Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-'I RUSSIANS ACTIVE 1 1 ♦ I.. «— % OUT BUI BRINGS Of ITS FORCES Tl Tit FRONT , TAKES THE OFFENSIVE Rush Germans Back to Eaat Prus sian Border at Certain Points— Austrian Attack Continues Fierce Around Beskid Pass—Russians Claim to Have Entered Bukowina. Reports from various sources Indi cate that the Russians have assumed the offensive In most of the opera tions in the great eastern territory. In the extreme north they are still hammering away with the idea of driving the Germans back to East Prussia. Petrograd claims that the Russians havo forced the Germans back some what at Simno and in the district of Lelpouny. They also claim to have dislodged the Germans from a com manding height west of tho road from Stawskl to Lomsa. A German official statement says that northeast of Prasnysz a Russian attack broke down with heavy losses to the latter and that northwest of Plonsk a Russian attack also was re pulsed. Further south In central Poland the Russians are making another vig orous attack on the center of the In vaders’ army. Petrograd dispatches say the Aus trians under Archduke Joseph have suffered defeat In eastern Galicia r.nd now are In full flight toward the Carpathians. The Russian army which occupied Stanlslau Thursday is pursuing the defeated forces. It Is said. Vigorous fighting continues In the Carpathians. The Petrograd correspondent of The London Star forwards the fol lowing: “Archduke Joseph's army now is ta full flight through the woody coun try between the Dnetster and Pruth rivers (eastern Galicia), pursued by the Rnssian army which occupied Stetrislau on Thursday. “The Austrians hare been forced to discord a number of guns and bag gage trains, leaving them stuck in the heavy road. “On the other extremities the Aus trian army has been driven - from Nadao. seven miles northeast of lo- and Is partly broken and dU- K1NG STANDS FOR PEACE GREEK PREMIER WANTS WAR SO CABINE TRE8IGNS. “Austrian efforts In mid-Carpa- thlaa passes to aid Prsemyal have ■ aow been abandoned “ But, according to an Austrian cor respondent of the Berlin Mlttag Zel- tnng the fighting In the Carpathians e is growing more Intense hourly and the Russians have been forced to as sume the defensive. “They (the Russian!) how great •kill la utUixiBg topographical ad vantages to ward off enveloping movements, hut thslr offsaslve power evtdmitly Is waning. The Russian losses have been very heavy. “The Germans and Austrians with in a few days have wrested from the Russians all the positions previously gained on the Uisok-Lupkow line. Russian efforts to recover the lost positions have been repulsed.*' iswdon reports: Except In the Central Beskid pass of the Carpa- thtaas, where fierce Austrian attacks have moderated somewhat, the Rus sians are on the offensive along the whole length to their extremely long line from the Baltic Sea to the Rou manian border. Apparently they have definitely disposed of the German and Austrian attempts to outflank their two extreme wings and are moving slowly westward Having, as Petrogrsd claims, suc cessfully countered the Austro-Ger- m&n attempts to outflank the Rus sians In Eastern Galicia and from East Prussia, Grnnd Duke Nicholas, Russian commander-ln-chlef. Is said to be thrusting again at the center of the Teutonic allies in Poland. A few days ago the Russians were said to have gained a little ground on the Bzura and Rawka rivers. Fri day the reports mentioned a Russian attack near Sklernlewice and Satur day Vienna says the Muscovites made partial attack east oj! Plotrkow, Jhls is about the point where the German and Austrian armies are linked, and a successful thrust here would, according to military observ ers, compel a general retirement In Central Poland and enable the Rus sians to resume their offensive ayatnst Cracow. From all accounts received from Petrograd the Russians have sugeri ed a severe defeat in Eastern Galicia and are In full retreht toward the Carpathoians. In the mountains to the westward the fighting still Is In progress. The Russians also have been , at tacking along the Dunajec, In West- ] ern Galicia, but apparently without! making any Impression on the Aus trian defences. In Northern Poland the Russians continue striving to drive the Germans back to East Prus sia and prevent them from entrench ing in Russian territory, as they have done south of the lower Vistula. It is said at some points this drive is meeting with considerable success gnd'that at places the Germans ac-, toally are on their frontier; but at; other points the Germans are declar ed to have succeeded in checking the impetuous Russian offensive. .' After retiring to the Dneister river the Russians again hare crossed into Bukowina, and unofficially are re ported to be back In Czemowltx. They already have eartured -R&da- gora. a few miles northeast of the fiafital. Farther to the west they agate are In pomeeslon of Stantslau aad have eroased the Lnkwa river, a which, in the opinion of 4 probably