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Show GENERAL BOOTH IN NEW YORK CITY New York. Oct. 31. William Bram well Booth, who succeeded his late father as head of thp Salvation Arm.-arrived Arm.-arrived in New York today on h'.s I first visit to America. He will go dirpi t to Winnipeg and Toronto an1 will then return to tne i nited State stopping first in Chicago. The Reneral If 57 years old. Kor years hp was his fathers chief lieu tenant. General Booth was visibly annoyed when reporters asked him if he cx- i petted to visit bis brother, Balling-ton Balling-ton Boo;h. head of the Volunteers of I America, from whom be long has been estranged. I "I saw my brother when he was I last in England," he said, "and I ex-; ex-; pect to see him here soon. As to an alliance between the armies. I cannot eay. I don t know how ray brother would take to such a suggestion If I my brother would seek such an al- liance, I would gladly entertain it. bul j I have not yet given the matter any thought." |