The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-10
NEWS BY The
COAST FILES
Dowie's Affairs - The
Opening of Reichstag.
Other Press Advices.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-"All who have
not Zion in their hearts cannot come
into Zion,'' is the order promulgated to-
day by John Alexander Dowie through
his chief of police. The order to the
Zion Guards, the police force in the
Dowieite town of Zion City, continued
as follows:
From now on arrest or escort to the
city limits every person who is not of
the faith or United States official.
We will bow to the government alone
Following this order the usual force
of "Zion Guards was doubled, many
of them patrolling the outskirts of Zion
City with ponies.
The lace factories, lumber mills and
other industries continued in operation
today and contrary to expectation
Dowie trade checks were taken instead
of money at the general store, a Dowie
institution in the hands of the Fed
eraI receivers.
There was rush for the general
store. Many who had exhausted their
ready supply of money and were I'M
able to purchase provisions with trade
checks yesterday were in extreme need
of food.
Federal Custodian Redieke said today
that his inspection of Dowie's books led
him to believe that Dowie is better off
financially than any bankrupt he had
ever known. The custodian added,
however, that the receivership would
undoubtedly last several months. Re-
ceivers Blount and Currie arrived in
Zion City today, and took up the work
of examining into the condition of
Dowie's finances. The receivers are at
a loss to understand where they can
get the money to pay workmen en-
ployed in the factories. Dowie, how
ever, declares his people will work for
nothing. provided they are furnished
with food. While there are enough pro-
visions in the city to feed the people for
a week, now that scrip is being ac-
copied, it is feared by the receivers
that hard times may come when these
are gone. A prominent canning and
provision company has refused credit
to Zion agents and announced that
cash would be required for all provf-
sions furnished in the future. This is
said to be the attitude of other sup
ply houses with reference to Zion City.
OPENING OF REICHSTAG.
BERLIN, Dec. 3.-Chancellor Won
Buelow, as the Emperor's representa-
tive, opened the Reichstag in the White
Hall of the Palace today.
The members of the Reichstag, in
evening dress, court costume, military
uniforms or clerical coats, stood close
together in front of the Emperor's
throne and did not occupy much space
in the great marble room. The assem-
blage was smaller than on the last oc-
casion, twenty-five of the Loyalists
having been turned out by the Social
lists, none of whom ever attends the
opening of the Reichstag, which-is es-
sentially court function, all the MEM
bers present wearing a royal order.
Both Protestant and the Catholic
members were late, as each of these
bodies had been detained by services
in their respective churches. The
Chancellor also kept the company wait
ing. When he appeared, with the Cabi-
net Ministers walking two by two be-
hind him, all present bowed.
Won Buelow entered on the left of the
throne and read the Presidents mes
sage to Parliament. He said:
His Majesty has directed me to ex-
press here. his thanks to all those who
have sympathized with his suffering
and to say that their sympathy and
hopes for his recovery have greatly re-
joiced him.
The Chancellor then passed to the
economic stage of the country, which,
he said, still suffered somewhat from
the worldwide depression, which was
unfavorably affecting the Imperial
finances. Emphasizing the ever-in-
creasing necessity for regulating the
financial situation of the Empire with