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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-10
"ELIJAH" DOWIE
MAKES HIS EXIT
Continued from PAGE I,


more trouble that was made for him
the more he prospered. Branch
churches were esta blished in other cit
les. a large hospital for the healing of
the sick was built in Chicago, print
ing plant put in operation and bank
was also started.
The Christian Catholic church in
Zion city. the outgrowth of the original
International Divine Healing associa-
ton, was formally organized in Feb
ruary. 1896, DOWie becoming general
overseer. -Four years afterwards,
Dowie, before a large audience in the
auditorium theater. announced that he
was Elijah. the Restorer- This as
sumption of a Biblical personality ere
ated even more of a sensation among
his followers than any of the worldly
successes of the prophet.
Zion City Founded.
Previous to this Dowie had marked
out his plans for Zion city, the crown,
ing effort of his life. Six thousand
acres of land were purchased and IN
August, 1901. the first building was
erected in Zion City, which year later
had population of 10000
In Zion City Dowie was supreme
The title of the 5000 acres. bought. with
the money of the sect, rested in him
Lots were leased, not sold RunnIng
for 999 years, these leases were filled
with the following restrictions:
The premises shall never be used for
slaughter house. saloon or beer gar
den, tobacco store. opium joint, thea
ter gambling establishment, dance
hal. circus pharmacy, drug store, Of
fee or residence of a practicing physi-
clan OF surgeon, place for selling pork
or secret meeting place
In December, 1906, Zion City was
placed under control of a federal re-
Ownership. which was dissolved week
later on Dowie's presentation of abil-
ity to pay dollar for dollar on all in
debtedness.. At that time Dowie esti-
mated the value of his holdings in Zion
City at S25, coo, 000. Eighteen months ago
Dowie began the promotion of second
Zion City in Mexico. While engaged
in this undertaking his health failed
and he went to Jamaica for his health.
While there he suffered a stroke of
paralysis. from which he never fully
recovered.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

household duties by restless friend
who had not sense enough to take II
book and sit down and read.
/ have been told how to run my own
house by n guest who was n good
manager"
| have had my small spare room fill
cd with two trunks and hat box for
a weeks visit.
One kind friend brought her dog Gun
invited.
Another gave me to understand she
always had breakfast in her own room.
l had nervous prostration after one
woman went away. she told me she
had been brought up never to spend an
Idle moment.
One amiable guest kept fussing with
the baby aud making trouble for the
nurse who took care of it.
Two left without remembering the
maid who had waited on them.
Two more disappointed me as to the
hours of their trains when they arrived
and never even wrote me line of
thanks after the visit when they reach
ed home.
From these and O few other thing
which | might relate. but won't. II
may be seen that it is sometimes the
guest who does not know the proper
thing to do. GERTRUDE MOORE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
CONDENSED NEWS.

Over 500 skeletons were found in q
mound at Vera Cruz. Mex.
Gas plant at Abilene. Tex. valued al
$4,000, was destroyed by fire.
Four business houses. entailinr
$11 900 loss. burned at Boyd. Tex.
Attorney general of Oklahoma ha~
been asked to stop the sale of "Uno'
Three Pittsburg sportsmen have
leased 10000 acres I'm the Santa Rosa
mountains of Mexico for game pre-
serve.
Forty dollars of the sum sent fror,
Austin to the relief of San Francisco
earthquake sufferers has been re
turned.
The team Gaudie Raley. boy
was driving. drowned in the reservoif
at the Graham. Tex., waterworks. Tho
boy narrowly escaped.
BY turning over of lighted lam
Mrs. James Rodgers and infant caughl
fire. The baby died and mother is II
serious state at Synder. Tex.
Lee Coleman. sentenced to han
Dec. at Lake Charles. La. for thf
murder of Deputy Sheriff Shumake a
De Quincy. has been reprieved tf
Jan. 3.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
CRISIS OVER.
kansas City Financial Situation
Thus Viewed.

