Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-05
HE HAS RESIGNED.
cExrnAL FIELDING mas GIVEN UP
ms COMMAND
tn inc salvation Army and WIN
Join naliinasop nooth's Army
Of voiunteers-

Chicago. April Edward Fielding.
brigadier general in command OF the
northwest division OF the salvation
Army. and with the exception Of Conf
missioner Booth-Tuckcr the most
prominent oflccr In the forces IN
America, has resigned his command
and will Join the forces OF BailinBton
Booths Volunteers The majority OF
his stan officers go With him. and the
blow liz conceded to be the most severe
which has been suffered by the SaNa-
ton Army since the recall of Com
mander and Mrs, Darlington Bootn'
~ uirr flelding's wide personal in-
Huence will now be exerted In behalf
OF tae new organization, and II 10 pre-
dicted that the news OF his Resignation
will cnuse tremendous detection IN
the ranks OF the army. not alone In his
own division, but all over the country;
Among the oifiteTs who have resi- sned
are. Brigadicr General Edward a.
Fielding, Brigadier General Emma
yielding, Adjutant Washington Black
hurst, Adjutant O. c. Heron and Mrs.
Bertha Heron; Ensign Duncan and
Lieutenant Galloway.
AS Fielding organized the salvation
Army IN the South and was one Of the
most active IN promoting the move
ment on the Pacific coast, his influence
by no means stops with his own diNis-
lon. bur extends all over the country.
He In known throughout the army as
being nun OF lncorruptlble personal
integrity and OF unusually good judy
ment and thousands Of people have
been waiting for an expression on his
part before committing themselves 70
tho new army
a reporter called at the residence Of
Brisadier General Fielding and wis
informed that the brigadier and his
wife had been away from home All
day and that they were not expected 70
return until tonight. The house maid
professed ignorance az 10 their where
abouts. but volunteered the iuforma-
lion that she knew they we're
net at headduartern. They had not been
there Tor two days
~ the Salvation Army headquarters
those in charge said they did not know
Where the brisadler was. They de-
ciarcd that they had not heard of his
yesignation and We're. IN fact. adverse
t. discussing the question.
Lieut. Galloway, who n Brigadier
Tlclding'a secretary. was found In the
office buslly engaged In closing up his
connection with division business. As
the reporter entered the room the lieu
tenant WAS writing letter. lie knew
no more than the other officers about
the brigadicrs whereabouts. out said;
II think II win be difficult to nud him
tonight He is anxloug "a escape, not
only from Newspaper men. but also
from officers, who have asked TO see
him."
While It is to be presumed that Lieut..
Galloway knew OF the fact that the
brigadler's resignation had been sent
In, ne was extremely uon-eommittal on
The subject. All he could be induced to
say was: III II Is true, am not sur-
pfised. II the brigader has resigned II
Will be the worst setback that the
army has had since the trouble coIn-
menced. was Just writing my own
resignation to Booth-Tucker when you
came In"
From Adjutant Heron the particulars
or the rcslgnation were learned. "Briga-
der Fielding sent In his resignation to
Commissioner Booth Tucker by mail
Thursday afternoon he said. "and also
cablcd the intelligence TO Gen. Booth
IN London. Ensign Duncan, Lieut..
Galloway, and OF course. Mrs Fielding.
have also resigned. The brlgadier has
been anxious to keep the matter
secret Tor few days. and has care
fully avoided headquartersr II IL said
the reclamation OF the brlgadlcr has
been expected by the Salvation Army
eonniaAlpuets ana TINT II was FOR this
reason TINT Eva Booth made her nyin.
trip TO Chicago. officers ut hcaduuar-
tefe last nigAt admitted that Commits
blonor Eva spent the greater part OF
her time duihls her stay here IN en-
deaNorlng 70 make the brieadlcr COM
init himself to the old army. II was
also said that the brigadler. while ex-
tremely courteous, Informed Miss Booth
that tho dcposed commander was one
OF his warmcst friends and that before
he committed himself 10 either party
he. preferred to walt until he heard both
sides OF the QueStiou