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PRtBABLY 1,31)2 LOST. C.\KI'\rill\ IUAKIM, Htttt ltl> < I H? HK\l>hi> FOK NKW >(>Kk. l**t t- .?n ami Virginian Sa\c?l Nunc? ?mini ll.p, riuti Any Other Trans? it laut le Minr, May be port Survi? vors- OarpaOiia PssHe* Out of Wirele** Zone for m nine, ami Cut? ter* are Ordered Northward to tJct In Toueh?Titiinle Insured for Five Million. New York. Apill 16.? phnt the final toll nf the rescued from the Tltanie disaster had practically been made up was tho impression that grew almost Into conviction last night as the hours sent on without the re vision of the lists adding measurably to th? total of known survivors. Of definite news of the disaster the night added little. Down the Atlantic coast, fog enveloped in many places, as the reports showed, crept tho Cunar der Oaipathla bearing on her the 86H Ihres thst hsd been snatched from the waters when the Titanic'* lift) haats, laden to their limit, one b) one, made their way from the giant liner as It became known thai, the was aoon to take her final plunge. But although the rescue ship was reported within wireless range of tho Sable Island station at a comparative? ly early hour and the wireless ear was waiting to catch the snap of a receiv? er which might mean that the great secret of the liner's death was about to be given up. midnight came and went and the nigh' began to grow nttf. and still tho word had not been jyyoken. Carefully compiling the available lists, tho record of the named survi? vors of the disaster stands significant? ly thus: Men. 71; women, 233; children, 10: ToUI. 3 SI. of the remaining 510 known survl vor* It is estimated that more than Iff were seamen required to man the boats. This would lea v. ippiov, mate y 440. and the ordinary propor? tions of women and children. In the steerage. whe~e the passengers In the Tltanie's care numbeted 740. It seems probable that tho greater part Of these ??D were women and their little fsnee. N'o'hl ig could sh? w more pla my 1 the heroism of th-? crew and the men pas- ? (ere who ?u??d by the do .n.-i ship, facing practically Ins Itabh tie*' . and sent lav woxn? ind ? ftII dren sway In the life boats. Some Would have to be left; that was v osrtalnvy. Hundreds, in fact. were left, But to all appearances the men ess were left stayed behind deliber? ately, calmly stepping islde to let the owed protection, pass on their way to safety. "Sinking by the head. Have clear ax) boats end filled them wr.h wo? men and cMldren." This was the final message these brave men sent the world, for It was directly afterwards that their wireless signals sputtered and then stopped al? together. The picture inevitably pre? sents Itself In lew of what is known, te of nien like John Jacob Astor. mas? ter of scores of millions; Benjamin Ougg> nhelm. of the famous family of bankers; Isad??r Straus, g no r< bant prim Wm. T. Stead, veteran jour nali.<f Mator Archibald Butt, soldier Washington R?chling, noted engineer; of any or ttll of these men stepping aside and bravely, gallantly remain? ing to die that the place he otherwise might have tilled could perhaps he taken Of some sabot shod, shawl en shroii !? d lll'terate and penniless peas? ant * in tn i*1 Kurope. Thus the stream of women with toddling infants or babies in arms psrhaps most of them soon to be widowed, fib d up from th? cabins and over the sMt and away tn life. The men?by far the greater part of them ?remained to die. millionaire and peasant, and man of middle ( lass alike, bravely, It must have been, sharing each other's fate and going do* to a i omrnon gra\ e. I ?f ths surv|\f?rs. what tlnlr story of |H*rll and suffering with the refla? tion the\ will furnish of just whtt b*pp< ned on board Usf stricken ocean fjlant--pl?'ures which will Icuv? the Im ? ? -ii ?e-thiii^ fo dr -w upon still n mains to told. Mo*- ?tuickly |he> will I? able to tell it und clear up 'I the myster es of Identity which the limited curving capacity of thI Carpathla s wireless has left the world in doubt ssngead Isjgdgtgri la depend large I v upon almost atmospheric eon dltir ns. The wrath? r was thl< k on the enge! last night. n? t only Interfering. It Is belb v.d. with wireless communication from th, liner to Sable Island. but prohtl |\ with her rate of progress to? ward N' *t Yor k, whtr.