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ten pages THIS WEEK BSWW NUMBER 16. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919 volume XXXI ESUAST THURSDAY EjIStD TWO MEN TO DIE K wt)le Batomon Died Fr? K ?' Columbia Ho.pit.l 1 . B.rrett Diod Saturday Iv" in? - Ru,M,U PUc*d m Evening ? Under Bond. ? J H.-k-Ii" ?? *Uo 1^1 i-"'" L at a OtrnM* b0B* K, aw wa8 - K. BMm He , , W>! *7*. , o?nd?u boatful ?ud m nr. I.oOruiid , mw i<> Own*# E, w ;%* ,he wuuti fr Tcoiudbta nn.l ho ww carried wz%? >? tbe ***** UT' Wu* I' Z?P0>, tUo ?tun<hn,{ pby" mL wmt *< tlie huuxf that he found be bad b*en KM# ^ three quarter inche. be Kfe left plpi*? a'*1 *ave kt aS hl? if". ?e lw<| 1,,-imw.rrhMM f">"> and bled inwardly. v K,, dMd h?l loo* been Ir??nbi'r ..t fe<u* >'<? serv.-d as d?>uty EfT?r fcnpar abort# ?? ?. Wl Uoma. E?r 4, <*? *>& ?**m 'ormcr EL* Htwari. ?"'? ?'?' j?W| m E^r former qovbWWr AM?l. yt* |v,V|MrtorS at 0)W(taA<W! Prior U' |b apoolaUamt as ?">?"?? by Gov ? CoMW to barf served a? It, Ma?i*rale S. Si NU-tartteoO, of t"? KLui>. m** ? mrMr 1,1 4 I# mitca be has barf many yarrow low" awl wfW always ??rles? In the K** bta rfuty. Mr. Batcmaa'a IjuKbl affair were aueb, we learn, that I fa\ not have to do this kind |?,k but lie served because he liked lie work and was never satisfifd unless Ifcww chasing ? crimfimal. He was a ? M officer add succeeded In getting I iformation as to the doin|?s of the. j I 'kite* dwiient. whore otflicr officers I ... M fail on the job. And in doing l&i* he mad?> many enemies among this |(Sm of meo. Which probably accounts llor the fact that the men whom &e |itt?npt?l to empturo tlhait daiy were I r-.M to the teeth and readv to kill | kin. The (fovernor's Tribute. '"1 am deeply grieved at the death ?f my friend. Mr. J. V. Rateman," said Gorerwir Ooopor Friday night wtien W wa? U?ld that the officer was dead, 'lb was not only a good officer, fear V* and efficient iu fhe discharge of ii* duty. but. was n good citizen de voted to the welfare of has State. He IHwasM the traits whSdh go to make id ideal, lie wins brave and wse * tfTitknan. mid in a very iwteHigen't. jurnier went about the discharge of kij dutr. He has ;served during sev *rtl administrations ns a Btflrte officer, lad nover have I heard anything de Mfttory to his <*bnrncter or to bis *nrk. TV State nan ill afford to lose such ? man. lie rnot his death in the line duty, met It whQe he was doing i!I in bis power tt? afford to society ft* protect if >n <>f tbe law, without wlnich mt ?v?ial fabric would l>eoo?me chaotic, ?d oni> bappmeew Bind1 securita* w br ? Barrett Died Saturday I Sant- Rarrt-tt. the dr>sperndo, who it lb Wived fired the rthot that caused ? ^ death of Wr. Tlateanan, lingered ? tMn S nV^K-k Swturday afternoon when H ^ d at tho OriTwlon hospital as a ? f*ult of t!)(> numerous platol bullet* h!? K-> r1 v and legs- lite i? said to lhr? boon hit four times ? one bullet ? P^tfratin* his intestinoH, another go ? ^ thronjrh his hi (wider, his left thigh 1*1' hadly shattered by a bullet, an* ? Mh?r buMf?t stnuic his right leg. I Ad inquest was hold at the under lying establishment of C. W/*" Evans l^ar afternoon, and an autopsy pe* |Wd ovor the body to find out which |?? <?* thp officers killed Barrett. The |T?4iot wao to the effect "that Saret 1''^ Rarrett rnme to his death at the ^ **atejnan I *\takpr.M Harrettt waa ,?irty years |*J *<" and a native r>f Taxahaw, S. C. I ? h?d been errwployed on different farms ? ^ M near Camden as a share cropper. I < lnvf* a wife and nine children who Itaid* ;n neighborhood of the Her 1** Cotton Mill*, fully ?even miles *We the still was being operated. I ?' **nains were burled Sunday after ll#f* in the Pin^ Creek cemetery. I of pnijci, WW taker baa been I J/**5 ander $2,000 bond to anawe* to I killing Barrett. Ha I Attorney* W. B. delx>vcb (? B I HKN II Kl M Kit STOKK SOLI> Now The Porperty of S. Water Parker Who Will Conduct ,l'?