The times., 1897-09-22

for week or two. He halls from Newark,
y. j d city famous as nursery OF proph-
cts, and believes that ne has been spe-
cially conui ssioned by the Almighty
to warn the people OF America OF approach
ing disaster. He was formerly engaged
IN the music business in st. Louis, where he
represented the organ factory Of Wilcox
& white, OF Menden, Conn. That was be-
fore he went into the prophecy business.
Now he has job that viii probably last
him tEe balance of his life, according to
Police Surgeon Vale, who made super
ficial examination OF the prophet yes
terGay, and expressed grave doubt about
bis recovery from parasitic dementta,
which has set in.
Mir. Jackson is polite, cultured and intel.
ligent in everything except his religious
dclusions. He called on the President
Monday, TO notify him of his impending
death, or The death OF some one in high
official circles. This led to his arrest
as the "swellest" crank OF all those that
have visited the White House. Yesterday
Prophet Jackson made statement to The
Times, which he dictated, as follows:
Il don't want TO talk to the new spapers,
because it Will defeat my mission, but
regard this Incarcer alton as an insult to
the cause of Christ, to the clergy and to
American citizenship. 1 refer you to
DR.. Vale and Rev. DR.. johnson, who have
been here To see me. l came here to
notify the President Of impending danger
to dis person, which has been revealed to
me, and my work is done.
"At the time of the event which led to
f1a.--
against adverse circumstances, building
a home and building up musical business
in st. Louis for a Meriden, Conn, firm
l finally succeeded In getting the business
under way satisfactorily, when, sixteen
days later, NJ ay 81, 1896, came the great
cyclone in st. Louis, the story of which
is one of the BLACKLIST pages in our nations
history.
while that a awful hour struck terror to
the hearts of 500,0 900 people, and threw
hundreds into the agonies of death, my wife
and stool handin hand at the head of our
stairway, fully realizing the proba bility of
instant destruction, amid the chaos which
was raging without; yet we experienced
strange CAIN. As We chung to each other,
Gods wrath was laying waste everything
about us, for we were almost in the midst
of tie storm, but we were spared without
scratch, though In the place adjoining
my own, separated only by thin brick
wall, the damage was nearly 81 800.
Naturally concluded, though willingly
and thankfully, owing TO our safe de-
liverance, that my newly established busi-
ness would be ruined In the general local
depression that must inevitably follow
SuPE % In t.-t tl1f n rain Lind ance,
favored me, for even before my business
was opened the next morning, gentle.
man came to me with $500 check for a
cash sale, which 1 took as a further
message OF encouragen ent from Him
whose hand was In the Storm
What about your mission to the Presi-
dent?''
II simply called ON the President to get
some very important documents which /
bad sent him in relation to iInpending
dangers to this and other nations. got
them, but simply wanted to bring this
wonderful revelation to the attention OF
the President. AS l received the reve-
latt0n, / see the sudden death Of In off
oial OF high rank before or about the
2oth OF September next Sunday-or not
later than October 20 next, and I would
suggest that all such persons in this Gov
eminent, or in other lands, pay special
regard TO their personal safety during
at least the next month albeit il it is
the hand OF God that viii be visited upon
them no amount of precaution will pre-
vail. You may underscore those three
words, hand OF God.
There mas been revealed to me also much
that is of interest to tnis orr nafjop rpla-
tive to our relations with other powers, es-