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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
COTTON
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81 REFUGEES
Stories of Rapine, Robbery and
Killing Confirmed by the For
eigners Reaching Border,
JUAREZ. MEXICO. Dp, 11, Sixty
American refugees from tterror-
wtricken city of Chihuahua arrived
here carlt to-d«> on a special train
^tth vivid stories of the horror*? of
war am conducted bv General Villa,
bandit leader of the Constiiutionallst
arm'
On the same train wore 141 Ger
rrnn. French. Italian and Spanish re-
Juent* of thr «• 11% where the Mexican
rebel hold full away, looting and
killing The refugees Included men
women and • hildren.
Tiie Am« ricatts confirmed the stor
ie«t <>f rapine robbers and murder
told b\ th« refugees w ho arrived here
Est we.-k The' declared that
f ondition bordering on anarchy exislt
in Chihuahua.
Property Seized and Sold.
Property of the refugees who left
before tjs had been seized and sold
at auction." said one of the fleeing
.American*
"The proceeds were placed in the
^ ar chest of the Constitutionalists.
" hit It means in the pocket of Pancho
Villa
On Frida \ two Mexicans, Rafael
Reinbnoa and Jacob Mueharrns, wen
put to death by one of Villa’s firing
squads. We were unable to learn
anything of the fate of lads Ter
razas. Jr., though we know that he
"as compelled to sign checks aggre
gating a va so amount for tiie rebels.”
Terrazas was seized bv Villa ai the
English consulate. where he had
sought protection.
Poor Face Starvation.
Starvation menaces the poorer
< lasses, who are unable to leave chi
huahua. according to these refugees
The\ said that famine prices wen
being charged for the necessities of
life, # and although meat is being
brought into the city from neighbor
ing ranches, the supply is likely to be
exhausted soon
Raoul Madero. brother of the late
President of Mexico, ’« on his way to
Chihuahua to persuade Villa to
change his methods He arrived here
secretly last night from New York
and left at once for Chihuahua on a
special train
Rebels Entrenched in
17 Miles of Capitol.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 16 Deceiving
ihe Wat Department by their opera
tions south of the capital, Zapatista
forces hate succeeded in gaining a
strong "oothold at Milpa Alta only
seventeen miles from Mexico City
Fighting began there late yesterday,
end w*<* still going on to-day, while
troops from the capital garrison were
rushed to the aid of tlm Federal*,
among them two companies of the
famous Twenty-ninth Infantry This
is the first time that any part of
the Twenty-ninth Regiment has Inch
detailed outside of Mexico City.
Every rebel leader captured here
after will he executed at once This
became known to-day when the Gov-
YORK. Dec.
I buying and godo .cable*
cotton market <>pei. rig
Kimt prices were at a
I 2 to 6 points from the cl
of Monday .
The liquidation of loti
day Is hiked upon as
'factor However, sent
bearish and lower
talked tin the adva
buying b\ -< atten d i»< t Interests and I
prices worked up I to 6 points from tin
opening range Tht
soon exhausted and
hack around the p
the selling rather g»
During the foreru
gan to seesaw Th
»f an upturn, has
out Inental
11 ted In the
ady to day.
advance of
if quotations- I
long otton yester-
< * strengthening
i ntln ent continues
pile are freely
ne«- here was some
the crowd seemed
rallies and advise
the same. It was
ttonal dinners’ ga'
ton ginned so far a
ing 710.000 ha I
ri
d* niand, however.
h< market settled
•ii«*UK f.oae with
oral.
n the market he
was some talk
I on hard spots, hut
i lined to sell on all
'heir friends to do
timored that the Na
'he a mount of eot -
J 2.800 000 hales, gi\
vi during the pe-
timer’s figures arc expected at
noon to-day (linning figures are very
important now in haping tiie course of
the market
Advices from New Orleans state that
there Is no pressure of spots and tiiey
ate not following the decline In futures
NEW YORK COTTON.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET
LIVERPOOL, Dee p> Doe u pointy
lower on December and 1 Vi to*3 point.*
lower on other positions, this market
opened quiet, at a net decline of 2Vi to
r?*/;, points At 12 If* p rn. the market
«h« steady unchanged to I‘ a points
h*w«r on near positions and 1 point
higher on distant months
Spot ec»t I on at 5 points decline, mtd
dJfng 7 ltd; sales 10.000 hales, includ
ing 9,100 American
\t the close the market wh- stea/ly.
with prices net unchanged to 2% points
from the closing quotations of Monday.
Kuttires opened barely steady.
