Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-06
AN INSULT TO AMERICA.
How John Taylor and the Mormon Church
Bid Defiance to the National
Government.
The Stars and Stripes Displayed at HALF
Mast and the Day Of Freedom Kept
asa Day Of Mourning.
Angry Citizens Demand the Reason Mu-
nicipal Officers Give way-The
Church Yields Not.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, July 5 When
the eup rose yesterday morning the
national flag hung at halfmast on the
city hall, the county courthouse, the
Desert News Office, the Mormon Tab.
ernacle, church, the tithipg offices,
John Tsylor's residence, the Mormon
Church offices and the salt Lake thea
ter. That on the lsst-nsmed building
was put
AT FULL-MAsT
as soon rs w, Roseiter, the pre ent
manager, saw 1t, but those on the
other buildings hung limp. deipctedly
against their mssts. No one could be
found to explain the reason. About
noon committee composed OF United
States Marshal Ireland, @. l.. Haines,
Mai. Wilkes, Capt. Evans, the last
two named ex-Confederates, went to
the city hall
no FIND OUT THE REASON.
City Marshal Phillips said II was the
result of personal within. The COM
mittee demanded that the flag bc
raised to-full mast, which demand WAS
met with denial; whereupon Capt.
Evans jumped up and started to raise
Il himself, but the door was shut and
locked 10y policeman before he could
reach Ii, All present, Including
some dozen police officers,
made rush for Evans, Constable
Charles Grow
RAISED HIS CLUE TO sTRIllE
and drew pistol, The other officers
reached for their guns. Quiet WAS re-
stored by the United States marshal,
and the conference 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 peniteutiary
| by virtue OF the federal officials per.
verse principles of law and liberty
4 That flag over the city hall did not
belong to any ring Of so.called loyal
4 Americans, and intimeted that any
4 man who undertook TO disturb this
\ flag AT hSlf-maet
4 WOULD he SHOT.
@ The officers and citizens then went into
: the street, where "A small crowd had
e gathered, a number OF whom wanted
d TO raise the flag at all ha2 ards, but were
!. threatened by the police not to do 10
e on pain Of being dropped" In prI.
}. vate consultation with United States
;. Marshal Ireland the city marshal con-
3 sented either to take IL down within
/ thirty minutes or TO raise II To full,
g mass, wnile in the meantime Con-
stable Crow had mustered up
a small squad 10 clean
out the mob. The city marshal con
suited with Mayor Sharp, who was Mt.
tending the Mormon priesthood meet
ing. In less than thirty minutes
THE FLAG wAsRuN DOWN
amid the sneers and jeers Of the city
officials. The q, A, II, post, celebrat-
@ ing near the city, was Informed OF the
;, trouble and came in, after passing
ret olution to run the flags to theil
u proper places. The G. A. Il. boys
" met crowd OF angry citizen,
Il at the Walker house. The crowd
: want ID to go and by force put the
. flags where they belonged, but the
= counsel OF Gov. Murray prevailed.
Q Finally committee Of five WAS sent
}. 10 demand Of the mayor that 1t should
4 be done aud few minutes later the
y flag at the city hall
0 WAS RUN UP TO THE MAST
!, head. The citizens COMMITTEES made
r the demand on Sheriff Groesbeck and
8 he hoisted the flag at the county court
y house from half to full mast without
g demurring. The other fags hung
i out In defiance. All who are
Immediately responsible for the trea-
! sonable business, disclaim knowing
, anything about 1t, but 1t has leaked
out that the order thus to insult the
a nation at large and the government Of
:. Utah came direct from the head OF the
| church.