The age-herald., 1902-02-02
Lieutenant- Colonel Gives No Reason for His Retirement
 from the Service
ACTION FOLLOWS RECENT
 ACTION OF GOVERNOR
Major Parkes Assumes In Letter to Chief Executive That Resiana- tions Are Wanted-Colonel
 Higdon Says Nothing.

If Governor Jelks expected resgnations to follow his action in the Third Regi- ment muddle he has been rewarded. Yes terday the following resignations were forwarded to him.
 OSCEOLA KYLE, lieutenant colonel. ". J. PARKES, major.
 The resignation of Lieutenant Colonel Kyle has already reached the adjutant shown by the following special to the Age-Herald:
 kYLE'S RESIGNATION.
 Montgomery, February 1.-(Special)- Lieut. Col. Osceola Kyle of the Third In- fantry Alabama National Guard has re- signed his commission. The resignation reached the office of the adjutant general today, but as that official was absent from his office no action was taken. There Is no explanation accompanying the resig- nation. It is made out in regular form.
 The action on the part of the lieuten- ant colonel is not surprising to his friends here They have felt sure that he would
 
 verdict of the recent courtmartial was made public. It Is not to be understood, however, according to his friends, that Colonel Klye resigns because of the find ing of the court. He would have taken this action regardless of the courts find ings, but the action of the Governor in relieving all of the field officers from present duty with the regiment gave Col onel Kyle a better opportunity to forward his resignation.
 There is difference of opinion here as to the probable action of other officers relieved, though most military men eX- press the belief that all of them will re- sign.
 PARKES SENDS LETTER.
 Major Parkes has forwarded the fol- lowing letter to Governor Jelks: Birmingham, Ala. Feb. l. 1902 The Governor, Commander-in-chief, Alabama National Guard.
 Sir: I have the honor to state that I have not as yet received a copy of $. O. No c. S. A. G. O. relieving all field and staff officers of the Third Infantry from present duty with that regiment, which appeared in the press some four days since. Believing that your excel lencys intention is plain, and not desir- ing to delay the execution of your wish eS Dy reason or my nOH receipt or Sucn order, I beg leave to acknowledge same without further delay.
 The only conclusion that can be de- rived from this order is that your ex- cellency desires that all the officers con- cerned therein should resign, in order that the regiment may select an entirely new set of field officers, who shall be of one mind as to the proper administration of the affairs of the regiment.
 During fourteen years in the military service of the State of Alabama I have never sought promotion as a qualification of personal ambition at the expense Of the good of the service, nor held any of- flee to which I was not legally elected and my further tenure of which I was not at any time willing to again refer to those who elected me-
 Therefore, deSirous of doing everything in my power to aid your excellency in carrying out your wishes with regard to the regiment, conscious of no dereliction of duty on my part and entirely willing to leave all future indorsement of my military service with my fellow officers, 1 have the honor to tender your excel loncy my resignation as major, Third Infantry, Alabama National Guard to take effect at your pleasure.
 Very respectfully,
 WILLIAM J. PARKES.
 Major Third Infantry, A N. c.
 It Is well known that Major Parkes has supported the Kyle faction in the Hig- don-Kyle controversy, and it Is said that other resignations from this side may follow. Colonel Higdon said last night that he had no comment to make that he was simply awaiting developments.