Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
RuMoR REACHES CITY THAT
DoWiE. WILL HAVE voLlvA
ARRESTED
NEW LEADER PREPARED
Says That If Warrant Is Served on
Him He viii Cause Dowle's Arrest
on Charge More Serious Than Any
Yet Made PubIic-Excitement Runs
High.

Chicago, April "a report was re-
ceived in Zion City today to the effect
that John Alexander Dowie, upon his
arrival, will cause the immediate ar
rest Of General overseer Voliva and
the members of his council on the
charge of conspiracy. The rumor has
caused great excitement in Zion City
and the announcement was made that
II Dowie took such action his own
arrest would follow Immediately, upon
a charge more serious than has yet
been made public.
Preparations have been made to
counteract any move made by Dowie
n the direction Of causing arrests.
Bonds have been prepared by the Off
GERS of Zion church SO that it will not
be necessary for them to leave Zion
City.
VIII Ignore Dowle-
Zion City has decided how 1t will re-
ceive Dowie. If the promise made
yesterday afternoon to General Over
seer Voliya by every man, woman and
child in Zion City is kept he will not
be met by single one Of his former
followers when he arrives in the city
tomorrow afternoon He will be al
lowed to go quietly to Shiloh house,
and proposition will be made to him
I that he retire from the leadership Of
/ the church upon pension. If he re-
fuses this proposition, as it is expected
he will do, he will be expelled from
membership In the church which he
founded.
The sDromise to keep away from the
railroad station when Dowie arrives
was made at monster mass meeting
held yesterday in Shiloh tabernacle. In
" ponse to a request made by Over
Voliva that all of those who would
mise to remain away should stand.
every person in the house instantly
e arose to their feet, clapping their
hands and shouting in their enthusi-
asIn.
While more revelations of Dowie's
1 alleged misconduct were promised for
4 yesterday, Voliva, who spoke for four
iconsecutive hours, mentioned but one
(pther charge which will be made
against him. This is that he has in a
private bookcase in his 100000 library
b book of obscene pictures for which
It was declared he paid $500.
II Begs Zionites to Ignore powie.
voliva showed that he feared that
Ftf Dowie was allowed to address the
people they would again fall under his
influence and rally around him. He
begged and pleaded with them not to
allow their former leader to speak to
them. BY rising vote the people
promised that they would not do so.
Dowie's Mexican scheme was also
voted against unanimously by the peo-
pie, and following the meeting nearly
every one present signed the petition
Of protest against his remaining in
power. This petition has already been
signed by the overseers and officers of
the church, and yesterday, in addition
to the members Of the church, 247
members of the Zion City guard also
attached their signatures to the pa
pers. One member of the guard re-
fused to sign the petition, saying that
I he had followed one man to hell and
would not follow another"
The guards in signing the petition
were headed by their colonel, Glad
stone Dowie, the .unkissed son" of the
first apostle.