The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-13
Season WITH THE Ghosts
DR.. James I. LuttOa Gives a Spiritual.
iStic Seanee.
REGULATION srOOks TALK
Owing to the Presence Of Uabelisvcrs the
Affair Was Not an Entire Success.
but Interesting Manifesto.
tiOns Were Brought Out.

James +. Luton. well known In
Scranton as a brilliant newspaper man.
but more recently as a magnetic healer
and spiritualistic teacher. gave an ex-
hibition last evening in the Women's
Christian Temperance union rooms.
The seance was not a success appar-
emily because of the lack of harmony
in the audience-all but one or two
were unbelievers-and the spirits, Mr..
Luton said. won't work under such
conditions.
The medium. Mrs. Hill. a poor. mid
dle-aged, ignorant working woman, as
Mr.. Luton also said. finally began to
get EN-" Right here Mrs. II. T.
piano. which she did In her usual mag
nitlcent style.
The first spirit to control the medium
was an Indian. the old and reliable
White Eagle ex-chief 1T the Chippewas.
who Is a good Indian, according to Gen
eral Sheridan, having departed to the
happy hunting grounds about twenty
five years ago. White Eagle claimed to
see IN the spirit world a little girl and
from his description Alfred Twining
recognized niece of his who had died
several years ago. White Eagles ac-
Quaintance in the spirit land seemed
W tc iiiHltcu ne was Ttleslttu W
the realms above, or below-it was not
decided whiuh-to make room for
George, another old standby.
Liked Mrs. Blacks PLAYING.
Uncle George, via the medium. had a
veiy pleasant visit and said that he
enjoyed Mrs. Blacks playing. George
finally gave way to Dinah. his better
aalf who insisted ON coming in and
enjoying to music. She recognized some
friend of Mrs. Thomas Bentons and,
although Mrs. Benton tried her best.
sac couldn't quite recollect the spirit
friend, but thought she was a former
school friend. This was the extent Of
Dinah's knowledge.
Mrs. Libbie Kellogg next material
lied. Mrs. Kellogg had but a few min
utes 10 spare as she Is very busy
spirit and had just been attending u
chard. She had promised Mr.. Luton
over five years ago that she would
visit him some time and she took this
occasion to do so. She gave a short
lecture on spiritualism, and said in re-
ply to questions that the reason the
mediums were always controlled by
Indians and negroes was that they be-
Ing a lower order Of beings hung closer
to the earth; they We're not far enough
advanced to scrape acquaintanceship
with Louis Kossuth, as an ardent ad-
mirer of his would have liked them to
do. Mrs. Kellogg was a pleasant lady
and the audience would have enjoyed
hearing her longer. but she had a press
ing engagement at another camp meet
ing and away she floated.
A Trial at Hypuotism.
Mr.. Luton. who, no doubt. possesses
a great deal of magnetic power, gave q
short talk and attempted some mes
merism. but none Of those present
were good subjects and the seance was
brought to n close. Many present
thought the thing was fake" while
others believed that DR.. Luton was
not given a fair show.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Benton. Mr.. and Mrs. Black, Mrs.
Pearl, Mrs. Franc T. Vail, Mrs. Decker,
Mr.. Twining. Messrs. F. ]. and John
Fftzsmmons. Daniel Darrow and
George w. Smithing.