The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-15

Washington Oct. 14-Dr. Wu ring Fang, the learned and popular China man. who is about to retire from the post of minister of China to the United States, pursued stiil further last night his personal investigation into the esoteric mysteries of spiritism as demonstrated by Washington spiritual fists.
 His first experiences occurred last Sunday night at public meeting where anonymous Chinese spirits were de- scribed to pr. Wu by trance medium" as lowering in the distin- guished diplomats immediate vicinity. pr. wu exhibited great interest.
 Last night. he went again. this time to a smaller seance at g private house
 pr. wu refused last night to discuss his experience or impressions and ex- pressed solicitude lest his presence at the seance should be the subject or newspaper mention. The woman medium who officiated--a different one this time,--brought to him mes sages purporting to come from the late President Mckinley, who was an intimate friend of Dr. Wu and also from the minister's own mother. The latter was the more startling, because apparently delivered in the Chinese language.
 The messages are CiuAhiyN " e.io aspiritualists to be brought to the medium in trance by the spirit of q 16-year old American Indian girl. under whose 1coAtrol' she speaks but broken English; yet the conversation between pr. Wu and the medium while ostensibly under this "control' was somewhat extensive, lasting fully five minutes and seemed to be In the Chinese vernacular; question and answer. unintelligible to the auditors, passing back and forth with consider able freedom.
 Communes with Mother.
 There was every evidence tht the diplomat perfectly understood the communication which purportedg to come from the spirit of Dr. wu's own mother. 1t was asserted that the medium and her Indian. ''centroI" are both absolutely ignorant of the Chinese language. k
 The spirituaiists assured pr. wp be- fore the seance that no newspaper man 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. 2 Before the conversation between Dr.
  convey messages from the martyrei president. the woman in her trance" had told pr. Wu, that her control" foresaw terrible trouble for the Chin- ese empire, in which the distinguished diplomat would occupy a (place of great importance and influence and it was in connection with this predic- ton that she brought what was claimed to be communication from the former president expressing the earnest desire for peace.
 Accompanied by Wu Chang. the lega- tion attache who was with him on the previous occasion. pr. wu. in his pur- pie costume. was on hand early. At the private meetings of the temple league of spiritualists' various mediums attend and render their ser vices gratituiously, the audience be- ing composed of any who wish to be present and collection Is taken up for the purpose of a building fund for a temple.
 At first the spirit of a Chinaman, who gave his name. came to Dr. wu The rnediumistic fcontrol said the spirit had left the earthly life some twenty years ago, but 1t knew pr. wu and would like to talk to him. Min nie" the Indian ''controP remarked through the medium that this Chinese was not 8 great Chinaman like the "big chief' Gas the Indian girl always calls man of high standing). but had been & common Chinaman.,
 sNo Like Bis Chief.n
 { sHe no like you. Big Chief" said the Indian girl to the diplomat. he used to be a washee washee, you great Chinaman who talkee. talkee. talkee, heap much talkee alla time"
 Suddenly the medium made most profound salaam before Dr. Wu and Minnie" informed him that his mother