The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-25
MORMON EX|LES
DECIDE TO QUIT
MEXICAN HOMES
Colonies Abandoned for Year
at Least Owing to Inability
of Government to Con-
troll Situation.
CHURCH OFFICIALS
RETURN TO SALT LAKE
Future of Refugees Presents
Problem; Border Patrol
Keeps Close Watch on
Rebel Marauders.

TL PASO, Tex, Sept. 24.-Norm on
II colonies in Mexico are TO be
abandoned for year at least, if
not permanently. The return of
the rebels and the manifest inability of
the Mexican government to control the
situation caused the central council here
to arrive ut this decision after much
consultation and conference among the
church officials.
While many of the colonists have al
ready returned to the Mexican colonies,
there will be no further organized effort
of the Juaroz stake for a year at least.
President Junius Romney Of the stake
will leave Sunday for Salt Lake to pre-
pare his report for the annual church
conference. Professor Guy G. Wilson,
superintendent Of the colony schools for
the past fifteen years, Will also leave for
Salt Lake with President Romney and
Will 90 from there to Columbia univer
sity to spend the time during the year
In special teaching research. Counselor
G. E. Mcclellan, first counselor to Pres
ident Romney, will attend the Brigham
and others of the prominent church Of
fcials are planning to return to Salt
Lake.
What will become of the refugees
here ie a problem. The Mexican gov.
ernment and the state department Of the
United States are blamed for their en-
forced exile from their homes.
Rabago Pursues Rebels.
Ell PAsO, Tex, Sept. 24.-General
Antonio Rabago with 500 federal cav
airy departed today from Casss Grandes
to pursue the 600 robels threatening to
attack Pearson, tho American numbering
center southwest of this border point.
Pearson Is defended by only $50 federal
infantry.
Generals Teller and Huorta, With
nearly 1000 federal troops from Juarez
arrived today at the city of Chihuahua,
the state capital, 200 miles south Of the
border.
General Pascual Orozco. with his 1900
rebels, continues toward Ciudad Por'
iGrio Diaz, opposite Eagle Pass, Tex,
according to advices here tonight.
American Side Threatened
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-Geueral
Steever notified the wnr department to-
dny that the American side Of the bor-
der WIS threatened by an attack Of the
rebels on Bouquillas, Mexico. The town
bns been sacked General Steever has
directed Major Cameron to prevent dep
redations In the Big Bend district.
General Pascual OroZco continues TO
elude his pursuers and is reported to
be in the vicinity Of General Trevino's
camp. 11o miles southwest of Del Rio
with 1000 men, 1t Is thought he may
be advancing On Piedras Negras-
General steever reports he now has
a continuous patrol from the southwest
| corner Of New Mexico to point thirty
miles below Oiinaga, and has other
troops at Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
Saw Neutrality Violated.
d. 7. Mahoney, alias r. H.
O'Keefe, and Robert Mcdonald,
alias G.. J. Jones, were arrested
here today by United States Off
cials on information from Fl
Paso charging them with conspiracy
to violate the neutrality laws at El
! Paso Juno l6, 1912.
The men were srraigned before
limited States Commissioner Ssmes and
bail fixed mt $500, They will appear
for examination tomorrow morning
Tbs same men were arrested here ten
days ago with f. S. . Reilly on SIM
liar charge, which is still pending.
Rebel Leader Wounded.
MONTEREY, Mexico, Sept. 24.-The
rebel leader Marcelo CaIaveo was
| wounded in last week s battle with a
small federal force in canyon Of La
Rosita Pass, south OF Muzquiz, Goa
hula, according to report made to
General Irevino today by Major Nj
puel villareal, whose forces were
ambushed by the rebels III the canyon
and routed with loss of ten killed,
It is thought certain TINT General
Orozco is near Mu1qui2, but military
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