The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-29
WATCHING FOR ROBERT
Local Spiritualists Want to Hear
From Ingersoll.
THEY EXPECT A MESSAGE
A Medium in Missouri Claims to Hsva
Talked to the Spirit of the Great
Agnostic = He Likes
the Place.

Anaconda spiritualists, together with
those OF like faith throughout the
country are unusually interested in the
death Of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll
and are looking forward to some post
norton statement from him.
1t Is not because he was a spiritual-
ist," said local believer in the faith.
who does not desire his name known,
but because he was a thinker and an
investigator. one who would neither
affirm nor deny the after life. but who
was PROFOUNDLY interested in the sub
Jest. Spirftualists believe that his per-
sonahty was one that after death would
be especially susceptible to communica
ton with mortals through a medium
tngersoll was not a spirituahst, and
believe he expressed views at times in
opposition to our faith, vet we regard
ed ham in life as a singularly just and
knowledge seeking man and we believe
he has carried those qualities of mind
and soul into the other world.
A mas been reported that a Liberty.
MO-. medium claims to have had a COM
munication from the dead aenostio
Her claim, / see, is derided IN soms
quarters; nevertheless, l see no reason
to doubt 1t. She may be a fakir. for
all splr1tuahsts admit some unworthy
people do use the cloak of our faith al
times for evil practices, but there are
strong reasons to believe she is honest
that some Of our mediums may have a
communication from Ingersoll"
The medium mentioned by the spirit
ualist as having scored a scoop on her
meddunastdc colleagues is Mrs Cora v.
Richmond The fact that the distin-
guished colonel should choose Missouri
as = place in which to make himself
known is considered strange by the
newspaper press. although his action is
explained BY some on the ground that
he desired to show them IN the doubling
community that there is another life.
Nevertheless, SO many strange stories
have come out of Missouri that he
might have known an interview given
there would be regarded with suspicion
The alleged interview contains bries
statement of the colonel's first impress
sions of nhe country of which he is now
a resident. The great agnostic, speak
ing through Mrs. Richmond as a means
OF communication, admits that he was
wrong in one or two things-notably in
regard to a future life; but he points
out that he has never said there was
no such thing, and admits that he has
hoped all along that there might be-
He rather likes the lay of the country
he is in, but he doesn't know where il
Is or how he came there. Up to the
time he met Mrs. Richmond, he had
been too busy getting there to ascertain
where he is at; but he stated that he
was just about starting outso on tour
Of investigation with a view of deter
mining this, and intimated that he
would be heard from again as soon as
he had any more information to give
out
Mrs. Richmond's interview has inn
PEELED the versifler Of the Minneapolis
journal to break forth into song as fol-
lows:
Oh. Robert c., old fellow, we are very
glad to know
That you are still existing and are
happy, even though
You're dwelling in a region now which
We are quite content
To stay away from while we may, yet
toward which we are bent
But still we marvel how it is that your
first words should come
From out of Mo, and from the lips of
Richmond, medium"
For when on earth you walked and
talked, we thought, from what
you said.
You'd have no use for them alive, and
would have less when dead
No wife was ever more beloved than
she who bears your name,
And none could guard so jealousy as
she your earthly fame;
And so it is we wonder why, when
seeking messenger
To bring us tidings of yourself, you did
not come to her.
Next time you send us any word, please
clear this matter up,
And tell us why you poured your pearls
in Mrs. Richmond's cup:
Meanwhile until we hear from you,
thts soIace We will TIA ke--