Kansas City. Dec. There was no
in the early hours Friday Bank Off.
Gals generally gave it rs their opin-
ion the crisis resulting from the fail
ure of the National Bank of CONNER
was over and normal conditions VII
soon exist again. They inSietn there
Is no need for alarm. and that tn
closing of the National Bank of Com
merce really cleared the atmosphcr
and marked the first real step toward
restoration of confidence. Many de
positors were treasured by the de
claratiou of officials of that instttu-
ton that il would not only pay depUsi-
tors in full. but stockholders would
also lose nothing.
James 7. Bradley was appointed
receiver by the comptroller of the cur
rency. Mr.. Bradley. as receiver,
wound up the affairs of the First Ma
tional bank of Topeka. which failed
as Il result of the collapse of enter
prises of the late 6. J. nevlin in 1905.
His success in managing the affairs
the depoeitors of the National Bank
of Commerce with the hope that h.
will be able TO realize the claims OF
the officials and pay out in full
The failure Of the National Bank of
Commerce had no apparent effect
upon the Commerce Trust compan%,
whose president. DR.. w. s. Woods, is
also president of the bank Many de
positors of the National Bank of Com
merCe have opened accounts in the
trust company rs well as with other
local banks w. r. Kemper. vic"
president of the Commerce Trust
company, said they already received
close to 100000 new deposits from
that source.
One of the three small banks in the
suburbs of Kansas City affiliated with
the National Bank of Commerce that
closed late Thursday First Stat
bank of Argentine. Kan.-reopened
for business Friday. The bank has
deposits of S25O,OO0 and w Middle
kauff it's cashier, says it is in a par,
fectly sound condition.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
BREVlTlES PUNCHED.

T.. L. Evart shot himself to death Mt
Fort Worth.
Miles hotel at Miles, Tex. was de-
stroyed by fire.
Natural gas has been struck in the
center of Jackson. Miss.
J. r. Bonham. leading citizen OF
Denison. died from heart trouble.
r. !. Crane of Chicago has presented
his wife n sl50,o00 pearl necklace.
A. l.. Coffy. a Dallas fireman. was
held up by negro and robbed of $40.
Nine carloads Of pecans had been
sent out of San Angelo. Tex. up to
the 8th.
An oil company composed entirc'v
OF women has been organized at Oil
City, Pa.
Saloon at Dallas of J. j. Pctch was
robbed of much liquor. Eleven arrests
were made
Ben Hurwitz Of Dallas sustained Il
compound fracture of the jaw due to
mules kick.
The daughter of J. r. Reagor died
near Liberty Hill. Williamson county.
Texas. from burns
In riot at Seoul. Korea one jap
anese was killed. one injured and sew
eral Koreans seriously hurt
A hand and one side of the face of
a child of NJ Vaughn Of Pendletonville.
Tex, were burned to n crisp
w. A. r. Sanford of near Center.
Tex. was arrested on charge of Grim
inal assault. Son caused arrest
Texarkana' s. $4,000 bond issue will
be sold at once and the proceeds ap-
piled to putting in sewers and imprnv.
Ing streets.
At Texarkana Ark. Colonel Jnneg.
negro, was convicted of the murd
Of Jetty Mays. negress. He gets
death penalty.
Total city tax collections for Dallas
from Oct. II to Dec ? Inclusive an
proximate 100000. Dec 3 over 5000
900 WIS collected
The trial Of President Hege1nan oc
the Metropolitan | ifc Insurance com
pany. charged in three CAGES with per
fury. takes place at New York on the
10th
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
RANSDELL RETAINED.
Fifty Million Dollars Annually
to Be Asked.

Washington. Dec. I.-An annual ap-
preparation Of at least $50. 600, 900 for
the improvement aud development OF
the waterways of America is the giHt
Of the recommendations of the Rivers
and Harhors congress- which couClud-
ed its sessions Friday. No particular
project was advocated by the Couvcn-
ton. the recommendation of the com
mite" on resolutions. which were
adopted unauimou9'y. being that a ma
tioual policy for the improvement of
inland waterways he adopted by the
congress of the United States
In introducing John A Fox of Ar.
kansas. the special director Of the con
gregs. President Ransdol said that Mr..
Fox had spent the past year in tray
cling over the country. and is doing
splendid work for the congress. In
the course of his report Mr. Fox said
that during the present year he has
visited twentysix states and ninety
nine cities: had given ont fortyfour
public interviews. written five naga-
zine articles and had delivered l5S adj
dresses. nine of which had been before
the national organizations He was
satisfied that if the United States con
gresE was in possession Of the iutor-
nation which he had presented. the
work of the congress practically would
have been accomplished. He urE
the appropriation by the association
of $4,000 for the continuance of the
work during the next year.
The following officers were elected:
President. J. f. Ransdell Louisiana.
seCrctary-treasurcr. J. +. Ellison. Gin
cinnati Among the directors is s. w.
s. Duncan of Dallas.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
MAKING VISITS.
The Guest Has Quite as Many Short
commas as the Hostess

