The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-20
STATE MATCH SUITS
ARE COMPROMISED
Case is Settled by Payment
of $500
STATE COAL LANDS SOLD
Governor Is Investigating Attitudes of
Alabama Points With View to
Finding Place to Spend
the Summer.
STATE COAL LANDS SOLD.

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state several weeks ago against the Dia-
mond Match company, have been COM
promised for $500. The allegation was
made in the bill filed in the city court of
Montgomery, that the Diamond company
came into the state and did business
without having paid the license as re-
quired by section 1921 of the code, and
that was. therefore, subject to penalty
in twenty cases. for which $1,000 was de-
manded in each case.
1t was charged that agents of the Dia-
mond company came to Montgomery and
took up matches put in here by rival
company known as the Oregon Match
company, and got them off the market
Or to be exact it was alleged that the
Diamond company placed the matches in
cold storage until they were injured and
then had them put on sale as the product
of said rival concern. Having been made
inferior by the, dampness they were not
of such character as to give satisfaction
to the trade.
The suit was brought by Solicitor Dent
at the instance of Attorney General Will
son, and has been in the condition of
compromise ever since. The final ar
rangements were made this afternoon by
John Knox of Admission, who came in the
interest of the offending company. II Is
a very pretty little fine for the kind of
business that was attempted.
Made Good Trade.
The governor closed a trade this af-
ternoon which Is very satisfactory to the
state, selling 200 acres of the coal lands
of the Montevallo Girls school to the
Galloway Coal company for s25 per acre.
There has been a time in the last few
years when these lands were to be had
for $3.50 an acre, or at least coal lands
in the same territory. The trade was
made several days ago by the trustees
at the school office in Montevallo. The
lands are rich in coal and lie in Walker
county about eight miles from those now
owned by the purchasers at Galloway.
The governor received the check for
$4,000 today and it is regarded as a fairly
good trade, but all eoneede that the
lands are very valuable and it would not
be a surprise IL some of them do not
bring much better money. The Galloway
company operates mines in Galloway and
Carbon HILL in Walker county, and also
in Bibb county The men who compose
the company were the first to develop
the large properties at Carbon Hill in
1889
Governors Trip.
Governor William d. Jelks will not
leave the capitol for some days yet
though he has decided to spend most of
the summer In an altitude that is much
higher than Montgomery. He is en-
gagged just now in investigating the
height of several of the Alabama points
of resort and will select one of them to
spend the greater part of the hot days
If 1t can be found with enough of the
towering to meet his wishes. His health
is getting better all the time and he
looks a great deal better than when he
came back from New Mexico. The fact
is he has gained every day since his re-
turn and has hardly ever felt better than
he has for some weeks. He will go first
to Asheville, N. c.. for a few days and
then decide if he will go to some Ala
bama point later. He will be in his Of
flee every two weeks and have all his
business transacted in the usual way.
Gadsden Company Restored.
Adjt. Gen. William w. Brandon today
issued an order assigning Company G,
just mustered back into the service of
to the Third regiment. This is the same
letter and the same assignment the COM
pany had before. The company is COM
manded by its old captain, L. B. Rainey,
with Wilbeur W. Hill as first lieutenant
and A. r. Brindley as second. The COM
pany was mustered in May II by Lieut..
w. J. Johnson of the Admission company.
Capt. E. G. Evans of the Woodlawn
company was in the office of the adjutant
lie inc n On dnxup n
look after some matters of his company.
He believes that everything will be ar
ranged for the Third regiment, of which
his command Is a part to camp In June
in Montgomery Most of the boys, he
thinks. will be glad TO come here and
will urge the selection of the place.
Pay of Soldiers.
The news from Washington that the
court of claims had allowed the pay of
the soldiers who entered into the service
of the United States during the Spanish
American war, Is a little bit confusing,
but taken to mean that they are to be
paid for that time which elapsed between
orders to rendezvous and actual muster
into service.
The matter is explained in this way.
When the state troops were first called
into service the companies were only
about fifty strong. Consequently they had
to lie at the place of rendezvous until
they could be mustered up to the required
strength of Jog men. They did not receive
pay for the time which interviewed be-
tween the answer to the call and the day
when, fully filled up. they were put to
the service of the country. The times will
vary with most every man, and there will
be hard work to get the dates and the
pay all figured out
Knox In City.
John p. Knox, who was president of
the constitutional convention last held, is
in the city today. Colonel Knox, with
Mrs Knox and their daughter, will sail
from New York early in July for a trip
abroad expecting to be gone a couple
of months They do this for the benefit of
the young lady primarily, who will grad
uate from Ozontz in June. Colonel Knox
is looking well and seems to be enjoying
the great success that has come to him
in life.
Perhaps 1t is not etched enough: send