The San Francisco call., 1905-03-16
CREDITORS MAR
HIS HONEYMOON
Major Lynch-Blosse of the
British Army Finds Him.
self in Sore Distress
HOTEL LOCKS HIM OUT
English Officers Neglected
Debts Get Young Bride
and Self in Deep Trouble

Troubles are doubling on the tracks
of Major Lynch -Blosse, attached to the
intelligence depart tment of the British
army, who, with a number OF fellow
officers, recently arrived here on his
way to the Orient to report on the Rus
sian-Japanese war. Two days ago the
major, having trifed with the patience
OF the management of the Palace Ho-
tel regarding u much overdue account,
mad his dignity suddenly rufhed by the
discovery that his apartments had been
locked against him-an embarrassing
TACT that necessitated his going to an
uptown rooming- house for accommo-
dations for himself and a bride of only
a few weeks
Major Lynch -Blosse had seen hard
service in India and South Africa, and
this fact is said to have been respon-
s1ble for his selection by the British
war Department for the duty in the
orient to which he had been assigned.
Arriving in this country three months
ago, the major and the other officers,
VINO had been dispatched to the Far
East on similar mission, were receiv-
ed in New York society and enter
tanned most lavishly.
WEEDS CHICAGO GIRL.
In Washington and Chicago they
were the recipients Of equally cordial
courtesies. While in Chicago the major
met and successfully wooed the daugh-
ter of one of the Windy City's most
prominent grain operators, and after
wedding, which was celebrated on a
most elaborate scale. the British off,
Ger and his handsome bride proceeded
10 this city, where they arranged to
sail on the steamship Siberia for Japan.
unfortunately, however, for the major.
MS reception in this country had so
overwhelmed him that he was loath to
Ieave Tor the Orient on the date ar
ranged. and, instead, entered on a
merry time that rapidly depleted his
ready FUNDS. There were trips up and
down the coast, dinners at clubs and
hotels and many other affairs that
neIped to make the major forget that
time and money were fieeting. His
pride. 1t is said, demonstrated with
MIN Tor his reckless expenditures buf
he needed not her advice. and would
probably have been going yet had not
the hotel incident suddenly interfered
with his plans.
Accompanying the first request of
the MOTEL people for a settlement were
demands from other and more funpa-
tient creditors. among them a local
railroad agent who had cheerfuIIy ad
vanced the major money during the
early days of his visit to San Fran
cisco.
WAIT TILL DRAFT COMES"
Wait until my draft comes" was
the substance of the appeal made by
the major for further time, but pa
tlence finally reached it's limit and
drastic measures were adopted to bring
the officer to a sudden realization that
settlement would be much more
preferable to those to whom he Is in
deoted than his promises Yesterday
the major, looking anything but the
debonair individual of few weeks ago.
was hurrying about town looking
Tor relief, but with little success. He
offered big commissions for introduce
tlons to some of the local money lend
ers, and tried in other ways to per-
suade acquaintances to advance him a
few thousand dollars. but failed to
make the borrow.
Strangely enough, his British friends
seemed to have deserted him In his
hour of trouble, and night found him
apparently resOurceless. 1t is claimed.
however, that Major Lynch -Blosse is
well connected in England, and that
his present embarrassments will only
be temporary and that the next steam
ship for the Far East will find him and
his bride passengers on their way to
new scenes of duty