Show A MISS03IEII SOW Not 3Iueh nest in Alabama at the Present Time Birmingham Aia July 220n account ac-count of the serious state of affairs growing out of the miners strike both the police force and fire departments have been doubled I is reported that several fires last night were of incendiary origin There have been rumors today that the striking miners intend to march to Birmingham in a body < and attack and set fire to the city and release the 120 strikers now in jail charged with the riots The water works company has placed guards along the entire water main for five miles to the reservoir reser-voir as they think that the water was cut off during Friday nights fire by miscreants Nearly every citizen goes 1 armed The Third regiment of state troops arrived here oday replacing the First regiment The Second regiment is also al-so on duty Scouts are sent out every hour to watch the movements of any suspicious bodies of men Governor Jones says that the law will be upheld at all hazards Much apprehension is felt I |