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Show uu MORMONS TO LEAVE OLD MEXICO News of the confiscation of arms hold by American colonists in Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, the looting of homos and stores In Dublan, Casas Grandes district, dis-trict, and the expected arrival In El Paso of tho first tra.n of Mormon women and ohildren refugees, was received re-ceived by tuc flrat yroridoucy of th Mormo 11 church yesterday from Apostlo Anthony W. Ivins, who was recently sent to the church colonics to look after tho interests of mem bora. President Charles W. Penrose said that Apostlo Ivlna communicated thu' tho rebels undor General Saiuzar had ontored Dublan, contlscuted tho arms of Americans and had taken overy thing thoy could lay tliblr hands upon. The advice also set forth that a similar sim-ilar raid was oxpeotod at aJuroz. "The church has dono all that it could do," fsaid Prudent Penrose. "It -has noli fled Apostlo Ivins to provide pro-vide and look aftor the refugees in El Paso. No money has been sent and tho report that the refugees will come to Salt Lake Is false. "Goneral Salazar has promised to protect American citizens. According to AjOsllo Ivins, this promlso has now been withdrawn on the ground that the United tSates government has favored fa-vored tho federals and has shown enmity en-mity toward the re el movement." President Penrose said that Utah's representatives at Washlutgon hail been notified and that an appeal to the government probably would be made on behalf of the refugeos as American citizens. He said that the first train of lefugces, which was expected ex-pected at El Paso last night, carried several hundred women and children, who were allowed to leave the colonies colo-nies before the ben. Tho exodus, he said, -would be peaceable, so far as now known. Apostle Ivins, he said, was in a position po-sition to take care of the refugees in good shape.- TheywilP bo-housed and provided for as wel las possible under the circumstances. |