The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-08
MORMON MISDEEDS.
They Add Another to the Long
List Of Crimes,
FLAG L
The American Colors Half-Masted on
the Fourth, and Kept There
by Force.

SALT LAKE. July 6.-When the sun rose
Saturday morning the national flag hung
at half-mast on the City Hall, county Court
House, the Deseret News Office and the
Mormon tabernacle, or church, the tithing
office, John Taylor's residence, the endow-
ment house, Mormon church offices and the
Salt Lake Theater. That on the last
named building was put at full mast when
W.. Rossjtter, the present manager, saw it,
but those on the other buildings hung limp
and dejectedly against their masts. No
one could be found to explain the reason.
About noon a committee composed Of
United States Marshal Ireland, G. L.
Haines, Major Wilkes and Captain Evans,
the last two named being ex-Confederates
went to the City Hall to ascertain the rea-
son. City Marshal Phillips said it was the
result of his personal whim. The commit
tee demanded that the flag be raised to full
mast, which demand was met with a de-
NAL, whereupon Captain Evans jumped up
and started out 70 raise it himself.
THE DOOR WAS SHUT N LOCKED
by a policeman before he reached it. All
present, including some dozen police Off
GERS, made a rush for Evans. Constable
Charley Grow raised his club tt strike, and
drew Ills plsJO1. Tne OUiIer OnlCcrs reaCleu
for their guns. Quiet was restored by the
e. s. marshal. The conference went on.
The city officials said the 4th OF July was
a day OF mourning to them II this peo-
pie whose best men were in the penitentiary
by virtue OF the federal officials, perversion
OF all the principles of law and liberty;
that the flag over the City Hall did not be-
long to any ring OF so called loyal Americans.
and intimated that any man h under
took to disturb the flag at half mast would
be shot by the officers. The committee OF
small crowd had grthered, numbers OF
whom wanted
TO RAISE THE FLAG
at all hazards, but they were threatened by
the police not to attempt it on pain OF
being dropped" In private consultation
with United States Marshal Ireland, the
City Marshal consented either to raise it
full mast or take it down within thirty
minutes. In the meantime Constable Grow
had mustered up a small squad "to clean
the mob out" The City Marshal con
suited with Mayor Sharp who was attend
ing a Mormon priesthood, and in less than
thirty minutes the flag was run down
among the jeers and sneers OF the city
officials. The Grand Army of the Republic
who were celebrating near the city were in,
formed of the difficulty and came in after
passing resolutions to run the flags to
their proper places, and met the crowd OF
loyal and angry citizens at the Walker
House. The crowd wanted to 90 and by
force put the flags where they belonged, but
the counsel of Governor Murray prevailed
finally. Il committee OF five was sent tC
demand of the Mayor that it should bt
done, and a few minutes later the flag al
the City Hall was
RUN UP TO THE MAST HEAL
The citizens committee made the demano
on Sheriff Groesbeck and he hoisted The
flag at the county court house from half to
full mast without demurring. The flag at
the Coop store was also run from hall tC
full mast at about 6 O'Clock in the even
ing, but the others hung out in defiance unit
shutdown, and are yet at half mast. AL
| who are Immediately responsible in this
| ing anything about it, but it has leaked out
| that the order to thus insult the nation a
| large and the Government in Utah CAM
| direct from the heads OF the church.
THE INDIGNATION
| over the Mormon act continues unabated
| Excited groups of g%entiles have discussed
| the affairs all day and an old veteran stood
in front of the City Hall looking at tn
| trailing flag, tears streaming from his eyes
| shaking his fist at the Mormon policeman
| guarding to see that the flag was not raised
exclaimed "How long, oh, Lord! How
| long?" He dec AIRED that he would leave
| this nest of treason within forty-eight
hours. Horace Eldredge, President OF thu
Deseret Netional Bank here, says that half
mast was the proper place for the flag, az
1--WE have not more than half Il rights
| While the flag was insulted the Mormon
brass band was at the Penitentiary seren
| aiding the unlawful cohabitation prisoners
The Provo Enquirer, a Mormon paper
had on the 4th a coffin with the inscription
independence Day died July 4, 1885,
The Deseret News, the church organ
fully ~justifies the half masting of the flags il
a five column editorial, conclusively show
ing that it was under church authorities,
claiming it was right to do it because lib
erty is dead in Utah.