El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-19
Councillor Harris Returns
From Sonora and Says No
Exodus There.

MoTmons will not be permitted 10 40
turn armed to their homes In the Mexl-
can colonies until president Madero at
Mexico CITY has given his consent. The
Mormon officials IN FL Paso held a con
ference with the Mexican consul IN FL
Paso Saturday afternoon at which per
mission to take 1000 head OF horses
back to the colonies was requested, ana
also a request was made to allow the
men who returned with these horses 10
carry their arms with them. The con-
sul informed the officials that 1T would
be necessary for him to communicate
with Mexico City before such permits
sion could be given. He also requested
that the horses, which are now at Ha-
chita. n. NJ, be held there for the pres
emit until the rebels had LETT the route
between Hachita and COlonia Dlaz, Tor
fear that these mounts might tal into
the hands of the rebels.
H. S. Harris. counselor to stake presl-
dent Junius Romney, OF the Mexican
colonies, returned Monday morning from
Colonia MorelOs. where he went on
horseback last week to confer with the
colonists in the Sonora settlements re-
garding their condition, and the prob
ability of returning to the United States.
Mr.. Harris will not make his official re
o'clock this afternoon, but he told the
officials OF the church who are here
that when he left Colonia MorelOs that
the colonists there were preparing to
stav Tor the present, and that only
few families were preparing to
leave. All OF the able bodied men and
most OF the women were planning TO
stay in the colonies OF Sonora, Mr.. har-
MS reorted. They had had no trouble
with the rebels at the time he left there,
although a number OF bands were re-
ported at Bavispe, 80 miles from the
Morelos colony. The people of OaXaca
and San Jose were also planning to stay
in the colonies Tor the present. The
UaXaca colonists were mostly at More
les, which is Il larger settlement. There
are 1000 members OF these Sonora colon
les and the Mormon officials here DO
not expect many OF them to leave there
unless the rebels harass the colonists, as
was done in the chihuahua colonies.
Missionaries Recalled.
S. D. BenniOn, resident OF the Nor
mon mission in the southwest, Is here
from Kansas City to confer with the
Mormon officers regarding the Mexican
situation Mr.. Bennion has recalled
Thomas II. Jones and L. Vernon Jones,
missionaries at st. Louis, whose families
are refugees from the Mormon settle
ments IN Mexico. The missionaries
were recalled in order that they could
arrange Tor the permanent location of
their families while the Mexican trouble
continued.
MOrmOas Held Services.
Services were held Sunday at the
barns The people from the tent city
Joined the others there. Besides other
speakers, the bishops of each of the col
onies were called TO the stand.
Rey Pratt, president of the mission
work n =
the first speaker. He reported his Ia
borS and said they were doing pretty
good work down there. The Mexico
missionaries were uneasy and it is
very difficult for them to keep at their
work now that the colonists have been
forced to flee, but they are making the
sacrifice and are doing nicely, he said
When the United States ordered the
Americans out, he declared, every body
thought of Intervention and the mis-
sionaries were looked upon as spies
ed for a time until that feeling passed
away.
Bishop Thurber, of Colonia Dublan,
encouraged the people to press forward
and cautioned the young folks to be
| exemplary an their conduct, and to do
nothing to cause regret. He also be-
ieves that the colonists will go back
Bishop Bentley of CoIonia Juarez,
| said he could not believe the predic-
I lions of Mexico could all fail. He thinks
! there will be a way open up very soon
! so that those who desire Will be able
! to return to their homes.
! Chuichupa Bishops Home Looted.
/ Thomas Sevey, bishop Of Colonia
( Chuichupa, said he told the boys that
as long as he remained their leader
| they would run instead of fighting if
| there was an avenue OF escape. He said
4 his instructions were not to shed blood
4 but if they were forced to fight TO
J fight hard. He said as they were clear
! ing the outskirts of town, they looked
! across the little city and saw the rebels
J entering from the opposite direction
: He said an old man, Mexican, c--Ine
| to him and cried and regretted their
! departure. After the rebels came, the
| man disappeared and has not yet been
| located. Fear is entertained for his
! life. The bishop said when he re-
! turned to his home after the visit OF
! the rebels he could find only a pair OF
overalls and a single pair of socks He
bade his people be cheerful and hope
full.
Bishop Whetten, of Colonia Garcia
! said we had many thing TO be thankful
| for. He said: If we had fought, as
| many of the men. wanted to, some Of
| US would have been killed; as it is
| none of US lost our lives" he declared
| He said when they left the mountains
| the fields were free from stock and the