The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-28
MAKES HIS WILL.
DOWie DispOses of an Estate Of
20 Odd Millions.
He Leaves 50 Per Cent of It TO
Zion City.
TO HIS WIFE AND son
He Bequeaths Half the Remain
der, the Rest to Education.
A Financial Crisis in Zion
Causes Cut in Salaries.
10 HIS WIFE AND son

Chicago, Jan. 27.-The troubles of
John Alexander Dowie with his Faith
full ones at Zion" are in prospect Of be
ing settled. Since the prophet hai q
stroke of spGplexy several months ago.
there has been 2 growing faction of in
surgents against the will of the First
Apostle who at that ti4ae was about to
purchase large plat of land in Mexico.
upon whfeh to establish a new zion
with many diversified interests.
Many rumors have beea current since
the return of Dowie from the Mexican
trip and his departure for JAMAICA. His
summary dismissal by cable Of over
seer Speecher has given to the elect the
knowledge that the First APOSTLE stitl
retains his grasp of the general super
vision, but at the same time ad n.ts the
fact that be feels his physieql power
| departing
It was learned this afternoon that the
VIII OF john Alexander Dowfe gives
| $Zl,000,0O0 or IS per cent OF his estate.
TO Zion City. Two and one-haIf per
cent Is to be given to eaucatiol settle
ments and city improvements The re-
naming ~ per cent is to go to Mrs.
Jane Dowie and Gladstone Dowie. Pro-
vision is made for his successor. whom
the leaders at Zion are pledged to sup
POA Il AL Q6DtS against zion civ or
bowie personally are to be paid.
The exact situation as to Overseer
Speecher was also learned todav AL
though depOsed as already announced,
he remains the virtual 'ea L.. of Zi1m
He has retired 10 the BACKGROUND PEND
lng the time now thou rht to be not
( !af distant when Dowie.s illness SHAH
Incapacitate him from any active par
/ ticipation in lions affairs.
When this takes place Speecher, who
IS looked upon as the great man of the
city, built by Dowie and has the con-
fidence of the people. 81 return to
power fully.
A Crisis in Zion.
To cope with the recent crisis. v
Y. Barnes, head of Zion City law de
partment, Overseer Speecher ano
Banker Granger, the members of the
triunvirate. each asked cuts of $4,000
a year IN salaries. Then the manager
Of the various enterprises and the
other overseers and the deacons ano
many others insisted on taking theiI
share of burdens. The factory hand.
and laborers were only restrained from
cutting down their wages with diff
Guilty. Mrs DoWie ordered Judge
/ Barnes to make over her private prop
erty, including Shiloh house at ZioT
City, and the summer estate in Mich.
! igan to the general property account
1t stands today behind all the other
! assets of Zion City.
Thus if Zion City goes down, the
Dowies. father, mother and son come
out of it paupers.
Attorney Barnes made the following
statement regarding Zion Cfty's af
| fairs:
I'VE have arrived at a serious bu
/ by no means critical juncture in oul
commercial aspirations and in few
! days we will, we believe ride out O.
the storm. It is a condition that every
commercial concern in the world hai
/ to face many times in its existence
4 In our case many causes have con
tributed
I'VE have not been as economical
as we might have been. Mr.. DoWi'
/ has certain ideas about the worl
hours of the factory hands being linn
/ tied to eight hours a day. Junkets an,
picnic excursions were provided at FIRE
quent intervals. Their fares were paid
+ they drew their wages While away ant
had an all around good time.
In the first place we intend run
ming our factories % hours a day in
stead of eight and the days of picnic
and junkets are over. The factor,
hands are willing to work ten hour
and do without junkets till we rid
/ the storm. DR.. Dowie is a firm be
/ lever in an eight hour labor day bu
he acquiesces in the arrangement.
ct is not proposed, however. to in
terfere with the present rate of wage
among the men. The lace and cand
factories have always paid WELL