The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-06
HIGH-HANDED DoINas.
The mormons Mourning-The National
Holiday Insulted-A Real Need Of
United States Marshals,

The Mormons Mourning-The National
Holiday Insulted-A Real Need Of
United States Marshals.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 5.-When the
sun rose yesterday the national flag
hung at halt-mast on the city hall,
the. county court house, Dessert News
office, Mormon Tabernacle Church,
tithing office, John Taylor's
residence, Called Il. Cards
house, Mormon Church oflicos and
Salt Lake Theatre. That on the last
named building was put at full mast
% soon as w. Rosseter the present
manager saw it, but those on the
buildings hung limp deiectedly
against their masts. No one
could DO found to explain
tho reason. About noon COM
mittee, composed' of United States
Marshal Ireland, q. T. Halne Major
Wilkes, Captain Evans (the last two
named ox-Coniederates) went to
tho City Hall TO find out The
reason. City Marshal Phillips said
it was tho result OF personal
whim. The committee demanded that
the flag be raised to full mast, which
demand was mot with refusal.
Whereupon Captain Evans Jumped up
and started out to raise IL him
self, but tho door was shut
and locked 10y q policeman
before ho could reach it. All present,
including some dozen police officers,
made rush for Evans. Constable
Grow raised his club TO strike and
droW his pistol, other officers reached
for their guns. Quiet was restored by
| tho United States Marshal and the
conference went on. The city OFF,
cialB said the Fourth Of July was
this people whose best men
were IN peaitentiary by virtue
of Federal official. Principle,
law, liberty. That flag over the city
hall did not belong 20 any ring OF So
called loyal Americans, and jnti-
mated that any man who under
took TO disturb the flag at
half-mast would be shot. Officers and
citizens then went into the street,
where mall crowd had
| gathered, number OF whom
were desirous OF raising the
flag ct al hazards, but threatened by
police, did not do IL on pain OF being
| "drapped," In private consultation
with United States Marshal Ire
land the city marshal consented
either to take it down within 30
minutes or raise it 20 full
mast, while in tho mean
time Constable crow had mus
tored up G small squad
to oleap out the mob The
city marshal consulted with Mayor
Sharp, who was attending 2 Mormon
priesthood meeting, In Less than
30 minutes the flag was run
down amid sneers aud jeers Of the
city officials. The G. A, r. post oele-
hrating. neSr city w0ro informed OF
the difficulty and came in
run the flags to their proper places met
Walker House. The crowd wanted 10
60 and by force put the
| hags where they belop ged
but the council Of Governor Mu ray
prevailed. Finally a committee Of
tlVo was sent to demand Of the mayor
that it should bo done, and O few
minutes later the flag at
the city hall was run VI
TO tho 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
demurring. The flag on Coop's store
was also run from half to full
mast at about 9 p. M, but
others hung oat In defiance.
All who are immediRtelysresponsiblf
for the reasonable business disclaim
knowing anything about it, but
1t has leaked out that order
to thus insult the nation at large and
the government of Utah came direc'
frem tho head Of the church..