will eom- to eyaeuate Boko- Constantice Exerts His Fullest Au thority to Maintain Armed Nem» trality—Bulgaria is Active. Greece apparently is at the part Inc of the ways, with her king exert ing his Influence to maintain the country’s neutrality In opposition to Eleutherlos Venizelos, the retiring premier, and the man to whom Greece owes her revival. M. Venizelos has announced the resignation of himself and his cat net as King Constantine did not ap prove the policy of the government In tho chamber of deputies he cleaV- ly indicated that his differences with the monarch were over the question of peace and war. He said he had advised the king to select as a new premier M. Zaimis, governor of the national bank, who he said, “will follow a policy of neu trality, which I hope will not endan ger our ne^ly acquired territory.'* A grand council of ministers was held at Athens under the presidency of King Constantine and as Venize los was leaving the palace at its con clusion he was acclaimed by the pop ulace. King Constantine won great popu larity by the successful manner in which he led the last two Balkan wars. This popularity, however, was shared with M. Venizelos, to whose diplomacy In the conference follow ing the war Greece is said to owe her success and whose organization is largely responsible for her ability, to fight as she did. The retiring pre mier also was the moving spirit in the alliance which united the Balkan states against Turkey. While this political dispute Is go ing on in the Greek capital the allied fleet continues bombarding the forts of the Dardanelles, forcing of which will make great changes in the near east—changes which It Is considered none of the Balkan states, and least of all Greece, can afford to treat ■lightly. Having damaged two forts on the European side of the narrows pre viously, the British battleship Queen Elizabeth and others of the allied warships have started a bombard ment by indirect fire on the forts on the Asiatic side of the narrows. These forts are offering stubborn resist ance. In adttlon, the Turkish army with modern German guns is concen trating In the Galflpoll peninsula to oppose any landing and until It ta disposed of naval experts declare tho ships will not be safe In the straits. Bulgaria la aald to have been aroused by the attack on the Darda nelles and la looking to the future. It la stated that King Ferdinand Is consldertag a coalition government to direct the affairs of the coustry through the crisis which Is expected. Haloolk* reporta through Paris: “Bulgaria has mobilised three full army divisions In the neighborhood of Tlrnova. according to newspaper dispatch. The message also says the Koetendll division has boon sent to an unknown destination.'’ GALLON A MONTH LAW WEBB CONGRESSIONAL LAW US- ED B YTHIS STATE. BIG FLEET FIRED. French Aviator Destroys Powder Fac tory With Bombs. Paris reports: “One of our avia tor*. Capt. Happe, came dowi^ to a height of only 1,500 yards above this powder factory. He let fall four me linite bombs, each measuring 90 mil limetres. The first landed on an acid reeervolr and the other three on the factory Itself. The projectile which fell on the acid reservoir caused blue ■moke to rise. Soon after an Im mense flame shot up from this same point along with clouds of thick ■moke. The smoke reached the height of the aeroplane, that Is to say. 1,500 yards. "Capt. Happe remained for ten minutes over the powder works. In this way he was able to see that be yond the fire In the factory Itself, where three bombs had been thrown, tho flames spread to different parts of the buildings as a result of the ex plosion of tho bomb in the reservoir.” STARTS GOVERNMENT LINES. Canadians Inaugurate Trl-Weekly Boat Trips to France. Inauguration of a trl-weekly steamship service from Canada to France to convey supplies for the British war department has been an nounced by the Canadian govern ment. The admiralty has undertak en to supply eighteen freight boats for this service until the end of the war. . x! Immense quantities of supplies for the British and French armies Are being obtained from Canada and the United States. Cargoes of food, clothing, transport vehicles, ammuni tion and horses are being sent for ward daily. This traffice has reach ed such a volume that the authorities feel warranted In starting a regular rteamship service to handle It, It Is explained. Torpedo Destroyer LaurfMied. Miss Helen Neel of New York christened the United States torpedo boat destroyer tender Melville as It was launched at Camden, N. J. Tues day. ' ~ J Killed by Automobile. Luther Means, colored, of Green ville, was run over and instantly kill ed Tuesday night by an automobile driven t>y W. G. Gresham. Steamer Itoyperana Tqrpedoed. Tha - «teamer Royperana waa sunk off East Bourne. England, Wednes day. It la believed that she waa tor pedoed. The crew was aavod. ■ M —I ■ „■■■,— — ■ 1^ ■ I .11 ■■■■! — While in the western peaces, especial ly the Dekta. the Russians are on the Hnagartaa slopes. where