Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-05
NONE BUT FAITHFUL ALLOWED
TO REMAIN IN ZION
CITY.
DoWIE ISSUES ORDERS
Apostle First Pleads, Then Commands,
Followers to Give Money at Mass
Meeting Held Last Nisht-Many
Claims Against Elijah II.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-John Alexander
Dowie today issued the following order
to his chief of police: "All who have
not Zion in their heart cannot come
into Zion. From now on. arrest or
escort to the city limits every per-
son, who either is not of the faith or
a United States official. We will bow
to the government alone"
Guards Doubled.
Following this order the usual Zion
Guards" were doubled. Many men are
patrolling the outskirts of Zion.
WelI.to.do Bankrupt.
Federal Custodian Redieske said to-
day that his inspection of Dowie's
books led him to believe that Dowie
was better off financially than any
bankrupt he had ever known. He said
the receivership would probably last
for several months The receivers are
fearful that hard times may come to
the Dowieites, as the food supply
houses have refused credit to Zion
agents.
DoWie Temporary Manager.
Federal Judge Kohlsaat has ap'
pointed Dowie temporary manager OF
Zion City's industries. 1t is the idea
of the court that the receivers are to
interfere as little as possible with the
established, or Dowie's, industries
Dowie will be the agent of the receiv'
ers, and the arrangement will be dis.
continued if it is found the interests
managed by him are not made to pay
Ought to be Spanked.
you have been naughty and ought
to be spanked. Some of you have
disobeyed me-you have not given to
Zion as l have commanded you. Now
the enemies have invaded Zion.
command you to give your all, If need
be, to satisfy these creatures and send
them flying from our doors"
With words of this character Apos-
tie Dowie plead, then scolded
and commanded his followers at a
great meeting held in the tabernacle
| in Zion City last evening in his at
tempt to wiring from them funds with
which to wipe out his financial mis-
fortunes precipitated by the receiv-
ership for Zion City granted Tuesday
| by Judge Kohlsaat in the United
States court. The audience was not
as large as in former times and wher
4 the collection boxes We're passed only
about one thousand dollars was gath
cred in.
Dowie Makes Statement.
| Dowie told his followers that the as
sets of Zion City We're ample to meet
all demands though not in such shape
| that he could immediately realize OF
them. He said that he now needed al
abundance of ready money to tide oy-
/ er the crisis when Zion City woult
grow to greater power than ever be,
| fore. Receivers last night admitted
/ the claims for merchandise alone
would amount to 100000.
Owes Brother-in-Law 100000.
There is a mortgage on his Zior
| City property Of $125,000 due the frs
! Of next year. and he owes his broth,
er-in-law, Samuel Stevenson. 100000
A receiver expressed the opinion tina
| Dowie would be able to pay off al
obligations in time, but did not ven
ture an opinion as to just how Ions
| this time would be.
Receivers have found one of Dowie'.
banks in operation at Twelfth stree
and Michigan avenue and the,
promptly put an agent in charge ant
had the doors closed. Judge Kohlsaa
later ratified the actions of the re
ceivers in shutting down this bank al
well as the institution at Zion City
J Experts are now at work on the book
of both Institutions.