The San Francisco call., 1906-04-05
LOVE LETTERS
OF AN APOSTLE
Dowie's Epistles TO MY
Little Lump of Gold" Are
Fervid and Emotional
IN HANDS OF ENEMIES
Elijah III Threatened With
Arrest Immediately Upon
His Arrival in Chicago

CHICAGO. April 4. - Eighty-four
charges Of obtaining money by false
.pretenses VIII be preferred agalnsl
John Alexander DoWie, according 10
rresent plans. The investors in land
and stock in Zion City have been can
Vassed and a number of Dersons~Who
are willing 20 proceed against hlm:Wers
found. IL is planned 10 have hin al r
rested in Chicago Immediately on his
arrival from Mexico next week and be-
fore ,e has had al opportunity 10 go
Ia Zion CITY. where it is feared he would
s create disturbance
There was much talk Of DOwie,s ar
lcst in Zion city today, and some of the
ctFciais there were credited with
threats TO have the Apostle" jailed as
an embczzler. The facts are said TO be
that two women in Janesville, Wiscon-
sin. who claim to have been defrauded
cut Of $4,000, may swear out warrants
AII messages received from John
Alexander Dowle from Mexico today
we're Ignored and Deacon Field
ing .Wilhite, although appointed by the
"Firsf Apostle by cable, as general
financial manager in charge OF Zion, TO
replace Kol5va, has not acted on
lJoNie's Instructions. White refused
10 be interviewed or make any state
ment and was not present a the council
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LOVE LETTERS or DoWIE.-
The Love Letters OF an Apostle is
tre title of the last volume added TO
Zion City's library CT scandal ] he
volume has not been published and per
haps never VIII be, but today two o.
The letters. ferAid with the peculiar
styIe OF emotion Dowie affects, We're
given OUT. These. with forty others,
which the head OF the Christian CItho-
lie Church wrote to Ruth hofer, the re-
puted heiress from Switzerland, are IN
possession Of Gladstone DoWle., Ihey
VIII be produced as feature, and "A
striking one, OF the great warfare
promised on Dowie's arrival in his for
mer realm.
frepa-ations for this warfare were
made today when the leaders. including
Overseer NOllva, consulted on steps III
lcplv 80 Dowie's declaration Of night
and the orders from him 10 discharge
the Noliva cabinet.
My little lump Of gold was the
title the elderly swain bestowed on the
1oung woman who Is now the subject
OF much gossip IN Zion.
BARNES JOINS MUTINEERS.
Judge Y. V. Barnes, for years Dowie.s
chief adviser and general counsel OF
Zion CITY. repudiated Dowie today and
refused to obey the orders which the
First Apostle" had telegraphed 10 him.
These orders were that Judge Barnes
attend 20 the legal business necessary
10 turn over l8owie's power Of attorney
from Aoliva to White. In a telegram
Judge Barnes told Dowie that he could
not obey his orders He declared that,
unless Dowie gave UP the tight to re
tain his leadership. documentary evi-
de1ce would be produced agalnst him.
The telegram was not published in its
entirety and 1t is believed that the por-
tion kept from the public contained fur
ther allusion 20 the evidence alleged to
De in the hands of the Zion City author
ities regarding Dowie's polygamous
tepdeHcies.
Overseer EoIiva. in speaking Of
Dowie's probable reception next Tues
day, refused to either affirm or deny
the report taat the First Apostle"
would he refused admission TO his for
mer home.
Il cannot give out our plans" said
Noliva. Just at present there is lull
IN the battle. 1t is not exactly an ar
lnisticc, but We are waiting for the
next gun TO be fired. Meanwhile, We
are busy throwing up entertainments"