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UHERAN SEMINARY GOES TO COLUMBIA HIS CITY'S orrER MOST AT TRACTIVB. offer of the Choice of Two Valu able Sites and Over $17,000 in Gash Accepted. Columbia State. Columbia gets the Luther= Sem inzary. The news was received here at ...12:30 Friday morning in a tele phone message from C. W. Moorman, 4eeretary of the Columbia Chamber "Oi Commerce. The vote was: Co lumbia, 10; Charleston, 4; Salisbury, 4. It appears that Charlotte was out of the contest. The respective offers were: Co lumbia, $17,722 and sites; Salisbury $14,350 and -sites;' Charlotte $8,000 and sites. Charlotte offered the greatest variety of sites, but alL.aat valuations somewhat strong. Salis bury offered two beautiful sites, and some others. One was of 16 acres, near the city and supplied with wa ter from the city. Columbia offered two sites, described in a letter ap pended hereto. There were present 18 .of the 22 sdelegates, among them Dr. Wilson of Savannah; Mr. Ficken, Dr. M. G. SeUerer and Mr. Capplemann of Charleston;- Dr. 0. B. Mayer, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, Newberry; C. M. 3ird, Lexington; Rev. C. A. Freed, RIev. E. C. Cronk and Dr. Sox of Co lunbia, and others. -Columbia's proposition, somewhat aagmented since the last meeting of Ge board, was presented by C. W. Worman, secretary of the Chamber qk Commerce. The other members.of the local committee, representing the L heran churches of Columbia and Bicokland, were Rev. Messrs. Maun Igbrdan Cimes and Dr. J. RX ooier . Tie committee -pro .eted, with foree Columbia's claims. The board was in session nearly all 4y and it -was not until 12 o'clock fi4ay .ight that a decision was reaehed. In the meantime thee were buzdreds of telephone calls at the giate office from persons wishing to kew the result of the election. Ihe board announced the appoint ment of the following sub-commit-' tees. Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, Dr. 0. B. Mlayer and C. M. Efird, to cooperate with the Columbia committee in the matter of the transfer of the prop (erty from Charleston. Rev. Dr. C. A. Freed, Dr. Geo. H. Cx, R-ev. R. C. Holland and Rev. E. C. Cronk, to arrange plans for build rngs and to plan a canvass; for funds. The announcement that Columbia has been selected will be received with great pleasure. here, butf not with great surprise, for Columbia1 really* had the better of the argu ment when the board met at Char leite recently, but the mnembers did a.j eare to act without due consid esation, and Salisbury was given an ouIer ehanee. I NCOMB T AX. Only Two Counties Have Failed to Secure Any F'igures.-Others Are Improving. Colum.bia State. I*st year there were about 20 epunties in the State where no m 'epue tax returns were made to the eeunty auditors. In other words, in these counties no one made as much as $2,500 yearly. In 1909, however, eonditions were improved and only in Xampion and Saluda counties are teeno retarns. There are no eit isens in -either of these counties re eaiv'mg over $2,500 a year, beeause Sthere were a;ny the reh'itns would bhe inade to the respective county au si*ors. The figures filed with Comp tyoler General Jones show this and evidently the county auditor~s receiv ed the returns made by each taxpay er with the usual oath. There are a number of large business concerns in these counties. . Things got wro;g in Edgefield also. There was a decrease of $172 ii tie taxes paid in on this item. Ilf will be recalled that Comptroll er General Jones, .aided by the audi JGoad FO I Vol I and Wows VI SFor...... (Not good after 6 o'clock tors of some of the counties, notably Richland and Spartanburg, pushed the requirements of the law. Efforts were made to arouse other county auditors to the necessity for en-forc ing the act as long as -it was on the statute books and Gov. Ansel, at the request of the comptroller general, sent out a circular stating that the law must be obeyed. In the tables prepared, Charles ton shows the largest amount paid in on i,ncome tax and Spartanburg is second, with Richland third. The eomptroller general believes that this tax, which is. on all net incomes over $2,500, should amount to be tween $50,000 and $75,000 each year. The statement prepared shows a total of $8,462 for 1908 and a total of $16,237 for 1909. Newberry coun ty's total for 1908 was $207, and for 1909, $344. AGED KING DIES. Leopold of Belgium Succumbs to Sudden Weakness.-Unable to Stand the Strain. Brussells, Dec. 17.-King Leopold died at 2:35 o'clock this morning, his aged and wasted body being un able to stand the strain put upon it. The collapse occurred sudde.nly and at a moment when the doctors seem ingly had the greatest hopes for his recovery. ZEIAYA RESIGNS. He Gives up Battle Against the Revolutionists and the United States. Managua, Niearagua, Dee. 16. ose Santos Zelaya has resigned from the presidency of Nicaragua. He placed his resignation in. the hands of congress this morning. Ap parently there was no other course for him to% take. The people were at -last aroused. The guns' of the revolutionists threatened. The war ships of the United States ' 1ay in Nicaragaan ports. Managua has been seething for days. The spirit of revolt haa spread even to the gates of the palace. Ze laya surrounded himself with an armed guard. Uncheeked, the pop ulace have marched through the streets, crying for the end of the ld, proclaiming the Dew regime. Who will take up the reins no one knows or cares. It is sufficient that eaya. as dictator will be known no more. There is no doubt that con gress will act quickly on his resig ration for the people have demanded FOUGHT OVER GRA.VE. Two Richland Men Engage in Com bat While Placing Tomb stone. Columbia, Dec. 17.-James Pow ers was struck down, it is alleged, yesterday morning over the grave of is father as a result of a fight with a man named Will Aughtry, as sisting him in placing a tombstone to the grave. Aughtry is in the Richand County jail tonight on a harge of assault and battery. The cispute arose over the placing of the tombstone. Both parties are white. 'he affair occurred in the county, and news of it reached Columbia only to-night. Train a Mile Long. Roanoke, Va., Dec. 17.-A train f 120 steel cars carrying 6,000 tons f eoal and drawn by a single engine eft Roanoke for Norfolk to-day over the Virginian. railway. The train was six feet more than a mile in length, and is said to be the long est ever arawn by one locomotive. The Charleston adWsenCaro lina Railway will sell excursion tiek ets aceount of the Holidays at very low rates for the round trip. Tiek cs on salle December 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 31, 190~9 and Jan. 1, 1910. Final limit returning Jan. 6, 1910. For further information apply to ieket agents, or Ernest Willhams, General Passenger Agent, 829 Broadway, Augusta, Ga. itig Oontest Mnday. Dec. 27, 1909.) 0." Chri sti Take a L( tibUuse le 1t will be worth you + in the purchase of C complete exhibition ft at least to obtain help -GIFTS for GIRLS Sewing Machines Doll Carriages Doll Chairs, Doll Beds Doll Furniture Doll Tea Sets Paper Dolls Dolls, Billikins Eskimo Dolls Teddy Bears Monkeys, Lions Rubber Dolls .3 Pianos, Chimes. Pai.nt Boxes Sewing Boxes 0 Puzzles Picture Books 0. Girls' Books Xmas Paper. Os Waist Pins Purses Toilet Sets. e0 Xmas Cards 1c. each $$ GIFTS FOR WOMEN ** Manicure Sets & Toilet Sets 0. Brush and Comb Sets 44 Waist Pins, Hat Pins 3e Barretts, Brooches 44 Hand Bags, Umbrellas 0. Cuff Links * Fountain Pens, Poems, Bibles Xmas Paper, Work Boxes China, Cut Glass' S. Sterling Silver * Xmas BooKlets S. 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