N° 32 671
LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1889
Price: 3d.
BIRTHS
O n the 9th inst., the wife of EDWARD ARNOTT
CLOWES, of twin girls, stillborn.
O n the 10th April, at East London, South Africa,
the wife of JEREMY OLIVER FLINT, of a son.
MARRIAGES
O n the 10th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Kilburn,
by the Rev. Reginald Reagan, THOMAS JOYCE
of great Yarmouth, to MARY ANN, elder daughter of
JOHN FAITH, of Kilburn.
A t Park Church, Highbury London, EGLINGTOUN
WALLIS, son of J.B. FRANCIS, Hartford, to
MARGARET FISHER, daughter of ROBERT WALES,
Stoke Newington, London.
DEATHS
O n the 27th March, at Hongkong, of fever,
EDMUND NORTON WIGHT, of Sheffield,
aged 29. Australian papers, please copy.
O n the 9th inst., after a long illness, at 3, Tyrwhite
Road, Brockley, the beloved wife of JOSEPH W
HITFIELD, Esq., R.N.
O n the 10th April, at Dear, from an accident whilst
bathing, REST WILLIAM FLINT, Town Clerk
of the City of Canterbury, aged 49 years.
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IN
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lowness of price.
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C ONSTABLE
(Miss MARIA)
died
in
France in January, 1889, leaving property.
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REPRESENTATIVES
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COMMUNICATE with Messrs. Napolean. Argyle,
and Co., Solicitors to the French Consulate, Paris.
L ady, spending summer in Germany and Italy,
wishes to meet another who would JOIN her.
Economy considered — Miss Wood, the Grange,
Wood-green, N.
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application. Offices, 29, Queen Victoria Street, EC.
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Incorporated 1880, 16, Surrey Street, Waterloo
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plant is worked upon the most advanced system, and
with the latent improvements. Address Aeration, Box
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O FFICES and WINE CELLARS WANTED, now
or at June quarter, in or near St. James Street.
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE
(From our Correspondents)
THE PLOTS TO KILL THE CZAR
Vienna, April 11
A telegram from Odessa says that 482 officers of the
army arrived there yesterday under a strong military
escort. They are accused of participation in the last
attempt on the Czar’s life, and will be transported to
Eastern Asia.
FRANCE AND MOROCCO
Tangier, April 11
M. la Martiniere, who is engaged in archaeological
researches in Morocco on behalf of the French and
English Archaeological Societies, has been seriously
assaulted by the Sheikh of Algarbeah after an
altercation with the latter concerning the supply of
provisions to M. de la Martiniere’s camp followers.
DISCOVERY OF THE SARCOPHAGUS OF
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Constantinople, April 11
Further examination of the sarcophagi recently
discovered at Saida, in Syria, shows that among them
is the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great containing
the body of the monarch.
CHINA AND THE VATICAN
Rome, April 11
The convention under negotiation for some time past
between the Chinese Government and the Vatican for
the direct representation of the Holy See at Peking has
been concluded, and the Monsignor Agliardi has been
appointed to the post of Internuncio thus rendered
necessary in the Chinese capital.
Monsignor Agliardi will leave for Pekin in the course
of next month, representations having been made by
the Chinese Government that the departure of the
Internuncio should be expedited as much as possible.
It is known at the Vatican that the French assumption
of a protectorate over the Catholic missions in China
and the native Christians depending on them has
produced a feeling of strong dissatisfaction among the
Chinese official class, and that apprehension is felt at
Pekin that unless the Internuncio arrives shortly in
order to terminate the present unsatisfactory state of
things serious disorders may result.
GERMANY AND ZANZIBAR
Berlin, April 11
It is announced that the German squadron will be
leaving Zanzibar, where they have been maintaining
arrangements of the East African Delimitation
Conference.
MUMMY STRIKES AGAIN
The body of James Windibank was discovered late
yesterday in the room he was preparing for the British
Museum’s exhibit of newly discovered artefacts from
the tomb of Katebet’s Mummy. The archaeologist
was found strangled. Around his neck were linen
bandages of the type used by the ancient Egyptians
in wrapping mummies.
