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Show FARNSWORTH FOOLED THE MEXICAN REBELS i El Paso. Nov. 13. There is exactly $5,S50 more money among the Mor mon colonists today than there would have been had not Wilfred A. O. Farnsworth, one of the leading merchants mer-chants of the colonies, used his head in outwitting the rebels who held him up. together with Orin Romnoy and II S Harris and others, who were going back to the colonies, Farnsworth Farns-worth told the rebels that he had but ?100, but could got the other ?50 demanded de-manded of him for the rnnsom of himself him-self and his companions. He drove Qff in his huggy. saying that he would bo back with the extra 100 pesos. Tic I $oon returned, delivered the money and started back to the American side of the line. After he had crossed the ljne he reached up to the top of the buggy and removed the $5,S50 which was left of $6,000 that ho had in his possession, and told how he had deceived de-ceived the rebels by pretending to go to a friend for the monoy demanded Apostle A. W Ivlns is expected Saturday Sat-urday to go over tho affairs of tho church colony and to decide on a final settlement of the Mexican cot- j ony affairs It v. as for the purpose of , bringing the account hooks to El Paso t Tor Apostlo lvlnf.' inapoctiou ibat tho men went to Mexico. The claims, amounting to moru Jhan n. million dol-? lars. which resiltco from, tho iuva-.l i sion of 'the rebels, jitvvc not yet been a adjusted, but will be handled b Scn- ulor Reed Smoot or somo nrorr.inciiti attorney " fl |