AS ono reads n great deal about how
to receive or to entertain guests. but
very little on how the guest should be
have. the supposition is that she knows
just the correct thing and always does
IT,
| disagree.
| have had guests who had never
been taught that one should not re
main the extreme limit Of the time for
which they were invited.
have had guests who were always
late to meals.
One woman who stayed at my hous"
n week borrowed everything ] had. III
Guiding my only pair of scissors. which
she lost on q rainy day when ] wanted
to sew myself.
I have been followed around from
room to room while ! was performing
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
PARDON PREPARED.
Hardwood Testifies Blank Line We
Left For Aesassin's Name.

Georgetown. Ky. Dec THE most
important witness of the forenoon SEES
sin in the Caleb Powers trial wa
State Senator Watson of Mayfie'd
ed men in citizens clothes in the state
house while Goebel's body was beine
carried from the ground Witness d
sCribed the mountain army as beiHr
rough looking and heavily armed. and
said that "Taylors soldiers' took pos.
session of the state house grounds y
few minutes after the shooting. rs II
preconCerted action had been mad"
He also detailed how soldiers barred
members of tho legislature from the
Legislative hall. and chased them
through the streets. preventing their
reassembling at the city hall and
court house.
Senator Watson's testimony alor2
these Ines was corroborated by STATE
Senator Frazier. Frazier testified
that he heard some mountain man saw
I'VE are here to stand by Taylor, and
propose to give EN- hell
Henry c. Hardwood of Lexington
testified that the plot to kill Goeb !
had been made on the Friday proceed
Taylor had at that time prepared q
full pardon for the man who would h.
assigned to do it. leaving a blank lin g
for the insertion of the assassin s
name.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
QUIET AS HOLIDAY.
People Surprised When They Heard o;
Request For Soldiers.

Goldfield. New. Dec. THE news
that Governor Sparks had called upon
the government to have troops read,
for use in Godfield on a moment 8
notice to restore order was hear7
in this community with amazement
On the surface Goldfield is as uuiei
as on holiday. II was not supposed
that the strike situation had reach q
such an acute stage as to require SIC h
precattion. There is very It'll
talk on the streets. and no agitatio''
whatever. The people generally &C
cept the move as meaning that the
mine operators are preparing to open
up with nonunion miners. If this Il
undertaken the general opinion is that
there will be serious trouble.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
EXPLODED ON SIDEWALK.
Effort Is Made to Dynamite Grocery
Store at New Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. 7-An effort was
made carly Friday to dynamite tn
grocery store of Charles Graffni. an
italian. whom the police believe i"
the intended victim of the Black Ha"7
organization. The bomb struck t."
sidewalk and exploded without d0i""
further damage than shattertng MI I'll
windows in tho immediate n0iehlor-
hood of Palmyra street and Claibornr
avenue.
Graffini was member Of the tn
ian vigilance committee. which wa
instrumental in running down. ca.
turing and convicting number q
Italians implicated IN the kidnaninr,
and murder of eight year Old Walter
Lamana last June.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
BOILER BLOWS UP
Negro Lose His Life and Couple Of
White Men Injured.

Memphis. Dec. IA special to the
ommercialAppeal from Earle. Ark.
says: As result of the explosion
OF boiler in the gin plant of J II.
Washington near here negro farmer.
John Donaldson. was killed. and two
white men. J. II. Washington and
George Culwell were injured. Wash
ington was sCalded about the head and
shoulders and Cullwell was badly cut
about the head
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
ANOTHER BANK CLOSE3.
This Action Was Taken at the Re-
quest Of the Directors.

Pittsburg. Dec. Title Fort PITT
National bank Of this city has closed
its doors. This action was taken at
the request of the directors. who r.
uuested the comptroller of the cur
rency to place Bank Examiner Gun
ningham in charge. President Heron
says the depositors are fully protected
The report Of the condition of the
Fort Pitt National bank at the close o.
business Dec. 3. 1907. made in re
Spouse to the call of the comrtro'le~
of the currency. showed resources and
liabilities of $5.522,142.0t.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
SAlOONiSTs SUICIDE.
Last Act of One of Them Was to Drink
a Sardonic Toast

