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THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF EIGHT PARTS AND THE
News Section
ONL 89 GREET
OM IN
AT HOME-
Chill Reception Instead of
Bands and Pomp as
of Yore.
Even Wife Has Only For
mal Words for Shorn
Leader.
Elijah" Denies All Accusa
tions and Bids Faithful
to Meetings.
Bpecia1.
to The Journal.
HICAGO, April 28.Eighty-nine
persons, twenty-five of whom
were children, greeted John
"Alexander Dowie on his return to Zion
City yesterday afternoon. His en
trance "was void of irpm or demonstra
tion. stood in his carriage and spoke to the
few faithful who surrounded him.
__" Peace be with you," was the mur
mured response to his words. Then he
was driven slowly to Shiloh house and
the little crowd dispersed.
Mrs. Dowie Greets Husband.
On previous returns of Dowie to the
lity which he founded, bands, guards
ind the populace have united in re
ceiving him.
Mrs. Dowie opened the door of Shi
\oh house and received her husband,
there was no show of affection between
Ihem.
Two of his faithful deacons helped
the aged man from his carriage up -the
teps of the house and held umbrellas
to shield him from the rain.
Thunderclap as'He Enters.
As he entered the house where for
merly he had issued the mandates which
controlled his church, a terrific clap of
thunder came from the heavens. In-
pieces of ice, which cracked the win
dows and broke down sprouting trees
and bushes. As quickly it eleared
again and the sun broke thru the
clouds.
The few who are faithful to Dowie
declare that while in Mexico he pre
dieted the flash of thunder which would
follow his re-entrance into Shiloh house.
As he was supported down the car
steps at Zion tJity, 'the crowd, many of
whom are negroes, and which, with his
attendants, numbered about 130, began
to sing.
Dowie Disinherits Son.
Dowie has found a friend who is will
ing to lend him $1,000,000, according
to a statement given out today by one
of "The Faithful" at the Auditorium
Annes.| The money wil be handed over
fco the dethroned Elijah if he can win
11 victory over Voliva and so clear the
title in the Zion estate." Attorney
Emil C. Wetten confirmed the statement
as to the loan. -^^M^^ii
Gladstone Dowie, according to rumors
in Zion City, has been disposed of in
his father's will with a solitary quar
ter of a dollar. Dowie altered his: will
"-a few days ago, and Deacon John A.
Lewkis was made the chief -beneficiary.
His Voice Is Strong.
Dowie removed his hat and bowed.
In a voice unexpectedly strong he
said:
**I thank you with all my heart for
your kind welcome.. It is not fitting I
should speak at length at this time. I
regret that the day is so showery. I
shall be glad to meet you at the sacri
fice service for prayer and praise at
6:30 in the morning and after dinner.
I have done nothing since last I saw
your faces to be ashamed of and of all
^^'the accusations against me not one is
true. Now I bid you good-by. God
bless you."
Warned to Stay Away.
S
stantly it"XrtecTto hail, and" for five ^^enator Tillman has Reclined tte
minutes the air was thick With flying
There was a chorus of Peace to
thee,", as he was helped into a car
riage.
I am delighted to be here," ho
jaid to Mrs. Dowie as she held open
the door for him.
Dowie, leaning on the arm of his
Btalwart Jamaican negro servitor, had
ao more than emerged from^ the en
trance of the Auditorium Annex when
he received a warning not to take the
trip. A telegraph messenger boy
dodged thru the orowd and handed him
1 yellow envelope. Tearing it open,
Dowie read the message:. "Enter
Zion City at your peril," and handed
the paper over to his secretary. The
despatch was unsigned and came from
Kenosha, Wis.
.,J.:
Sensations Today.
A crowd of curious surrounded the
door of the hotel, owie bowed and
smiled faintly, took the telegram which
was handed him and stepped into the
carriage.
Sensational scenes are Expected to
morrow, provided Dowie* is strong
enough to preside at the great rally, as
there, is a serious revolt in the Voliva
xanto &
Von Beulow's Office
-Goes to Von Radolin
Germany to Have New Chancellor
Within the Week.
COTJKT VON BUELOW,
Germany's Chanoollor, Who Will He
tire.
By Publishers' Press.
London, April 28.Aceording to Reynolds' Newspaper, Prince von Radolin
In a drizzling rain the First Apostle j,j almost absolutely certain to be named as the successor of Chancellor von
Euelow within the next few days. The newspaper claims that its correspondent
has received this information from a very high source in Berlin.
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THE PRESIDENT
He Returns Invitation to a
Reception at White
House.
NW York HeraM. Special-Jrvice.