F'rev,
Oping 2 I’M < 'lose Clone
f u • .6 8.*)'.. 86 Vs 6 8a 1 6 88
Dec.- Ian . . .6 82 ' ♦. 83 0.83 ' 6.87.
fan Feb . . .6 82 6 82% 6 82*4 6 84 %
F«b.-M< 8 . 6.34 '• 16 1
Mch. Apr . . .681 *. 86 6 86 686'..
Anr.-Mav . . .6 8.1 6.84*4 6.85 6.86
6 82 6 84 6.84 % 6 85%
6 7ft 6 81H 6 81 *4 6 82',
6 76 6.78 1 2 6.7ft 6.79%
6.63% 6.66 6 66 6.66
. 43 <4 ... 6 44% 6.44
6.33 6.44 6.34% 6 34
I I Prev
•rmen' FTIsrh iF«ow'Noon' Olos»
I 2 12 70 12 65 12 70 12 67- 6*1
12.5.3 12.56 12.51 12.7.6 12 4*1-50
12.73 12.7312.66 12.72 12.66 68
1 12.64-66
12.67 12.70 12.63 '2.67 12 63 64
12.64 12 64 12.64 12.64 12.6:’ 61
12.57 12-62 12.54 12.62 12 57. 7.7
13 33 3'
.| I ! Ill .87-Jt0
. .. .1 '11.75-76
May June
June July
July- A tig
\ug. -Sept
Sept - < »ct
Ort - Nov.
< 'toned st
COTTON MARKET OPINIONS
W eld A- Co. It Is possible prices may
*0 lower, hut we strongly advise against
short sales
Morris II Rothschild A- ('<* Watch
the Southern spot markets for future
guidance.
K. E Hutton A Ho.: We see small
prospect of anv permanent Improvement
as vet.
Miller A Co.: We look for lower
prices favoring sale of May
STOCKS
By CHARLES W. STORM
NEW YORK. Iter 16 Interest cen
tered in Canadian Pacific and Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph stocks at"
the opening of the stock market to-day.
The selling of American Telephone,
evidently by investors, was checked by
a buying movement, w’hich carried the
price up to 111*4. a gain of l point. over
yesterday's final.
< >n the other hand, the international
selling in Canadian Pacific was contin
ued \fter opening at 217 1 •» for a loss
.if 1 point, there was a slight fractional
1 ally, but the issue was heavy.
The tone was steady and many stocks
limb, gains, am* ng them being Alaska
Cold Mines '< Amalgamated Copper •%.
At. In-on V 1 tab < 'upper V 1 nlte.l
States .-dee| common t'nlon Pacific
New York. Hew Haven and Hart
ford \ Reading **. Erie % and New
York Central %.
St Paul, Steel preferred. Rock Is
land Pullman Company. General Elec
tric and Illinois Central were fraction
ally lower.
The curb was steady.
Americans in London wer
dispirited.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Stock quotations to noon.
Previ.
STOCKS High Low Noon Ck
A trial. Copper. 6' 1 t 69*4 69 „ 6
American 1 'an 26V* 26 26'4 2
American Ice 21 21 21 2
Am. Locnmo . 28% 28'* 28'•* 2
Am. Smelting ♦> 1 '* 61 '4 616
Am •! I US ! UHj HI'..- 11
Anaconda ... 34 33% 34 3
Atchison .... S»2 ;, g 90 92 a 9
A. C. L 118 118 118 11
H. and O 9 1 90% 91 I«
Can Pacific.. 217% 217 2171
C. and 0 7.6 7.6 56 5
Corn Products 8V
Distil. Secur.. 17,'
Erie 27
(Jen. Electric. 134'
111 Central... 1041
Interboro ... 14 r
do, pref. 581
L Valley*. . 148'
L. and N. . .130V
N. Y. Centra! 91 1
N and W. . . ]02‘
No. Pacific . 106_r
nna.
8%
133 V4
102*4
141-
BAR SILVER.
LONDON, Dec. 16. Har silver steady
P. (Jas Co. . .
Reading .
Roeg Island
Ho. Pacific , .
St Paul . . .
narrow and I Term Copper.
L’nlon Pacific
I*. 8. Rubber
I ^ Steel
at 26S/1.
NEW YORK,
har silver Ji7%c.
F>ec. 16 Commercial
Mexican dollars 44c-
pref. .
I’tah Copper.
V. -C. Chcm.
Wabash . . .
W. l’nlon. . .
W. Electric
GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec 16 A bearish con
struction put on the Government’s final
estimate of the crop of 1913 caused free
selling t the opening of the wheat
market to-day. At the decline there
were liberal buying-
Com opened slightly lower with
wheat, and also on account of favorable
weather over the belt, but rallied on
shorts covering. Tin Government crop
report had little Iniiuence, being too
near In line wiht expectations
Oats were influenc'd by the break in
corn, but rallied qu kly on buying by
local traders.
