Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-12
A new MOVEMENT.
Ballington, Booth Starts in to Form
a New Army.
NEBRASKA FRACTIONAL DEMOCRATS.
They May Settle the Financial Question At
= Primary Election arrangements
for q National Conference Of
Reformsrs at Pittsburgh.

New YORK, March O. The inaugural
step made by Ballington Booth, the
deposed commander Of the Salvation
army in America, in rival organiza-
ton on lines similar to the one from
whose command he has been relieved,
met success last night. Cooper Union
was the scene where the first gun was
fired, the echo Of which thrilled the
hearts OF 5000 loyal soldiers who,
since the commencement OF the
international strife, which has
sundered Ballington Booth from
his father, Gen. Booth, Of London.
have remained loyal to the deposed
commander and his wife, Maud Booth.
Every seat In the big auditorium was
occupied. The aisles were crowded
and the streets outside were thronged.
The women wore the regular Saliva
ton army emblem, but the poke hat
was absent. The men, too, had
their badges, but wore no red
jackets. Shortly after seven o'clock and
before the vast audience had time to
be seated, Capt. Schneider, Of the Bow
cry corps, sprang on chair on the
platform and waved an American Tag,
with painting of George Washington.
The audience cheered Justify as they
sprang to their feet and the utmost en-
thusiasm prevailed When Ballington
Booth and his wife arrived from their
Montclair home the audience lost con-
troll Of itself Their presence on the
platform was the signal for an out
burst OF enthusiasm such as had never
before been witnessed 10 Cooper Union.
There was some music and consider
able singing and the customary reli-
gious invocations, after which Balling-
ton Booth arose and said that recognize
ing, as he did, the largest field in the
world and still further recognizing
that there was room in America for
one, two, aye, 100 Salvation armies, he
had resolved to win over the middle
classes Of the artisan community Of the
country. He wished no strife with the
Salvation army-no strife either literal
or verbal.
NEBRASKA FRACTIONAL DEMOCRATS.
OMAHA, Neb., March 8. j. G. Smyth,
claiming to be the chairman of the
democratic state central committee,
has transmitted to Euclid Martin,
claiming to be chairman Of the dem
ocratic state central committee, the
following letter: "The democratic
state central committee, Of which |
have the honor to be chairman, has in
structed me to invite your committee,
through you, to submit to the dem
ocratic voters OF Nebraska, at
o primary election, the ques-
tom Shall the United States,
without the aid or consent Of any
othcr nation, restore the free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver at the present
ratio Of 10 to ~ The committee also
that the decision OF the voters
shall be binding as an instruction on
the delegates to the national conven-
ton and that the organization against
which the decision is rendered ahall
not send contesting delegation to the
national convention in Chi
cago."
FREE SILVER AND PROHIBITION.
PITTSBURGH Pa, March 9.-The ar.
for the national confer
ence of reformers to form new party
which Is to be held in this city Tues
day have been completed. A large
portion Of the reformers who are in
the conference movement favor call
for a new party convention in this city
May 20, 81 and ~ Indications point
to a union Of reformers on the basis Of
free silver independent of other gov
ernments, and the abolition of the
liquor traffic; other questions to be set
tied in convention.