Washington April"*" 28.President'
Roosevelt has tendered the olive'brMch
to Senator Tillman and. has invited him
to a social function at the White house,
invitation.
There had been bad feeling between
the president and the South Carolina
senator since President Roosevelt about
four years ago recalled an invitation
to'attend a dinner given by President
Roosevelt in honor of Prince Henry of
Prussia, because Senator Tillman struck
his colleague. Senator McLaurin, in the
face with his fist on the floor of the
senate.
Senator Ti?lman declared at that time
that he would never enter the white
house again during the term of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Senator Tillman is now in charge of
the administration's railroad rate bill
and intimations have been given from
the white house that the president
would like to have him call.
Monday night President Roosevelt
had, a dinner for the officers of the
French fleet of warships which came to
the United States to participate in the
ceremonies attending the interment of
the body of John Paul Jones at An
napolis. After the dinner, there was a
small reception.
Senator Tillman was invited to the re
ception, but returned his invitation.
Michigan Man Loses Home.
Manistiquc, Mich., April 28.The
heme of Jacob Edwards, fifteen miloa
north of this city, burned this after
noon. .Loss, $1,500 no insurance.
Standard Oil (to the Coal Combine)
the plumber's goin&jtG
PRINCE VON RADOLIN,
Reported To Be Successor of
Buelow.
Von
SLEW WOMEN FO
Cobbler and Woman Ar
rested for the Murder
of Twenty-five.
By Publishers' Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1906.
Democrats See--'- Another
Opening if Senator Has
His Way.
By W. W. Jermane.
WASHINGTON,
Tangier, Morocco, April 2$.The dis
covery hasr just been made of a series,
of wholesale murders at Marrakesh, in
which women' were the victims, the
crimes having been committed appar
ently, to obtain the clothing of the dead.
The plot was discovered when a wo
man recognized certain clothing offered
for sale in a bazaar as that of hef
missing daughter. In the shop of a of a special committee to have hear
cobbler named Elakkawee a body was
found. The cobbler was arrested and
confessed that a woman named Rahalli
was his accomplice in his work of mur
der.
A further search resulted in bringing
to light the bodies of twenty-four wo
men who had been murdered. The prac
tice of the murderers had been to have
Rahilli invite intended victims to
attend picnics and they were then kill
ed.
People are greatly excited and de
mand that the murderers shall be burn
ed publicly.
MOUNTAINS BLAZING
Valuable Timber Destroyed and Coal
Breaks Threatened by Flames.
By Publishers' Press.
Shamokin, Pa., April 28.Several
mountains surrounding this place were
set on fire'today, and so far the fires
have consumed several thousands worth
of timber lands the breaks are in dan
ger of being consumed, and other dam
age will be done.
D. C, April 28.
The outlook for free alco
hol legislation at this session
of congress is- very poor, and it will
not be successful at any session, as
matters are now presenting themselves,
without a stiff fight.
"-".r^
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
senate finance committee, has spoken,
and his words have carried consterna
tion into the ranks of the free alcohol
people in boVn houses of .congress.^
Mr, Aldrich says that the question
of free alcohol is of the highest im
portance, and thart it cannot be deter
mined until, there has" first been a care
ful and searching inquiry. He says it
will not be possible to do
anything-at'
this session.
Asked why he takes such a position,
he replies that the question must be
inquired into at length by a subcom
mittee of the committee on finance,
which'.must have hearings- He" thinks
that witnesses must be brought before
this subcommittee, and ajl the argu
ments pro and con brought to light.
He hints that at some future session
it may be possible to have bill re
ported fronrhis committee, but that is
as far as he will go at present.
Aldrich and the Farmers.
He was asked the direct question as
to whether he was in favor of the
proposed legislation, and his reply was
in the affirmative, but it is not con
vincing, for coupled with that affirm
ative reply was the gratuitous state
ment that while free alcohol might be
all right for the manufacturers he did
not see how congress could afford to
give this commodity to the farmers
for light, fuel and.power.
Of course, the lin erenc^fegjis easily
made that in taking this
positio'n Mr.-
Aldrich ^^m*^
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that company ^eugt^ofe th& heaviest
sufferer if the farmers were permuted
to use a eh^8itiy^$|^r kerosene
and gasolene. Each "reader^' of this
newspaper is in a position to make up
his wn mind as to Mr. Aldrich ?s
probable motives.
It is believed that Mr. Aldrich will
not even provide for the appointment
ings unless pressure is brought to bear.
'The middle west has four members
of the senate finance committee, Alli
son, Burrows, Hansbrough and Spoon
er, and one way of getting action will
be to have constituents of these men
pour letters, telegrams and petitions
in upon them in an unending stream.