Provisions were steady.
STOCK GOSSIP.
The New York Financial Bureau:
"The stock market may he irregular
again today, but It is due to harden
and mav recover sharply soon."
• • *
The New York ‘'ommereial "The
market is too thin t" stand liquidation."
* * *
The New York Herald: "The mar
ket shows great resistance to pressure."
* * *
The New York American. "Investors
are bringing hack stocks that they are
willing to exchange for cash."
* * 0
The New York sun: "Buying power
is restrained by the character of news
and the market is professional."
Continued From Page 1.
Saturday forenoon and not in the
afternoon. Miss Fleming, a former
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
I ! ! ! I Pr«»
|Onen!High Low Noon! Clo?*
12 65 12.66 12 67» 12.65 12 53 60
12.72 12.79 12.72 f? 78 12.64-70
12.21-23
13.91 12.98 12.91'12.!*7il2.90-91
' 12.91-93
. 12.9913.06 12.99 13.05 12.97-98
12.98-13
13.03 13.07 13.02 13.07 12.99-13
11.70
ermnent explained that the execution
of Fnedino Mata, after he had been
captured neat Matehuala, State of
Han Luis, had taken pla<*e "in accord
ance with Government policy of ex
ecuting all rebels as traitors."
A report received here during th>
night v;iid that Montcn \ had fallejn
partment ft wag atatad that “thf
Federal,--■ are holding their own."
The Government was notified to
day that the Federal garrison at Tam-
pl< o had been Increased to 5,000 men.
This Is believed to make the port safe j
from assault, but lack of a supply ’if
drinking water Is likely to prove se
rious to the Federal tropns.
Doctors and nurses will he sent :o
Tampico ai once to guard against on
epidemic of disease.
There is no prospect of any Inter
national complications over the* action
taken by American warships at Tam
pico. The Government announced to
day that General Huerta had sent n
message of thanks to Rear Admiral
Fletcher for Ills actions In protecting
property during the recent battle.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EXCURSION FARES
Tickets on sale December 17 to 25,
inclusive. Also December 31, 19I3,
and January 1, 1914. All tickets lim
lied to expire midnight January 6
1914
Ask the Ticket Agent
Central of Georgia Railway
Sale for To-morrow
Regular $5, $6 & $7
ENGLISH SLIP-ON
RAINCOATS
Men’* and Women’s Imported
ENGLISH SLIP-ONS
Values to $6.00 Values to $10 00
$2.75 $4.75
Value, to $16.00 Value, to $22.00
$8.25 $12-75
Women’s Imported Poplins
and Mohair Raincoats at Less
Than Cost of Material Alone.
$7.50 Coats at $16.00 Coats at
$3.75 $8.95
$20 00 Coats at $25.00 Coats at
$11-50 $14-75
Boys’ and Girls’ Rubber Coats and Capes a* Big Reductions.
Doors Open To morrow Morning at 8 O’clock
GOODYEAR
RAINCOAT COMPANY
35 Peachtree
NOTE
ADDRESS
CAREFULLY
ALL MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED WHEN
NIED BY REMITTANCE.
RIGHT
NEXT TO
NUNNALLY’S
ACCOMPA-
stenographer
at the
pencil
factory,
CHICAGO
GRAIN
MARKET.
Grain quotations to noon:
Previous
High Low Noon. ("lose.
WHEAT—
Dec 87 7 4
ST-4
89*4
May 92*4
92**
92 L
July. 88 7 *
R8»,
88 ",
89« r
CORN -
Dec... 69 Ta
, «> 3 «
69 >4
69*4
May. 69*4
J 69 N
SB 7 ,
69%
July. . .. 69*«
68 A
69 i s
69
OATS -
Dec 39 N
39’,
39 a*
39
May 42
•e.
41 7 *
41%
•inly 41 Vi
40 T,
41 * k
41
PORK—
Jan
20.90
May.... 20.87*4
20.87*4
20.85
LA RD—
Jan..,. 10.67*4
10.67 G
10.67*4
10.70
May... 11.05
10.97*4
11.02*4
11.00
RIBS—
Jan.... 10.82*4
10.80
10.82*4
10.82*4
May.... 11.10
11.05
11.10
11.07 b.
Sept
11.37*4
railed by (he defense as a character
witness, was troppetl hy us Into s , v .
inn that she had helped Frank in g, I
morning. r
"This is what Frank was doing, p ]
was placing the notes by the side I
the dead body of Alary Phajan. whom
he had slain. He had forced Jj m
Conley to w rite these so that he ooulij
use them in the event Jim did not I
eonie bark to burn the corpse.
