Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-10-22
WI HEARS FROM
HIS FRIENDS IN
MYSTERY WORLD
Diplomat Hears His Mother
Talk to Him in Language of
His Native Land.

States, pursued still further last night
his personal investigation into the
esoterio mysteries of spiritism as
demonstrated by Washington spirit
uaiists.
His first experience occurred last
Sunday night at a public meeting
where anonymous Chinese spirits were
described to DR.. WI by q trance me-
dunn as lowering in the distinguished
diplomats immediate vicinity. DIR. WI
exhibited great interest.
Last night he went again, this time
to a smaller seance at a private house.
DR.. WI refused to discuss his expe-
rience or impressions, and ever bowed
solicitude lest his presence at the Sc
ance should be the subject of newspa-
per mention. The woman medium,
who o~fficiated-a different one this
time-brought to him messages pur-
porting to come from the late Presi-
dent Mckinley. uh was an intimate
friend OF DIR. WI, and also from the
minister's own mother. The latter
was the more startling because APP
barently delivered in the Chinese Ian
guage.
Spirit and indian Girl.
These messages are claimed by the
sp~iritualists to be brought to the me-
dunn in trance by the spirit of a 16-
Fear-old American Indian girl, under
whose control" shesspeaks but broken
English, yet the conversation between
WI and the medium, while osten-
sibly under this control" was some
what extensive, lasting fully five min
utes and seemed to be in the Chinese
Vernacular, question n answer, un-
Intelllgibla to the auditors, passing
back n forth with considerable free
dom.
There was every evidence hat the
diplomat perfectly understood the COM
nunication, which purported to come
from the spirit of DIR. Wu's wv
mother. 1t was asserted that the me-
fium and her Indian control are
both absolutely ignorant of the Chi
sese language.
The spiritualists assured DIR. WI
before the seance that no newspaper
was present, but they were mis-
taken. In addition to that the score
Of persons who attended the meeting
have by no means kept silent today
concerning the remarkable interchange
which took place.
Trouble Due in China.
Before the conversation between DR..
WI and the medium, ~purporting to con-
yey messages from the martyred presi-
dent, the woman in her trance" had
told DIR. WI that her control" fore
saw terrible troubles for the Chinese
empire, in which the distinguished Dip
lomat would occupy a place of great
Importance and influence, and 1t was in
connection with this prediction that she
brought what was claimed to be a COM
munication from the former president
expressing the earnest desire for peace.
Accompanied by WI Chang, the lega-
ton attache who was with him on the
previous occasion, DIR. WI, in purple
costume was on hand early. At the
private meetings of the temple league
Of spiritualists.' various mediums at
tend and render their services graf
litously, the audience being comprised
of any who wish to be present, and a
collection is taken up for the purpose
Of a building fund for a temple. First
The spirit Of q ChinagGaH, who gave his
name, came to DR.. WI. The medium
lstic control" said this spirit had left
me earthly life some 20 years ago., but
It knew DIR. WI and would like TO talk
to him.
Just a Plain "Washee."
Minnie the Indian CONTROL re-
marked through the medium that this
Chinese was not a great Chinaman like
the big chief Gas the Indian girl al
ways calls a man OF high standing),
but had beer a common Chinaman, "He
no like you big chief" said the Indian
girl to the diplomat, she used to be
q washee, washee, washee. You great
Chinaman who talkee, talkee, talkee,
heap much talkee ALA time"
Suddenly the medium a a most
profound salaam before DIR. WI and
Minnie informed him that his mother
was there and wished to give him a
message.
ASK her to speak to me-" said DR..
WI.
At that request the medium uttered
as II with great difficulty, a sentence in
the Chinese Language or as near to it
as 1t might be possible for an Indian
girl, able to speak only the most broken
English, to repeat to an American that
difficult foreign tongue. This in urn
passing from the lips of another woman
necessarily would be somewhat imper-
feet, but DR.. WI apparently understood
portions of the message repeated to him
and answered in Chinese.
Hears From His Mother.
The first sentence was in the nature
of q sa~lutation and i'm reply the states
man questioned The spirit in Chinese
receiving an answer which seemed I'M
doubtedly 10 be in Chinese and the con-
.yeEsatlon continued fully v minutes.
Through the medium the Indian ICON
troll occasionally remarked that DR..
WI did not fully understand what the
medium was trying to say to him, ow-
ing to the third hand tanner in which
the Chinese was reaching him.
During the conveyance of the mes
sage purporting TO come from DIR. Wu's
mother, the medium stood close to the
diplomat. at times holding his hand
and patting him on the shoulder. Final
ly she knelt in front of him, continuing
talking in that position a couple of
minutes.
At the conclusion of this conversa-
ton the Indian girl told what she fore
saw in the future in connection with
the Chinese empire. First OF all, she
aaw much fighting I'm the far away
country from which he came. His ma
live land was preparing. she said. for
a great struggle. II was building ships
Ok war. DR.. WI would be vitality in
terested in this terrible conflict and