In this way the committee may be put
to work earlier than otherwise would
be probable.
Bailey Impatient for Battle.
Senator Bailey is one of the minor-'
ity members of the committee, and
has stated, with emphasis, that the
committe will report, the free alcohol
bill, even if dynamite and strongarm
methods have to be resorted to. He
pledges the minority members, himself,
Daniel, Money, Teller and Gorman, to
a determined fight. There is a possi
bility that there will be enough re
publicans on the committee, joined with
the democrats, to make a majority re
port in favor of the bill, and that is
BOMB PERILS PUT
IPlSiN TERROR
Frightened Citizens Flee
Plot 0 Wreck Bridges
Charged.
By Publishers' Prev-
AKIS, April 29.All of the rail
way culverts and bridges in the
.,i:department of the Seine are
now under a strong guard of soldiers,
as the result of information of a wide*
spread plot to destroy them with high
explosives between now and Monday
morning. The most rigorous precau
tions are taken everywhere and hun-
ar'-?
rested within the past twelve hours.
Manv terrified inhabitants are flee-:
ing from the city and not in many
months has~there been such a spirits of
absolute terror in this and Other cities
of the republic. The bank withdraw
als' Saturday were enormous. Every
tra in that left the'city during the day
and night was filled with residents
laden with money and valuable plate.
Others left in fast automobiles.
Every hotel in France has lost much
because of the decreased tourist busi
ness.
The military and police precautions
are so extensive that widespread dis
order seems at the present time to be
well nigh impossible, altho the report
that the strikers intend to make use of
bembs places a very serious aspect on
the situations-
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IS THE COAL TRUST IN TIME? 7^
Defective Page
labor leaders have been
SPURS THE RIDS
Most Wonderful Period
Construction the South
Has Ever Seen.
-You seem to need some kind of a Wit all jcight^but f ypnget the im mtaiity you'll have to hurry
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STILL CRYING NEED
of
Specie, to The Journal.
Chicago, April 28.Building ,of the
Panama canal has started the. most
wonderful period of railway construc
tion the south and southwest has ever
experienced. It is stated by the Man
ufacturers' Record that between $100,-
000,000 and $150,000,000 have been ap
propriated for railway construction in
tetritory south of the Mason and Dixon
line.
The reason for this wonderful era of
construction is seen when the present
freight from the middle west to the
orient are considered. The present
first-class rate^on these exports by the
way of the Pacific coast is $1.50, of
which the inland proportion is 50
cents. For this sum the western rail
roads are compelled to make ""a 2,300-
mile haul over from one to two moun
tain ranges. When the canal is open
the lines by the way of the gulf ports
will be able to make the same rate to
the orient as is now made by the Pacific
coast. This will give them 50 cents
on the haul to the gulf of 1,000 miles
over a water grade as against 50 cents
for a mountain haul by the western
roads over 2,300 miles of lines.
Activity of Rock Island.
In this fact is to be found the rea
son of the activity of the Rock Island
interests, for example, to connect up
all their lines and Yoakum lines with
FOR FRISCO RELIEF
Special to The Journal. }i w*-'0:.--:
San Francisco, April 28.Dr.
Edward Devine of the National
Bed Gross tonight issued the fol
lowing:
"It is important for the entire"
country to understand that the loss
of homes. and property in San
Francisco has not been exagger
ated. Expectations hve been
aroused and,"'plans have been
based on reports of large con
tributions for relief, and the ex
pectations should not be disap
pointed.
"Relief is now and will be re
squired for weeks to come. Sick
and delicate persons will need care
..for months inmates of institutions
which have been burned require
the best of care families, which
.cannot get started otherwise must
be given help. 1
"It is not intended to encourage
chronic dependence, but quick,
generous and efficient relief is
needed.''
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A clever plan for robbing two large
downtown stores on a large scale was
uncovered by Detectives Morrissey and
Stavlo last night when they arrested
and locked in Central Station three wo
men, two of them clerks in the stores,
on charges of grand larceny?
The women gave their names as Lena
Witebsky, Edith Michaud and Anna
Paulle. The Michaud woman lives at
562 St. Peter street, St. Paul, a
76 PAGESPRICE 5 CENTS.
Frisco Defies Rivals-V-r
To Rob Hef of Glory
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WITH CLERKS' 1
Three Women Shoplifters
ArrestedWere in an
1 JJnusual Conspiracy.
is
connected with A,-- well known viamily
there. The other two live in Minneap
olis and are also well connected,
The first intimation that, anything
was wrong was obtained iff the pawn
Shops Where: many of th$ stolen arti
cles-were sold. The pawn brokers gave
the names of the -women who had sold
them the goods, but it took several
days to gather sufficient evidence to
warrant the arrest of the trio. When
they were finally locked up, however,
it is said that two of them broke down
and told the officers how they worked
the ^scheme.
