El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-21
MORMOHs WANT
AN ADVERTISEMENT
VIII Send Someone to See
Ruined Homes Before
Reoccupying Them.

Representatives of the American and
! Mexican governments will be asked tc
20 to the Mormon colonies in Chihuahua
to make an inspection Of the conditions
there and report to their governments
before the colonies are again occu-
pied. This has been decided by the
officials of the Mormon church here
and a committee will be selected at the
o'clock conference of the church
officials to call on the Mexican and
praiser appointed The Mormons have
filed statements Of their property with
American consul T. D. Edwards in
Juarez, and the colonists wish that the
damage may be seen / fore they re-
turn and start to set their places in
order
A delegation of so colonists from
Hachita, n. NJ, arrived in FL Pasc
Tuesday evening to apply for transpor-
tation to Utah points. No transporta-
ton can be issued at the Hachita camp
and 1t is necessary for the refugees &c
come to FL Paso to get tickets on which
to return to Utah. A message was re-
ceived at the Mormon headquarters in
FL Paso from Gen Blanco at Pearson
Wednesday, telling them that their
lives and property would be safeguard
ed and that they would be given every
protection if they return to their
homes It is probable that a number
of the men of the colonies will return
this week to care for the homes and
property of the refugees.
No transportation was issued to the
refugees Wednesday because Lieut..
Buchanan was unable to be at the Nor
mon headquarters. But the tickets
Of the Mormons who wish to go back
to Utah or to Arizona
Mission Work Goes On.
Rey Pratt has returned to his labors
tinue his labors, but in a limited de-
gree Four elders will be retained in
each of the four conferences. The re-
naming seven will be released to come
home and join their refugee parents.
One native, a full blood Mexican, is
laboring in the Toluca conference.
Laura Jones is i'll.
Mrs. Anna Hunts four weeks old
baby is i'll.
The indispOsition of so many of the
of food, water, and climate.
Death of Mr.. Brown.
Mrs Galbraith Brown has arrived In
FL Paso. She says the Morelos col
onists have been in a fever of excite
ment for weeks They were daily ex-
pecting call to evacuate and were
continuously packing and unpacking-
Many of the women were so nervous
and suffered so intensely from fear
that they slept very poorly and their
HedIln Is gradually becoming impaired
She says the roads are very bad be-
tween Morelos and Douglas and their
wagon came nearly turning over sew
eral times before the fatal accident
occurred, when her husband was killed.
Then they were on a very bad piece OF
road with a large mud puddle on the
lower side.
PiniOned BY ThOrns.
Mr. Brown saw the danger and
jumped but he lit in a very thorny
bush and it held him fast, so that
when the wagon turned over, the
wheel struck his shoulder and crushed
him to death. The thorns pierced
and tore his flesh. Mrs. Brown re-
leased Ray Brown, who was also pin
Toned under the wagon, then he
crawled to his brother and the two
tried in vain to release him. One of
the smaller boys soon procured as
sistance from San Jose
All of their furniture and personal
effects were thrown into the mud and
water.
o. P. Brown has gone to Douglas to
try to get some of his horses across
the line
May COIOnize Near Tucson.
A committee left this morning TO ex-
anime a proposition near Tucson. If
the prospects are fulfilled. many OF
the colonists will go there to take
I'D land and make themselves homes.