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r > 11 2 A YTEAKST » 9UmMi A4imwwnn, A . imu 1 A, Uj\„ BUWUAI, IJW hivmi'jrt 1», 1UJV). [SEL FORCE DRIVEN FROM TAMPICO Huerta Angered by Aetion of Admiral Fletcher, <>f 1'. S. Navy. Whom I le <diaries With Aiding Revolutionists 1,000 Slain in Terrifie Battle. Continued From Page 1. ' ers t. Ho s i> s that nt 4 o’clock on Friday he ordered all Americans out ot the city t>f Tampico. The wrath- • r ■ as favorable and he sent about •»Oo men on t’ e Wheeling and Topil.i (probably a chartered steamer) to the battleships Virginia. Rhode Island and New Jersey, outside. Admiral Fletcher thinks all Ameri can women and children are out of the city now but that some of the men him preferred to remain. He ‘The situation is growing wnne. The Mexican gunboat Bravo is shell ing the < ’(institutionalists but he line of Bravo lire is away from the neutral zone.” A previous dispatch from Admiril Fletcher said Huerta was sending the gunboats Vera Uruz and Progreso to r« in force th* Bravo. The official statement of the Navy Department on the subject of bung ing prisoners Is as follows: Admiral Fletcher has received *n- formation that Fed era Is and Consti tutionalists have shot or hanged nil prisoners taken, numbering about G i’hree of these men were hanged . 0 the forenoon within the Federal lim-a in full view of the shipping ai\d th« city. Admiral Fletcher made form :! protest in the name of humanity against the practice. He reports Mi. t no foreigners or property have b • n injured and that the New Jersey p « n route to Tampico. Liner to Bring U. S. Refugees to Galveston. Special Cable to The American. VERA CRUZ, Dec. 13. The Ward liner Morro Castle left for Tampico this evening, to convey refugees to (lalveston. The steamer Maria Crls- t.i a is held in readiness for a further call from Tampico. Manuel Madero, who has been held n San Juan de ITlloa, on a charge «d conspiracy, was taken to Mexico :ly to-day. He tiled there. will probably be Candldo Aguilar, who has been operating in the Tuxpam oil region, 1 " reported to have reached Tampico '■• ill 3 000 men, to reinforce the rebels attacking the city, leaving 1.000 men at Tuxpam to engage the attention ot General Maas and his Federals. Pbo concerted attacks on Tuxpam and Tampico are reported to be part <*f a general plan, which Includes • i move against Monterey by the rebels, who have been operating around Tampico. War in Mexico Stops Oil Stock Dividend. DOS ANGELES. Dec. 13.—Asked for an official explanation why the Mexican petroleum directors In creased the common dividend to 6 per < rnt June last and then stopped pay ment on both common and preferred, V. 1. Doheny, president of the Mexi- • an Petroleum Company, said here to-rlay: 'The directors increased the com mon dividend to 6 per cent last June because we were earning those divi dends. They stopped it. although still earning the same dividends, becauso T.mipico, the port from which all of our oil Is being shipped, was fast be coming the storm renter of war In that section between the contending parties in Mexico. The condition*-* yesterday and to-day demonstrate fully the wisdom of the board.” Mexican Agents Will Seek Money in France. NEW YORK. Dec. 13 In the hope of procuring French aid to finance the tottering Huerta Government, Adol- pho De La Lama. Mexican Minister of Finance, and his secretary, {Salva dor Eehagaray, sailed on the steamer Olympic to-day. The pair left Mexico uity several weeks ago When th*- reached Havana they mvsterlouslv vanished, went to Key West and finished the trip p> New York by rail. They have been in this city two or three days. They kept to themselves while here, their only known visitor being Rob ert H Honey man, a lawyer Filibuster Leader Sent Back to Jail. MOBILE, De*- 13. Richard A Denton, alias “Richard Douglas.” for merly of New Orleans, who was watched by Mexican wcscret service men on account of his reporter! con nection with a filibustering expedi tion and who was tried on Thursday on the oharge of obtaining $13.1 from \\ L Finder, of Verfi (’ruz, Mexico, by false pretense tend sent to the cir cuit Court under $.100 bond, attempted to gain his freedom to-day by habeas corpus proceedings, but failed, the court remanding him to jail. The case will go to the Supreme Uourt. Denton, who posed as a wealthy man, can not make the bond. Uncles of Madero Pass Through Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE. Dec. 