The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
NIGHTS NEWS OF THE NATION TOLD BY THE TELEGRAPH
.D0NIE BROKE,
WIRES FOR MONEY |! 4 | ! |.
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grams were known before he or Deacon
Paxton had received them.

grams were KuOWA UolO1O ~ ~ 0ossSSAA
Paxton had received them.
Tomorrow promises to be q mem
orable one in the history Of the Zionist
church, seconds only to Sunday OF last
week. 1t has been promised that the
charges against Dowie will be taken up
seriatem and explained in detail to the
people, many Of whom are still in doubt
| as to- the real nature of the accusations.
To Drive Out Wife7
In the meanwhile Dowie in Texas
ment, and says he will drive his wife
and son out OF Zion City.
AS the time approaches for return
there is revulsion Of fear noticed IN
Zion City, and there is a disposition
even on the part Of Voliva and the
other radicals to modify their language.
He and others have already begun to
say that Dowie, will not be condemned
unheard, etc. But the storm they have
coniured up has full Roadway, and Volt
va will. have to go thru the form of his
charges at least. s-s .y5 r s.
It is known that at tomorrow's meet
ina the charges against Dowie will in
clude those Of teaching polygamy. Ex-
tracts from his sermons will be read to
prove this, and affidavits will be pre-
sented from men and women to whom
T he talked polygamy.
1t will be charged that he proposed
telling them that he was going to start
a colony in Mexico, where these prao-
tees would be tolerated.. -" --s~''
All Extravagailt, Says voliva. ~
Voliva surprised the officers Of the
church by a general attack on all three
members Of The Dowie family ,fpr ex-
travagance. He called upon Mrs.
Dowie. if she were sincere in her declar-
ations to sell her property and turn the
proceeds into the church treasury. He
also declared that she should sell all
! her jewelry, including a $1,000 brace
let given her by her husband.
May Charge Bigamy.
The mysterious charge still held ovel
the head Of Dowie remained today al
indefinite as ever. It was thought thai
Lit might have been a charge Of bigamy
T the foundation Of which was laid in {
, telegram said to have been received
I ess, whose name already has been con
= nected with that of DR.. Dowie. The re
, cipient Of the telegram could not b.
!, found, and Voliva, Gladstone Dowie
? and others pronounced the story ca
- nard. "a
It was to the effect that Telegram
= from her, sent from Borndenshack, Bod
!, ensee, SWITZERLAND, declared tina
: she was starting at once for Zion City
y she had been married to Dowie a
q q Pollokshield, Glasgow, Scotland, i
I the summer, Of 1904, shortly after sh
. met him and was on her way with hi1
: to America. The reported :. Telegram
J stated that they were married unde
. = the Scottish law similar to the common
= law, without license, priest or magis
;. trate. =. .s',
9 The only direct line Of informatio
: I pointing to any ratification Of the IT
& port was that Of woman friend o
. Miss Hofer, who declared that she bt
lieved the Swiss girl was an arden
supporter Of polygamous doctrines sin
s liar to those of Mormonism.
+ Miss Hofer Taught Polygamy. .-
II This Zionite said that DR.. Dowie
n Miss Hofer, Who as an ambitious won
y an, desired to get strong hold on hill
e because Of his powerful position. A
e other members of the community VIII
: were questioned refused to credit tt
10 rumor of the first APOSTLES bigamo,
r career, among them them being Ola,
r stone and Mrs. Dowie. :. ,a.>
b Gladstone Dowie was Indignant at tt
Is statement Of Deacon White that \
is knew nothing Of any intention of D
70 Dowie to institute poiygamy in tt
" Mexican plantation Of Zion, but tt
Id secretary again asserted his ignoran'
Of any such plan or proposition.
20 Gladstone also was displeased at Il
4. attitude taken by Overseer Voliva t
u ward the disposition of Mrs. Dowie
n personal effects. He declared that b
ne jewelry will remain her personal pro
is erty and should not be molested.
to As for Ben Mac Dhui, the Michigs
property, on White lake, he said that
had already been turned over to t
IS church, and that there was no rum
~ for criticism against his mother on til
be score. . 49,