The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-04-11

Waukegan, lounged about that city all
day and in the evening, hired a rig and
started back. just outside the city lin
its of Zion. l noted farm house and
made arrangements to stay with the
people over night. in case | failed to
find comfortable lodging in Zion.
A big meeting was to be held in the
tabernacle that evening and some of
Dowie's plans for the coming summer
were to be divulged. | had strong de-
sire to be present at the gathering.
Shortly after the majority OF the people
had entered l approached the entrance
and succeeded in gaining admission with
out attracting any suspicion ! staid
through the meeting and felt very scure
until, on my way back to my farmhouse,
heard the noise of horses hoofs APP
preaching in the darkness. I hid in the
bushes along the road and was passed
unnoticed, although it could be plainly
seen that the mounted guard was look
ing for someone, presumably myself.
But l got beyond the city limits and
found my bed without difficulty.
The following Sunday, in big meet
ing at the Auditorium, in Chicago, DR..
Dowie directed his entire sermon against
the dogs of the press" and told his aud
itors all about my experience, even call
ing me by name and speaking of the
hospitality l had enjoyed at his own
home.
For while the stories wrote for the
News were quite readable but the nov
city soon wore off and Dowie became
a thing of the past for while.
1t was not long, however, before ru-
mors of his financial standing began to
leak out. Wholesale houses were de-
nying him credit and there were strong
evidences that he was beginning to crum-
Bile. Then, am sorry to say, there COM
menced combined crusade on the part
of all the newspapers in the city, to try
and effect the complete financial down
fall of the APOSTLE" l was assigned
by the city editor to prominent part
in the effort. But it failed.
My last series of experiences in the
city of 'Dowieism" were most interest
ing. 1t was just before the great Iro-
quois theatre fire. / had been working
on the Chicago Examiner and nearly ev-
cry night for several weeks, / had been
putting in some quite strenuous work
! had been granted an additional night
off and was about to leave for home,
when the night city editor came to me
and said, application for receiver for
DIR. Dowie's holdings has been made to-
day in the federal courts and it looks
as though he would be declared an in
voluntary bankrupt. You had better
get some money and hike out there to-
night. The federal officials, attorney
and United States marshal will leave on
special train in half an hour"
So went On the train were Associa-
ted Press operators, one or two reporters
for every paper in the city and all told
they made quite party. Everybody
was busy getting the preliminary facts
in the case. After an hour run we ar
rived at Zion City. The attorneys and
officials were met with Dowie's state car
riage and the reporters were left to hus-
tie for themselves. There were about
twenty of us. We held council of war.
1t was a mile to Shiloh house and bit
terly cold night. We finally concluded to
pool all our news and divided off into
details. From different directions we