- she Is head? ing. Meanwhile other methods of communicating with #er than by tin land ** 'tlons are bring tried. s#.n b for mdies In the vicinity of tb.. <|i ' ? t r. t w as I. irned. will be taken up by the White Star Limr CONFKRKNCE AT BETllESU V cry Inter* Ming S??hmIoi) Held?Lair. Attendance. Rsmbert, April LI,?Ths s?coiid isuurtorly conference of Wodgjottold ?in ?uit, Bun tor district, convened with BoihOOdt church Friday, April 11, Kev. Waiter l. htWhort, presiding "jIcier in the chair. Bvery church on the charge was represented by two or more stewards. Considering that it VII a mld-WSSk appointment at a very husy season of the year, quite a large congregation was present and no doubt felt well repaid after hearing a strong sermon delivered in earnestness by 1ha?. Her? bert. I It is a custom of this church to carry dinner out on these occasions. s?>, the sermon being over the con? gregation adjourned to dinner where J a most bounteous and delightful spread awaited them. The social fea- ! ture of these occasions, where every? one Is made to feel welcome, makes them enjoyable Indeed. Bethesda church is always pleased to entertain these conferences and to have as many as will to be with them. This occasion brought together peo? ple removed from each other, de? voted friends with others, all con? tributing to iu pleasure More than one visitor expressed himself as hav? ing spent a glad day away from the vexations and cares of life. After dinner the inference was called to order with the following present: Rev. J. N. Wright, P. C.J Kev. II. C. Bethea, J. R. Corbett, W. S. Allen. W. II. Freeman. T. I). Mc Lec>d. J. M. Reams, T. M. Crosswell, B. W. Segars, C. W. Chandler, and Mr ilWngS T. J. Brown was elect? ed a trustee instead of II. C. Mc Lecd, deceased, and also steward. The business of the conference was gone through In a masterful manner that waa profitable to tho great cause. I t o. Herbert, the son of a saint? ly preaeher, most favorablv Impress? ed the SOOpll and was well received. On Sunday our pastor, Rev. J. N. Wr ght. presented the mission claims to the congregation and got the en? tire amount assessed this church (I have written this for the encourage? ment of other churches of whatever faith they may be. and exhort: "Go tho i, and do likewise.") nur Bap t.-t friends helped us out In this mat b r. t I I am gU MM 'hat the aboV| If un- j usiiil for a ??ciliar paper but k:.ow ? ! ing it Ii f,?r interest tn the personnel j of your F'Hp- r. particularly to tha? Did Vet, 1 believe it is to other good people When you do worthy things the World wants to know of them. None of our people that I know of have planted cotton yet. Some are not through with corn planting. Harry sfCljSSd. oldest son of the late H. C. Mcl^eod. is stricken with pneumonia, br.r is reported to be im? proving. Mrs. II. C. Bethea, who was pros? trated by a severe attack of malarial fever Is able to go out again. Mrs. G. II. Lenoir was in our com? munity g few days last week. Mrs. H. C. Bethea and Miss Court? ney Atkinson dined with Mrs. C. J, Jackson some days ago. Roht, K. grthinson, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Sanders. Kugene James, Walter Sanders and Mr. and Mrs Roht. Moore. ran over to Columbia last Friday. Mevsr*. I rierson and B. O. Morris are erecting a most substantial and handsome dwelling on the road from IMnklnV mill to Borden for Mr. and Mrs H. C, Bethen. Mr. W. S. Allen spent some days recently/ at St. Stephens. A party Of aUtomohlllstS Tuesday afternoon ran over a big rattlesnake between the4 oity and Cans savannah and then stopped long enough to des? patch the reptile. Tho snake had thirteen rattles on it and was a mon? itor In itSS, from Halifax, where the cable itesm ir Mm-key-Bennett has been charter? ed to proceed to the scene and re? main until further orders se it? hint; for bodies that may come to