El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-23
REBELS AGAIN. IN
COLONIA PACHECO
Many of the Mormons Are
Returning, but Some
Fear to Go Back.


Rojas, have returned to the Chihuahua
Mormon colonies and are now near CO.
lonia Pacheco. This information was
received at the Mormon headquarters
Monday morning by telephone from the
Booker construction camp, near Pa
checo, to Pearson and from there by
telegraph to Ell Paso. RoJas is report
ed to have come back from sonora to
the mountain colonies OF the MormonS
and is now in control Of that district.
FederaIs have been sent out against
the rebels.
A report was also received at the
headquarters that Alfred Boyd. who
had gone to the Booker camp Tor some
cattle, had disappeared put L T. Book
er received a message Monday saying
that Boyd was all right, but had been
stopped by the returning rebels
A number of men returned from the
colonies on the last train, and more
went IN again this morning. They are
anxious TO take advantage Of the lib
crafty of the United States government
and ship out some furniture, provis-
ions and animals, If the rebels VIII per-
init them They say notices are post
ed in public places by the 1ederals
that no foreigners will be allowed TO
have or carry arms; that everything OF
the kind will be confiscated by the rul-
ing officials. They give as a reason
for this, so it is reported, that they
are afraid of Intervention and they are
short of arms and ammunition. so want
all they can secure. They have always
said that in case of Intervention rebel
and federals will join forces 1t IS re-
ported that a number OF rebels were
sent from Colonia Pacheco into Pear
son to feel of the spirits of the federals
in possession there. They took the red
from their hats, went into the federal
camps and gave their enemies the
'brazo,'' and spent a very pleasant day
Sor,a of the man down there have
written for their families and many of
the families have gone. Others have
prepared to go, but before starting
they have received letters telling them
not to come Other men have come for
their families and have gone back
without them. Some of the men who
bitterly opposed the exodus of the col
onists have written their families tell
ing them they don't want them to re-
turn to Mexico and saying they are
very glad they are out; that things do
not look good TO them even now. Fur
niture, cows and horses are being 10
Gated, but those in possession refuse,
often, to talk about giving them up.
Some of the men of the peon class
are reported to have said that the reb-
els are going to make things as easy
for the Mormons as possible, so that
they will return, and as soon as they
can get there the rebels will fall upon
them in their unarmed condition and
massacre and drive them out again
It has also been whispered that one
of the federal generals has approved of
all the rebels have done, and it is
known fact that no notice is being
taken OF the posted signs to the effect
that all stolen property shall be re-
turned to foreigners. So far as can be
learned at headquarters here. not
single piece has been returned to its
owner.
Mr. Jackson, a miller, has every kind
Of personal security guaranteed for his
life. the lives of his family and for his
property, and he will take his sons,
Willie and Lee, back into Mexico. He
has a paper signed by SaIazar saying
le and his family and his property
should all be. exempt from the ravages
# the rebel band, and, notwithstand-
ng all this, Lee was held at arms
ength by a rebel who was hunting
arms, and commanded to produce guns
When he said there were none on the
place he was violently shaken and
made to look down the barrel of a pis-
-ol and told that if he did not obey he
would be killed A half drunken COM
panion rebel urged that he be shot. as
he was 'only a worthless kid" yet the
boy will return this week to help his
father grind wheat for the rebels.
Henry Smith went in this morning to
ook after his property.
H s. Harris expects to go on the
next train to size up the situation and
interview both rebels and federals.
Professor Guy c. Wilson leaves this
week for New York, where he will en-
ter school for the coming school year.
Professor Charles E Mcclellan goes
in few days for Provo. Utah. to con-
-inue his course in the B. Y. q.
President Junius Romney will leave
soon for Salt Lake City to attend the
quarterly conference and to confer
with the church authorities there
A telegram has been received from
hem confirming the proposition that
the colonists be advised 10 seek homes
md positions for themselves and as far
IS possible make themselves indepen-
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