13 Gus tave and Ernesto Madero, uncles of the late unfortunate President of Mexico, who fled to Cuba on the United States steamship Chester, to escape vengeance of Huerta, who ar rived here yesterday, are to-day en route to Texas and presumably bound for their estates In Northern Mexico. While here the Maderos were in con sultation with leading lawyers well versed in International law and others who are heavily Interested In Mexico. Monterey Shut Off And Attack Expected. LAREDO. TEXAS, Dec. 13. Train service to Monterey over the National lines is still off and railroad officials here announce they can not say when service will he resumed. Rumor has it that the rebels plan to attack Monterey early next week. Wreck Called Plot To Kill Rail Head | Lake Shore Officials Believe Presi dent Smith, of New York Cen- j tral, Intended Victim. CLEVELAND. OHIO. Dor. 13.—I Lake Shore Railway detectives to- j day put bloodhounds on the track of | the train wreckers who loosened ra Is at Wickllffe, oust of here, and ditch- d | passenger train No. 16 last night, on j which President Alfred H. newly elected head of the New York central lines, was a passenger. # Lake Shore officials to-day came to ! the conclusion that the train was wrecked In an attempt to kill Mr. | Smith. A number of track men wore j laid off recently, and It Is thought that the disgruntled men may have conceived and executed a plot to Kill the president. The detectives are also working on the theory that yeg„- men Intent upon a hold-up may have caused the wreck. Children Win $5,000 From 2 Saloon Men EDULLE -DAY E GREAT SPRINT Teamed With Veteran Fogler, the Australian Captures Honor in Deciding Mile. Father Can’t Provide; Mother Is Insane; They’re in Orphan age for Care. WAUKEGAN ILL., Dec. 13.—A Jury in the Lake County Circuit Court to day gave a $5,000 verdict to. six small children of Carl ffogstrum against Peter Wember and Steve Cvetjip, sa- loonkeepers who were charged with sell ing lluuor to Hogstrum, making him In capable of supporting tiie children, who after their mother was sent to an asy lum for the insane, were taken to Lake Bluff Orphanage. War Relics Awarded To Jeff Davis' Heirs NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Alfred Goul- let. of Gippsland, Australia, and Joe Fogler, of Brooklyn, won the record- breaking six-day bicycle race which ended in Madison Square Garden at 10:05 o’clock to-wight. Goullet won the Tier id I ng mile match for the* six leaders by a sensational spubt on the final lap. Lawrence and Magin finished sec ond. Root and McNamara third. Hal stead and Drobach fourth, Verri and Broce*o fifth and Hill and Ryan sixth. The six leading teams each covered 1 miles In the 143 hours, shatter ing the fe>rmer record of 3,737 miles, 1 lap, made by McFarland and Moran in 1908. The victory marked Fogler's fifth triumph in the New York six- day grind. The final score: 142 hour: Goullet-Fogler, 2,751. V’eni-Brocco. 2,751. Hill-Ryan, 3.751. Root - McNamara, 2,7.71. Magin-Lawrence, 2,751. I >robach - Halstead. 2,771 Mitten-Thomas. 2,750.9. Corry-Walker, 2,750.9. 9 7r., Richest Mexican Reaches U.S. With $2,500,000 Cash COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO.. Dec 13. < ’IviI war relics from the property of Jefferson Davis, which have been in the possession of the Wir Department at Washington for almost half a century, have been awarded to the Davis grandchildren her-* on the request of Joseph Addi son Hayes, president of the First Na tional Bank and husoand of Jeff Da vis' eldest daughter. Hayes has obtained the relics for the collection of William Hayes, his second son. Girl of Eight Sent By Mail to Father NEW LEXINGTON, OHIO, Dec. 13. In the mail that arrived here recently was an 8-year-old girl wearing a tag, pinned on by New York immigration officials, reading: “This child, Julia Kohan, is going to her father. John Kohan, box 117, R. E. !