How They Conspired.
The plan, say the officers, was well
carried out. It seems that two of the
women secured positions, one in each
store, as clerks. The third would make
a purchase of some cheap article and
in a day or two, by the help of the
clerk, would exchange it for something
worth much more. By a continual ex
change, sometimes trading ono cheap ar
ticle for two or three of n\ore value,
they gradually, gained possession of a
large amount of valuable goods, con
sisting chiefly of shoes, waists, dresses
and other articles of wearing apparel.
The goods were slightly soiled after
being taken from the stores, so as to
ward off suspicion of prospective pur
chasers. They brought a good price in
the second-hand stores and the Women
found a ready market for all their loot.
The police are unable to place a value
on the goods, but expect to recover still
more. The total is believed to be sev
eral hundred dollars.
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RUINED CITY IS
DETERMINED TO
BE
Efforts of Other Ports.
Gain by Calamity^
Belittled.
to
Extravagant Spirit of '49 to
Be Absent in the New
Frisco.
S.AN
FRANCISCO, April 28.This,
the second Saturday since the
terrible baptism of earthquake
and fire, which the city received, passed
in a manner similar to every day of
the last week, the scenes of activity
along the streets indicating more than
anything else the determined resolve
of all classes to bring forth out of the
ruins a newer and a greater San Fran
Cisco. -i'fj
Despite the fact that Oakland, Port
land and Seattle are sending broadcast
their claims for recognition as metrop
olis of the slope, there is.nothing but
the most hopeful feeling! among the
moneyed men here and they feel cer
tain that the natural advantages of the
city site will prevent any of those who
have left the city remaining away per
manently. 1
Boom in Real Estate.
There was a considerable boom in
the real estate market today, especially,
so far as the uptown district was con
cerned, and it now seems certain, that
upper Fillmore street will be made the
center of the big retail district.
Despite this fact, however, realty
values along Market street and in the
districts south of that thorofare remain
firm, anb none of the owners display
any great disposition to sell.
Already orders have been given for
the rebuilding of the Kohl, Mills, Mer
chants' Exchange McDonongh, Chron
icle, Spreckels and Shreve buildings,
whose steel structures are still intact,
altho the interiors and outer walls have
been practically ruined.
To Widen Streets.
No definite action has as yet been "j
taken on the proposition to redistrict "J
the city and lay out new streets, and
it now seems likely that all the old
street lines will be followed, altho
wherever possible, the downtown thoro
fares are to be widened.
Martial law still continues, but there
are hopes that a'great deal of the pres
ent red tape enforced can be discon
tinued thru the coming week.
There is no longer any terrorism "by
uniformed men, the mayor and city
officials having issued strict orders "that
no one is to be molested unless he vio
late the law, and in such cases arrests 1
are to be made and ttoe culprits brought
before the regularly constituted peace
officers.
To End "Bntterfly" Life.
There will sweeping changes in the
business methods of the great mercan
tile houses of San Francisco as a re
reet result of the earthquake and fire..
Heretofore these firms have conducted
business on lines of lavishness that for
bade large margins of profit. The em
ployees were paid higher salaries than
similar workmen in the middle west or*
the Atlantic coast states and traveling
salesmen of long experience, were given
virtually carte blanc' iiThis meant
comparatively small balances on the
right side of the ledger at the end of
the year.
Spirit of '49 Stayed.
The spirit of '49 has permeated the
trade here for^J^JfJja century, money
has been tossed about indiscriminately
by concerns whose clientele were both
extensive and gilt-edged and everyone
has been living high. There has not
been the system, the organization, the
adherences to prices that marks the re
gime of such houses as Marshall Field
& Co. of Chicago, or Macy's in New
York.
Two of the best known wholesale
merchants in San Francisco declared
that a new era is to begin in a commer
cial sense just as soon as the local firms
are equipped for business.
-To Emerge From Ruins.
"San Francisco after this calamity JJ
is'to emerge from the smoke and ruins
just as the southern states have issued
forth from the trials of the rebellion
to take on the enterprise and business
energy of the north," said one of the
duo who talked freely with the under
standing that his name would not be
used.
"The great gold finds in this state,
the rapidity with which fortunes were
made and the open-handedness of the
average capitalist caused the impres
sion to grow in the hearts of genera
tion after generation of our people that
more money we spent the more we
would have.
I have talked with a number of
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