Jhe fighting ed lato trench warfare. Express Agents or Carrier Forbidden to Deliver Alcohol Except to Con signee Personally. A recent act of the legislature ap plied to South Carolina the benefits of the Webb-Kenyon national law en abling state legislatures to prohibit the shipping of alcoholic liquors Into dry territory. The new Itw does not Interfere with dispensary operations as legally established, bur forbids the shipment of more than one gal lon a month to any person. Express agents or common carriers are order ed not to deliver any package con taining intoxicating liquors to any person other than the consignee. Definite penalties are affixed. The text of tho act follows: “Be it enacted by the general as sembly of the State of South Caro lina: "Section 1. That it shall be un lawful for any person, firm, corpora tion or company to ship, transport or convey any intoxicating liquors from a point without this state Into this states, or from one point to another In his state, for the purpose of de livery, or to deliver the same to any personr firm, corporation or company within this state, or for any person, firm, corporation or company to re ceive or be in possession of any spir ituous, vinous, fermented or malt 11- quora or beverages containing more than 1 per cent, of alcohol, for his, hers. Its or their own use, or for the use of any other person, firm or cor poration, except aa hereinafter pro vlded. “Sec. 2. Any person may order and receive from any point without the state not excoedlng one gallon within any calendar month, for bis or her personal use, of spirituous, vin ous, fermented or malter liquors or beverages. “Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express com pany, corporation or other common carrier to deliver any package con taining Intoxicating liquors or bever ages containing more than 1 per cent, of alcohol to any person other tbsn the consignee, and In no case shall any railroad, express company, cor poration or common carrier or per son or agent of such railroad, express company, corporation or common c/r- rler or person or agent of ssch rail road, expreaa company, corporation or other common carrier or person be liable for damages for nondelivery of such liquor or package until the con signee appears in person at the place of bualneee of the common carrier and signs la person for the package. "Sec 4. Any person obtaining any such package under any false or frau dulent pretext of any kind, of any agent or any common carrier deliv ering a package contrary to tho pro visions of this act shall, upon convic tion thereof, be fined not leee than 9100 or mors than 9500, or be Im- prlsoner In the county jail for not lean than SO daya. or more than six months, or both. In the dlecretlon of the court. “Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any Intoxtcallhg liquors or beverages to be stored or kept in any place of business or club room or house In this state whether for personal use or otherwise, and the liquors or bev- •rages herein allowed to be Import ed. If stored, must be stored In the home or private room of the person or persons so ordering. “Sec. 6. Nothing In this act shall prevent the shipment or transporta tion of alcoholic liquors and bever ages to or from any dispensary au thorized by the laws of this stele to sell same, in the county of such dis pensary. "Sec. 7. Any person violating r.ny provisions of this act shall be subject to a fine of not less than 9100 or Im prisoned for not less than three months, or both, in the discretion of the court. "Sec. 8. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the sale or transporta tion of alcohol under and In accord ance with the statutes of this state, as contained in criminal code of 1912, sections 799, 800, 802 to 812, Inclusive^’ The act will go Into effect In 20 days. MINERS ARE SAVED. Rescuers Dig 47 From West Virgin ian Coal Disaster. Forty-seven miners were rescued alive Saturday from the workings.of the Layland mines of the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal company, at Hinton, W._Va., wreck ed by an explosion Tuesday. For four days and four nights they had been without food or drink. Sam Moricl was the hero, who compelled the small party to barri cade themselves, and Hugh McMillan and John Whalen practically forced tho larger party to build a rude bar ricade to shut out the noxious after damp. Realizing that their only hope for rescue*lie in keeping out the gas and hfter-damp McMillan and Whal en made their companions collect planks for & barricade. Behind it the forty-two waRed In the darkness ninety-six hours. The survivors suf fered soverely from lack of nourish ment. All, It is believed, will re cover. • Newspaper Confiscated. iper Coe of the ' An edition of the Muencher ~2el- tung has been Confiscated by ttifr Austrian authorities becauso IT ad vocated the anexatlon of Belgium. South Carolinian Appointed. Alfred' Hampton, youngest son of Gen. ik’ade Hampton, of South Caro lina. has bean appointed - commis sioner of Immigration by Secretary Wilson. “In Alsace at Hart- 38 SHOT BY MAD MAN GEORGIANS SUDDENLY SL&N ON BUSINESS STREETS. After Slaying an Attorney in EUa Of fice Real Sstato Man Shoota Into Gathering Crowd. Armed with an automatic shot gun, Monroe Phillips, a real estate and timber dealer, ran amuck in the busi ness district of Brunswick, G&., Sat urday, killed five citizens, wounded thirty-two and w&s himself shot dead. Two of the wounded will die. Phillips Ig thought to have become Insane, because of alleged financial reverses and developed an enmity for Harry F. Dunwoody, a prominent lawyer and politician, in whose of fice *he began his murderotis attack. It wa^ at the busiest hour of the day that Philips, carrying a shot gun, entered Dunwoody’s office and killed him. Phillips then shot Albert M Way, who was In Dunwoody’s office. Although badly wounded, Way prob ably will recover. Shortly before noon Phillips, car rying a double-barrelled automatic gun, walked into the office of Dun- woody, on the second floor of a build ing in the centre of the business dis trict. He fired both barrels into the attorney’s head, killing him instant ly. The slayer then walked down the stairs to the street, where sev eral citizens attracted by the shots had gathered. Phillips fired into the crowd, killing L. C. Padget. He then began shooting into a crowd of men who collected on the opposite side of the street, wounding several citizens and killing Gea W. Ashell. Pedes trians began running to places of shelter. A Phillips reloaded his gun as he walked to a street corner and took up his station in front of a drug store, where he began shooting at every person who appeared on the street Several persons standing blocks away from the drug store were struck by stray shots. Mr. Ha~ket was kill ed as he ste|>ed from a building onto the street. Presently Policeman Deaver came running up to the scene and began ■hooting at Phillips, who turned* his gun on the officer and shot him dead. A bullet from the policeman's re volver. however, wounded Phillips. Butts, who had been struck by a ■hot from Phillips gun. rushed to a hardware store, and obtaining a pis tol, began firing at the crazed timber dealer. A bullet fro rathe lawyer's pistol gnally struck Phillips and he fell to the sidewalk, dying within a few minutes When tha shooting ended ambulances and automobiles hurried the morw seriously wounded to hospitals. Tha dead: Henry F Dunwoody. prominent attorney: William Hacket. undertaker; R. M Deaver, police man; L. C. Padgett, former pollca- msa; George W. Aabed. motorman; Monroe Pbllllpe, real estate and Um ber dealer. Among the more seriously wound ed are: Albert M. Way. real aatate dealer. L. J. heavy. Sigmund Levin son. merchant; Gunn Tolnas. bank dark; Dr. R. L. Fox and W. H. Bar ry, merchant. RATE CHANGES IN SOUTH. General Readjustments Most be Made ta Freight Schedules. The following article In regard to freight rata changes in the South baa appeared in the March number of the Southern News Bulletin: In compliance with an order of the Interstate commence commission, en- forcelng a more strict observance of the long and short haul provision of the Interstate commerce act. the rail roads of the South must make a gen eral readjustment of their freight rates In order to remove existing dis criminations. The presidents of five railways op erating in thre South have Issued a statement addressed to “The People Served by the Railroads of tho South,”' calling attention to the fact that this readjustment is being made to comply with tha mandate of the commission which the railways must obey and that it is not being made to* secure en increase in revenues. The statement also calls attention to the fact that the railways of tho South were not benefited by the recent ac tion of the Interstate comtaerce com mission in approving an advance in rates in the eastern territory. Employees can render a service to their roads by impressing on ship pers and thoir friends generally the above facts as It la Important that It should be generally understood that the readjustment Is being made In obedience to a~ order of the Inter state commerce commission and that the railways have no cholco In the matter. BURNED TO JiEATH. Little Four-Year-Old Catches Bre in Burning Grass. Effle, the 4-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, who re side In the Glenwood mill village near Easley, died last week as a result of being frightfully burned on Monday afternoon. Several small boys, play ing at the rear of the house, set fire to some dry grass and the little tot, not realizing her danger, attempted to put it out. Her clothing caught and was practically burned from her body" before assistance came. BOMBARDMENT RENEWED ALLIED FLEET AGAIN ATTACKS THE DARDANELLES. British Casualties Number Only Fourteen Biggest Fort Said to be Engaged. , ^ ff, ■. The British battleships Queen Eliz abeth and 'Prince George and the bat tle cruiser Inflexible, with their eight 15-inch and their