Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16

IGN IN ENGLAND.
Gaule. Mr.. Foltz's wife, beautiful and
accomplished lady, died last winter, and in
the hope of getting some positive evidence
| that she lives over there in the great futnre
he came here. Though your correspondent
| did not see Mr.. Foltz after his sitting, some
of his friends say that he was delighted at
the evidences given him of life beyond.
A CAPITALIST INVESTIGATES.
MI. Samuel Plumer, President of the
! First National Bank, of Franklin, Pa, and
well-known capitalist, spent several days
| here in investigating the phenomena of
| Spiritualism. Mr.. Plumer has always been
| liberal-minded regarding religious matters,
| but had heard enough regarding Spiritual
| ism to induce him to send gentleman here
| to investigate. The man who came here
for him, Mr.. Joseph Mcclellan, went to q
slate writer and received communication
purporting to come from Mr.. Plumer's first
wife, and requesting Samuel to come here.
This aroused his curiosity to such degree
that he came ON and began to investigate.
He first took q large envelope, and, put
ting four or five sherts of paper into it,
went before Mrs. Keeler, the sealed envel-
| ope writer. She gave him three or four
bits of pencil, which he put into the envel-
| ope and then sealed it. She then asked him
to hold it upon his forehead for time and
afterwBrd to take it between his hands and
hold it close. He did so, and could feel q
| peculiar sensation and hear slight noise.
On opening the envelope he found three
| pages of a very beautiful letter signed by
| the name of his dead wife, and also one
page signed by the name of his father. He
afterward went before two slate writing
| mediums and received writings from both.
| Mr.. Plumer says there was no chance for
fraud, as neither the states nor the envel-
ope were at any time out Of his sight or in
possession of the medium. He was consid-
| erably mystifed over the result, and it will
| perhaps be some time before he can tell
just what he thinks of it.
A METHODIST MINISTER MYsTIFIEp.
A prominent Methodist minister, from
Mercer county, has been here some days
trying to solve some of the mysteries to his
satisfaction. He was seen this morning
with pair of states screwed together, and
then firmly wrapped with twine, and his
private mark put in several places. He ad-
mitted that he was ashamed to be seen with
states so securely protected against posi-
bilities of imposture. He says he has for 20
years been preaching the necessity of faith
In matters of religion, and yet here he is
demanding solid facts which he can prove
by the evidence of his senses. He has been
promised q message, even in his barred
states, and if he succeeds will announce the
result.
Mrs. A. j. Symes, of Cleveland, had re-
markable writing through the medium, w.
A. Mansfield, day or two ago. She had
her questions written and held them in her
hand during the sitting She also held the
states in her lap part of the time, and the
remaining time on her shoulder, where she
could hear the writing. On opening the
states she found this message:
DEAR DAUGHTER-I am here, and the most
important thing 1 have to say to you is
this: Sit for independent slate writing, you
see am writing this in your own lap and
away from the medium, and draw most of
the strength from you. Sit 90 minutes three
times week with hands on closed states,
and 1 shall surely write for you. Don't fail
to do 1t. Your Pa,
SALEM HART
THE MYSTERY oF A PENSION.
One question was addressed to her brother
who died % years ago, and she received from
him the following:
DARLING SIsTER-It gives me much pleasure
that you are to meet with much good for
tune. Pa says to tell you that the pension is
oil right. Lovingly,
WILLIE.
The curious part OF this message is In the
fact that Mrs. Symes neither said nor
thought of anything of pension business,
but her mother, who had been trying for II
years to get one, succeeded only last week
Mrs. Symes lost child several year. ago
which died before being named On her
slate was printed this: Mamma, give love
to Allie. Call me Star" The lady had
several other questions in her hand, and
Mr.. Mansfield said he would, through his
guide, tell who they were if she wished,
and they were all correctly read, though
folded tightly and held in her closed hand.