Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
GREETINGS FROM MOTHER
AND WILLIAM Mckinley
Dead President Represented as Civ.
ing Warning Against War.
INDIAN GIRL ACTS AS CONTROL
Learned Diplomat Declines to Dis
cuss Affair, Although Apparent
ly Much Concerned by
What He Saw and Heard.

DR.. Wu Ting-fang the learned and pop
ular Chinaman, who is about to retire
from the post of minister Of China to the
United States, pursued still further last
night his personal investigation into the
esoteric mysteries of spiritism as demon
strated by Washington spiritualists. HIS
first experience occurred last Sunday
night at a public meeting, where anony-
nous Chinese spirits were described to
Or. WI by trance medium as hov-
ering in the distinguished diplomats i'm
med ate vicinity. DR.. Wu exhibited great
interest.
Last night he went again. this time to
smaller seance at a private house. DR..
WI refused today to discuss his expert
ence or impressions and even showed So
licitude lest his presence at the seance
should be the subject of newspaper men
ton. The woman medium who officiated
"a different one this time-brought to him
messages purporting to come from the
late President Mckinley, who was an in
innate friend Of DR.. WI, and also from
the minister's own mother. The latter
was more startling because apparently de-
ivered in the Chinese language.
Indian Girl the Control"
These messages are claimed by the
spiritualists to be brought to the medium
In trance by. the spirit of sixteen-yeaf.
olu American Indian girl, under whose
control she speaks but broken English,
yet the conversation between DIR. Wu
and the medium while Ostensibly under
this control was somewhat extensive.
lasting fully five minutes. and seemed to
De In the Chinese vernacular questions
and answers unintelligible to the audi
tors passing back ana forth with con-
siderable freedom. There was every evi-,
dence that the diplomat perfectly under
stood the communications which purport-
ed to come from the spirit OF DIR. Wus
mother. 1t was asserted that the me-
dunn and her Indian control are both
absolutely ignorant of the Chinese Ian
guage.
The spiritualists assured DR.. WI be-
fore the seance that no newspaper man
was present; but they were mistaken
In addition TO that the score Of persons
who attended the meeting have by no
means kept silence today concerning the
remarkable interchange which took place.
Trouble for China Foretold.
Before the conversation between DR..
WI and the medium purporting to con-
Vey messages from the martyred Presi-
dent the woman in her trance had tod
DIR. WI that her control foresaw ter
rible trouble for the Chinese empire. In
which the distinguish diplomat would
occupy a place Of great Importance and
influence, and IL was in connection with
this prediction that she brought what was
claimed to be a communication from the
former President expressing the earnest
desire for peace.
Accompanied by WI Chang. the lega-
tion attache who was with him on the
costume, was on hand early. At the prl-
vate meetings of the Temple League Of
Spiritualists' various mediums attend and
render their services gratuitously, the au-
dience being comprised of any who wish
to be present, and collection is taken
up for the purpose of a building fund for
temple.
At first the spirit of Chinaman, VINO
gave his name, came to DR.. WI. The
mediumistic control said the spirit had
ago. but it knew DIR. WI would like to
talk to him. Minnie" the Indian CON
troll" remarked through the medium that
this Chinese was not great Chinaman
like the big chief las the Indian girl
always calls man of high standing).
but had been a common Chinaman. ''He
no like you, big Chief said the Indian
girl to the diplomat, 'he used to be
washee, washee. washee: you great Chi
naman who talkee, talkee, talkee, heap
much talkee ALA time
Message From His Mother.
Suddenly the medium made q most
profound salaam before DR.. WI. and
Minnie" informed him that his mother
vas there and wished to give him .
Message.
ASK her to speak to me-" said DR..
Wu. :.
At that request the medium uttered'
as if with great difficulty. sentence IN
the Chinese language or as near 70 ~
as it might be possible Tor an ~ ~inuan
girl able to speak only the mos. Ill
English to repeat to an American thaI
difficult foreign tongue. This: In tuIn'
nassina from the lips of another wom-
an would necessarily be somewhat I'M
perfect, but DR.. Wu apparently yn.aa
- Iin and answered in Chinese.
The first sentence was In the nature
of a saIutation, and in reply the states
man questioned the spirit i IN Sninese'
domhtediy to be in Chinese, and tho
Conversation continued fully five min
ntes Through the medium the Indian
control" occasionally remarked tnat
Dr Wu did not fully understand what
the medium was trying to say to him
owing to the third-hand manner. so to
speak. in which the Chinese was reach
ing him.
Held DR.. Wu's Hand.
During the conveyance Of the message
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. Finally she knelt
in front Of him, continuing talking IN tnas
nf Yoinnt6Q
At the conclusion of the conversation
the Indian girl told what she foreoaw OF
the future in connection with the Chi.
nese minister First of all, she saw
"much lighting in the faraway country
from which he came Ills native ieno
was preparing, she said. for a great struE-
gle. It was building great ships e was.