’’He also pulled out the staple i„
the rear door tn the basement so tha ]
the first thin* that the detective
would think would be that the mur
derer of the little trirl had escaped by
this door. That Is the explanation of ’
the pulled-out staple.
Details His Theory,
"He went to get the parasol of the
little girl and this he dropped down
the elevator shaft. Along with thj,
he dropped a ball of twine, althouai]
the twine about. Mary Phagan’s neck
was the regulation length and was
knotted like the pieers of cord tha:
hang near the finishing room on the
second floor.
"He was writing that note to his
uncle. Its contents, devised to shift
suspicion from his shoulders, did the
very opposite. His assertion that
•nothing startling has happened 1
showed lliat something startling had
happened."
A New Kind of Credit
for Christmas Shoppers
A credit that means you, the Christmas shop-
per, can come to our big store, select a practical gift for any
member of your family and pay for it in weekly or monthly sums
so small that you will wonder why you had never thought of our
way before. It lifts the burden from your Christmas shopping, it
makes Christmas shopping easy.
Makeydur selections from thesereal gift bargains:
Christmas Delivery
You can make your
gift selections now and
delivery will be made
anv time vou wish.
OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS
Do Your ShoppingNow
Early Christmas shop
ping has many advan
tages—less haste, and
better assortment.
This Carving Set
Vnd# of oil
tampered *t«et,
vastly woitti
?1.00.
Wit low
Ch airs
and Rockers.
Settees a n d
(' o u c h e s
make splen-
d i d < lirist-
mas presents,
this is one
of Har Har
bor designs,
$5.00
Brass
Smoker’s
Stand
Solid brass,
80 inches
tall:
This Beautiful 30=Piece Press Cut Glass Set
FREE
Exactly as pictured. We give
this beautiful set free with every
purchase of $’25.00 or more.
Begins Monday Dec. 15th.
This Brass Jardiniere
8 inches
tall. 10
inches
wide, solid
hammered
brass.
Sewing Tables
As accepta
ble a present
a s a woman
could receive.
In willow or in mahogany
we have an assortment to
suit any desire.
1.50
to
Cellarettes
J
Something ■
man it roallj
find t.> km In
a 11 wood a « nd
flnlRhf* ’I ( «
doian in K*r
I? KngiiAb <*r
fumed Rolid
o*k. fujlr
equipped
17
Framed Pictures and Mirrors
No gift could be in better taste. An infinite
variety of styles and subjects at any price you
might desire. I
Smoker’s
Stand
Lamps and Domes
Make exquisite gifts—we hate
t both Portables and Domes
with electric or gas equipment.
All connections free of charge.
This electric portable
$6.00
I In fumed or
| Early English solid
oak. equipped with
j ash and match trays*
and Humidors.
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Jui
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Lady’s Desk
In Infinite y*
rtetr tn t
fmtNhc* of oak
or tn maboR
any. B1rd*-«*ye
maplt* or (Mr
cAAfttan wal
nut. This de
sign
.50
as
Morris
Chairs
The acne of j
com for t, tnoat :
acceptable. We I
have them tn
all wood* and j
flntahe* and |
upholstering*,
with and with •
ant footre*ts. j
Price*
Wmm
M*Wi
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Rockers
A nice Rookpr Is
ways in order,
have for
▼our selec
tion arm
Rock er*. Bed
room Rockers
upholstered
or solid
seats: In fact
a n y t h I nc
v our taate
or your purse
might indi
cate. Trices:
0x12 Axminster Rugs,
designs to se
lect from
$11.50 to $40
Haverty’s Basket Shop
Kitchen Cabinet
A variety of
$18.50
to
Here you will find beautiful gift pieces, hampers,
sewing baskets, Indian baskets, baskets and
iravs of all kinds.
Blankets
Comforts
Mattresses
Pillows
Make sensible,
"com for table”
(presents. Blankets
and Comforts $2.50
up.
"Slumberland" Mattress $ 5,00
"Felto" Mattress 7.50
“Regal" Mattress .... 10.00
“Waldorf" Mattress . . . 12.50
“Red Cross" Mattress. . 15.00
"Ostermoor" Mattress . . 10.00
Th« “UTILITY" is a
most welcome gift Saves
stops and combines a
pantry, cupboard and
kitchen cabinet In a sin
gle piece of furniture
This pattern is
■^=T=
u'WTVyy'e nw.w
50
ism
Chifforobe
The most conven
ient piece of Furni
ture ever Invented.
Takes care of every
thing a man wears.
An ideal gift. Thia
one, any finish
.50
Corner Auburn Avenue e.nd North Prvor Street.
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