The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
THE ELIJAH SLIPS AWAY DOwie Quits Gay Old Gotham. SECRECY IN MOVEMENT Said That He Will Sail for Australia. Treats the Newspaper Men of the Hub With Consi0srataon and
 Consents to Pose for
 His Picture.

thority for the statement that guardiny ms movements with all possible secrecy. sonn Alexander Dowie, "Eiuah the Re- storer," left New York at midnight fcr Hoston. carrying all hts tamiiy ana bag gage With niin In nis private car.
 ne aDsoiuteiy decnned 10 indicate In any way when he wlii return to tnis city and the information optained was that he intenos to sail with his ramiiy for Aus traiia.
 It was impossible to ascertain last night whether any provision had been made for the members Of the Zion kesIoration host now at Madison Square Garden, either for their return to Zion City, or for their maintenance while here.
 Upon arriving at the station Dowie and his family made for the private car Iolan- the. which was in the yard, but before reaching it he was approached by press representative and asked when ile would return to New York
 Peace be. to thee," was his only reply.
 "Yes. I understand that, but when are you coming back?' was urged
 Get out of the road!' yelled the son as he hurried his father into the car. quickly following with Mrss Dowis
 As soon as Dowie and hts family were in the car the curtains were pulled down, and every attempt made to prevent slis- turbance or interference.
 There was no demonstration of any sort about the station and the only persons gathered outside of the few members of the host were travellers, who were waiting for trains and who showed lively inter- est in the affair
 The Dowie party breakfasted in their car and about 9 o'clock Mir. Dowie. ar- companied by his wife and sou.s appeared on the platform attired for tie street.
 Replying to questions Bowie said that he had come to Boston with Mrs Dowia. and his son to sec them safely on board tho vessel in which they were to sail for England on their way t0 Australia. Ha said he would be here but a short tine as he intended to start back t6 New York as soon as they sailed.
 At this point he was told of q report which had been published that he iutehd- ed to sail with his wife. abandoning his New York crusade, Dove denied with great positlveness the truth of the report. He said that 1t was absolute Iy false; that ne had no intention of sailing for England and that he should return to take up his work in New York. starting this after noon.
 Several hundred zionists today went on a steamboat excursion around the city and the trip was expected to continue down the bay and out to sea as far as Scotland Lightship. There were very few persons at the early morning meeting In Madison Square, Garden overseer Speiril- CT addressed the audience. He said D0wls would return from Boston in time to he present. at the early meeting tomorrow, There was no monday meeting today, but the usual service will be held tonight.
 J Elijah at the Hub.
 Boston. Oct. A-John Alexander Dowie. h Ia ffe, A. ed here early today in the private car Iolanthe. All efforts to approach the ine mates of the car were futile. The doors were locked and the curtains pulled down when the car arrived and attempts .ko gain admission were blocked by attaches of the car, who said that Mir. .Dowie posi- lively refused to sec anyone. New York Now Haven and Hartford effic,als said the 1olanthe was scheduled to return to New York at this afternoon. -
 The party then entered a carriage ana were driven to the steamship wharf where they were joined by Mrs, Stern, the pri- vate secretary to Mrs. DowIe. and Glad stone Dowie's valet.
 A number of newspaper men who hsa gathered at the dock attracted the attan. tion of MT. Dowie and he gave an inter. view in which he repeated that he had said previously at the station ana saSa there was nothing unusual about his com. ing to Boston or about his wife.s trip "a Australia. ,..,
 He said that the event had been under consideration for the Inst eight montha and that he was losing nothing by heinz away from New York to-day as the scheduled meetings had provided for a day off"
 q shall continue the meetings at Mad ison Square Garden until Nov. l. he con- tinued. "beginning Nov. 3, I shall hold a five days session in Carnegie han"
 He said he was going to Australia Inn. l. but that he should go by way Of the Pacific ocean. In the course of fine interview to-day Dowie seemed desirous of being friendly with the reporters. He referred to them as "the boys" and con. scented to pose in various attitudes for them to take his photograph.