*l??,|Mi The W (JeUcuhehncr furniture store this week passed iuto the bauds of ? new iiwiier, 8. Walter Parker, <rf thi* city, bavin# purchased the building and stock. Mr. Parker^ in at present located on -lower Main Htreet, where the firm is known an Parker ami Mettatnl, deal er* in sewing machines uiul musical in ?truinenta. Mr. Parker will be sole owner of the new business and it will be conducted under the name of 8. Walter Parker, lie will begiu moving his atock to the (ieisenheUner store some time the early part of next wee%. Mr. Parker wi1! em ploy au experience*! furniture salesman, aud haviug one of the most desirable location* in the city will no doubt build up n large business, Mr. Gelsenheinjer will remain with Mr. Parker for a few months, when he will retire from busi ness. L. A. Wittkowsky to defend hhn. Jim Wheom, the other while man In the party, wfa*n Chief Whitaker fhought he had left for dead, was feigning death, when the officer went to the wMMtance of Mr. Bateman and as soon a* thing* g^t quiet he left the scene, "pant the nig-ht in the swamp an* came to Camden the next dn\ and sur rendered. He and the young .on of Barrett are still in jail. Chief Whitaker Testifies At the coroner's inquest held Saturday ?at the Court Hou.se, <fliiof (>f p0]ic? Whitaker 'told the ?tory ,yf the shock ing tragedy which cast two lives. It showed that he himself made a nar row escape from being rthot to death with two men shooting at him. and it was oui'iy by his ftoeunate aim that he Muoceeded in felling the two men. Chief Whitaker stated that Mr. Hate man asked his assistance and company on the raid, and that they drove to a jK>in't not far from Beaver Dam Church, at the place wOiere Sanders Creek heads! The automobile they wore driving wn stopped about haJf a mile from where the still was Hocated in order that "the outlaws could not hear their approach. They hunted aroirod in the vicinity fop a short time and finally got. trace of the st ill from the mvoke arising. iMie moonshiners had entered the underbrush j from a large tree which had fallen Into the swamip, thereby obliterating any pathway. Air. Bateman led the way on the log and when within fifteen feet from the man' Barrett. from a crouch ing position pointed hks gun at Mr. Bateman. Mr. Bateman called to him twice "Don't do that!" Whereupon Barrett fired and Mtr. Bateman feH. Chief. Whitaker immediately dropped to his knees and began firing at the two men, who were both .^hooting at him. He emptied his own pistol and then took Mr. Bateman's weapon and fired three more -shots. By this time Barret had been so badly wounded that ho | cried "111 give up". Chief Whitaker then went to him awl took hi? revolver mit of his hand. Seeing that Barrett was apparently wounded and that Sheorn was lying prone upon the ground with nrnns outstretched he turned his atten tion to Mr. Bat oman. who had made his way half the length of the log and faHen. Together with young Barrett, the lad Who had run when the shoot ing commenced, but who had returped, carried Mr. Bateman fully half a mile before assistance reached them. The wounded <^ficer was hurriedly driven to Camden and taken to the hospital. Chief Whitaker staled at the inquest that Mr. Bateman told him that there were -four men at the KtiJl when they walked tip and that two men ran away while the others did the shooting, and that it was Barrett wiho had fired the ?hot. that hit him and nTiso that "Ward law Russell was at the root of the Whole affair". Chief Whitaker stated that he did not see but three men, but that later he had gone to the scene and ther* found a coat and from letters hnd paperw found in the pocket it was evfdent that the coat belonged to W. F. Russelfl, Jr. ' At first it is said that Russell de nier! being at the place and claimed, to have been at h?s farm near the cot ton miO. Later he is safd to have ad mitted tfbat he was present when the officers came' up, that bin mission there was to purchase whiskey. He Is said to have run out of the swamp and In a very short Hms was back in Camden. Russell Placed Under Bond Quite a sensation was sprung Fri day afternoon When a warrant was trworn out by Chief Whttaker for the arrest of W. F. Russell, Jr., charged with complicity in the manufacture of whtokey. The warrant wn served and he immediately gave bond in the sum M $1,000, bond being furnished by his Da rent*. What other Information the ~~ (Continued on Last Page) CRIMK ON INCRKA8K Stat* Hoard of Charttlea and Correction# Issue* Fl|uit? on Jail* ?nd Gang*. That homicides, iissmuI t s, larceny and other feioules