The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-08
I, 3 PERSONAL.

e fEkSUlNAL.
Alabama is about to discard the State
seal which she has used for s. years and
seal shows an eagle and shield with the
motto Hero We Rest" An attempt was
made to change the shield two years ago in
the Constitutions! Convention, but was
voted down by inrge majority. The
changers have not rested. and will bring
it up before tho next Legislature. with
every prospect of success. They want to
do this to commemorate Forests victory
when he succeeded in capturing the bri-
gade of Col. A. d. Streisht. At that time
Col. Streight had succeeded in putting the
Coosa River. which was swollen with
floods. between him and Forrest. and
burned the bridge to make himself safe
from pursuit. Forrest was for while
baiilcd. Just as he was abandoning the
pursuit, Miss Emma Sansen, a girl of Is,
came to him with the information of a
blind ford by which he could cross, and
offered to pilot him to it. Forrest accepted
her offer, and she sprang up behind him
on his horse and Forrest led his men
across the ford. In spite of a heavy fire,
which our troops opened upon him, he sue
ceeded in capturing Streight Miss San
sen braved all of the danger, although
Forrest was anxious for her to seek cover.
Now it is proposed to put her profile on
the new seal instead of the old-time eagle.
In the Outlook Ex-Secretary Long pays
this tribute to Gen. Alger:
Gen. Alger was Secretary of War. as
kind and generous a heart as ever beat.
There never was a meaner conspiracy for
it seemed to be hardly anything elseJ than
what proved on the resulting investigation
to be a baseless attempt to discredt him
with regard to the supplies furnished tn
the soldiers during the Spanish War. III
there was one man who would have Siven
all he had to make a soldiers lot happier
it was AlgeE. | used to think him little
sanguine, as when, as early US the latter
part of March, 1898. the President used
to turn to him and say, General. how
soon can you put an army into CubaT and
he would reply, i can put 10000 men
there in 10 days. a little nonsense now
and then is relished by the wiSest men.
and there was kindly laughter in his eye
as he joked Secretary Wilson about his
gray trousers, or referred to my battered
silk hat. which he over and over again
promised to replace with Il new one, but
has. unfortunately for me, failed to do up
70 the present moment
Friday, Oct. 1G, New York will be in
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the Restorer of All Things" the Founder
and General 0verseer of the Christian
Catholic Church in Zion. and Messenger
of the Covenant" etc. etc. Whatever may
be said against Mr.. Dowie. he is certainly
Il man of great power, and has accomplish
ed a wonderful amount of good. de was
born in Edinburg, Scotland, on May %
1871. and with his family removed to
Australia, where he was for seven years
,.In al r., 10 nj do.
voutly inclined and began his faith healing
on himself at the age of 16, when he was
cured of dyspepsia, in answer to prayer
He saved up money and took five-year
course in theology and the arts, becoming
in 1872 pastor of Congregational Church
in Australia, where he served six years
and achieyed some success. He then left
the church., and started his career as an
evangelist and faith healer. After ex-
perienees in several countries, in the Eng,
disappearing world, he finally settled
down at Evanston, suburb. of Chicago,
where he had a most trying time, ~. 1t
seemed that everybody abused and ridi-
culed him. and even resorted to physical
violence against him and his congregation.
At one time there was a riot, which was
quelled by turning the fire-hose on him and
his congregation. He was arrested hun
dreds of times, and it is estimated that his
counsel lees anu court expenses tSSit-
gated S20,OgO. The Chicago press was I'M
sparing in, its ridicule of him. In spite
of all this his congregation still grew, and
the number, of believers in him began to
be numbered by the tens of thousands. AT
Hammond, Ind, and Mansfield, o., he and
his elders were maltreated and driven
away repeatedly. In the Fall of 1899 he
began preparations for his wonderful City
of Zion. On the Chicago & Northwestern
Road. six miles north of Waukegan and
~ miles north of Chicago. He showed
himself an exceptionally shrewd business
man. So well did he manage that he Sc
cured options on $500 acres of land with,
out anybody suspecting his intention. Jan
l. 1900, he made known his plan and work
at once began. The city has grown to
have population of 10000. all of whom
are happy, contented and fairly prosper
ous. Tine principal industry is lace max
ing. which is carried on IN aid Immense
building covering three acres and employ
ing more then 400 people. 1t was estab
lished by Samuel Stevenson, an English
lace manufacturer, who became Zionist
and married Dowie's sister. He failed to
get along with him, and at last payment
sufficient to satisfy him was made and