The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
DOWIE IN CHICAGO
On His Arrival He Went to the
Auditorium Annex.
DOdged a Deputy Sheriff With
Papers to Serve.
HAS FAITH IN HIM.
His Father Thinks He Will
Resume Sway Over Zion.
Believes Mind Of the ssFirst
Mind Of the sFirst
Apostle" Is Unbalanced.

Chicago April 10.-John Alexander
Dowie arrived in Chicago at a. m
today over the Wabash railroad. IN
stead of going direct to Zion City he
proceeded Immediately to the Auditor
ium Annex in Chicago. 1t is reported
that a deputy sheriff attempted to
serve some kind OF a legal document
upon the First Apostle" but one OF
Dowie'S followers pushed the deputy
sheriff aside and prevented service.
Father Has Faith in Him.
Essex. Ia, April 1e-That John Al
exander Dowie will again rule Zion is
the confident belief of his father John
Murray Dowie, who lives comfortably
here at the age of 81. Repudiated pub
licly by his son year ago. the old
man has forgiven him, and is still
deeply interested in his welfare and
proud of him.
There is but one explanation for his
denying me- he said yesterday. John
Alexander has OverWOrked himself and
his mind Is unbalanced But he will
resume his sway once more. Let them
wait until he gets back to Zion
Upon arriving at the hotel DOWie
made the following statement
The fight that / will make to re-
gain my prestige in Zion will be a legal
one / don't think it wise for me at
this time to proceed at once to Zion, as
fear my enemies have set a trap and
would do bodily injury to me. 1 will
not state this morning just what these
legal steps will be, because I am not
certain of them myself. As soon as l
have rested in my apartment I shall
summon my legal advisers, and tonight
I may give the Associated Press a full
statement covering my purposes and
my plans I shall. however, not turn
back from Zion, but as soon as / am
armed with the proper weapons. which
viii be the necessary legal document.
I shall proceed there and take posses
sion. That will probably be some time
tomorrow"
Dowie was in jovial mood. in ex-
cellent spirits and his health, upon
reaching Chicago, was better than at
any time during the trip from Mexico.
Plain j. A. DOWie.
Zion City. ILL.,, April 1o.-In order to
show John Alexander Dowte that he
is no longer a prophet nor a member
of the church which he founded, but
just plain J. A. Dowie, the 5000 citi
zens of this community started out on
the even tenor of their way today.
The men and women working at the
lace factory. the candy factory and
other Zion enterprises, went to their
work as usual while for the most part
those who had no work stayed at home
as instructed by Overseer Vovlia.
Two weeks ago, it is said, the home
coming Of Dowie would have meant
holiday in Zion, with the playing of
bands, the marching of the uniformed
EuaIQ ana the rank ana HE OF cltlZenS
and practically the whole town at the
depot to meet Elijah the restored
Today, although the common belief
was that Dowie would arrive at Zion
about q. m, the Northwestern sta
ton was deserted, save for the work
ing force and a few newspaper men, It
was apparently a cold home coming for
Dowie for his erstwhile followers were
following a new leader and even the
weather was forbidding.
WaT2xva Makes q Statement
Zion City, April 1O.-When 1nforme I'd
of Dowie's arrival at Chicago and the
latter's plans as outlined in the Asso-
ciated Press dispatches, Overseer. Vo-
Hva dictated a statement, in part as
follows:
Undoubtedly Dowie's reason for not
proceeding to Zion City at once is that
he has read the morning papers giving
a unanimous sentiment against him in
Zion and he desires to evade the hu-