the sur faes l'p to |,tl this morning so far as ?uld be learned at any of the ooast I itlotts no tidings had come from the 1,'arp.itr.ia since she was able by the lid of th. Olymplc'l relay many hours 1 ? fore to sand ashore her list of the names of firs! and second cabin Ti tanle survlvoan which she bad on i o mi. it is thought, feared, would be j tho better Word, that this list Is now pi i t i illy complete, As for the rest, direct advices from Sable Island re? ported that weather conditions were bad today and that oidy faint com munlcatlon was had with the ship, she being barely within range of ?all. It was thought. t?>o, that Ihl wireless op ? I ttor on the ? farpathlt iia?i become fatigued from hli logjsjsslgi at the he) J of the liner's wireless and that hi VII rt ting, preparing for tim transmis? sion of n snsujsi whsg the ship comes into communication with stations on thg American ?oast. i WORK COMMENCED <>\ HOTEL. T%0| Houses Constructed ami Digging for I 'oundallon Commenced, Active werk was this morning com? menced on the construction of the neu hotel, the work done l?eing pre? paratory t<> work which Will follow in the near future on the hotel building Itself, The onrpenters wert put to work erecting she tool houses and w ot knien Were digging down in the ground to Investigate the quality of soil with a view to determine the necessary foundation for the build? ing. The grounds were laid off and show the building to be ?' big one. The structure will fact- < n Hartiette street, having a frontage on that street of 86 feet three inches. The side will ex? tend on Main street 1M feet, there being just room enough in rear of the building for vehicles to pajs. There are several trees on the grounds which will have to be cut down and removed and the whole will be leveled off before the concrete flooring is laid on the surface of the ground. Mr. T. C. Stokes is foreman of the workmen in charge of the building and will see that the work is pushed as rapidly as possible. A large force of hands will he engaged as soon as they are needed on the building. Al? ready some of the material has been ordered and Will be here in the next few days, while the granite is now being cut for the foundation and first story of the building. Much interest is being taken in the work by citizens atul by the people generally, many of Whom have stop? ped Iii nagging to view the proceed? ings. Traveling men who make Sum tor a Stopping DOlnt have been heard to make favorable comments on the fact that work has commenced and the people generan> seem glad that the hotel is at last under way. Commissioners of Public Works Hold Meeting. At r> o'clock Tuesday afternoon tin. Commissioners met in the City Clerk's office, with ell members of the board present. Mr. c. <;. Rowland, w ho was elect? ed by council to succeed Mr. EL L, Scarborough, took the oath of office. The annual report was examined, and the affairs of the department wars cussed, The ecretary and collec ioi wert directed to observe and an? fores the rules governing th? oollec? Hon of accounts, especially lh? rule ' that provides foi the cutting ..... water from customers in arrears. It was ordered that all past due accounts be paid by the 22nd inst. and in all cases in which settlement is not mads by that time, the supply is to l>e cut off. Depnrtaaeni of civic ami i?ubiic Af fairs?ii. i>. Jennings, Director, -? Following are the appointments of committees in this department: Health and Sanitation?Dr. H. M. Sun k v. c hairman; B. I. Ileardon, Dr. Archie China, Dr. c. J. Lemmon* Dr. C. P, Osteen. J. J. Tinsloy, W. C. Wise, D, M. McLeod, Hr. E. R. Wil? son. Rev. c. c. Brown, d. d. Legislation?Dr. eGo. W. Dick, chairman; J. H. Clifton. R, B, Heiser, C. M. Hurst, Dozier Lee? Horace Harby, H, g. Osteen. parks and Public Buildings?B. c. Haynaworth, chairman; L, w. Jen? kins. R, F. Haynsworth. Rev, G. S. DsLano, J. M. Harby, T. n. Prater, R. U Wright. Hire Protection and Building Code ?H. s. Hood chairman; B, C. Wal? lace, C. B. Haynsworth. .T. W. Mc Klever, w. P, Carr, i>. P. Kelly, Bugen? Forshee. City Streets, Sidewalks and Trees ? J. P. Booth, chairman; S. U. ('hand-I ler. B. C. Haynsworth. I?. M. Dick. J. p. Marion p. p, McClellan, W. Lorlng Lee, .1 P. Commander, J, ?. I lodges. Mr. J. T. McNeill, of Shlloh, who was for ? number of years a member ol the County Board of Commission is win prehohly be a candidate for county supervisor. When in the city Monday Mr. McNeill tohi several uf his friends that he had the matter under serious consideration, as he v as being urged to enter the race by unite a number of cltlsens in various parts of the county, The campaign for county officers will be interesting thi.