Arizona republican., 1912-08-27
MESA
REFUGEES IN MESA
 ID RECEIVE ASSISTANCE
Lieutenant Doladson, 4th Cavalry, Is Here to Provide Necessaries to
 Those in Need.

Lieut.. Robert S Donaldson. 4th Cavalry, U. $. Army, arrived in Mesa sunday evening from Fort Huachuca and will be here for several days looking after the needs of the forty odd refugees who recently came here from the Mormon colonies in Chi huahua. Those who are destitute of funds and dependent upon the peo- pie for their support. will be prop erly provided with necessary food and clothing from funds appropriat- ed by congress for this purpose. Lieut.. Donaldson will make all pur- chases for this purpose from the To- cal dealers, paying for same in or ders on the commissary department Of the west with headquarters at San Francisco. There are no men among the colonists now in Mesa,
 only the women and children of fam
 lilies driven from their homes. The
 men remained to prevent, if possible.
 the entire destruction of their farms
 The Mexican rebels robbed them of
 their horses, their provisions and
 much of their clothing and threaten
 ed that there would be worse in
 store for them if they remained in
 the war zone. While the men were ready to stay and take chances, even to fight if it became necessary, they could not afford to allow their wives and daughters to remain a possible prey to the marauding bands of guerillas that were infest- ing Chihuahua
 Since their arrival in Mesa none of the refugees have been allowed to suffer. The members of the church have provided them with shelter and have fed them as freely as though the enforced visitors were members of their own families. While there is no doubt that this charitable work would be carried indefinitely, if nec- essary, the fact that congress has 1 appropriated funds for the relief oi all such cases, will lift a severe bur den from the shoulders of the Mesa sion of more wealth than they car
 conveniently use for thhe support of ' their own families.
 Lieut. Donaldson is a very pleas
 ant gentleman to meet. During the | past two years he has been engaged 1 in active service with his troop, a | part of the time in sole command his superior officers having been detailed elsewhere For many l months he has been along the bor- der, watching the course of events
 and says that he will certainly be 1 glad when he is relieved, as it has been strenuous times for the caval-
 ry. His troop has been ordered tC 1 the Hawaiian islands in January which will be a welcome change He says, however, that even in the 1 islands there will probably be 1 plenty to do, for there are fortifica l tiOns to construct and the men will
 be kept employed in necessary du- ties
 1 Regarding his experience on the 1 border. he says there have been
 many false alarms regarding the reb- els threatening to cross the line, and
 the troops have been frequently
 hurried from one point to another. | The latest was a hike to Nogales on l the report that the Mexican town of | that name was threatened. None oi 1 the rebels showed up and when he | left everything was quiet. His stay ! in Mesa will depend upon orders ] from headquarters In the mean 1 time the lieutenant is being assisted 1 by J. w Leseur president of the | Maricopa stake in getting affairs ad