The age-herald., 1901-11-25

siders the responsibility of judicial inc to another cabinet in order that the tru
 The party of M. Theotokis will supI
 There was a renewal of the riotin 8 with demonstrations against the retirir ters were stoned. The crowds were f1na
 Armed students continue to occupy th
 After an audience of King George ton pleted a cabinet
 Until an official inquiry into the caus zaimis will hold also the port folio of Ju -'-e-' ~~~~><~$~~->->->-< of Maj T. o. Smith. Maj. D. D. Mcleod ty-five out of the fifty commissioned of- ficers of the regiment, requested you to resign as colonel, and give way to man who had the courage and capacity to fill the place. That you harbored this against me as an unpardonable sin, soon found out. You well remember that when the regiment a few weeks later was mus tered out oS the service of the govern ment, you, in defiance of the army reg ulations, attempted to place upon the dis charges of Major Smith, Major Mcleod and myself, and of Captain Fitzsimons, matter derogatory to us as officers and gentlemen. You were deterred from doing this only by the threat of arrest and courtmartial.
 "In taking advantage of your official position by attempting to dishonor men the Iatchets of whose shoes you were unworthy to unIoose, you acted in a mean, despicable and cowardly manner. After that knew you for what you really are-what in common parlance Is called a scrub"
 The letter from which the above ex- cerpt is taken Is written by Lieutenant Colonel Kyle to Colonel Higdon from De- catur on August 20 It was the result of correspondence between the two, or rather several letters written by Colonel IIigdon which had been ignored until that time by Judge Kyle. It seems that Colonel Higdon had requested Lieuten- ant-Colonel Kyle to accompany him on an investigation or inspection of the mili- tary companies in North Alabama; that Colonel Higdon had also asked Lieuten- ant-CoIonel Kyle to give some excuse for being absent from camp without permis- sion when the troops were encamped in Birmingham several months ago.
 The friends of Judge Kyle state. and he so declares in his letter, that when Colonel Higdon was a candidate for his present office much trading was done on the basis that Colonel Kyle and other officers would resign. In explanation of this Lieutenant Colo nel Kyle writes
 Before you were declared elected colonel of the regiment tand with all your trading 1t is a matter of grave doubt whether you were legally elected), we'll knowing that no honor or credit could be expected while serving under you I had publicly stated that if you were elected I would resign. Many of the commissioned officers of the regi- ment requested me not to do so. I prom ised them that I would not. hence 1t Is that you have been permitted once again to take advantage of your official posi- ton to insult me. That you enjoy it I have no doubt
 "But l fling back in your teeth the insult you have offered. No brave man, no gentleman would have acted as you have done. And to show you that l do not fear you In any way, l positively refuse to resign.
 Your threat to bring this matter be- fore the Governor does not alarm me, for I am willing to appear before him, a courtmartial, or anywhere else. and tell them what I know about you
 q presume you will be very much offended at the contents of this letter hope so-it Is written for that pur pose. hope your rhinoceros hide has at last been> punctured.
 "It will be several days yet before am required to be absent from home. If you are personally dissatisfied with this letter |, will state that any com munication will reach me here If sent in the next six days"
 cAFFEY IS
 RELIEVED FROM DUTY. The Governor has granted the request | of Col. Francis G. Caffey, and he will be relieved of duty in the countmartiai to hear the Higdon-Kyle case. Col. G. J.. Hubbard of the First Alabama Regiment has been named to succeed Colonel Caf- fey as advocate general Colonel Hub bard was originally a member of the corrf hui m ora n,fIl ha annntnfal ta