyer and
Wardsworth
The falling OF large trolley wire 10
the ground at the junction OF Garden and
Main streets last evening Just after 8
o'clock when many folks wanted to use
the cars was a cause OF great vexation.
II took but 35 minutes 10 repair the
break. but not until II p. m. were all the
cars running on regular time.
The E1ks will meet Friday evening.
Frank Kesgsn was elected marshal OF
the Paperhangers' and Decorators union
for Labor day at last nights meeting
Business was reported as excellent in the
unions line.