Windibank’s is the third murder to be associated
with the Mummy Katebet in the past six weeks.
The archaeologist had accompanied the London
University-sponsored expedition to Egypt.
The project has been cursed with ill luck since the
first discovery of the tomb several months ago. Its
organizer, Dr. Ebenizer Turnbull, was murdered in
the actual tomb itself. Another archaeologist, Andrew
Weatherby, met a similar fate on board the ship
returning to England. The Jardine ship Eastern Empress
was the scene of that mysterious death. The shipboard
investigation was handled by Captain Herman
Ramsey and his first officer, Luther Tenney.
Scotland Yard has declined to name any suspects at
this time.
TO THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES
Sir,- With regard to the recent Mummy Murders, I
would like to suggest that we abandon our attempts to
disturb the ancients, in their graves or otherwise. This
applies not only to such excavations as have become so
common in Egypt, Morocco and other foreign lands,
but also to such projects in our own British Isles. If
the hypotheses of such men as James Fergusson, who
believes that Stonehenge is an ancient sepulchral
monument of the Saxon Druids, are true, we should
leave these burial grounds undisturbed.
Surely if these murders are the work of some present-
day mortal human, the police will discover his identity
and bring him to justice. I do sincerely believe,
however, we should not meddle in the magic and
sorcery of which we know naught, for we have not the
means to control the forces thus unleashed.
Respectfully yours, J.A. Smutts
TO THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES
Sir, — The recent Mummy affair points up a fact I
have been trying to convince my fellow Britishers of
for quite some time; that is the phenomenal number
of crimes, particularly those of a serious nature
committed by foreigners. Shouldn’t we act now to
restrict access to our beloved isle before this tragedy
becomes yet worse?
Johnny Bulldog - Trent
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COLONIAL NEWS
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FRANCE
Paris, April 11
In the Senate M. Leroyer was again re-elected President.
Much snow has fallen in Catalonia, and wolves have
descended from the Pyrenees into the villages. Snow
fell here this afternoon, but thawed as it fell.
BALLOONING IN FRANCE
Cherbourg, April 11
M. L’Hoste, the aeronaut, accompanied by M.
Maugot, the astronomer, will tonight make an accent,
proceeding to sea, in his new balloon, Torpilleur,
which is fitted with sails and propellers and carries a
new kind of gear enabling the aeronauts to remain two
days at sea.
DUTCH INDIA
Brussels, April 11
The “Berriberri” disease is increasing in Dutch India.
The monopoly of steam navigation on the Indian
Archipelago, which has been conferred on a Dutch
company, is stated to be injurious to the interests of
Indian trade.
THE IRON STRIKE IN AMERICA
New York, April 11
Thirteen employers have now signed the wage scale
demanded by the iron workers on strike.
FATAL ACCIDENTS
A sad accident, which terminated fatally, occurred on
Monday last to Mr. Francis Scott, of Farleigh Castle,
Somerset, who while riding in his grounds was
thrown from his horse, received a concussion of the
brain, and died in a few hours. The Farleigh estates,
which include the highly interesting ruins on the
old castle, formerly the property of the Hungerford
family, revert to his uncle, Sir Giles Scott, G.C. M.G.,
who was Chief Secretary to the Government of Malta
from 1855 to 1883.
A Mr. James Johnston and his son, of the same name
were on Wednesday afternoon engaged in laying the
foundation of a headstone in a cemetery at Tollcross,
near Glasgow, when the excavation, 14 ft. deep, fell
in. The father was carried down with the falling soil
and stone and completely buried. The son had a
very narrow escape. Many villagers volunteered and
attempted to recover the dead body, but it was so
jammed that their efforts to extricate it were in vain.
LATEST SHIPPING
INTELLIGENCE
(From Lloyd’s)
WRECKS AND CASUALTIES
Lloyd’s agent at Malta telegraphs that the British
steamer Mary Thomas,
from Sebastopol
for
Rotterdam, is reported aground on Monsciar Reef.