dozen 2-lnch guns, Friday attacked the principal forts on the European side of the narrows In the Dardanelles. Two of the forts were damaged and the magazine of a third was blown up. Guarding the narrowest part of the straits from the European side, they are believed to be the strongest forts along the entire waterway, although those op posite almost equal them. The followin gannouncement con cerning the operations of the British fleet, which Is attacking the Darda nelles in cb-operation with French warships, was made by the British admiralty: ^ , » “On March 4 the weather became fine and sweeping and bombarding operations within the traits continu ed steadily. Meanwhile demolition parties, covered by detachments of the marine brigade of the royal navy division, were landed at Kumkaleh aad Seddll-Bahr to continue the clearance of the ground at the en trance to the straits. The party at Seddll-Bahr discovered and destroy ed four Dodenfelts. Some skirmish ing ensued on both banks and the enemy was found to be bolding vil lages In force. "On this day also further down the coast the Sapphire silenced a battery of field guns north of Kiklll, in the Gulf of Adramytl, and the defences of Beslka were shelled by the Prince George. “The following casualties were stmalned on the 4th: Fourteen kill ed. three mlsalng, twenty-five wound ed. “On March 6 the attack was be gun tn direct fire from the Queen Elizabeth upon the defences at the narrows. This attack was support ed in dealing with the howitzers by the Inflexible and the Prince George The fire was confined to Forts Rum Illeh-Mejldteh. Hamldieh No. 2 sod Namazleh, which were armed as fol lows: "Fort J. two 11-Inch guns, four 9 4-Inch, five 3.4-lnch; Fort L, two 14-lnch; Fort T. one 11-lnch. one 10.2-inch, eleven 9.4-lnch, three 8.2- Inch. three 5.9-Inch. "Tha Queen Elisabeth fired twen ty-nlne rounds with satisfactory re sults. The magazine In Fort L. which ta aa Important fort armed with the best and haavlaat guns, blew up. Two other forts were damaged. "The Ora of tha Inflezlbla and Prince George waa observed from la side tha Dardanelles by tha Irreetat fble, Caaopua, Cornwallis and Albion Although these vessels were much fired at by concealed guns they were not hit "The Sapphire again fired on troopa tn tha neighborhood of the Gulf of Adramytl and destroyed a military station at Tuzburna. "On March 5 also tha commander- ln-chlef of tha East Indies, Vice Ad mtral Sir Richard Pierae, arrived with a squadron of battleships and crulsera off Smyrna. A methodical bombardment of Fort Yenlckale waa carried ont during the afternoon for two hours under favorable weather conditions. Thirty-two hits ware scored. Inflicting considerable damage on the fort, and there were two heavy explosions, apparently magazines. "The Euryahis. which flew the flag of the vice admiral, shot with re markable accuracy from the after 9.2- Inch guns. The fire was not return ed. "Bombardment at closer range has now begun, weather conditions being good. “Reduction of the Smyrna defence Is a necessary indlcent in the main operations.” SPRAYE DTHEM WITH FIRE. Teutons Came Near Making Passage Through Opposing Lines. A French war office statement de scribes In somewhat greater detail the use by the Germans of a burning liquid against French trenches in the woods of Malincourt, referred to pre viously. The statement says: “On February 26, tow-ard noon, the men who occupied one of the trenches thus captured saw thick and voluminous smoke rising against the parapet of their field work. - This column of smoke, of blackish color, rose to a height of forty metres. Those who were farthest away thought that our men had Just set off a mine. "The defenders of the trench felt a hot wind blow upon them and a few instants later they were burned with a flaming liquid, which they be^ lieved to be trom tar. The jets of liqv spurted upon them through the ,moke as if hurled from a pump; There were a dozen metres of breast works and wire in front of tho trenches, but, concealed by the cloud mi imsTisvE OBSTINtll Hi fiEKEHL 4IK-| (IN ENDANGERS PiOPLE DIPLOMATS MAY LEAVE Wilson Faces Another Crisis in Mexi- ' can Affairs—Wealth* Foreigners Raise Fund to Feed Starving Peo ple But Carranza Commander Re* fusese to Allow Them to Aid. — President Wilson again faces one of the most serious and perplexing development sthat has arisen in the Mexicali situation. Mexico City is on the verge of starvation. Gen Obre- gon, the Carranza commander, re fuses to permit an International re lief committee, composed of wealthy members of the foreign colony, to succor the needy. Secretary Bryan announced that he had telegraphed American Consul Silliman to lay the situation earnest ly before Gen. Carranza, so that Ob- regon might be directed to accept aid from foreign residents. Freight service is suspended between Mexico City and Vera Cruz and trafisporta- tion facilities for relief purposes are being withheld by Obregon op the ground of military necessity. Some of the foreign