London, Aug. 20.
Increased anxiety is being manifested as to the health of "General"
Booth, the veteran chief of the St ion Army. His strength failing.
Aug. 21.
The death is announced of the Rev. William Booth, p.c.t., Oxen, General the 8 tion Army, and director institutions for the destitute, vicious and criminal classes. General Booth was unconscious for forty-seven hours before he died. last. words, referring to the proof God, were ' They are sure) if you only believe." He said ti repeatedly, and also joyfully r red to the prospect of mee! deceased wife and daughter.
It is understood that' he left sealed documents bearing on the future of the Salvation Army and also as to his successor. It is, thought that Mr. W. Bramwell Booth, his eldest son and Chief of Staff of the Salvation Army since 1880, will succeed him.
The New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that Miss Eva Booth attempted at the last moment to reconcile Mr. Ballington Booth to his father, but she was not successful.
The newspapers devote pages to memoirs and appreciations of General Booth, who is referred to the "greatest apostle of the age. The newspapers speculate as to whether the Salvation Army will now decline or not.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.