The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-09
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SALT LAKE CRY, July 6.-when IN,
sun rose yesterday the national nal
hung nj hslf-mast on the city hall
tho county court house. Dessert News
once, Mormon Tabernacle Church
lithlng once, John Taylor'i
residence, Called 4. Gard''
house, Mormon Church Offices anC
Salt Lake Theatre. That ON tho last
named building was put at full mas
o. soon ~ w. Rosseter the present
manager saw il, but those on the
buildings hung limp deiectedly
against their masts. No one
could bo found 20 explain
the reason. About noon a com.
mittee, composed OF United States
Marshal Ireland, q. l.. Haines, Major
Wilkes, Captain Evans 1.-THE last two
named ex.Confsderatssl, went 20
the City Hall 10 lind out the
reason. City Marshal Phillips said
IL was the result OF y personal
within. The committee demanded tina,
the flag DO raised 10 full mast, which
demand was met with refusal.
whereupon Captain Evans jumped up
and started out 10 raise IL him
self, but the door was shut
and locked by a policeman
before he could reach II. Air present
including some dozen police ofteers
made q rush for Evans. Constable
Crow raised his club 20 strike aud
drew his pistol, other officers reached
the United States Marshal and the
conference went on. The city Off,
clals said tho Fourth OF July was q
day OF mourning 10 them and
this people whose best men
OF Federal official. Principle,
law, liberty. That flag over the city
hall did not belong 10 any ring o! so
called loyal Americans, aud lnti-
mated that any man who under
took 10 disturb the flag at
half-mast would be shot. Officers and
citizens then went into the street,
where small crowd had
gathered, number of whom
were DESTROYS OF raising the
flag at all hazards, but threatened by
,lice, did not do IT on pain Of being
"drapped.n In private consultation
with United States Marshal Ire,
land the city marshal consented Sd
minutes or raise Il to full
time Constable Crow had mus.
70 clean up GU. the 'n mob. 'f The
city marshal consulted with Mayor
Sharp, who was attending a Mormon
priesthood meeting. In less than
80 minutes the flag was run
down amid sneers and jeers OF the
city officials. The G. A. X. post cele-
brating near city were informed OF
tho difficulty and came in
after passing q resolution TO
run tho flags TO their proper places me:
q crowd OF angry citizens at the
Walker House. The crowd wanted 10
60 and by force put the
but the council OF Governor Murray
five was sent to demand Of the mayor
that 1t should BIO done, and few
minutes later the flag at
the city hall was run up
to the mast head. The
citizens committee made the demand
on Sheriff Groesbeck and he hoisted
the flag at the county court house
from halt TO full mast Without
demurrlng. The flag on Coop's store
was also run from half to full
mast Mt about 8 p. M, but
others hung out In defiance
All who are Immediate irresponsible
for the reasonable business disclain
knowing anything about it, bu
il has leaked out that order
( } thus insult the nation at large anc
the government of Utah came direc
from the head of the church.