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Show MORMONS IN DANCER Colonists in Mexico Fear Raids on Their Farms El Paso, April 12. According to Bishop Orson Brown of Colonla Morlos, one of the Mormon cofonies south of here, the colonists are more than a little "disturbed by prospects of raids upon tueir plantations. Tho Mormons have their crops In the ground, but the natives, Bishop Brown declares, have done no planting and face a famine in the near future. According to advices from Torreon, James Boland, representing American mining operators In the Los Reyes District of Durango, has made formal complaint to United States consular agent A. Carothers at Torreon, regarding regard-ing the interruption of business caused by the insurrection. General Lojara, commanding the federal forces In that district, has been asked for protection for American Interests. Artillery is the most pressing need of the insurrectos, and every effort is being made to smuggle cannon across the border. Information has reached United 'States officials here that several sev-eral machine guns have' been Cached near the border in New Mexico west of here, pen'ding a favorable oppor; tunity to take them over the international inter-national line. A close watch'Is bolng kept. The El Paso pioneer society has asked Mayor Kolley for a special guard for a brass cannon standing in the city hall park. The companion to this cannon was recently stolen from the park and is now said to be in use in the insurrecto seige of Ojinaga, Ojin-aga, east of here. |