The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-10
MORMON CUSSEDNESS.

MORMON CUSSEDNESS.
DELIBERATE INSULT TO THE kMERI-
CAN REPUBLIC.
The Flags Placed at Half Mast on July 4th.
SALT LAKE, July 6.-When the sun rose
Saturday morning the national flag hung al
half mast on the City Hall, county court
house, the Deseret Netps office and the Nor
mon Tabernacle, or church, the tithing Of
fee, John Taylor's residence, the endow-
ment house, Mormon church offices, and the
Salt Lake Theatre. That on the last named
building was put at full mast when w. Ros-
sitter, the present manager, saw it, but those
On the other buildings hung limp aud de-
jectedly against their masts. No one could
be found to explain the reason. About noon
O committee composed of u. S. Marshal Ire
land, c. l.. Haines, Major Wilkes and Capt.
Evans, the last two named being ex -Confed.
crates, went to the City Hall to ascertain the
reason. City Marshal Phillips said it was
the result of bis personal within. The COM
mittee demanded that the flag be raised TO
full mast, which demand was met with de-
nial, whereupon Captain Evans jumped up
and started out to raise 1t himself.
THE DOOR WAS SUIT AND LOCKED
by policeman before he reached 1t. All
present, including some dozen police officers,
made a rush for Evans. Const able Charley
Crow raised his club to strike, aud drew his
pistol. The other officers reached for their
guns. Quiet was restored by the U. S. Mar
shall. The conference went on. The city
officials said the 4th of July was a day of
mourning to them and this people whose
best men were in the penitentisry by virtue
of the federal officials perversion of all
the principles of law and liberty; that the
flag over the City Hall did not belong to any
ring Of so-called loyal Americans, aud init.
mated that any man who undertook 10 dis
turb the flag at half mast would be shot by
the officers. The committee of citizens then
went into the street where small crowd
had gathered, numbers of whom wanted ID,
TO RAISE THE FLAG
at all hazards, but they were threatened by
the police not to attempt 1t on pain of being
dropped" In private consultation with
o.. s. Marshal Ireland, the City Marshal
consented either TO raise it full mast OF take
1t down within thirty minutes. In the
| meantime Constable Crow had mustered up
| q small squad "to clean the mob out" The
City Marshal consulted with Mayor Sharp,
who was attending a Mormon priesthood,
and in less than thirty minutes the flag was
run down among the jeers and sneers of tbs
city officials. The Grand Army of the Re.
public, who were celebrating near the city,
were informed of the difficulty aud came in
their proper places, and met the crowd Of
loyal and angry citizens at the Walker
House. The crowd waited to 60 and by
force put the flags where they belonged, but
the counsel of Governor Murray prevailed.
Finally . committee of five was sent to de-
mand Of the Mayor that 1t should be done,
| and few minutes later the flag at the City
Hall was
RUN UP TO THE MAST HEAD.
The citizens committee made the demand
Oh Sheriff Groesbeck and he hoisted the flag
at the county court house from half to full
mast without demurring. The flag at the
| CO Op. store was also run from half to full
mast at about O'Clock in the evening, but
the others hung out In defiance until sun
down, and are yet at half mast. All who,
are Immediately responsible In this treason
able piece of business disclaim knowing any
thing about 1t, but 1t has leaked out that the
order TO thus insult the nation at large and
the government In Utah came direct from
the heads of the church. I'D
THE INDIGNATION
over the Mormon act continues undated.
Excited groups Of gentiles have discussed
the affair all day, and an old veteran stood
In front ofthe City Hall looking at the trail
ing flag, tears streaming from his eyes, shak.
ing his fist at the Mormon policemen guard
ing to see that the flag was not raised, ex-
claimed: allow long, oh, Lord How lopgp"
He declared that he would leave this nest of
treason within forty-eight hours. Horace
Eldredge, president Of the Deseret National
Bank here, says that half mast was the
proper place for the flag, as "we have not,
more than half our rights" While the nag
was insulted the Mormon brass band was ii,
the Penitentiary serenadlug the unlawful
consolidation prisoners. ---.-. sd
The Provo Enquirer, . Mormon paper,
had on the 4th coffin with the inscription,
Independence Day died July 4, 1885," -,
The Deseret Nesos, the church organ, fully
justifies the half masting of the flags In
five-column editorial, conclusively showing
that 1t was under church authorities, claim
Ing 1t was right to do 1t because liberty was
dead In Utah.