Chicago. Dec. Two saloonkccn
ers committed suicide under remark
able circumstances and members O.
their families attribute their deathf
solely to worry lest the Sunday clos
Ing agitation of sthe Law and Ordc.
league would ruin the saloon businer.
and cause salc-nkeepers to lose rav
ings Invested In the business. Matront
Peter shot himself in the head and
was found dead on his barroom floor
Orswick kasper also shot himself i,
the head. His last act before closint
saloon was to drink sardonic toast t,
the Law and Order league. saving.
They're running me. all right
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

ing deep blue with grayish bacl;
ground The portieres matched. I'll.
rug was Chinese in blue and white
A Japanese blue and white jar forln
ed the table ecnterpiece on n dolly en-
broidered with delft design
All the linen was embroidered /,
blue initials. The dolly sets were Il
delft designs.
Even the candle shades were of thi
blue silk. which gives Il very prett,
light If you get the right texture.
K DE La gAuME.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Topeka, Dec. THE Federal court
here demurred to the indictment of
gecretary II. Fl. Tucker. Jr.. charged
with using the mails to defraud in his
efforts to promote the Uncle Sam Oil
company. was sustained and Tucker
was freed
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Presence Of Conspiracy.

Georgetown. KY. Dec. 7.-k'' "f t.
testimony offered during Friday
the trial of Caleb Powers r-1s f.
the purpose of proving to t1o t-'"-
the presence of alleged corsnira"
upon which the whole fabric Of t.
Powers prosecution depends.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
CLEVELAND PRESIDED.
In Address Advocated Closer and More
Intimate Relationship.

New York. Dec. Hon. Grover
Cleveland presided at the annual meet
ing of the Association of Life Insurance
Presidents, which was held at Hotel
Belmont. The presidents of twenty.
five Insurance. companies who are not
members Of the association were pres
cnt when The informal session was call
cd 10 order. and If was said that all
of Thorn would be admitted to member
shin
The cultvGtiOn of n closer and more
intimate relationship between the life
Insurance. companies aud their policy
holders was advocated by Mr.. Cleve-
land in an address.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Several Hundred Strike,

City of Mexico. Dec. IA special
dispatch to the Record from Quertara
Gays that several hundred workmen
Of the Purismic Cotton mills struck
Shorter hours and higher wages arc
the demands which they make.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Memphis. Dec. IA special to the
Commercial-Appeal from Roseda.
Miss. says: As result of thr. -
handed pistol fight at fishing CAM.
twenty miles west of this place. =
K. Wilson and V. r. Smart are dc q
and the third participant Wilson'S
brother, is badly wounded. A trivial
dispute was the cause of the crime.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
NEW CHAIRMAN.
Indiana Man Head of Rcpub-
1i~an Committee.

Washington. Dec. THE NatonHi
Rcpublicnn executive committee INV
Mt the Shorellam hotel for the rurpoS
priucipaIIv of naming the time ana
Mace for holding the national R"rHhil
ran convention ne>t year The meet
Ing is one of the largest ever hoid
Hon. Harry G. Nc N OF Indianapolis
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
SOMEWHAT WORRIED.
Late Mrs. Clara BIoodgood Had Much
Cash Tied Up In Bank.

Cat6 WITS. clara BToouGoou F7ad WUcH
Cash Tied Up In Bank.
New York. Dec. Friends of Mrs
Clara Bloodgood, the actress. who kill.
ed herself at Baltimore, state she
had been somewhat worried over the
they do not believe this worry had
enough effect on her mind to cause
her to kill herself. 1t Is said a large
sum OF money was recently left her
BY relatives and deposited by her in
one of the banks which recently closed
its doors. Intimate friends state the
sum tied up in bank Is at least $3.50.
GOO.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Berlin. Dec. 7.-Secrstarv T7f+ -
members of his party arrived here '~@-
Russia. After attending ra"e~''-
In his honor the secretary end -" ro-
departed for Hamburg AID Chi. have
Mrs. Taft went to Paris.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
hRCUM ENTS BEGIN.
Effort Being Made to Overthrow Dawes

Effort Being W sUe 10 UVerIHfoW UaWes
Commission AlIotments.
ST. Louis. Dec. 7.-Arguments were
begun Friday by the United States
court of appeals in the suits to over.
throw the Dawes commission allotment
OF ChoCtaw and Chckasha lands in
Oklahoma worth $4,000 900 The land
was granted to the Indian tribes in
1880. The suits were brought to deter
mine whether the matter shall be set
tied by congress-. The plaintiffs de-
clare they were deprived of their in
terests in the land through fraud
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
IMMENSE ORANGE CROP.
Greatest Ever Known In the Matsrc
ras Section of Mexico.

