The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
THIRD REGIMENT
 GOES ID ANN|STON Planning for Museum at State
 University FERGUSON CALLS MEETING All Differerees Between Convict De- partment and sloss Go. Are Ad- justed By the Payment of
 Check for $15oo.
FERGUSON CALLS MEETING

Montgomery, May (Special)-At the solicitation of Col. E. H. McKleroy, com manding the Thirl regiment, Alabama National Guard, has been ordered into camp at Anniston, tie home Of the Col onel The date is June b, for week. The regiment has about 300 men, with ten companies. Colonel McKleroy was only elected a few weeks ago. There are two companies out of the service now which were in last year, one at Bessemer and the other at Huntsville. Since the last encampment all the troubles Of the organization have been smoothed over and the debts all paid So that one regi- ment will go into camp this year with 6 clean sheet and all the men and of ficers in harmony It was hoped by some of the men that the encampment would be held at Montgomery, but the Colonel had a desire to take them to his home town, which the governor saw fit to gratify. The Second regiment will encamp at Electric park, this city in JulF.
 Museum Building.
 II.n Ferguson, president of the alumni of the State university, has called meeting of that organization in Tusca- loosa next Monday to take up the ques- ton of plans for museum building for the exhibits that have been gathered from time to time since 1S49 by the geolog- ical survey of the state, and largely a result of the work of Dr. Eugene A. Smith, who has charge of that department of the state service There is at Tusca- loosa housed at the university, a large collection of valuable relics and minerals that have been collected from all parts of the state committee, which has al- ready been set to work by Mr. Ferguson, Is composed of J NJ. Dewberry of Bir- mingham. Judge J. J. Mayfield of Tusca- loosa, and Dr. Thomas NJ Owen of Mont gomery The hope Is to impress the Legislature with tle importance of the duty and have 1t give money for the building at it's next session.
 Differences Settled.
 All differences between the Sloss-Shef- field Steel and Iron company of Birming- hcm and the state convict department, have been adjusted, and the department has received a check for $500, which covers the amount agreed upon for loss es of time in getting the mines at Flat Top in such working order az to allow tine state to make it's reasonable wages out of the labor of the convicts leased to that corporation. A new contract for th.. two years beginning tho first of next January. has been agree upon, the Sloss company to have 200 men as q minimum and the state is to dig the coal and put it in cars at the mouths of the miners rooms at 43 cents per ton.
 This is regarded as very satisfactory settlement to both sides
 The contract with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company is now being worked out and will be signed in few days 1t is thought They will be allowed 4OO men and will work them in two mines at Pratt Citv There Is no dispute to sneak of and there will be little delay in getting the contracts In shape.
 For Main Building.
 The contract has been let 10 Joseph Jodees of Montgomery to erect the main h,1ilding of the Negro Normal School at this place. to take the place of the one that was destroyed by Ire some months ago The price Is $l4925. and the time int and other details are being worked out now, and everything will be signed up tonieht 1t is thought. There was one Birmingham bidder who was 5000 above tbe nrice of the successful man. This te one of the most successful and prac- ticaI of the state institutions Prof w. 70 Patterson, who is at the head of Inc school as president. is a white man ana has spent many years of service In .ha education of the negro The new huilding will be modern in it's provis-