Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-05

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS stsux
ZIes City nAs PspEistiea q 10000
and ~ said TO Repsesest sa Err
pe.d,turs ef Sac. 900. 900.

Jonn Alexandcr Dowse. he seaf-styseS
Elijah II and his rcStSrstLoo host 70
New York a month A<D sad ~Ascs
have been rapidly aneEeasanE sin0s
Do~fe's return. euin-nated In The FED
erai Courts taking DossesnaOa Of an
TIRE property controlled ~ Dowte IN
zion CITY. III This town. whice vas
founded Two years a<o hy Dowte. has
a population Of ever ls.oo0. Il the gen
.raf Headquarters Tor Dowie's Church
snd IS said 10 represent an e1pendAtnre
Of sc. 900, 0eo.
Frederisk NJ Blount. cashier % ne
Ch!caro National Bank. and Asbert n
csrrier. a law partner q congrcssuss
Boufen. were appointed receivers a
the property Their beads we're kxee
A. 500 900 by judge Kohlssst. q ths
United States District Court who made
/ the appointment N the petitloo N rsv-
erai creditors. The receivers len nor
/ ZION city az once TO take poasesssoo ~
the property
The bankruptcy proceedings apAinst
/ Dowle ~ere based on the AreEauo1
that ne - insolvent ant that whils IN
this financial condition - ooUmltte4
an act % bankruptcy By unakiag a pref
erential payment. on Novemoer J. To
the streeter Lumber Company for ts.-
TO Dowle has BEEN hard pressed 10
his creditors. especially since Z vas
announced that his recent mission 10
New York had proved snsuoces-fSi.
financially.
Dowie Is known 90 have accumuiatea
large sum as the head % the Cars
dan Catholic Church. the assets % ths
organization being estimated az BE-
tween so OOO. 600 and $50 .ooO. ooc- There
was a large outlay Of money. however.
when Zion City was started. The lace
I and candy Industry were started and
a. both OF these ventures have never
been a paying investment great de~t
OF money was tied up.
! Last Wednesday Dowle's nrst eonfes-
sion Of weakness vas made az rally
IN the tabernacle at Zion Ctty. a lot
! OF you people have cash In your pock-
4 cts" Dowie said. 20 his followers
pig down and get Il out IL Ia Gods
a and We need II In HIS work fou are
- towards II You do not give II up. De-
I posit H." DoWie talked In the same
" strain for more than an hSar. tears
~ rlistenlng on hls cheeks as he told of
"a the financial straits in which the ZION
n. industries found themselves.
p Instead OF frightening many into de-
a. posting. this appeal sent a long lire or
AZ people 60 the hank on Friday. where
they lined MP at the paying teHer 2
% window. drawing out their money. Less
b than 81 600 was deposited In the hans
r. or Friday. while the amount with
" drawn was twice "a much Late In the
Ell afternoon 4. ". Graham. OF Wauke-
ge gan tried 60 withdraw bis account oi
es $500 and was told ne would have 4
ais give 80 days notice before ~ couis
get his money.
ais Monday another effort VAS made b.
his Dcurle 10 get funds bat the deposition
m vho appeared were few and the te
posits were chiefly In trivial amounts
by Tuesday Dowie asked the members
ley Zion more urgently than ever Tor mon
Err "a He declared that he must hav
ETY. $500 COO without delay. In the efforts
pit remedy the condition OF Affairs at 10
OF CITY hundreds OF letters were sent ou
daily 20 DCWie's followers In othe
ar narts OF the country. In these fettel
an ali Dowieites are urged. almost con
ces manded TO sell their farms, stores an
everything else and come at once
Zion City and take up the work OF u
Church. II Is declared that the en-
7 ploves OF the manufacturing Industry
nave not been paid ia from four 20
RED weeks. What Iittle they have receiv'
Don Il sald 10 have been paid entirely IN q
zion City coupon books Early IN
-ne week before last DaSie made IT
ken through the various shops. he told
-. followers and Others that they ND
either wait FOR their salaries or nv
the endure a substantial cut IN UkEe<. II
the was agreed 90.
- The receivers. with their attorre
ana Custodian Redieske. with stx o.
utv uarshais went cut 20 Zion u
ex- Tuesday night 10 serve upon po~ie
{ 20 notice OF the receivershsp Hedies
a u and his deputies went 10 the ea'
!, =. while the others called upOA Dowte
his residence As the officers W
about 20 demand acnisStoa 70
hank a man ran from a rear door Y
81 the deputies overlook him. and
second man came running IRON
Aa- hank. shouting. Let me have IN
I by papers: I will get away Win tae'
,srr Redieske threatened 10 placS IN
-, under arrest Mess they returned
once TO the bank. which they ava
and then nlacea the bank. and the IN
'front.' men in il. under a guard While
m was taking pi2ce at the bank. tne
-. ceivers and the attorneys called y
'AeAc DoVia. and read 10 him tne peti'
hest, ana order OF the court which pa
sing Zion In the hands OF a receiver