Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1904 — Dowieites Getting Small-Pox. [ARTICLE]

Dowieites Getting Small-Pox.

Chicago. Aug 12-( 3p1.)-A smallpox epidemio is raging at Zion City and John Alexander Dowie is facing another serious crisis in his career. The existence of eight cases is admitted by the Ziou City authorities, and the belief is strong among medical men here that there are many more. Dowie and his lieqtenants refuse to permit the treatment of the disease by physioians and are trying to effect cures by prayer alone. Medioal men in Chioago are aroused by the reported condition and a strong effort is being made to foroe an investigation. Th tate board of health will be called on to interfere at once, and make a thorough examination and prevent the further spread of the disease. The attitude of the Zion authorities and their refusal to permit the adequate treatment of the disease by medioal men is pointed out as dangerous not only to Zion, but to Chioago also. Quiok aotionof* the state health authorities is expected.