are iuereaniug in South Carolina iw eatabliahed fcV the Hoard Ot OhoritieH and' Corrections iu ita analjf-. sis of reports from jails and cbaiufaug* of South Carolina for the quarter end ing June 30. Aocordiug to the Hoard's information baaed on accurate report* from 75 per cent, of the "jail**, "there were durittf the last three moutba 31 arreata for homicide, and according to the la# of percentage there must have been 108 Inuu it-idea in South Carolina. Thia might be compared with 25 homicides reported iu December and 81 in March. "Violation of the prohibition law also ahoWfd rapid increase. According ta theDecember reports there were 22 com urn incuts on thia account j in MareV 40 ; in June 145. \ 'The number of amaults reported for the June quarter was 175, while 86 were reported for the March quarter. The June quarter shows 240 commit' ihents for larceny which might be com pared with the March quarter which had 215. "June reports show 2,024 fcouimit inents, the March report shows 1,002 commitments. From these figures it ap pears that crime is on the increase in this State. ? ? ? ? ? - ? : r ?<2. "Croift Williams, secretary of the State Hoard of Charities and Correc tions, said that there were four main causes for this state of affairs First, he said, "there if* a psychological re action from tho\ war which cheapens human life, that the people have heard so much of slaughter and have gotten their minds atune to the theory that wrong must be stopped by physical forcoj second, the men returning from the war were of the age at whjch most crimes /lire committed* the reports of South Carolina showing that a third of the crimes in thi? state -ore com mit ted by negro <m flies from 17 to 20 years of age ; third, the enacting and enforcing of prohibition laws in other states, diminishing the supply of intox imtiikg liquors and force the price there for to an exhorbitant height, has en couraged those who were determined to ijse or sell such to manufacture them or to employ extracts, patent medicines, or other substitutes ; fourth, the insta bility of prices and the restlessrfess of the population always .have a reflection in the acts of those that are passion ate or of a weak will. ?? Konenkamp Resigns. Chicago. July 10. ? -S. J. Konenkamp resigned today as president of the Com mercial Telegraphers' Union of America. In hisrrMiti|r to the executive board, tendering his reaignation, Mr., Konen kamp said his reasons for this action are purely personal. Mr. Konenkamp stated the next con vention of the telegraphers is scheduled for October, but might be advanced to August. Ilis resignation, may not be acted on until that timer In Boll Weevil Territory! 'Mr. W. A. Anderson of nefir Camden, returned Inst wock from a trip to Lyons, On., where he went on a visit to his brother, Mr. W. J. Anderson, who moved from here to Georgia nearly thirty years ago and who has quite extensive farm in* interests in that State. Mr. An derson brought hack a number of boll weovils in a bottle showing them In their different stages of growth. He says that they have wroiight havoc nmong the. cotton farmer# of Georgia, and many of the farmers have turned their attention to other crops. He says the farmers of that section made a 2.% per cent _r.cduotion in their cotton acreage and that coupled with the de strtwtion by the insect# ' will make a short crop in that state. He says that he will be glad to show the weevils to I anyone interested and give, them all the information that he gathered from the farmer# of that section. ( Chief Gets Black Hand letter. ?Saturday morning after the shooting nffair east of Camden in which Chief of Police Whitaker took part, an anony mous black hand kftter was mailed through the Camden postoffiee to the Chief warning him that he had best beware. It was postmarked Camden and bore an anonymous signature, and evi dently rame from some of the gang as sociated with the manufacture of illi cit whiskey in this territory. Attending Re-Fnlon In Greenwood. The Kershaw County veterans who left here Monday morning to attend the annual re-union of South Carolina Con federate Veterana being held at Green wood this week were J. U. McCoy, I. F. Holland, G. W. Moaeley, A. M. RraHaford, Jane* DeTx>aebe, Alex Moae ley, A. D. Kennedy, and W. F. Ruaaell. KF.lt SHAW NEWS NOTES Interesting H.pp^inn U*'^ rnm The Era tf T*?t Vimf. ?,v. A. n. w73TSi *? ***>? far 8t.te.boro, ?