The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
Reporters are Called Tainted
 Vipers and Liars
NO CHANCE 10 SAVE THEM
The Modern "ElIah" Says It's Useless to Waste Restoration Talk on Such Yellow Dogs-cannot
 Be Converted.

New York. October H.-Dowle called for special prayers at the early meeting in Madison Square Garden today for those of his following who are ill At least 43 are said to be unable to leave their boarding houses on account of sickness. The conditions in the garden have been called to the attention of the board of health. and officers paid an official visit 10 Dowie's army early today, and will do all possible to preserve sanitary eon- ditons in the Zion headquarters. An other healing meeting was in order to-. day.
 Just to show that I am in favor with the Christian merchants princes of this city" said Dr. Dowie q will announce the money which has come to me this morning alone. These sums are from men unknown to me. but who evidently be- lleve I am right. One sends me a check for $50O0. another check for 5000, an- other one for sl5OO and another gave me $200. These contributions were unsoliclt- ed They were accompanied by the kind est worlds
 Students Give Yell
 During Dr. Dowie's sermon a number nf students marched out in squads. Dr. Dowe was forced to stop, and after he began again he was interrupted by col- lege yell from outside the garden, ending with the slogan, "Dowie, Dowie, Dowie.'
 They are like most of the students know" said Dr. Dowie, their brains are in their feet"
 At this a well dressed man got up and ha wae laat,inO Tomia ehnutpd at him. You are not commonly decent"
 Reporters Run Out.
 For the first time today Dr. Dowie or dered reporters excluded and those who were seated at the reporters table were escorted to the door at Dowies orders to his guards Ito clear the tainted vipers out of here. Be careful how you handle them not to get any of their filth on you. Now get out, you mean dogs; you yellow scoundrels of the press. We will have no more of you in here. I pay ing for this place. you liars. This is my building. Hurry up, guards. The sight of them disgusts me Don't waste any re- storation talk on the liars. 1t is needless They have sold their souls to the devil. 1 never hope to convert reporter They would be backsliders."
 NcW sanitary Laws.
 squad of inspectors from the health department invaded Madison Square Gar den today and ordered sweeping changes in the methods of quarterng the Zion guards and part of the host of 4000 there. An order was posted that only certain number of persons could sleep in each room, and that there must be bet ter ventilation. The inspectors also visited the kitchens and watched the prepara- tions of the meals. The fact that 43 members of Dowies followers whom he brought here were sick today warranted the health department in taking action, so Commissioner Leedle said 3o,ooo People on Hand. Thirty thousand people, according 10 the estimates of the police, tried to get into Madison Square Garden 10 see John Alexander Dowe tonight. About one third of that number had secured ad- mittance, when at o'clock, Dowie or dered the doors closed. When the other 20.000 found themselves shut out, the wild est disorder ensued and the police, 100 strong. were for a time utterly unable to cope with the mad rush of the crowd. Men and women were knocked down and trampled on, and many narrowly capped death in the crush.
 Several times Inspector Walsh sent in calls for extra reserves and 1t was not until the meeting was suddenly termin- ated by Dowle at o'clock, that anything could be done with the crowd.
 Dr. Dowie spoke only for about IS min utes. He announced his subject as "Di- vine Healing" but when the meeting was closed to terminate the disturbance out side the doors, he had got no further than a description of the Illinois Zion, and the laudation of It's founder