The steamer Lady Armstrong is reported by telegraph
from Havre to have been in collision with the French
steamer Ville de Honfleur, lying alongside the quay.
The latter sank a few minutes after the collision.
A telegram from Greenore yesterday stated that
the schooner George Dundas of Carnarvon, from
Runcorn for Warren-point had foundered 30 miles off
Carlinford Bar. Crew saved.
FOREIGN ARRIVALS
BOMBAY, April 9 -
Clio, st., Middlesborough.
MADEIRA, April 10 -
Foscolia, st., Cardiff
PHILADELPHIA, April 10
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Missouri,
QUEBEC, by cable - Gerona, st., SHIELDS.
SYDNEY - Cabul, London.
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Ibis, st., Rotterdam Brittania, st., Odessa.
April 11 -
Rivera, st., Barcelona Iowa, st., Boston.
High Water at London Bridge Today
Morning
39 min. after 2
Afternoon
59 min. after 2.
ACCIDENT TO
A MAIL STEAMER
The Allan Line steamer Prussian, which grounded at
Port Glasgow after collision with the steamer Memling
on Thursday last, was successfully floated yesterday
afternoon with the assistance of two powerful tugs
and proceeded to Glasgow.
LONDON DIOCESAN
CONFERENCE
The clergy of the deanery of St. George’s, Hanover
Square, which includes most of the West-end parishes,
have elected the following as their representatives at
the approaching Diocesan Conference: —Rev. T.
Teignmouth Shore, Rev. Loren Ackerman, and Rev. H.
Montague Villiers
TO THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES
Sir, — As a man of science and medicine, I must
protest these innuendos of murderous mummies.
The ancient Egyptians had progressed far in their
own investigations of life and science, but they had
certainly not found the secret of everlasting life in the
material world. Even had they, we cannot bring home
the murder of two men to a 4000-year-old mummy.
I can only repeat that this is utter nonsense and
balderdash, without the slightest scientific basic, and
a disgrace to the pages of your venerable newspaper.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
John H. Watson, M.D.
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LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1889
Price: 3d.
BIRTHS
O n the 9th inst., the wife of EDWARD ARNOTT
CLOWES, of twin girls, stillborn.
O n the 10th April, at East London, South Africa,
the wife of JEREMY OLIVER FLINT, of a son.
MARRIAGES
O n the 10th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Kilburn,
by the Rev. Reginald Reagan, THOMAS JOYCE
of great Yarmouth, to MARY ANN, elder daughter of
JOHN FAITH, of Kilburn.
A t Park Church, Highbury London, EGLINGTOUN
WALLIS, son of J.B. FRANCIS, Hartford, to
MARGARET FISHER, daughter of ROBERT WALES,
Stoke Newington, London.
DEATHS
O n the 27th March, at Hongkong, of fever,
EDMUND NORTON WIGHT, of Sheffield,
aged 29. Australian papers, please copy.
O n the 9th inst., after a long illness, at 3, Tyrwhite
Road, Brockley, the beloved wife of JOSEPH W
HITFIELD, Esq., R.N.
O n the 10th April, at Dear, from an accident whilst
bathing, REST WILLIAM FLINT, Town Clerk
of the City of Canterbury, aged 49 years.
CAUTIONS AND NOTICES
C AUTION— BRAND and Co.’s ESSENCE of
BEEF, Turtle Soup, and other specialities for
invalids. Beware of imitations. No connexion with any
other establishment. Sole address 11, Little Stan-hope
Street, Mayfair, W. Est. 1835.
N OTICE.— To American Visitors
-
IN
HENRIETTA CLOTH, extra quality, price 12s.
6d. per yard. Faithfully recommended COBAY’S,
Great Portland, London.
N OTICE.— MINTON’S CHINA - A visit to
Messrs. MARLOWE’S depot in North Audley
Street will at once show the immense superiority
of their collection, both as regards taste, extent, and
lowness of price.
PERSONAL,
C ONSTABLE
(Miss MARIA)
died
in
France in January, 1889, leaving property.
