New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
MIND-READING WITH ROYALTY

From an frterrielo e,h Irrtng Bishop IN
Ny experiences abroad have been very novel On
leaving this country went directly to England. and
after brief stay in that country continued my
journey to Sweden. In both places gave exhlbuone.
At one exhibition gwen in London Eng, at the resi-
Of the Duchess OF Manchester requested tho
PriuceH of Wales. who was present 70 d. her mind on
pronounced the namo Minnie" To her highnesss
sister, Princess DAgmar OF Denmark, now Empress OF
From Sweden was summoned by the Gar to the i'm.
perls OF Russia In that country made several
Interesting experiments among them the delneaton OF
mental pictures WAS on one occasion In the SALON de
Noblesse Moscow with distinguished Russian painter
"A subject There fully 5000 people present, aud
painter 20 II his mnd Iourgenef the Russian poet
and novelist then recently dead From tho mental pct.
ure drew likeness which was pronounced very true
Iife and the audenca maintained the same opinion
after close examination: 49, - ..
At another met Svitchkof the court painter ae
the headquarters OF the Emperors Hussar boay guard
face and produced the picture Of tho late Emperor
Nicholas, giving even the details OF his uniform AZ
another time entertained BY the Chevalier Guard
regiment and on this incident took place of
the and interesting character One OF tae
sAi had IN mind Quickly P.odSc.d Sketch Of Em:
pres. Catherine H. and SO clear vas Tns pStare 20 me
The servants oecams 80 thinking snas per-
iS.T iS sasss tns % enter the room wasre was
During my stay at ST. Petersburg was at the Palace
Sts az . sc@ped
the detection Of crime and told him that was
gradually acquiring that power n.ct iasn marss, ssxse
sccue while was in another apartment The
eSsencc oo. dagger tns srs Of Of the
Cosscks forming the Imperial Guari ana went through
the pantomin mo OF inhicung wound upon tho Grand
Duchess Ezaeeth. PRINCESS Of Hesse and d.nshsSr Of
late Princess Alloe OF England The Grand DIse
room blindfolded. stood . few moments beside the
Grand Duke and obtained c0mpets mental picture OF
me whols scsne lust acted and sezng concealed
dagger through exact repetition OF the mimic
Iss serrsd Tney tel me that was witness
ing experiment similar to this that SUGGESTED 70
Hugh Conway tho trance incident In Called Back
There was another incident connected with my vsls
to the Russian Court The Empress OF Russia, as nave
Her Highness spoke referred periments had
her sister and expressed the desire 70 nave
them repeated SO requested tho Empress TO nx her
mind on some object at distance was then ohnd-
folded and conducted her Majesty 20 %oa roS% Of "a ms me-.
dalton portraits l told her that her mind had been
xed upon M Sa Tue ,n a'S AZ hsen rsmaye Nth
out her kuowiedge Tho Cz astonisned that he
Ills majesty then challenged me penetrate his
thoughts In u moment told him that his mind was
moyei and led nun distant part OF the palace TO
room IN which light was dimly burning On the table
effret upon tho Car was singular enough He WAS
Sr sss s SI1S S the upon OF
the late Alexander IL Every article In tne room nna.
y,n. OF tho assassin atsd Enperior From that tinc
his majesty nrm believer III my abilities ~ mno
To- return to my Witt England. ono evening when
was entetauinx the Priuceof Wales AZ keArsliouse,
his hlknnoss WAS suuoTink htou sn -"
m The foot aud located tho spot exactly In which ne
most severely suffered it WAS ON this OCCASION tns
request OF his royal highness that Edwin Booth vas
frst presented Prince OF Wales VINO &
tho very highly ON his nistrionic Aoy. "a,.~
rsmember lne late Duke OF Albany hc suffered sea.s
from neuralgia. aud l was a0le TO locate nls s"A'
with an accuracy surprising somewhat 70 ny
InSwedeu located certain docunionts ~ u' ~ nc
of the ,ng which nls majesty had coneeHleo sna ~
0araet IN. xper,msnt from soisnuno stsuupoin.
Was highly pleased with the result .: nssg .%,ssssd
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