The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-03
HIND00 SAYS He
WAS INSULTED
DEPARTS WITH BRAVERY AND
HEROISM FROM THE SCENE.
Scoring of the Woman's Congress
That Created the Most Intense
Excitement in the Wickedest City
in America-Either a Lunatic or
a Fool-A Few Little Details.

San Francisco, May "A HindOO
calling himself the Brahmacharin Bob
'habhisksu, nearly created a riot at
the meeting of the Woman's congress
last night by denouncing the women of
the west as savages and declaring that
he had been insulted.
The Womans congress, gathering
of bright women from all over the
week. The Brahmacharin Bobhab-
hiskshu, who claims TO be a Brahmin
of the highest caste. has been a
picturesque figure at all of the meet
ings. Attired in a flowing gown of
yellow silk, and wearing huge tur-
ban, his appearance was very striking.
The ladies have made much of the
man from India. who has posed as an
example of humility and gentieneSS,
and last night he was invited TO speak
on the subject of Religion as a
Synonym for Education Instead, he
stepped forward and in unqualified
language attacked the congress, its
motives and the honesty of its speak
ers. He was listened to with sup
pressed Indignation, which finally
found expression in protests and Kisses.
And then after several vain attempts
to be further heard he strobe, with
what he called bravery and heroism,"
from the scene.
He announced that ne had been in
suited. He cast all his philosophy, his
self-abnegation, his humility, his
teachings to the wind, because, as he
averred on Thursday evening, his
flowing silken robes had been pulled
by one of the ladies while he was talk
ing-pulled, he said, to insult him be-
cause he was telling the truth in OPP
position to the horrible and foolish
doctrine of heridity."
Mrs. John F. Swift, president of the
congress. introduced the Brahmacharin,
who stepped forward with a savage
expression on his face. Without delay
he announced that he and his nation
had been insuited and he was there to
resent it. Continuing he said:
When l was called upon on last
Thursday evening to reply to Mrs.
Gardner's paper on Heredity,' I was
doing what little l could to set aside
the horrible. unscientific truth of
heredity. 1 did not notice an uneasi-
ness in the audience. knew most of
them were with me: but l did notice
the rude moving about on the stage
and finally a lady came and pulled me
from behind
The Barahmacharin had caused a
sensation. The audience moved I'M
looked uneaSily at one another.
The Brahmacharin proceeded. He
touched only on reincarnation to at
tack Mrs. Gardeners motives, and
what he called the falsity of her paper.
He said he raised his voice against the
horrible system" and charged that
her advice was that women be not
mothers and men be not fathers. He
expounded on this in language, tina;
no 70 nd
point. have been fit for technical publ
cation.
Then the Brahmacharin stopped. In
sullen silence he looked at the audi
ence, which broke into Kisses and an
plause, evidence of friends and foes.
The J5rahmacharin took his second
breath and proceeded 10 attack the
heard of it he had expressed his doubt
as 20 the sincerity of the work and
said:
Il repeat again that l was insulted
because am a stranger, because L
wear the body of a young man, because
l am honest. 7 was invited here and
then insulted. This congress is not
honest. II does not want truth. l
must talk because feel the dangerous
effect of this horrible doctrine
Botnabhiskshu then launched out
into an attack upon women in general |
He called them dishonest, and said:
THE women of the west are savages.
VIII you tell me what is the difference
between the Indian who puts war
feathers in his hair and the woman who
puts feathers and flowers in her hat?'
He then commenced a personal at
tack OF Mrs. Gardener, but his voice
was drowned by the storm of shouts |
and Kisses from the audience. When,
finally quiet was restored, the Hindoo |
exclaimed:
Il will go like a hero; L will be
brave"
He gathered his silken robes about /
1im and strobe from the stage. Sur
oounded by friends. he was escorted TO |
he furnace room and let out INTO the
street through the coal hole
The ladies of the congress deny that
he East Indian had been insulted, ana
said thew had heard nothing about 1t
Until he commenced his attack
The Hindco came to be the guest OF
he congress through an inquiry at the
heosophical headquarters for Mrs. An /
lie Besant, who was expected in this
,ity. AS she would not reach here in
ime. the Brahmacharin was recon-
nended. As he was in Los Angeles,
he congress got him TRANSPORTATION,
md while not paying for his addresses
hey were assuming his expenses While
le was in the city
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