Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1885-12-21
The Mormon Trouble.


The Mormon Trouble.
OMAHA, December 5.-Early this
morning General Howard received
orders to send troops westward, pre-
sumedly to Salt Lake City. Batterie.
B and c of the Fifth Artillery weic
accordingly first ordered out, and lef
this afternoon on special train foi
the West over the Union Pacific. l,
is understood that all the remaining
troops at Fort Omaha, consisting of ten
companies OF infantry and one OF
cavalry, have been put under orders
to be ready to move at a moments
notice.
General Howard has persistently
refused to answer questions regarding
the destination of these troops. "My
orders are strictly confidential in this
case" said General Howard 10 your
correspondent, "and l cannot possibly
even intimate where these troops are
going. It's OF the utmost importance
that the people of the community to
which they are destined shall not be
apprised in advance of their coming"
The general conclusion is that the
roops of the department are all 10 be
rapidly concentrated at Salt Lake, in
anticipation of an attack on the Gen
tiles by the Mormons. Trouble of a
serious nature has been brewing there
for the last few days which has grown
out Of the arrest of Mormons leaders
for polygamy and the constant Mormon
retaliations against Federal officers. The
other night Deputy Marshal was
assaulted by four Mormons, who lay III
wit for him, one Of whom he danger
ously shot. The Mormons and theil
papers denounce this shooting as the
act of an assassin, who made the first
assault, and the Mormon press is call
ing for blood atonement.
LATER. 1t is a sure thing now thai
the troops from this department are
going to Salt Lake and it is understood
rom good authority that trouble il
lOOkeQ lOr tnere. .lsH
EXCITEMENT IN SALT LAKE.
SALT LAKE, December 5.-Amon(
the rumors in circulation to-day art
that the Mormons are massing anc
arming themselves secretly; that the
Secretary of War is on his way &c
Utah to declare martial law, and q
hundred others even more improbable
The facts as sifted out tonight are that
the Quartermaster at Fort Douglas has
rented quarters in the middle of the
city for company of troops to be
constantly stationed as preventive o.
riotous outbreaks A battery of artil
lcry is also on the way from Nebraska
and is expected here tomorrow night
Excitement and public feeling still rur
high. The Norm n crusade against
the Gentiles for lewd and lasciviou:
conduct has begun again in a new
form. This time complaints are sworn
out before Mormon Justices Of the
Peace and served by the Sheriff. III,
same arrests have been made as prev
ously under the city ordinance, aiS
bail has been fixed at $1,000 in eac.
case.
miscellaneous Ners.
WASHINGTON, December 5.-Ths
Republican Senatorial caucus nomi
mated John Sherman of Ohio for Presi
dent br0 tenn.
All the Democratic Senators except
four met in conference to-day. Scna
tor Voorhees, was instructed to put in
nomination for President PRO tenn
Senator Harris of Tennessee. Senator
Harris accepted the nomination.
The Democratic members of The
House of Representatives met in eau
Gus tonight and nominated Carlisle o
Kentucky for Speaker,
New YORK, December 5.-Ex-Gov
ernor Samuel J. Tilden has written q
letter to Carlisle advocating The use o.
the surplus in the Treasury for the