diplomatists have revived messages from their representatives in Mexico City indi cating that the diplomatic corps was desirous of leaving. One message said the diplomats had decided to leave in a body and asked that ar- rangements be made for the care of yluif diplomatic interests by consular of-a wit- fleers remaining. Mows: A somewhat similar message was ) the'' received by the Swedish minister tn Washington from his government at Stockholm. * It was learned that the decision of tbe diplomatic corps to leave was de pendent to some extent on what might be the course of tbe United States. If ’the Washington govern ment la making efforts to better con ditions In the Mexican capital tha diplomats would be content to re main. The International relief committee which'' raised about 250,000 pesos, was not permitted to aid the poor, ac cording to official dispatches, because Obregon declined to accept lands re stricted to any definite use. Obregon'■ latest decree provider that all merchants not only must open their places of buetness under threat of punishment, but that any person refusing to gccept Carraaaa flat money will be imprisoned. Dtfflcultiee of the situation from the viewpoint of administration of ficials are numerous. The Villa and Zapata factions seem to be gaining ground la the military campaign, but their plans have for their object at prasent tbe domination of other parte of Mexico, particularly Tampico and the northern part of the country. The Brazilian. British, Spanish and Italian ambassadors gave the ste‘e department peealmistlc reports of tha situation. The foreign diplomats ■uggeeted no solution. Gen. Carranza has been asked by the American government to Instruct Gen. Obregon to take some measures to protect lives and property of for eigners In the event of evacuation. The people fear the water supply may be shut off an dthe electric light cables cut. Talk of an allied expedition simi lar to the one that went to the relief of foreign legations at Peking during the Boxer uprising was heard again In official quarters. For the present tbe outcome of the telegraphic cor respondence with Gen. Carranza will be awaited. Another disturbing clement in the general situation reported to the state department was the outbreak of an epidemic of smallpox at Tam pico. Twenty-nine cases are now In the hospital. Within the last three days eight deaths have occurred. Con sular dispatches say it is not known how many more cases have not been officially reported. With the expect ed attack on Tampico by the Villa forces and the arrival of thousands of Carranza reinforcements condi tions in the seaport are becoming al most as uncomfortable for the for eign colony as In Mexico City. In the Mexican capital foreign dip lomats are exerting every influence possible to persuade Gen. Obregon to accept the proffered aid of an inter national relief committee, which rais ed 250,000 pesos to buy food and supplies for the needy. Obregon thus far has refqsecl them transportation facilities to bring freight from towns in the vicinity. CONVICTED OF MURDER. Mill Operative Choked His Young ’ * - Wife to Death. A. C. Tolbert, the Greenwood cot ton mil} operative, was found guilty of murder Saturday afternoon, after . ..a shbrt deliberation by the jury, of smoke, the^ Germans, many of which had heard all the evidenc ^ whom carried huge scissors hanging duce d. Rattle With Police. One policeman dead, two mortally wounded and a fourth officer and two citleens slightly Injured was tha re sult of a running pistol battle at Wilmington, DeL. Saturday with twft. desperadoes who were trying to es cape: on their necks, were able to open a passage. “They succeeded thus in penetrat ing to the trench and profiting by the effects of the surprise produced, at tempted to enhance their success in gaining .some of the ground in the woods. But we succeeded In estab lishing to the rear a solid barrier and the next day a vigorous counter-at tack returned to us almost entirely the ground lost on the 26th.* Tolbert was found quilty of an atrocious crime. He choked his young wife to death while the two were alone in a room in a house jit Panola Mills, a few days before Christmas. Ho waited an hour after committing the crime before he notified any one, saying he wanted to be sure she was dead. At the trial he testified that her infidelity was the cause of his rage towards her. The plea of the de- r*,,. fence wm insanity, and testimony Admitted Free of Duty. both of physicians and others srns of- Owing to tho teem^ndous-TtaB lir reredTIhat Tolbert was •‘peculiar" or Kills Four non war* killed anff one se riously Injured by sn axplesfou of gunpowder Saturday afternoon at tks DmPoat powder plant at Haaksn, N. *. - ' * the price of flour and yrheat the Chll ran government has announced, that both these products would bo admit ted free of doty. crazy. When Judge Moore finished tho death sentence Tolbert fell as ia a swoon. Parte i yards of Which tta the capture ef beyond the gr ~ of Merefl. X