*.. where. hV ,l,t la couduotlug a prottgotwl meet thi,.w::.| t **?. mm *? ,Vir little Mr. U.W.V OUt?. -Hi l>rl?- wiwiw ?W> :N* ?' **?* SS county. collet* tlMJ? ??*' WW ???rso ?t Ott**# College l>tt S.tur T?r, and Mrs. W. E. Smith, of .??? lotte N. C? ?!??' '??' w?*k " , Kershaw with th? former', brother- H law and sister, Mr. .ud Mr.. V. ?? SJSff a Masse, I. ?!???"? "" W pntn In MJlWi'i man* 1, will be a pleasured the ma? Mend. of Mr. and ?? ?" tn Kershaw to learn that they return Lore and make thflr honl, .a.oa? i vi r Severs will again Kl?. ?? m... *,? will occupy the same home thej before on South Matson Street. A sarle* of revival *rvi^ ?? Hanging Hock church throughout the past week, la which the pastor It - W 1>. Gleatoa, was assisted J O. I-Vrgms.n. pastor of Broad Street church, Westville sec tion. brought to this office Moaclay a mmmzMxi Sa-STM-.'S.'SS on the same .talk, are a dozen miula turc heads, rauglug la site from a wnl nut to a large siae apple. Misses Edith Bramngton and Ottey J'kill ??<1 Lieut Hazel Plyler <?0 t?mI u> Jj'ff,'7^kir?have * been Braslngton and McCnsk nrsilod elected to te.dh in the Jefferson Graded nchool the next term. - itm. John T. Stevens, who spent about ,on days in Columbia with her ro?th"' 2o w?s undergoing medical treatment a a hospital in that city, returned hie last Wednesday. We are P eased uote that tlio condition of her mother is inxproved. , nR The northbound evening trail considerably <Wayed last Sunday. h? cause of damage to the track Kingville and the river by high water. The train had Uf run back to Columbia und detour over the Seaboard road to Camden. i??m Just before going to press we learn that Mr. 1>. I, Wackwell, who has bee, Vory critically ill for some time, died this (Wednesday) morning about day light Mr. lMaokwell was 71 years of aKe and left surviving hia wife and four children, one daughter and three sons. Oscar J. Threatt of Jefferson, fl viaitor in Kerahaw last Friday. He purchased 55 bales of long *tap*e ? ton from John II. Baker and 86 bales from Obas. H. Trueadale at 46- cen ?er pound. Mr. Baker had been hold ing his long staple cotton eight years. Lieut, and Mrs. It. S. Houston and the former's mother, Mrs. R. 8. Houston, and h?*r daughter, Miss Octavia Houston, of Monroe. N. C., were visitors at the house of Mrs. Lula Plyler last week. Lieut. Houston was associated wlta Lieut. Hanel Plyler in the air Rervice overseas during the world war. Mr. C. O. Drumright, who has been the efficient assistant manager of the Kershaw Oil Mill left Monday for Marlon to assume managwnent of the Marion Cotton Oil Company', plant, which is owned by the Kershaw Oil Mill. Flood In The Wateree. The Waters river has been raging this week, and on Tuesday morning reached, a height a little over 31 feet, but did not near come to the high river that wat expected. A great deal of damage was done to planters in the lowland* ? young corn suffering the most damage. The water did not get higfi enough to drown many of the cattle on the swamps, the most of them tak ing refuge in the highlands. It was reported that two negro boys were drowned while in sfcrimtning in the river near the WateTee dam north of f'amden. Their bodies went down in the swift current and have not been re covered. The river began to fall Tues day at midday. Crossing at the ferry here has been suspended for several days. The dams at Adams pond and at the Hermitage Mill pond were in danger Monday night but the floodgates were rained and enough of the water 1st off to relieve the pre assure. A ** - w m * - * '? ? ? Miss Laura Houston la spending some time is AaheriiTe, North .Carolina. ANOTI1KK OIIKAT UK1VK Southern BnptisU do Iii For Mammoth Sum. At ' the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, In May, with more than 5,000 Baptists assembled, it was unanimously decided to raise 7ft million dollar*, for missions, in home and for eign lands; for their wore than 130 ed ucational institution*; for their many or phanages and hospitals; for their aged ministers ; and for the National Memorial chureh dedicated to Roger Willlama and Religious Liberty, to be built in Wash ington, A canxpaLgn commission was appointed, with I>r. George W. Truett, pastor First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, as chairman, and one member from eaeh of the Southern States. At a meeting in Atlanta eanly in June, the commission met tuid made out pi*?