The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-03
Business Men Do Not Want
Company Mustered Out
LADY COMMITS SUICIDE
Was One of Party of Picnickers Near
Decatur, When She Was Sud
denly Missed From the
Crowd.

, Ct tit OiliCtl , VI Company L. DICK AL
ans Rifles, of the Alabama National
guards, have received no official informa-
ton to the effect that this company will
be mustered .out, and all they know about
the matter is what was contained In the
press dispatches sent out from Mont
gomery a few days ago.
Quite a number of prominent citizens
of the Decaturs have sent protests to the
commanding officers of the state mill
tia against the mastering out of the
Decatur company and it is believed here
that the company will not be mustered
out. prominent citizen who stands
close to the state officers says that the
company will not be mustered out of the
service
Some say that if this company is mus
tered out another company will be organ
lied to take its place. This would be
hard matter. however to do, as none of
the present company would join a new
company, and it would be hard to secure
material here outside of the present COM
pany. At the same time 1t would not
be wise for the Deeaturs to be without
a military company, situated as they are
in the extreme northern part of the state.
All the citizens of the two Decaturs will
protest against the mastering out of Com
pany e.
Capt. Hal Long, who has charge of
the company, has often times, as well as
the other officers and men, been congratu-
lated by both state and federal inspect
I. IN l.. IL. 1ot4
shape now than it has ever been before
and she took a large quota of officers and
men to the last state encampment at Bir-
mingham.
VIII Not Put Out Candidate.
Leading republicans here say that their
party will not put county ticket in the
field and the indications are that they will
not nominate man to oppose Judge Will
liam Richardson.
Frank f. Conway, chairman of the re-
publican executive committee Of this dis
trict has sent out letters to many of the
leading party men of the district asking
their advice about nominating a man to
run against Judge Richardson for con-
greSs and 1t is said that nearly all of them
have advised against making nomina
ton.
Many of the white republicans of New
D0CdluT SdY I0ty Will NOle LUZ
and Davis in November on account of the
negro plank. so called, in the republican
platform.
Suit of Clothes Found.
A fisherman who returned from a Ash
ing trip down the river late today says
that he found q suit of clothes, a haS
and a pair OF shoes lying on the river
bank about ten miles down the river on
the north side of the river. He says that
he was near the place where the clothes
were found for about two hours and that
he saw no one and that he made a search
and could find no one at ALL He stated
that the clothes had at one time been
fine suit but were quite badly worn. He
said that they had probably been lying
there for several days as they had been
wet by rain and that the rain had washed
some dirt on them.
How the clothes came there Is mys-
terry. 1t is not known whether the owner
was drowned or not There is no one
missing from this locality so far as
known
Car Wreckers Are Busy.
For the past few nights the North Ala
bama Traction company has been having
a great deal of trouble with their cars
jumping the track in West Decatur
caused by some person placing rocks on
II js believed that n has heen done To
,,,t,,ra ,on,a ~ tha street oar mon or
passengers.
The company has men watching the
track now night and day.
Young Lady Commits Suicide.
A farmer by the name of johnson, who
resides about ten miles up the Tennes-
see river. came to town today and
brought the news of a dramatic suicide
which occurred some five miles from his
home Yesterday.
Yesterday a party of young people were
picnicing near the river, and some time
and a search was at once commenced to
find her. Upon going to the river they
were horror stricken to learn that she
was drowned Two fishermen, who were
told the story. They said while sitting IN
their boat f1shing they saw a woman Walk
down TO the pank, put pald no alention