> year and there will be I number of hotly contested races, The promoters of the proposed Pee Dee hasehall league want Bumter to join ami have invited the local faUN to lend a representative to the meet? ing to b.? held in Cheraw Friday, April Itth, if anyone Ii Interested, full information can I.btalned from Mr, William Godfrey, President Plrsl National Rank, Cln raw. S. f . Rvery day fishermen- and some more fishermen pay Ihelr respects to the fish In some of the neighbor? ing ponds. It let ins t hat the fish would ?'? i tired Of so many visitors. ALLIGATORS SWALLOW TURTLES Team Still 1 ???11 Former Record? Xumber of Spectators saw Con Qulte a number of ipectaton taw thi Alligators win a victory over the Turtles Tuesday In the second game of the serlei of ln-door baseball games at the! Y. M. C. A., the score ing 4 to at the end of the game. Tin- game was fast and exciting from start to finish, hut the Alligators had the advantage" of the Turtles all the way through, and it looked like ! it would he a shut-out affair for the Turtles, until "Long Kmanuel," pitch? er for the Alligators, literally went up in the air and the Turtles in the eighth inning made three runs. For th Alligators "Happy" Phelps and "Beau" Crow son were the bright stars, while on the Turtle team "Shorty" Folsom and "Big" PuUant wa re the stellar lights. The game seemed to meet the hearty approbation of the spectators, who seemed much pleased with what they saw. The game was umpired by Mr. Thees. Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A. GAME COCK CITY LEAGUE. Committee Appointed to Solicit Sub? scriptions ami tO Organise Teams. At a meeting of those Interested in baseball in this town held at the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday night active steps wcii' taken to have the league or? ganized and to secure funds for the purchase of the uniforms and to get the teams organized so that the games could commence as soon as the uni? forms arrived. The committee on constitution and hy-laws was given further time in which to complete their work and still further steps will be taken towards organization when these committees meet and make (their report- next Tuesday night. Ail persons Interested In baseball, whether they are members of the Y. Mt C. A. or rtot. and who will abide by the constitution and by-laws are entitled to join. There will be four teams formed and the captain of each will select twelve nu n to play on his team, it is thus necessary to have uniforms for forty-eight men and the committee to solicit subscriptions has charge of the raising of sufficient i The oi' i- /..?. ... while :i will not [1 < a part of th< Y. M. C. A. will prob ? quarters for meetings and will not stand for any disorderly conduct among its members. Mr. B. A. Thees of the Y. M. C. A. executive force will probably be selected as official um? pire for the association and he will consequently have eharge of the con? duct of the games. The membership committee con? sists of Messrs. P. M. Brown, Jas. D. Grahami Allan Brown and Frank ("handler, and any person interested in baseball and anxious to get on one of the teams should hand in his name to them. The name for the league has been decided upon as the Game Cock City Baseball league ami much fun is ex? pected from the series of games which will be irranged. It will be of interest to many peo? ple In this city to know that Mr. David Lorlng, formerly of this city but now of Wilmington, was in a head on collision