Her
REPRESENTATIVES
are
requested
to
COMMUNICATE with Messrs. Napolean. Argyle,
and Co., Solicitors to the French Consulate, Paris.
L ady, spending summer in Germany and Italy,
wishes to meet another who would JOIN her.
Economy considered — Miss Wood, the Grange,
Wood-green, N.
T HE INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY
(founded 1834) The Secretary gratefully
ACKNOWLEDGES the RECEIPT of £5 from B.S.
towards providing more than 900 of the blind poor
with coals and other relief. Office, 11, Red Lion
Square, WC.
M ONEY. LONDON and WEST-MINSTER
LOAN
and DISCOUNT COMPANY
(Limited). ADVANCES made, in sums from £10
to £500 on personal security, deeds, furniture, bills
of sale, life policies, reversions. Prospectus sent on
application. Offices, 29, Queen Victoria Street, EC.
Paul Trafton, Secretary
M UTUAL FUND ASSOCIATION, Limited,
Incorporated 1880, 16, Surrey Street, Waterloo
bridge, Strand, WC, and 33 Ship Street, Brighton,
ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security bills of
sale, deeds, repayable by instalments. Bills promptly
discounted. Forms free. Moderate interest. David
Roster, Secretary
MISCELLANEOUS
S COTLAND. — A gentleman is forming a
SHOOTING PARTY, limited to seven or
eight members, to shoot one of the finest moors in
Scotland. For particulars address Box 4,076, Haley’s
Advertising offices.
S TAGE as a PROFESSION— Ladies and
gentlemen adopting the stage should apply for
a prospectus of the DRAMATIC and BURLESQUE
TRAINING COLLEGE. Fees low. Staff of professors.
Constant practice and appearance. Address 8, Guilford
Street, Russell square.
N O task too GREAT, for Brody’s task force.
Able-bodied men all, for jobs of all sites and
all difficulties. Try us and see. Low rates. 337, The
Strand, London.
SITUATIONS
B REWING PUPIL. An exceptional opportunity
presents itself in a large brewery in the West
of England, where only one PUPIL is taken, to a
gentleman wishing to learn thoroughly brewing,
theoretically and practically. Brewing is carried on
daily, producing vatted bitter, and all classes of beers.
There is also a malting attached to the brewery. The
plant is worked upon the most advanced system, and
with the latent improvements. Address Aeration, Box
No. I, Redcliff Post-office, Bristol.
L AW A Solicitor desires a CLERKSHIP with a
view to a partnership — N504, Address and
Inquiry office, The Times Office, EC.
S YNDICATE REQUIRED, SIX GENTLEMEN,
to form a syndicate, to purchase a very valuable
business with a view to the formation of a public
company. Present profits £1,400 per year, and yearly
increasing. Qualifications £500 each. Address, in first
instance, Weir, 18, Leadenhall Street, EC.
HOUSES, TO BE LET & SOLD
O FFICES and WINE CELLARS WANTED, now
or at June quarter, in or near St. James Street.
Rent and all particulars to Harold, care of Messrs.
Bonds & Honds, Charing Cross Road, NW.
R EQUIRED to RENT, a detached HOUSE, with
six or seven bedrooms, and a good secluded
garden. Not more than 10 or 12 miles out, W. or N.W.
Rent £ 80 to £ 100.— R., 8, Cleveland Street, NW.
E ASTBOURNE— Detached
FURNISHED
RESIDENCE, facing the sea, in best part of the
town, to be LET, for two or three months. Stabling,
and every comfort and convenience for a gentleman’s
family.— Crispins, Land Agents, Eastbourne.
N 0. 5, FITZROY-SQUARE, NW. — ONE of the
LARGEST and best HOUSES in the square, in
thorough repair, bath room, to be LET. Apply on the
premises.
F LATS for all people, some furniture provided.
Open to view this week-end. 37 Union Road,
London, SE.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE
(From our Correspondents)
THE PLOTS TO KILL THE CZAR
Vienna, April 11
A telegram from Odessa says that 482 officers of the
army arrived there yesterday under a strong military
escort. They are accused of participation in the last
attempt on the Czar’s life, and will be transported to
Eastern Asia.
