Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-15
WU MEETS SPIRITS AGAIN;
GETS MESSAGES FROM HIS
MOTHER AND M'KINLEY
Conversation Is Carried on in
Chinese Through Indian Girl
Medium, and Latter Touches
Shoulder of the Minister.

WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-Dr. WI Ting
Fang, who is about to retire from the
post OF minister OF China to the United
States, pursued stili further last night
his personal Investigation into the esoteric
mysteries Of spiritism as demonstrated by
Washington authorities.
Last night he went again. this time to
a smaller seance at private house. The
woman medium who officiated brought to
him messages purporting to come from
the late President Mckinley. who was an
intimate friend Of DR.. WI, and also from
the minister's own mother. The latter
was the more startling because apparently
delivered in the Chinese language.
-Fhe messages are claimed by the spirit
ualists to be brought to the medium in
trance by the spirit OF I6-year-old Amer
lean Indian girl under whose control
she speaks but broken English; yet the
conversation between DIR. WI and the me-
dium, while ostonsibly under this CON
troll" was somewhat extensive, lasting full
ly five minutes and seemed to be in the
Chinese vernaculnr; question and answer,
unlntelIigibls to the auditors passing bach
and forth with considerable freedom.
UNDERSTOOD HIS MOTHER.
There was every evidence that the dip
lomat perfectly understood the communl-
cation which purported to come from the
spirit of DIR. Wu,e own mother. It was
asserted that the medium and her Indian
control are both absolutely ignorant Of
the Chinese language.
Before the conversation between Dr.
WI and the medium, supporting to con-
vey messages from the martyred presi-
dent, the woman IN her trance had told
DR.. WI that her control foresaw terri
BILE trouble ia the Chinese empire, in
which the distinguished diplomat would
occupy a place of great Importance and
influence, and it was I'm connection with
this prediction that she brought what
she claimed to be a communication from
the former president expressing the ear
nest desire for peace.
At first the spfrttfof Chinaman, who
gave his name, came to DR.. WI. The
mediumistic control said the spirit had
left the earthly life some 20 years ago
but 1t knew Dr. WI and would like to
talk to him. Minnie" the London "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 standingl, but
had been a common Chinaman.
CHINAMAN WHO ''TALKEE"
he no ike yous big chief" said the In
dian girl to the diplomat. "he used to be a
washee, washee, washee; you great
Cinnamon who talkee, talkee, talkee
heap much talkee ALA time"
Suddenly the medium made a most
profound salaam before DR.. WI and
Minnie informed him that his mother
was there and wished to give him a
message. "a
ASK her to speak to-sne," said Dr. WI.
At that request the medium uttered, as
II with great difficulty, ssentence in the
Chinese language, OF as near to It as II
might be possible for an Indian girl. able
to speak only the most broken English.
to repeat to an American that difficuit
foreign tongue, this In turning passing
from the lips of another woman necessar-
lily would be somewhat imperfect, but