The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-05
MOUNTAIN MEADOWS.
The Original Order from Brigham
Young Commanding the MaSsa-
cre---"See that not one EsCapes.'

New York, March 28.--A special from
Tucson, Arizona, says the following is a
correct copy of the original order given,
concerning the Mountain Meadows mas
sacre. The order with three affidavits
authentiCating it, was found among the
papers of the late Chief-Justice John
Titus, Of Arizona, and formerly Chief
Justice of Utah;
salt Lake City, April 10, 1858.
The officer in command Of the escort is
hereby ordered to see that every man iR
well prepared with ammunition, and to
have it ready at the time you see these
teamsters hundred miles from the set
tlement. President Young advises that
they should be all killed, to prevent them
returning to Bridger to join our enemies.
Every precaution should be taken, and
see that not one escapes. Secrecy is re-
quired.
"By order of General Daniel H. Well.
"JAMEs FERGUSON,
Assistant Adjutant- Genera" I"
The original order, with the affiiavits,
are in my possession, and | have had fire.
quent conversations with the late Judge
Titus, my former law partner, in regard
to the matter, and he never doubted the
genuineness of the order, or the guilt Of
Brigham Young.
L. G. HUGHES.
Another Story About the Order An Additional
Massacre Of Eighty Teamsters.
San Francisco, March 28.
Referring to the dispatch from Tucson.
Arizona, to the effect that the or
der for the massacre at Mountain
Meadows was found among the papers
ofthe late Ex. Chief-Justice Titus, a gem
tleman living in this city, formerly resi-
dent of Salt Lake, says he had the above
document at one time in his possession,
and had no doubt of its genuineness. It
referred, however, to some eighty men
who had been teamsters in the army, sent
to Utah under Colonel Albert Sidney
Johnston to escort the new Governor who
replaced Brigham Young in 1857. The
early fall of snow forced Colonel John
ston and his troops to winter at Fort
Bridger, one hundred and twenty miles
east of Salt Lake and as Mormon c;TGi1s; ci1Gf;s,.
under Lieutenant-Genera d. II. Wells
had burned up two trains of supplies for
the United States army east of Green
River, the General was forced to put the
soldiers on half rations, and in the early
spring of 1858, these teamsters were dis
charged from the service and permitted
to return East, where they had entered
the Government service.
They preferred to go West and started
for California, They believed that as
non-combatants they would be permitted
to pass through Utah unmolested /; but as
soon as the teamsters came over the
mountains and entered Echo Canon they
were taken prisoners and made subject
to martial law, proclaimed some months
before by Governor Brigham Young. The
gentleman, who was then among the
Mormons in Echo Canon, and now resid-
ing in this city, saw a small division Of
eight or ten of those teamsters, under
Mormon escort, on their way westward.
The Mormon military authorities thought
it prudent to divide the eighty teamsters
into small squads, no doubt thinking their
purpose could be easier accomplished
than if they had been kept together in
such body. The Mormons deny that
such massacre ever occurred, or that such
order was ever given but those who had
given the subject attention have no doubt
the order was issued and the work &C
complished.
THE entire city debt of Detroit is less
than two millions of dollars. Since 1874
the city has not borrowed dollar, but at
the close of the fiscal year in June last
there we're $4,000 cash in the treasury.
The Water Works bonds of the city of
Detroit, bearing six per cent interest
were sold at five per cent premium.
Sales of the seven per cent bonds have
been made in Detroit as high as fourteen
and half cents premium The bonded
debt of the city of Cleveland is $S,604, 900
being net increase during the year of
S5O7,OOO. The greater part of the out
debt bears seven per cent inter-
est, but nearly all the bonds issued dur
ing last year bear six per cent interest.
The viaduct Indebtedness is now $96S-
900, and it is estimated before that work
is completed that it will costnearly three
millions Of dollarsl About one third of
every dollar of taxation raised in the city
Of Cleveland is expended for paying the
interest of the city debt. In short, the
amount Of interest paid each day of the
year by the city Of Cleveland is about