Evening star., 1898-02-10
tie time, and then, checking himself sharp

| llc llIuS, anu lueT, CneCklnB himself SHARP
| ~ in his walk he faced the question.
| II should not like to be captain general
| of the Spanish forces he said, :neaningly,
and then added quickly: You see, it would
| subject. | might wish TO advance my
| forces into Madrid tomorrow, any time.
and 1t would affect the prospects of the
| army there if l should say anything de-
rogatory to the people. 1t would be read,
and l should be held responsible for any
statement 1 should make in that respect
Talks of Russia.
Gen. Booth spoke Interestingly Of Rus
sia. There is no Salvation Army organiza-
ton in the dominion of the great car. In
explanation of this Gen. Booth said
Il should like to tell, if 1 had time, of
some conversions Of Russian mobiles made
while / was in Paris. Some of these Incl
dents are more than interesting. They are
THRILLING In the extreme We have many
| friends among the highest classes of RUS
sla. We realize. that cur way at first in
order to enter there, is through the 500 ial
gate. The Greek Church is the one es-
tablished there, and the czar, of course, is
| the head of 1t. Any other religious organ
| ization would be looked upon inimical
to the cZar on this account. We hope,
though, to eventually gain foothold, as 1
have said. social grounds
Gen. Booth said that he had in view a
great awakening N London.
by the dawn of the twentieth century
we hope to double London. that Is, to in
| crease our numbers there just double what
| they are at present.
Gen. Booth is never without his uniform.
! He wears no shoulder straps to show his
rank. He wears a red Salvation Army
sweater, with the crest of the army en-
blazoned on its front. His braid is gilt in
distinction to that of The officers of in
| ferior rank, which Is silver. The other
officers wear a badge. with photograph of
Gen. Booth on one side and a design of
| the army on the other. Commander Booth
npk sh or vr-ith OF
| He is tall and slender. with face which
| is not as strongly developed as that of
Gen. Booth
Commander BOOth-Tucker.
Commander Booth-Tucker spoke of his
| work among the Chinese. There are
| seventy soldiers relegated to the ranks of
! the Chinese in San Francisco. They are
| arranged on the same principles as the
| corps Of others.
when 1 go among them 1 dress myself
| in their costume and march down the
| street with them he said. II have known
some really sensational conversions among
them One of the Cinnamon confessed to
| having been a highbinder before his con-
| version and another testified to his hav-
| ing been opium eater"
| Commander Booth-Tucker spoke interest
| ingly of the work which has been carried
| on in the United States during the past
| few years. There are at present thirty
| food and shelter depots, twelve rescue
| homes, ten wood yards, five labor bureaus,
sixteen slum posts, seven miscellaneous in
stitutions, eighty-fve total social institu-
tions altogether. with an accommodation
for $500 persons.
Among the special new departures of the
year has bean a homestead colony of 800
| acres in California, where thirty families,
| consisting of near 200 persons, have been
settled on ten-acre tracts Of land citi-
zens' committee. including the mayor of
and 10 NIL co-
| operating in this. sum and maternity
| brigade has been established in New York
| under the leadership of an experienced Of
| ficer. Salvage brigades collsct the house
| hold wastes in several large cities, the sale
| of materials finding work and the living
| for nearly one hundred men In Greater
New York. A small hospital has been es-
| tabished in Topeka and Chinese hospital
| 4 San Francisco.ffA home for young wo-
| men employed in offices and stores has been
placed under theoeharge of the army in
| Los Angels. Christmas cheer was pro-
vided for no less than $1,000 persons in the
principal cities of the United States.
d! The Shelters Provided.
| During the year 1897 about 100000 cheap
! shelters were provided for the working
| classes. The accommodation has recently
! been increaseds prhwiding, in January, 1898,
at the rate ofal.650. 600 shelters annually.
| Still further additions are now under con-
| sideration in cpnnection with Gen. Booths
| visit to the statesaiI 1t is mis- desire that thu
| city institutions alone should have their
nightly capacity increased to 10000, in ad-
| dition to which extensive propositions are
| under consideration for chain of home
| stead colonies, three separate offers having
been already received for loans Of $685. 900
1 each for the settlement OF fifty families on
! ten-acre tracts OF land.
1 One OF the most interesting efforts re-
/ Gently put forth by the Salvation Army in
| the United States was the undertaking to
land and find work for 400 Armenian ref
/ ugees. Jointly with John e. Milholland,
bonds were signed for 100000 that they
should not become charge on the public.
i Within week of landing the entire party
l were scattered In small batches throughout
i the country and provided with work Not
1 cne Of them has become public charge.
/ These facts are contained in book con-s
/ tanning the life Of Gen. Booth. issued to-
i day.
Among those who have accepted invita-
/ tions to be present at tonight's meeting
are the following: Mr.. Justice Harlan, Sec
/ retary John D. Long, Assistant Secretary
O. L. Spauiding. Assistant Secretary Meik-
lejohn. Assistant Attorney General H. NJ.