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Show COLOMST f.UhOERED BY MEXICAN BAXDIT American Rancher Shot Down In the Presence of His Small Sons While At Work in the Field. El PuSo. Tex. Following the robbery rob-bery of the Mormon colony store at Colonia Ila. In the siate of Chihuahua, Chihua-hua, on Saturday, by Mexican bandits and the killing of one of the robbers by pursuing colonists, information was received here Sunday of the murder mur-der of J. I). Harvey, one of the colonists, colo-nists, by the brother of one of the bandits. Harvey was at work In his field when he was approached and shot and killed by the Mexican In the pre em-e of his three small suns. The murderer escaped. There is much excitement anions; the colonists on account of the aflair. While the entire country is under the domination of rebels, they announce their intention of remaining to protect pro-tect their ptoperty by force of arms If necessary. |