>., No. 4. New Lexington. Ohio.” After a breakfast supplied by the postmaster, the child was taken In care of a lural delivery carrier to the home of net* father. The trip of 7,000 miles from Bavaria was made by her unaccompanied. Says Parents Teach Children to Gamble City's Bank Clearings Again Show Increase Atlanta's bank clearings again showed a big increase over the clear ings for the same time last year at the close of business Saturday. The fain for Saturday was $586.234.13, and for the week over the corresponding week last year, $2,670,885.26. The figures are: For Saturday, $3,211,465.43; for the ri'VT 1 sponding day last year, $2,625,- 231.30. For the week, $19,882,803.76: for the corresponding week last year, $17,- 211,918.50. [Fingerprints Doom ‘Mona Lisa' Thief Paris Police Declare Guilt of Vin cenzo Perugia Is Proved Beyond a Doubt. Special Cable to The American. PA RIB, Dec. 13. -The finger prints found on the glass frame from which “LaGioconda” was stolen in the Louvr tally exactly with the anthropometri- cal record of Vincenzo Perugia, at 'h ? prefecture of police, and establish his guilt beyond doubt. Perugia has served two terms in prison, once for attempted theft and again for violent assault. Precautions are to be taken to guard the painting against mishap or malevolence while it is being brought ba'k from Florence to Paris. In certain circles of Paris there is fear that an attempt will be made in Rome to prevent the return of the picture. Princess in Trouble, And All for Charity Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Dec. 13. — The kind heart of Princess Mary has got her into trouble. She set out to make Vene tian bead necklaces to be sold for charity. Immediately sjie was besM by applicants—British and American -who sent checks and asked neck- iace- in return. She could not pos sibly fill the orders, so she sent back the checks. But there was . tangle and some who got neither neckla'-p nor check made a fuss. Lord Stamfordham has taken charge of the whole correspondence. PLAKTD BUY Masculine Eugenic Volunteer Quits DENVER. Dec. 13.—M. D. Bowen, of Denver, the only prospective eu genic bridegroom, who had volun teered his services fo the State Board of Health and who was held up as a possible husband to more than 100 women from all parts of the United States, has backed out. Winter Heat Record Is Smashed in North BRAINERD, MINN, Dec. 13. All ! warm weather winter records in j Northern Minnesota were beaten to a ! frazzle here this afternoon when a | baseball game was staged between the machinists and boilermakers of ! the Northern Pacific Railw'ay shops. The temperature was 60 above. Suggests Ways to Settle Contro versy, but Says Referendum Would Please Best. Lew Fields’ Actors Play ‘Craps;’ Fined PITTSBl RG, Dec. 13. Eight ac tors of the Lew* Fields company at tempted last night to vary the mo notony of carroling and tripping by the less picturesque but more fasci nating pastime known as "craps.” It was all in a theatrical hoarding house in the wee hours when chorus men yearn for something to o until bed time. They were arrested. They were fined $2 to-day and released. Mayor Woodward Saturday made public a veto on the resolution of the <’ity Council providing for a special committee to inspect the new fire alarm system, with a view to agree ing upon a purchase price whici contains an ultimatum to the Okinite Comp&B) of New York, which bui:t the system. I can see only three wavs for that company to attempt to secure any standing whatever. One of these would be the mandamusing of me t » make me sign checks in payment of that contract. Under the Supreme Court’s decision I see no chance of success for them along that line. An other way open to them is to bring individual suit against different me i- bers of the General Council that wert on record as voting for that contract in 1912. The law is very clear on that line. The next and surest way of ending this matter would be to r* 1 - fer the matter to the people to be voted upon as a bonded indebtedness. Under the last-named mode of pro cedure, I would very heartily ap prove. “If the people feel disposed to vote that this matter be paid full amount, j it will meet with my hearty acqui escence. Until one of these three courses has been determined satis factorily, or the price of (hat plant materially reduced, 1 shall pay no fur ther attention to this matter. I shall refuse to sign any checks iri payment until some satisfactory legal course has been arrived at. “I am absolutely opposed to the plant as it exists, on account of its excessive expense to the city in ma nipulating the alarm system, and also I regard that the price is excessive by the reason of all parties being aware when the contract was entered Into that it was illegal and was of long payments on the installment plan, and naturally, from a business standpoint, would carry an inflated price. Besides the excessive price of this plant, it Is well known that it only covers the old city limits, and no where enters into the new'ly acquired territory.” DOLLS? - KEELY, CO. Ktjs» f 4 OF A NEW Announcing the Opening PLUMBING SHOP We beg to announce that we will open Monday, December 15, a first-class Plumbing Shop at 392 Peachtree street. . We solicit your business, and guarantee prompt and careful attention. ALEXANDER & JONES 392 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga. Bell Phone, Ivy, 426 Atlanta Phone 537 EL PASO, TEXAS, Deo. IS.