* for raising the 7ft million dollars. Dr. L. R. Scarborough, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Semi nary, Forth Worth, Texas, was elected general director, and Kls headquarters established at Nashville, Tenn. Five of the cojpmii?<ionere were appointed as campaign directors, to whim the de tails. of organisation were committed. Mr. J. H. Anderson,, of Knoxville, a wealthy merchant, was made chairman. These campaign directors have elect ed the following leaders to cooperate with General Director Scarborough in the campaign : IL jG. Honing, of North Carolina. A>?dstaot General Director ;. T. H. Ray, of Virginia, Survey Director ; H. C. Moore, of Tennessee, Publicity Director; Mrs. \V. J. Neel, W. M. U. Organizer. A general organiser is yet to be selected. At -a meeting composed nearly 2()0 representati ves from every phase of the denomination's life and work, in Nash ville. Tenn., July 2nd and 3rd, a com plete program and organization for the campaign wtjre effected. Each of the Southern States will, be organized*, with the State secretary of missions as the general director for that State. He will be aided by ,a general organizer and a piibicity man, and an advisory campaign committee, made iq> of the three persons above named, the campaign commission er from that State, the editor of th^ Baptist paper, the secretary and vice president of the Women's Work, and the chairman of the laymen's organization. It will be the duty of these State or ganisers to organize the sub-divisions in each State, called associations or dis tricts. Kach of these associations or districts will have an organizer and a publicity directory and these will oir ganize the churches, with a general director, preferably the pastor ; and an organizer, some select layman, and an organizer representing the Women's Work. AH these organizations are to be volunteer workers, from among men and women. The name of the enmpaigu is "Bap tist 7 5 Million Campaign." The time foi^' the big drive- will be November 30th to December 7th. This will be called "Victory Week," at which time cash and pledges payable in 5 years are to be raised to the amount of more than 75 million dollars. All the general or ganizations ? the Foreign Mission Board at Richmond, Virginia, the Home Mis sion Board of Atlanta, Ga., the Educa tional Board at Birmingham, } Alabama, the Old. Minister'* Relief Board, at Dallas, Texas, the Laymen'** Board? at Knoxville, Tennessee, the Woman's Mis sionary Union .Board, at Baltimore, Maryland, and all the State organiza tions are throwing themselves full length and full strength into the campaign. Three million Baptists are to go in and I put it over. It is to be the greatest and most meaningful movement ever in augurated by Southern Baptists. Its issues to the cause of Christ are in calculable, This money will help every phase of religious life represented by Baptists throughout the whole world. It is expected that every Baptist Church, more than 25 thousand of them, and every Baptist member, more than 3 mil lion. will put themselves in a^_ great fashion into this movement. > Conimandery For Carnal ^ The Knlfflit Templar Masons of Cam den have been granted a dispensation by the Grand Commander of the State, Mr. Jennings K. Owen# of Bennetts ville, to institute a Camrmandery here. This now gives the Masons of Camden and surrounding territory the opportun ity of getting all the degrees here, aa hereofore they bad to go away from borne to get them. , The Masons are very proud of this bra nob being added to the others which they now have, and they intend to make it come up to the high standard which Camden Masons have always held In the past. Any Mason who wishes to know about the Oommsndery degrees, ss to when they will be ready may call on Dr. R. T. Goodsls, who win be glad .to fornbfc any information dssirsd. - . i > i . - r , l t M K VI OF MH. BATKJWN At Baptist Church Monday Afternoou ? Woodmen Cfrwnony at drive. j'., ? St. ? ? . -v The funeral of the Ijte Ml-. J, Fletcher lta tomau, who died in Columbia Friday Afternoon, was held from the Camden Baptist Church Monday afternoon at (I oNftrwik in the preseum-e of a large con course of friend* and relatives. Three of the Caandeu paatom-- Rev. M. M. Hen son, of the Baptist church, Dr. W. >V. W. I>anleln, of the Methodist church, Dr. Wdwin $ iJiuller of the Presbyterian ? Church. assisted in the funeral services ii h did the llov. 1>. 