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Show APOSTLE IVINS RETURNS FROM MEXICO Salt Lake City, June 22. Apostle A. W, Ivlne, sent to the Mormon colonics col-onics In Mexico returned yesterday morning to his home after six weeks at El Paso, Texas, and In the turbulent turbu-lent southern republic. Mrs. Pascual Orozsco, wife of the rebel Mexican chleftan, camo as far as Los Angeles on tho same train. Apostle Ivlns fouud the colonics in an extcrmely prosperous condition, In sptto of tho unsettled conditions. "They havo been in danger," ho said, "but conditions nro much better now. When nil tho circumstances aro con-bidcred con-bidcred they havo boon well treated. Tho rebels, for a seemingly defeated and desperate party, havo shown re-mnrknblo re-mnrknblo self-restraint. Things were In n very chnotlc state In Chlhunh' for n while. One day the colonists would bo visited by federals and t next day by rebels. The state was looted of everything movable. "The Mormon colonies are considerably consider-ably scattered, but they had plans for getting together It necessary. As there aro about 1000 colonists they would constitute a pretty fortnldab forco for defense. I bellow that now tho greater part of the trouble Is over. "Tho colonies were never bettor nor more prosperous financially. They nre In a beautiful nnd healthy country." Apostlo Ivlns expects to remain nt home for nn Indefinite period. |