FRANCE AND MOROCCO
Tangier, April 11
M. la Martiniere, who is engaged in archaeological
researches in Morocco on behalf of the French and
English Archaeological Societies, has been seriously
assaulted by the Sheikh of Algarbeah after an
altercation with the latter concerning the supply of
provisions to M. de la Martiniere’s camp followers.
DISCOVERY OF THE SARCOPHAGUS OF
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Constantinople, April 11
Further examination of the sarcophagi recently
discovered at Saida, in Syria, shows that among them
is the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great containing
the body of the monarch.
CHINA AND THE VATICAN
Rome, April 11
The convention under negotiation for some time past
between the Chinese Government and the Vatican for
the direct representation of the Holy See at Peking has
been concluded, and the Monsignor Agliardi has been
appointed to the post of Internuncio thus rendered
necessary in the Chinese capital.
Monsignor Agliardi will leave for Pekin in the course
of next month, representations having been made by
the Chinese Government that the departure of the
Internuncio should be expedited as much as possible.
It is known at the Vatican that the French assumption
of a protectorate over the Catholic missions in China
and the native Christians depending on them has
produced a feeling of strong dissatisfaction among the
Chinese official class, and that apprehension is felt at
Pekin that unless the Internuncio arrives shortly in
order to terminate the present unsatisfactory state of
things serious disorders may result.
GERMANY AND ZANZIBAR
Berlin, April 11
It is announced that the German squadron will be
leaving Zanzibar, where they have been maintaining
arrangements of the East African Delimitation
Conference.
MUMMY STRIKES AGAIN
The body of James Windibank was discovered late
yesterday in the room he was preparing for the British
Museum’s exhibit of newly discovered artefacts from
the tomb of Katebet’s Mummy. The archaeologist
was found strangled. Around his neck were linen
bandages of the type used by the ancient Egyptians
in wrapping mummies.
Windibank’s is the third murder to be associated
with the Mummy Katebet in the past six weeks.
The archaeologist had accompanied the London
University-sponsored expedition to Egypt.
The project has been cursed with ill luck since the
first discovery of the tomb several months ago. Its
organizer, Dr. Ebenizer Turnbull, was murdered in
the actual tomb itself. Another archaeologist, Andrew
Weatherby, met a similar fate on board the ship
returning to England. The Jardine ship Eastern Empress
was the scene of that mysterious death. The shipboard
investigation was handled by Captain Herman
Ramsey and his first officer, Luther Tenney.
Scotland Yard has declined to name any suspects at
this time.
TO THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES
Sir,- With regard to the recent Mummy Murders, I
would like to suggest that we abandon our attempts to
disturb the ancients, in their graves or otherwise. This
applies not only to such excavations as have become so
common in Egypt, Morocco and other foreign lands,
but also to such projects in our own British Isles. If
the hypotheses of such men as James Fergusson, who
believes that Stonehenge is an ancient sepulchral
monument of the Saxon Druids, are true, we should
leave these burial grounds undisturbed.
Surely if these murders are the work of some present-
day mortal human, the police will discover his identity
and bring him to justice. I do sincerely believe,
however, we should not meddle in the magic and
sorcery of which we know naught, for we have not the
means to control the forces thus unleashed.
Respectfully yours, J.A. Smutts
TO THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES
Sir, — The recent Mummy affair points up a fact I
have been trying to convince my fellow Britishers of
for quite some time; that is the phenomenal number
of crimes, particularly those of a serious nature
committed by foreigners. Shouldn’t we act now to
restrict access to our beloved isle before this tragedy
becomes yet worse?
Johnny Bulldog - Trent
FOREIGN AND
COLONIAL NEWS
Through the Reuters’ Agency: —
FRANCE
Paris, April 11
In the Senate M. Leroyer was again re-elected President.
Much snow has fallen in Catalonia, and wolves have
descended from the Pyrenees into the villages. Snow
fell here this afternoon, but thawed as it fell.
