The sun., 1900-11-26
SPEC BY SALVATIONlSTS.
THREE OFFICERS or the Army SEND
orr A GOLD NINE PROSPEf1tS.

Othsrs ssid 10 Have Invested In the stock Col
Brewsr Of the war Cry" Cot. Evans and
BnssAier Ha,pin Ordered By Commander
Booth. Tucker 70 Farewell. but Rsfuss'
Three officers Of the Salvation Army have
been caught traffcking in mining stock. and as
a result there Is trouble. because the disciphhe
OF the Army forbids It's officers to go INTO
outside business. The officers are Col. William
]. Brewer, editor Of the War CIV. the Army ,
ofYicial organ, Col william Evans. commanoihs
the Pacific Coast Division. and Brigndier Will
liam Halpin, who has rowing commission ~
is not alleged that they have made much money
out Of mining stock
The enterprise in which the three Williams
became Interested was the Great Republic Golu
Mining Company Of Seattle, Incorporated ~
appears that Col. Evans was the first OF the
three to take hold. Col Evans. who was the
officer who offered the command OF the Amen-
can branch OF the Salvation Army to Balling'oh
Booth after the command Of the salvation Army
In America had been taken away from Mr'
Booth BY his English father has been Tor some
time In command Of the Pgtifc Coast DIVISION
Of the Army with headquarters In san fran-
cisco. The State OF Washington Is In his terrl-
tory. The main office Of the Great kepuoho
Gold Mining Company is In Seattle
Last summer Col. Brewer made trip TO tne
West and saw Col. Evans. Col. Brewer also
attended the National Convention OF the FRO
hibition party In Chicago. At that convention
he made a np-roaring speech ana pracucany
pledged the vote Of the Salvation Army TO the
Prohibition ticket. The Colonel didn't DO TINS
In 40 many words. and. it Is said. no oouioh
have delivered tho vote.
At any rate, the speech made sensation IN
the convention, and the Prohibitionists con-
ciuded that they needed Brewer as campaign
speaker An arrangement satisfactory 70 he
Colonel was made. and he agreed to make
'WNDns tour later IN 10 se SeW after the
aser Of the Great Republic Gold Mining Com
Hih hsSs 9ss q 10, ,hs ens esa Coz
became the New York manager. OF whatever
he was oficaly cale prospectus OF 'he
company wa. ssSea ssS aaDa Nothing
attached to the names TO show that the owners
we're connected with the Salvation Army, but
ns.s. s ssaisS sesa IN shs STOCK x
Chicago. RS ran the New York ONCE q the com.
Ss: % nHt but IL Hs
q absence tTop shs naeetoHs Mhe ss Ss lie
Cooper Union, at which Gen; Wooney. the
partys candidate for the PIeside4cy. a. was e
Brewer about certain matters and went to his
ONCE In the st. Paul Building to see him; He
was not there and 30 they called Up tne ,hn,s
The Prohibitionist who did the talking was
Informed by some Salvationist at the other
end OF the line that Col Brewer was out OF
''Ss sIs that so,. the Prohib,tionist is reported
to have said, i thought he had returned. but.
r sssad ns h% Ct ct s: e.. Essas ssesSs iS
His Broadwsy oflsel. the salva,lonist is
0"fs lie that h' so' S inquired % "a the Prosibsionit
well. II you'll drop down 10 22o Broadway.
Ehandsome ones. too. on the seventh floor
Then the cat was out Of the bag. Accord
ing to the story told to SH msn ysas M
Cohnecsicut, SS which resulted in the demand that
each e the three oserT prsItri; cssi a. IN Se
another field Booth-Tucker was fairly as
officers TO farewell" had been given, to have
Brewer. was willing to give up the manaxe;
did, so. turning the business over to Albert
printing once And thus the matter stands
frpnted with open rebellion on the part Of three
of his officers and yet they are stil In the Army.
When Bangton Booth just asked TO remain
In the country he was promptly thrown out.
Another officer has been giving Commander
Booth-Tuckcr trouble. II seems that the
be up next spring and that he wants 20 stay.
A memorial signed by his dvsi officers ask
ine that he be retained here has been sent TO
Gen. Booth and has, IL is said been more favor
ably received than was Ballington Booths
application 10 be allowed to stay here. The
final decision is still TO be rendered.
shortly after this memorial was sent Capt
McFarlane Of Baltimore resigned from the
Army and In the rtter which he wrote. giving
some Of the rea sons for his resignation, he
said that the memorial was the work Of hypo-
critics At the annual meeting Of the field and
staff on Dec. some OF those things are likely
"a he con sdpred