The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-03
Decision Will Probably Mean
 Much for Alabama
GINNERS TO MEET
Col. J. M. Falkner Hao Been Compelled to Resign From Endowment Com mittee of Howard College Be-
 cause of Ill Health.


 Montgomery tomorrow morning. and on 1 it may hang the collection of d large l amount of money now said 10 be due the :, state, but the payment of which is con- I tested. The law taxing the recording of 1 mortgages b cents on the S100 is attacked l In this case, and an effort will be made l to declare the same unconstitutional. The l general revenue law is also involved
 The case to be argued is that of the Manhattan Trust company of New York, in which it is sought to force the probate 1 judge of Montgomery county to return l 5000 collected on the record of a mort 1 gage for g. 000,00O given by the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The argument in support of the trust company will be | made by Charles r. Jones, attorney for the Louisville and Nashville railroad, who is brother by the way, of Judge Thom- as G. Jones of the United States court The state will be represented by Attorney General Massey Wilson. On this will likely hang the payment of $l2,5 5000 demanded of the Continental Trust company of Balti- more on a mortgage given by the Sea- board Air Line railroad.
 Interesting Documents.
 The department of archives and history has received from Gen. C. Irvine Walker, commander of the South Carolina division of the United Confederate Veterans, d number of Confederate documents, among them being a historical sketch of the Tenth South Carolina Volunteers, pub lished by General Walker in 1SSl Accom- panying the papers is the following cor dial letter concerning the troops of Ala bama:
 With the Tenth South Carolina regi- ment were brigaded, at Corinth, Miss, May, 1862, the Nineteenth South Caro- lima, the Twenty-fourth, Twenty eighth and Thirty-fourth Alabama regiments always in line of battle in the order named, from right to left. These regi- ments were thus associated until the close of the war The history of the movements of one is generally that of all. These Alabama regiments most nobly bore their part in all the incidents re- lated of the Tenth South Carolina. As was dajutant-general of the brigade al- most continuously from the formation until July, 1864, and thereafter lieutenant colonel commanding the Tenth South 1 Carolina regiment l can bear true wit ness to the distinguished gallantry of | these sons of Alabama and their noble de- votion under the severest trials, to the Southern Confederacy."
 The Twenty-fourth regiment mentioned In the letter was raised at Mobile and went out under the command of Colonel | W. A. Buck, who gave way later be- cause of wounds to Col Newton N. Davis of Pickens county. The Twenty-eighth originated at Shelby Springs, and was first commanded by J. w. Frazer of Ten nessee, who later turned It over to Col J. c. Reid, advanced from lieutenant colonel. The Thirty-fourth was raised at Loachapoka, it's colonel being C. B. Mitchell of Montgomery.
 
 Ginners Coming. | The Alabama Ginners' association has been called to meet in Montgomery next ] Saturday, February 1, and it is thought the most important thing to come before l the meeting will be the matter of the ginners' reports to the government The meeting has been called by President J. A. Taylor of the National Ginners' l association. and it is the policy of the I organization to have the reports made. | and resolution to do so will no doubt 1 be passed.
 An important damage suit came to an end in the United States court today when Judge Thomas G. Jones delivered l the charge for the defense in a suit for $5O0O0 brought against the Central of Georgia railroad by D. H. Collins of Troy. The action was brought for the killing of MT. Collins son sometime ago. 'ffOS OdSNCCdo dlkfCTs
 The committee on endowment of How | ard college, raised by the Alabama Bap- tIst convention, has been forced to accept the resignation of Col. J. M. Falkner of Montgomery because of his III health George G. Miles of Montgomery, has been elected to fhe vacancy Mr Miles is one of the best known men in the Alabama Baptist church. He is president of the state mission board and has long
  state body. The othe- members of the committee are Rev. w. J. E. Cox, Mo- bile, chairman; J. B. Ellis of Selma; J. w. Minor of Ensley, and Rev. J. H. Eos ter of Ann1ston The committee proposes to raise S2O,O00 for the endowment of Howard college, the Baptist boys school of the state, located at East Lake Great regret was expressed at the retirement of Colon Falkner, who has long been prominent in the affairs of the church and in the caring Tor the old cofederate veterans of the state, to his efforts be- ing due the establishment of the soldiers home at Mountain Creek.
 Interesting Race.
 George G. Miles, grand keeper of rec ords and seal of the order of Knights of Pythias, is beginning to get ready for the meeting of the grand lodge in Montgom- cry next May Rates are to be worked out by the railroads and local matters are to be looked after 1t seems that the race for supreme representative Is to be be- tween J. B. Ellis of Selma and D. c. Cooper of oxford both of whom are past grand chancellors and leading men of business in the state The vacancy to be filled arises from the expiration of the l term to which the lamented Tennent Io- max was elected, being filled out by Ir. J. M. Riggs of Montgomery This race | promises to be the most lively thing in 1 the meeting of the grand lodge. Ussery is Named. | M F. Ussery has been appointed tax | collector of Randolph county. to succeed 1 w w. Brooks, deceased. Ussery was the | next man to Brooks in the primary. R. E. Wright has been appointed notary | public and justice of the peace at James. l The certificate of the Crockett Coal | company of Birmingham has been hled | with the Secretary of State. The capital 1 Is $1O.Ooo, with l.. c. Gould and associates l incorporators.
 I T. w. Barker has been appointed tax l commissioner of Dallas county. 1 Hon. w. A. Bellamy, sheriff of Rus l sell county, and Hon. John F. Proctor' solicitor of Jackson county, are In the l city today.
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