Connecticut western news., 1896-02-27

BALL1NGToN BOOTH. MRS BOOTH. Herbert produced the brief from the chief of staff, Bramwell Booth, empowering the commissioner to dismiss me. He step ped back and said, l demand your keys, portfolios and offices at once.'
 II was thunderstruck. 1t took me who'll ly by surprise. had not anticipated it at all I could not understand why my younger brother had been given authority over me.
 No Desire For Controversy.
 "It was farthest from our intention to ! enter into any controversy regarding our action, but certain erroneous statements having been made public it is only right and just, both to the movement and to ourselves, to submit correction. "First.-Colonel Nicol states, It is un- true. as reputed, that Commander Her
 bert Booth peremptorily demanded that his brother hand over the keys and proper ty of the army
 "The best denial to this Is the following quotation, which we wrote down from the final episode in the discussion on Thurs day last. After having said we should only have Sunday to say farewell, and they had inquired about the property and found it could be arranged at short notice, the | commandant finally said '' There are two propositions which | am empowered to place before you. First that you withdraw your letter to London. "We replied, No, we will not <" That you go to England on Satur- | day. u.. "We replied. No, except upon our con | ditions.'
 Very well,' continued Commandant | Herbert, with emphasis. Tn that case all | II l..,. s-T f .l kha. L-.~ | over your keys and portfolios by 10 o'clock | tomorrow morning.
 | II replied, 'We'shall require to have the authority of the chief of staff (referring to London headquarters). 1 That you can have before 10 o'clock, | because l am empowered to give you the | alternative
 | II replied, Then you shall have the
 keys and the offices by 10 o'clock tomor- row.
 We st once rose but neither the com | mandant. Commissioner Eva nor Colonel Nicol demurred at the decision, and the | only other words exchanged were Good
 night
 As to the Dismissal. "Did not silence give consent? "Second. Colonel Nicol further states: | It Is equally untrue that he ever dfs- | Neither Commandant Herbert Booth nor 1 any other officer possessed such power. That power is alone vested in the general. | We have always understood that the power of dismissal of territorial officers Is
 vested in the general. But the command | ant led us to believe that he and the other | representatives had come fully authorized
 and said they were backed with a definite
 brief from London. Colonel Nicol said to
 us directly after seeing Commissioner Eva
 that we must be prepared for the worst ! | "Third.-After leaving our keys upon | our respective desks and vacating head | quarters Friday morning at 3 o'clock we
 retired for consultation, which resulted
 later in the day in our expressing by ca- | blegram to London that we had received
 our dismissal from the hands of the com
 mandant, and that any further negotia- l tions had closed.
 "Fourth.-After the above deplorable
 circumstances l hereby declare, on Mrs.
 Booths and my own behalf, that we can not under any conditions whatsoever &C., | cept proposals from London nor enter
 again under the authority or government
 of international headquarters in England.
 Mrs. Booth and myself bitterly regret
 that we have not even had the opportunity
 of saying a loving farewell to our imIne-
 diate staff and faithful officer5-to say
 nothing of the thousands we still dearly
 love on this wide field"
 Commandant Herbert Booth telegraphs
 from Toronto a denial that any of the
 affairs of the Salvation army in the United
 States are under his control, or that he
 has taken his brothers place in New York.
 l am, as hitherto, he says, "directiDg the | affairs of the army in Canada, and at pres | ent l am entirely ignorant of uy future
 appointment"
 Colonel Nicol gave out to the press the | following statement
 Commissioner and Mrs. Booth Tucker
 nave been appointed successors to Com
 mander and Mrs. Ballington Booth and 1 may bo expected to arrive in this country ] with all dispatch b