Matamoras. Dec. THE greatest
orange crop in the history of this
section Is now being shipped The
navel oranges raised here are of fine
quality and bring a high price. This
variety. which is already larse,v
grown. will in the future be planted
by nearly all the orange growers h re.
as the navel orange brings nearly doil-
bel the price of any other variety and
the demand cannot be supplied
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

acting chairman. was elected chair
man. succeeding Secretary Of the
Treasury CortelyOu
At noon Friday the members Of tn
committee called in a body at the
white house on President Roosevelt.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
Texas Selections.

Washington. Dec. 7.-ToYfs h0'rf"
delegation selected Randell for v-@~
and means committee. Reall for -
culture. Garner for postof.icc8 an
postroads.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

Stockholm. Dec. IN. Jublin. for
mer minister of the interior. is new
postmaster general
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08

As the result of stepping on a rusty
nail, Fritz l.. Fieher, a San Antonio
boy, died Of lockjaw.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-08
BLUE DINING ROOMS.
The Latest Fashion. Say the Foremost

The Latest Fashion. Say the Foremost
Interior Decorators.
1.-THE blue dining room has taken the
place of the red or green one" said u
Fifth avenue decorator to customer
recently, and he furnished her dining
room somewhat according to the
sketch which accompanies this article
he covered with cream paper. combll-
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-12-25
His Manner That OF
Alert Business
Man
Arms Were Filled With
Magazines And
Books
tFrom Saturdays Daily
phoenix Republican,

Charles M. Binford mas ut last sue.
ceedcd in working his way into the
penitentiary from which he had a
dozen chances of escaping. Nobody
wanted him there but he overcamc all
Obstacles and by this morning he will
be dressed in the garb Of convict and
enter upon four years sentence for
cmbezzlcment. He was brought to
Phoenix yesterday afternoon by
sheriff Lowry of Yavapai county ard
last nigh, in the company of the sheriff
Nc left for Yuma.
During the stay Of the sheriff in
town he was locked in the woman =
cell Of the county jail, but that was an
Unnecessary formality, for Binford
could not have been driven away vita
club. When he was brought out Of
the cell to go to the train he badc
everybody farewell and started of
with the sheriff, looking more like n
travelling companion than convict.
Ills arms were filed with books and
magazines so that he could not take
charge of the cigars which friends had
sent him by the sheriff. He was dressed
IN neat business suit and ,lerby hat.
He walked erect and his manner was
that of an alert and successful busin ~
man to whom violating nose glasses
lent an appearance Of distinction.
Binford, il will be remembered. had
been the bookkeeper for the Bash:ord
Burmistcr company of Prescott for
about eight years. In the last three
wears of mis- service he had cmbezzled
according to his own statement about
$4,000 though that fact was not dis
covered until he furnished the informa-
ton. He had gone away intending to
be fugitive from justice, but while
he was in the northwest he was moved
Ia return and face the consequences OF
lrct attorney about il and later he
appeared in person. That was about
Xxx weeks ago. On his return Binford
trcd to secure his incarceration bu, ne
complaint hal been made against him
Later the fact Of his defaIcation was
established and still there was no move
for his apprehension. His relatives
were prepared to make good his short
age but no insisted on going to Jail and
taking his medicine. lie was finally
JAILED, arraigncd, pleaded guilty and
was given four years.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-12-25
IS AMAZED At
THE CHANGES
MADE

I'd Dunn, n former resident Of this
county, but now of Alaska, left acre
Yesterday for Fresno, Cal, where he
VIII spend the holidays with relatives
Mr. Dunn lived in Yavapai county
zone thirty years ago. Later he was
superintendent of mining property
IN The Grand Canyon country, Tor
Buckley O'Neill, the famous Rough
Rider captain.
Mr.. Dunn stated that he was
amazed at the wonderful improvements
H4ade in Prescott during the last ten
years, at is the ncatesi, nealthi's'
Sna best business town Of its size IN
Ae vest" no said. cit Is destined
"a my opinion, 10 become n great bus'
1c~ center. II il surrounded by one
VI The richest mining countries in the
'ntlre southwest, and will continue to
grow in wealth and population AZ the
mineral resources Of the country arc
Sevelopcd."