The Osceola times., 1885-07-11
BREEDING TROUBLE.

The Apostles of Iniquity In salt Lake City
Ofev Insult to the National Emblem by
Placing 1t at Half-Mast On Their Public
Buildings on Independence Day-Indig-
nant Citizens-The q. A. X. Assert Them
selves.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, July 5.-When
the sun rose yesterday morning the Ma
tional flag hung al half-mast on the City
Hall, County Courthouse, Doseret Ners
office, Mormon tabernacle, church
tithlng office, John Taylor's residence,
Mormon church offices and Salt Lake
Theater. That on the last named build
ing was kept at full mast, as soon as w.
Rosster, present manager, saw 1t, but
those on the other buildings hung limp
and dejectedly against their masts. No
one could be found to explain the
reason. About noon committee COM
posed of United States Marshal
Ireland, c. l.. Haines, Major Wilkes
and Captain Evans, the last two
named x-Confederates, went to the
City Hall to find out the reason. City
Marshall Phillips said 1t was the result of
personal whim. The committee de-
manded 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 it himself.
The door was shut and locked by po-
liceman before he reached 1t. All pres
ent, including some dozen police officers,
made a rush for Evans. Constable Char
lie Crow raised his club to strike and
drew his pistol. Quiet was restored by
the United States Marshal and the con-
ference went on.
The city officials said the Fourth OF
July was day OF mourning to them and
this people whose best men were in the
Penitentiary by virtue of federal official
acts perversive of all principles of law
and liberty; that the flag over the City
Hall did not belong to any ring OF So
called loyal Americans, and intimated
that anv man who undertook to disturb
the Gag 81 half-mast would be
shot. The officers and committee of
citizens then went into the street, where
a small crowd had gathered, numbers of
whom wanted to raise the flag at all
hazards, but were warned by the police
not to attempt 1t on pain of being "drop-
ped" In private consultation with
United States Marshal Ireland, the City
Marshal consented to either raise 1t full
mast or take it down within thirty min
utes, while in the meantime Constable
Crow had mustered up small squad to
''clean the mob out.n The City Marshal
consulted with Mayor Sharp, who was
attending Mormon priesthood meeting.
In less than thirty minutes the flag was
run down amid cheers and sneers OF the
city officers
The Grand Army Republic Post, cele.
brating near the city, were informed of
the difficulty, and came in, after passing
resolutions to run the flags to
their proper places. They met a
crowd OF angry citizens at the Walker
House. The crowd wanted 10 90, aud
by force put the flags where they be-
longed, but the counsel of Governor
Murray prevailed. Finally a committee
Of five was sent to demand of the Mayor
that ii should be done, and a few min
utes later the fag at the City Hal was
run up to the mast head The cti-
zens' committee made the demand on
Sheriff Groesbreck, and he hoisted the
flag at the County Courthouse from half
to full mast without demurring. The
flag on the Cooperative store was also
run from half to full mast at about six
O'Clock this evening. But the others
hung out in defiance. All who are inn
medately responsible for this treason
able business disclaim knowing anything
about it, but 1t has leaked out that the
order to thus insult the Nation at large
and government of Utah came direct
from the head of the Church.