Arizona republican., 1916-01-16
Colonists Numbering About Five Hundred Are to Con- centratc Under Protection of Carranza Garrison Sta toned at Casas Grandes
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 FL PASO. Tex, Jan. 15.-Mormons in Chihuahua state do not intend to ence to the advice and counsel of the American government, according to Mexican officials who received ad- vices tonight stating that the colon- ists numbering 300 were to concen- trate under protection of Carran@a garrisons, stationed at Casas Gran : des and other points, until the cOun = try is cleared of bandits.
 Other Americans in the same dis trict were described as being re- luctant to leave Mexico, where many still have property. Several Ameri- cans were reported to have returned to the interior of Chihuahua state on the train which left JuareZ late to- day and only a comparatively small percentage of foreigners in the neiShborhood of Parral are expected to come out on the special train due here tomorrow night.
 There is uncertainty here regard ing the number of Mexicans operat- ing under alleged orders of Francis co Villa and his lieutenants. although General Jacinto Trevino, the Carran- za commander was quoted last night in dispatches from Chihuahua City to the effect that only 300 Villa men remained uncaptured. Mexican of ficials at JuareZ estimate. however that there are at least 1,S00 men on !, h Funeral services over the body Oi two of the three remaining victims of Mondays tragedy will be held to- morrow.
 C. D. Watson. manager of the Cusi Mining Company, who was robbed of S16,000 by the bandits before he was killed, win be inferred here. Services for R. r. Meditation vii occur in the afternoon. The parents of Meditation are here from Los An geles and intend to take the body { California.
 Reports that riots had occurred a' Fort Hancock today, in which Unit ed States soldiers had attacked Mex jeans. were received here tonight, but | telegraphic messages declared there were no riots of importance and tha' 1 the reports originated from the fac l that one or two soldiers have beer engaged in fights with Mexicans | Everything was quiet at the fort to l night, it was reported
 l General John l. Pershine, comman der of the United States troops here l said he had received nothing officia but had heard that soldiers had en- ! gaged in several fights with MeXi 1 cans.
 l Potter Palmer of Chicago. princi pal owner of the Cusi Mining com pany of Chihuahu. Mexico which em
 ployed the mining men who Wer, massacred by Mexican bandits a Santa Ysabel, was due to arrive to night from Florida. Mr. Palmer wa ! coming, according to information to night, to inquire into the situation i, Mexico affecting the company.
 Marion Letcher, American consu
 at Chihuahua City, did not leave fo his post today He received d mes sage from Washington, it was saiC countermanding previous instruction l 10 proceed anu hiutIlllS ullu lo It main on the border Tie messag 1 was received as he was about [ leave Juarez on a southhound trai this after noon.
 MT. Letcher said tonight there wa
 no significance in the message. fror Washington instructing him to re
 main in Fl Paso.
 T was simply instructed to remai here for further orders" he said. Potter Palmer, president and princi pal stockholder of the Cusi Minin
 Company, of Chihuahua, eighteen c
 whoses employees were victims of tn
 Santa Ysabel massacre, arrived her
 tonight with Mrs. Palmer They reg
 istered from New York. Mir Palme
 was met by H. l.. Hollis managing di
 rector of the company, who arrive here Thursday from Chicago. It wa
 said that Mr. Palmer desired to inves tigate the Mexican situation personal,
 He declined to discuss his mission.
 Mopoline Martinez, Mexican wh
 came here from Piedras Negras ol
 pOsite Eagle Pass, Texas, several day
 ago, died at the county hospital toda from typhus fever. The case was diaa nosed as typhus fever by Dr. John