The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-09
TWO REGIMENTAL
 OFFICERS CHOSEN General Brandon is Busy Mak-
 ing Preparations CooSA RIVER IS RISING
Flood Warnings Are Sent Out From Weather Bureau-Talk of Launch ing an Alabama Pyth-
 Ian Journal.

Montgomery. August S.-(Speeial9- William w. Brandon. who will command the provisional regiment which Alabama will send to the army maneuvers at Manassas, is selecting the companies which will go with him, and has practi- cally decided upon eleven of them.
 In addition to General Brandon only two regimental officers have been select ed, Col. E. H. Graves. commanding the Second regiment. Alabama National guard, and Lieut.. Col F. P Mcconnell, commanding the Third regiment who Will be lieutenant colonel and major respect lively. Two more majors have yet to be selected. Only two staff officers have been definitely selected so far, Capt. Thad Partridge of Mobile. who will be commis- sary, and Capt. E. J. Mccrossin, Birming- ham, ordnance officer.
 It Is considered as quite likely that the regiment will rendezvous in Montgomery, though General Brandon said today it had not been settled finally between this place and Birmingham. The men will get in here by September 3, and will leave on that day for the battle grounds. The minimum number in each company will be sixty, exclusive of the officers. It is expected that many commands will carry considerably more than this number.
 Companies Selected.
 It is very probable that the following companies will be taken along:
 One from Mobile, commanded by Capt. John D. Hagan; one from Fort Deposit, Capt H. N. Coleman; one from Dothan, Capt J. w. Sanders one from Gadsden, Capt l.. B. Rainey; one from Anniston and Oxford, Capt D. Houston Smith; one from Birmingham. Capt Lucien c. Brown; one from Birmingham. Woodlawn and Bessemer, Capt. Earle c. Evans: one from Florence and Decatur. Capt. J. E. Gullette; one from Montgomery, Capt. F. F. Barber, Jr.; one from Girard, Capt. E. P. Coulter; one from Eufaula, Capt. Rob- ert K. Stevens. There is one other yet to select.
 General Brandon is busy getting in shape for the movement of his men. There will be much to look after in the way of equipment and arms and he and Capt D. w. McIver, his efficient chief clerk, will be kept interested until the
 
 sary delay in filling out the staff and regimental officers because so many who would like to go can not get away con veniently. It will no doubt take all the balance of the week to get the full quota assigned It is thought the other com pany will be selected by not later than Wednesday.
 Randolph Trial Postponed. Former Probate Judge Francis C. Ran dolph, charged with being short in his accounts with the state and county while judge of probate a number of years ago, was not put on trial in the Montgomery court today as was anticipated. Of the thirteen cases docketed against him twelve were continued to the next term of the court and one mol pressed for lack | of evidence.
 Congressman Aristo A. Wiley appeared for the defense, with Messrs. George Marks J. S. Fuller and Judge Clifton Coloney Wiley asked for the dismissal of the cases against Judge Randolph because the people desired it. He said a petition of nearly 4000 names had been presented asking that the cases be nol pressed and the same request had been made by most of the grand jury and a majority of the board of revenue It was also pointed out that the defendant held receipts from the state of Alabama for alleged defalcations, | and that they were dated in January be- 1 fore the indictments were found in June.
 Solicitor Dent objected to the cases be- 1 ing mol pressed. He said an account l ant had gone over the books of the de- fendant but that his report mad not been made because of illness. For that reason l he desired a continuance. The solicitor i also said he would be willing to mol prosse the cases if 1t were shown that | the indictments were found after the | alleged shortage had been made good. Judge Thomas said the mol pressing of the cases would be the setting of a | bad precedent and a result would be the | embarrassment of the court. He said l the court had nothing to do but stick to l the law
 Pension Examiners.
 The state board of pension examiners | is in session at the capitol It is com posed of J. N. Thompson, Tuscumbia; J. 1 R. Horn, Luverne. and P. B. Mastin, | Montgomery, with W. R. Sawyer of the auditors office as secretary. There are l about 150O new pensions to be passed upon this year. Among the new duties | of the county boards Is the purging of | the rolls. The members go oyer the lists and decide who shall stay on or come off. l This is sent to the state board which in turn notifies the auditor of the changes. | member for fifteen days, with actual travel expense. It may sit as long as is necessary to finish work In hand. but can only draw pay for fifteen days.
 Capital Notes.
 Secretary of State E. R. McDavd and family have returned from sullivan's Is- land. out from Charleston. They spent ten days very delightfully."-.
 | Acting Governor Cunningham came down from Birmingham this morning He is finding his work easy at this time He will make a speech to the Confeder- ate veterans of Calhoun county at Sul- | phur Springs next Thursday.
 Notice of the incorporation of the Tri- | City Baseball league at Florence, Tus. | cumbia and Sheffield, has been filed witt the secretary of state. It has ninety stockholders with capital of 5000.
 Miss L. T. Hewlett of Birmingham has been named a notary public and s. C. Davidson at Warrior has been appointed a notary public and justice of the peace, | Meetlnu of Pvthans