of a yard engine and a local freight in the Wilmington >aials last Wednesday. Mr. Irring, who was fireman on the freight, .lumped ami luckily escaped injury. Is is suggested by citizens in the western part of town that it would be a good idea for the city to have gar? bage carts to carry off trash daily, in? st cad of waiting until Clean-Up Day to carry it off, It was reported that som - of these citizens had "clean-up day" all the year round, but recently they had watted for more than three days for carts to carry off garbage which they placed on the streets, Tin- registered Jack, Blarney, Jr., win stand the season at Booth-Harby Live Stock Company's stables. Ho is sixteen hands high, black, weighs eleven hundred pounds. Liberal terms allowed. Sumter Jack Aeso i elation. WAS 1?' t. Summer geemi have hi! Sumter all of ;i sudden, leaving rprlng away behind t<- look out for its.'if. Appeal cf the Afflicted. It was W aller's first visit to church, find ha tried hard to remember all the varied Instructions be had received, ?ucb as not whispering, keeping his hrad bowed during the prayer, etc. But during the main petition <>f the aerviee nature won a complete battle over memory and decorum. "Mother," Bhrllb-Ml the weary youngster, "when will It be time for me to straighten my neck? It'i like to break If I don't do It soon!" test. NOTICE. Carolina Special Hi?h < lass Electrically I ifcl tt 1 Train Krtwem CHARLESTON AND CINCINNATI -VIA Southern Railway PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH. In eensectlng with C. N. 0. and T. i*. Pal way CentteUDR of Com blned Baggage and Smoking < 'ar. Hr*i Closa (< ich, 1'uliman Drawing Etoom NM'Diiijf Car. Pullman Qbsevva.ioi Sleeping < ur :in<i Kaing Tar Service. Solid between Charleston and Cincinnati <>: ;the following ionvwi-1 I lent schedules : WESTBOUND NO 27 EASTBOUND NO. 2? Lv Charleston.9.00 AM Lv Cincinnati.t. *o PM Lv Sumnaervilie.9..*8 AM l.v Asheville . 10.25 AM Lv Orangeburg.11.17 AM Ar Spartanburz.140 PM Lv Columbia.1.W0 PM Ar Columbia. 1.35 PM Lv Spartanburg.. ....4.15 PM Ar Orangeburg .0.15 PM Ar Asheville.7..Ml PM Ar Summervilf* .?00 PM Ar Cincinnati. 9.55AM Ar Charleston .8.45 PM Connecting ;?t Cincinnati with through trains for Chicago. Cleve? land. Detroit, Seattle. St. Louis. Kansas S"iiy. Denver, San Francisco, and Points West and Northwest. For further information call Southern hallway Ticket office. S. H. McLEAN, B>. P. A. W. L Mct.KE, J. L. MEEK, Coludmla, S. C. 1>. P. A. A. G. P. A. E. H. COAPSiAX, S. H. HARDWICK H. E. CARY, V. P. and (i. M. P. T. M. <i. P. \. DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., DENTIST. 18 W. Liberty St. ?:- Phone No. 30 i -OFFICE HOUR! 8 TO t. 2 TO ?. A?ME PLASTER. slHNGI.ES I.ATlfS. I 1 RE BRICK, DRAIN PIPE. ETC. LIME. CEMENT. T-Toir roin Rice Floor, Ship Stuff. Bran. ITdy, VJldlll, Mixed row and Chicken Peed. Horses, Mules, !U^Les' *aRO!? S No Order Too Large Or Too Small. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. ct nttvu SOtTTH CAROLINA. J GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER 'AND EMBALMER 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 :: :: Night Phone 201 Undertakers and Embalmers, and Private Ambulance HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLORED Ring 14 or 251?Day or Night Prompt Service J. D. Craig Furniture Company 8,10, 12 West Liberty Street. Mr. Buyer. See our New Moling lmprov< i Qearless ami Chaintess Cotton and Com Planter, equipped with Runner Sweeps, Covering Blades und Hear Press Wheel. The Runner opens the furrow; the Sweep levels the surface, the Blades cover the seed and the Press Wheel completes the operation. This wheel is controlled by ? lever, which lowers and raises the frame and thus governs the depth of planting;. Also a full lino of Moiine l-horse and two slsss of t-horse steel turn plows. Riddle Bursters, 1. B, w and 4 horse Wsgons, Buggies, Burr I OS and Harness. Also Some nice Horses and Mu'es. For Automobiles, See us. Rome good second-hand Automobiles it Bargain Prices, D. C. Shaw Co. 10, 12 and 14 SUMTER ST. Phone 553. :: Riiroter, S, C