The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-12
GOV, JELKS GOES
 BACK ID BLOUNT Fever Situation No Longer De-
 mands Attention NEW ELECTION ORDERED Brandon Calls Election for August 2s to Fill Vacancy Left In colonelcy
 of the Second Reai-
 ment.
NEW ELECTION ORDERED

Montgomery August 11.-fSpecial)- Governor William D. Jellks left this after noon for Blount Springs where he is spending the suntner with his family. He came to his office on the announce ment of a case of yellow fever here and has remained as long as there seemed any danger of it's spreading. Before leav- ing the governor paroled Jim Frost, a young boy. convicted in Bibb county last year of forgery in the second degree. The application for clemency was signed by the trial judge and solicitor and reV- commended by the board of pardons.
 Pinkston Released.
 F. c. Pinkston. who was sent to jail yesterday charged with forgery, was re- leased today on an order from Justice Mitchell Screws. It is surmised that the young mans family got together and arranged all matters in a satisfactory manner He is highly connected in this county.
 During the past twenty-four hours more than 200 people from the outside world came into this city by the railroads. This does not include the daily in and outgo O fpeople whose business calls them to the small towns surrounding this city.
 Cotton in Lowndes.
 Stewart McWhorter. a prominent mer- chant of Hayneville. and one of the most extensive farmers in Alabama, was in the city today. He reports cotton in Lowndes as fairly good, in the lowlands especially, with corn very spotted
 MT. John P. O'Connor, for many years a prominent cotton man of this city, but now of Pensacola, is shaking hands with old friends here today. MT. o'Connor will leave for New York tomorrow, where gone several months.
 Will Elect New Colonel.
 An election has been ordered for colonel in the Second regiment, to be held Au- gust 2S. The following is the order:
 Montgomery, August II, 1905. General Orders No. 17.
 l. The term of office of Col. E. H. Graves, commanding the Second regiment infantry, Alabama National Guard, hay ing expired. an election is hereby ordered on Monday, August 2S, 1905, to fill said vacancy; to take effect upon the election and qualification of a successor
 ?. The several company officers of each organization will meet in their respec- tive armories on the day mentioned above to cast their individual ballots for a colo mel of the aforesaid regiment.
 3. The commanding officers of each com pany will notify the commissioned officers thereof when to assembly to cast their ballots. These ballots shall be written or printed, specifying the person voted for and deposited in a hat or other recepta- cle; when all have voted. the ballots shall be taken out and counted, and the officers balloting shall certify to the adjutant gen. eral the result of such ballot Each off cer so voting must sign such certificate 1. Any officer unavoidably absent from his home station on date of this election shall forward his ballot direct to this off, flee.
 5. No votes shall be considered that ara not in this office by noon, on the 2nd day of September.
 By command of the governor.
 WILLIAM w. BRANDON
 Adjutant General