BALLOONING IN FRANCE
Cherbourg, April 11
M. L’Hoste, the aeronaut, accompanied by M.
Maugot, the astronomer, will tonight make an accent,
proceeding to sea, in his new balloon, Torpilleur,
which is fitted with sails and propellers and carries a
new kind of gear enabling the aeronauts to remain two
days at sea.
DUTCH INDIA
Brussels, April 11
The “Berriberri” disease is increasing in Dutch India.
The monopoly of steam navigation on the Indian
Archipelago, which has been conferred on a Dutch
company, is stated to be injurious to the interests of
Indian trade.
THE IRON STRIKE IN AMERICA
New York, April 11
Thirteen employers have now signed the wage scale
demanded by the iron workers on strike.
FATAL ACCIDENTS
A sad accident, which terminated fatally, occurred on
Monday last to Mr. Francis Scott, of Farleigh Castle,
Somerset, who while riding in his grounds was
thrown from his horse, received a concussion of the
brain, and died in a few hours. The Farleigh estates,
which include the highly interesting ruins on the
old castle, formerly the property of the Hungerford
family, revert to his uncle, Sir Giles Scott, G.C. M.G.,
who was Chief Secretary to the Government of Malta
from 1855 to 1883.
A Mr. James Johnston and his son, of the same name
were on Wednesday afternoon engaged in laying the
foundation of a headstone in a cemetery at Tollcross,
near Glasgow, when the excavation, 14 ft. deep, fell
in. The father was carried down with the falling soil
and stone and completely buried. The son had a
very narrow escape. Many villagers volunteered and
attempted to recover the dead body, but it was so
jammed that their efforts to extricate it were in vain.
LATEST SHIPPING
INTELLIGENCE
(From Lloyd’s)
WRECKS AND CASUALTIES
Lloyd’s agent at Malta telegraphs that the British
steamer Mary Thomas,
from Sebastopol
for
Rotterdam, is reported aground on Monsciar Reef.
The steamer Lady Armstrong is reported by telegraph
from Havre to have been in collision with the French
steamer Ville de Honfleur, lying alongside the quay.
The latter sank a few minutes after the collision.
A telegram from Greenore yesterday stated that
the schooner George Dundas of Carnarvon, from
Runcorn for Warren-point had foundered 30 miles off
Carlinford Bar. Crew saved.
FOREIGN ARRIVALS
BOMBAY, April 9 -
Clio, st., Middlesborough.
MADEIRA, April 10 -
Foscolia, st., Cardiff
PHILADELPHIA, April 10
Elhruz, st., Shields - -
Missouri,
QUEBEC, by cable - Gerona, st., SHIELDS.
SYDNEY - Cabul, London.
HOME ARRIVALS
Liverpool, April
Thule, st., Drau
Ibis, st., Rotterdam Brittania, st., Odessa.
April 11 -
Rivera, st., Barcelona Iowa, st., Boston.
High Water at London Bridge Today
Morning
39 min. after 2
Afternoon
59 min. after 2.
ACCIDENT TO
A MAIL STEAMER
The Allan Line steamer Prussian, which grounded at
Port Glasgow after collision with the steamer Memling
on Thursday last, was successfully floated yesterday
afternoon with the assistance of two powerful tugs
and proceeded to Glasgow.
LONDON DIOCESAN
CONFERENCE
The clergy of the deanery of St. George’s, Hanover
Square, which includes most of the West-end parishes,
have elected the following as their representatives at
the approaching Diocesan Conference: —Rev. T.
Teignmouth Shore, Rev. Loren Ackerman, and Rev. H.
Montague Villiers
TO THE EDITOR
OF THE TIMES
Sir, — As a man of science and medicine, I must
protest these innuendos of murderous mummies.
The ancient Egyptians had progressed far in their
own investigations of life and science, but they had
certainly not found the secret of everlasting life in the
material world. Even had they, we cannot bring home
the murder of two men to a 4000-year-old mummy.
I can only repeat that this is utter nonsense and
balderdash, without the slightest scientific basic, and
a disgrace to the pages of your venerable newspaper.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
John H. Watson, M.D.
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