Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-10-18
SIZE ISb SECOND BLNVATSEY.
Thsosophists Attribute Remarkable
Powers to Mrs. Tingley
AS Lea1e of the American Cru
saders She Is Credited with the
Ability 10 PrOphesy How Many
Converts will be Made at Each
European Town.

copyrighted. 1886, Associated Press.)
London, October 1.-THE band of
eight American theosophists who start
ell out on a crusade extending over the
world. are just finishing the continent,
and will next be heard from at the pyra-
mids in ancient Egypt, which they will
explore. According TO reports received
by the theOsophiSts Of this city, the
| Americans have met with remarkable
! success. The society in Europe has
never been as strong as in America, and
in many large cities no organization eX-
| listed among the few theosophists who
dwelt there. The crusaders reported
that they have not visited a single city
without making enough converts 10 or
game branch, and that where branches
| existed the membership mas been
doubled and trebled.
Mrs. Tingley, the leader of the cru
saders, IS reported by her friends to be
a second Blayatsky, and it is said that
there is no end to the remarkable things
constantly occurring. She IS credited
with knowing all about every town in
advance without ever having been there,
| and Of being able to prophesy how many
converts Will be made at each stop, and
of being able even to describe their per-
sonal appearances.
The theos0phists in Holland were very
anxious that their country should be
represented by a stone in the corner
stone OF the occult college soon 10 De
built in America. This cornerstone is
10 be made up from stones of various
countries, TO be fitted piecemeal, and IL
| is necessary that the component parts
OF 4 certain shape and hardness. To
find stone of any kind in Holland is
like finding a four-leaf clover, but Mrs.
Tingley, it is said, hired a Conveyance
and drove some ten miles out Of Amster-
dam straight to spot where single
stone was found. 1t answered every re-
qurement and will shortly be shipped
10 America. On the whole, the crusad-
ers have no reason to complain OF their
reception in Europe. They have sue
ceeded in arousing a considerable IN
| terest in theosOphy and are frequently
the guests OF nobility.
The past week has been cod anu
stormy, seriously interfering with out
| door exercise and amusement. The
Prince and Princess Of Wales, with the
Prince and Princess Charles OF Denmark,
their daughter and son-in-law, were N
| town toward the end Of the week, Dut
most Of the fashiOnables remained In lhe
| country.
The Earl Of Winchelsea has started in
/ GENERA
provision merchant, in the vicinity OF CO
vent Garden, under the auspices OF me
National Agricultural Union. lie VIII
attempt to supply British tables win
the help OF the British farmer against
foreign competition.
The contest of the students OF Glasgow
for the selection of lord director OF 81.
Andrews is producing the liveliest kind
of n poltical fight. Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain. secretary of state for the col
onies and Mr.. Augustine Birrell, Liberal
member Of Parliament for the west d
vision of Fife, and author OF "ODlter
Dicta." Charlotte Bronte," ana res
.Judica Tae." are candidates, ana Mt.
Chamberlain has been holly attacked as
q candidate conspicuous in the absence OF
all claims. literary or academic, hltner'o
REQUIRED of lord director.
George Alexander will open MS VIII
ter season next Tuesday, resuming me
run Of THE Prisoner of Zenda." New
nlays bv Mr.. Pinero and Mr.. Carton VIII
! follow. In November Mr.. Alexander
will begin a series of afternoon perform
ances Of classic plays he has gathered
| ahou, him q company that for strehg Il
and talent is not usual in London in theso
DAVIS Of syndicate theatres. Among
tbosa already announced are w. II. Yer
non H. II. Vincent, Allan Ayneswortl,
Henry IOr3ine, Geo. p. Hautrey, James
FarDandez. II. V. Esmond. Henry B..
Irving and Fred Terry. The ladies IN
clude Julia Nelson, Fay DAVIS, Ellis
! Jeffrevs. Mabel Hackney and Dorotnea
| Baird.
Edward Terry opened his own theatre
on Wednesday with Love and ldle-
ness the new three-act comedy by
Louis y. Parker ana +. J. Goodman.
TIL new theatres are to be built at
Deniford-one BY Mr.. AIulhClland, who
now cwnes the MeropOie at Gambler
w~lI. and the other by Cissy Grahame
This last VIII accommodate an audience
Of g. eco and win be called th5 Broadway.
The largest quantity Of champagne ever
auctioned of here was sold on Wednes-
day last. Il consisted of 1000 dozen,
and according to the advertisements.
was sold by order Of an eminent firm
Of bankers in New York. having been
shipped back here from mat city af,er
! having been in warehouse since early
| in 1894. The sale attracted buyers from
all parts Of the kingdom, and low prices
prevailed the average being $S.7j per
dozen.
Sheen house. formerly the residence
Of the late Comte de Paris mas been rent
! Cd by what promises TO be The smar,es.
| bicycle club in England. The house and
grounds are both magniicsn, and among
the lost list OF names Of the aris.ccratic
patrons of the club are the Duke and
Duchess Of Marlborouea, and Sir Charles
and Lady Wolseley. nee Murphy, Of Cal
if0rnia The honorary seer tary Cf the
new Organza ion is ID. T.. Huidles.On,
Of Raws,one Hall. Cambridgeshire
Mrs. Edmond T. Earle. formerly Min
ME Conway, the actress. a. one time the
wife Of Ivy. the ccrnetist, is dead. She
bers or The johannesburg commit e.
Mr. John Hays Hammond the amer
lean engineer. vino was among the mem
hers Of the johannesburg committee
n.enced 10 dean. and subsequently.
upon the payment Of heavy fines. reless
cd. has been obliged 70 postpone his visit
20 rhe United States until afler the NEE.
ing of his company. The De Beers mines.
wach will take place in The middle Of
November. II lef- England yesterday
With his wife for a trip on the conI-
men.