The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-05
DREAM PROPHETS PREDICTION
SAYS A NEW York DEMOCRAT
WILL DEFEAT ROOSEVELT.
Hc Is the Man Who Dreamed That Mckinley
Would Re Killed and Hurried From
seattle TO Warn the President-He
Also FOrctoid the Galveston Flood.


Also Forctoid the Gaiyesto on Flood.
WASHINGTON, May Charles V. Barton
otherwise known as Earl Count Courtney,
the Dream Prophet" who eighty days
before President McKinley's assassination
at Buffalo came to Washington from Seattle
to warn the President not to leave WASH
ington, az he had dreamed Of an impend-
ing disaster threatening Mr. Mckinley.
has dreamed that President Roosevelt
will be defeated for reelection by New
York State Democrat
1t is n matter of record that Barton,
about Sept. /, 1901. was compelled TO leave
the White House by the policemen stationed
there, as he was thought to be a harmless,
but annoying crank. Barton said at the
time that he had dreamed that President
Mckinley would be killed and appeared
much affected when no attention was paid
to his warning. The Dream Prophet
has the following to say in regard to the
next election:
"On April dreamed that President
Ro evelt would be defeated in the next
election and that Democrat from New
York would be elected. This dream came
to me under the same circumstances as
others. and know in my own mind that
the next President will be a Democrat
| can even NAME the man."
Barton has some very remarkable views
on certain subjects, but he is evidently
thoroughly sincere, or thinks he is. He Is
small, dark hared-man, about So years
old, and native of Kentucky. He is an
employee of the Government Printing
Office. In recent interview he said
what / do, do for Christ. / have tho
power of foreelling events in dreams
and nv sole desire il to benefit humanity
through this great gift. just before the
Galveston disaster / was on my way to
Seattle by steamer from Sitka. On the
trip | had dream in which | beheld the
food. My child was in Galveston at that
time, but. although was confident that
terrible disaster had occurred, / was not
uneasy, for in the dream l had seen that
the child was safe. When reached Por.
Townsend l learned from the newspapers
the full particulars of the disaster. Thus
my dream came true, as was sure 1t would.
l had also dreamed that my child had been
removed TO some other city. and wrote
TO that place, saying that | was aware OF
it's safety All turned out as had seen
it in my vision.
IL have had the power Of foretelling
events since I was 10 years old. 1t Is all
in the Bible, everything that do. You
can read of visions there. An wish to
do is to benefit humanity. When ] dream
of some disaster of the future, l feel that
must 90 forth and warn those upon whom
the disaster must fall. | predicted the
destruction of the hattleship Maine, and
have had visions from time to time in which
| have foreseen other disasters But very
little attention is paid to what l say, as
people think am crank.
If my warnings had been taken Presi-
dent Mckinley would not have been killed.
| gave repeated warnings Of the disaster
which finally overlook him, but no heed
was paid to them by those charged with
his personal safety, and | was more than
House grounds. | knew positively that
the Presidents life was in danger, and
1t almost broke my heart when my warn
ings were laughed to scorn.
Mr. Barton recently made what proved
to be an unsuccessful attempt to earn
time he will organize in this city a mil
lennium club" and says he is making ef-
forts to bring on the end of the world. He
has number OF unique views on
this subject. He believes that the drinking
of beer or whiskey in saloon decreases
is able to exercise upon the accomplish
ment of the millennium while drinking
beer at home decreases that power only
5 per cent. II a person has groceries de-
ivered to his home after O'Clock in the
evening the Dream Prophet says his effect
on the millennium is decreased per cent.
He also made the following statement:
If single man has an income OF less
than 500 a month his effect on producing
the millennium Is reduced s per cent, while
il his salary ia over $50 a month It's effect
on the millennium is reduced 20 per cent"