0. Hardin, now of Texas, but who was a Conner pastor of the Antiocb Baptist church, by whom Mr. Batoman was baptised. Governor H. A. Cootie r, who wa? a close personal friend of Mr. Batoiuau, was here as an honorary pa IHbearer, and made a low remarks telling of the friendship that existed between them aiul of what high esteem he had always held for Mr. Bate man. The burial was at the Quaker cema tery and waa in change of the Woodmen of the WorM, wifh Mr. C, H. Yates acting as master of cerwmonies. The* floral offerings were numerous and beau tiful from fraternal orders and individ uals, Governor Co<\per sent a beautiful wreath and Miere were beautiful wreaths from the Woodmen of the World and Loyal Order of Moose, Mr. Batoman holding the highest offices in both these lodgeM. ? " < Mr. Bntoman ia survived by hla wife, who was bofore marriage Mias Janio Settles o-f this county, and four child ren ? Lieutenant Makvdkn A. Bateman, of Texas; Miss Ernestine Batrmnn, of thU city, and two* small sons, Lawson and Ansel'l Bateman. The funeral service was delayed wait iug the arrival of Lieut. Malcolm Bate- ' man, who had to make the trip from Texas here. The .active pallbearers were Messrs. I. C. Hough, J. H. Clyibum, M, Q. Hnckabee. J. D. Shaw, W. T. Player, L. P. Anderson. Honorary patybearera were Governor It. A. Cooper, H. G. Cafrison, Sr., A. G. Whitaker,. W. Goiscnhclmer, C. .J. Shannon, E. P. TriKvadeTl, B. H. Clarke, R. B. Williams, David Wolfe, C. W. Birchmore, L, T? Mills; W. T j. DoPass, S. C. Zemp, It. M. Kennedy, Jr., J. G. McCasklll, B. ? L. Shlriey, C. P. DuBose, R. S. Wil liams. RIVERS ON RAMPAGE Heavy Rainfalls Cause Great Damage To Bridges and Crops. Columbia. S. C.. July 21.? Rivers of ' the Santee watershed In South 'Cnro linn, ?woUen out of their banks by the recent heavy and continuous rains, are approaching their crests today aud aro roaring toward the sea, doing much damage to crops and some injury to livestock in the bordering lowlands. Yesterday afternoon- it w a? feared that there would be considerable damage ? do no to railroad property, but this feel ing seems to have passed today, with clearing weather and a lessening o^ the rainfall. f The washouts on the lines of the Southern and the Atlantic Coast Line railways, just below Columbia, have been repaired and the trainn to and from Charleston and the Pe* Dee section are bein# operated. There was a washout on the Kingvillc branch of the Southern yesterday, and tfie morning train to Camden had to bo devoured over the Seaboard, but this was repaired at noon. The Seaboard reports that its bridges, trestle* and roadbed on the Carolina di vision are safe ami no danger is an ticipated. Trains between Columbia and Greenville and Coh?m<bia and Spartan- \ burg are being run as usual. Reports still continue to come tv> Co lumbia of heavy damage to crops. Harvley Re-Elected Mayor. Oreenville, S. C? July 22. ? Mayor IT. C. Harvley was re-elected mayor of Greenville for a. second term in the municipal primary here today, defeating his only opponent, C. B. Martin by a heavy majority. Unofficial, but complete retnrns, give Harvley S4B and Martin 474. - Columbia Man Drowned. Columbia,' '8. O., July 21. ? It wa? with reffret that the people of Columbia heard of the drowning yesterday of John W. R. Pope of this city, in the Atlantic ocean off Station 24, HuHiran's T?land. Mr. Pope, who was 40 year* of age, was the junior member of the flnm of Bdftin and Pope, real estate, Insurance, sfcbcfc* and bonds, and was one of the best lilted young business men of OolanMa. PV>r year*; he was em ployed in the Carolina National BAtlc, recently gointf' into partnership with the late John BoRin. lie will be burled at Coltnnbla. V - f . > ? ? -\7: " "