—Com- pleting a two weeks’ horseback Join- i ey across the Mexican desert, Don Luis Terranzas, richest man in all Mexico, reached El Paso to-night and retired immediately to a sumptuous suite of rooms in the city’s best hotel. Though over 80 years oki. the gray don. who was a general in the fight against Maximilian injsthe sixties, dismissed queries regafuing hi* trip with a shrug of the shoulders and a wave of the hand, as If the mere rid ing lor days on muleback over desert find mountain were nothing He declined to discuss the impris onment of his son. Luis Terranzas, Jr., by General Villa at Chihuahua, and refused to discuss Mexican af fairs under any circumstances. How - ever, members of his party were in secret conference to-night at their hotel with representatives of Villa, w ho is demanding $250,000 for the re lease of young Terrazas. The general was said by one mem ber of the party not to be so much disturbed over paying the ransom as over the problem of getting the wom en members of. the family to the bor der. They were left behind in charge of young Terrazas when the general left for the bordei with tlie Federal soldiers. Villa insists they shall re main in the State Capital, even though he releases Luis Terrazas. Agents of the general to-night nre negotiating to ascertain what sum Villa is willing to accept for their re lease. The revolution already has cost General Terrazas $10,000,000, yet h© still is considered the richest man in Mexico. Since the Villa rebellion six months ago General Terrazas has been a prisoner in the city of Chi huahua, protected by the Huerta troops, but unable to leave the city for fear of capture by the rebels When the Federal garrison retreated from thr- Saate Capital two weeks ago General Terrazas accompanied them, and is said to have brought 5,000,000 pesos in cash. Terror reigns in Chihuahua City, with the lives of all foreigners in im mediate danger, according to state ments of Spanish refugees here to day. With scarcely enough clothing to cover them and a few cherished be longings tied up in handkerchiefs, 495 Spaniards, al] that were In the city of Chihuahua, arrived on a special train that had been on the road 26 hours. When the train pulled into Juarei and it was announced that the Span ish refugees were aboard the busi ness men of El Paso sent out automo biles and took them to the Chamber of Commerce. * From there they were taken to hoarding houses of the city, where they will he cared for until they are provided with transportation to Sj<nm or until such time as they can get some compensation for the property they left behind. When Villa entered the city and thq lives of Spanish residents were threatened they appealed to the Eng lish Consul for protection. Upon finding that the British charge could not afford them the proper protection they appealed to Marion Letcher, the American Consul. He* wrote i cipher message to Washington appealing for protection for all foreigners. When he took it to the telegraph office Villa is said to have informed him that unless the message was written in Spanish it could not he sent The rebel com mander is alleged to have torn the messages up and to have prevented any word from being sent from the city by l.etcher. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. The influence of mothers who play bridge and fathers who indulge In poker pro motes the interest of children in games of chance and makes gamblers of them, Mrs. Aria R. Black told the Chicago Women’s Association of (’ommerce. Vegetarian Is Strong Man of University COLUMBIA, MO., Dec 13.—Horace Weltmer, who eats no meat, is the strong man of Missouri State Univer sity He Is studying to become a phy sical Instructor. Weltmer scored 2,580 points In the eight tests. The average for 300 men was 1,045 points. Weltmer ’Thinned” himself up twen ty-three times. ■JKSSf SUGGESTION: X REBUILT TYPEWRITERS, $23 to $75. Call, Writ* or Phone American Writing Machine Co. 48 North Pryor St., Phone M. 2526. 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