Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-05
THE FLAG INSULTEB.
The Stars and Stripes Eu~-
Mast at ss'- NJ Hail.
Lake.
A Gross Outrage by the normoos Upou
the People


SALT LAKE, July 4.-When the sun rose
this morning the national flag hung al
half-hast on the City Hail, county court.
house, Deseret Ntses office, Mormon taber.
nacle, church tithing office, John Tsy.
lor's residence, Called Guards House,
Mormon Onurch offices and Salt Lake
Theater. That on the last named building
was put at full mast as soon as W. Rosslter,
the present manager, saw it, but those on
the other buildings hung limp and defect.
edly sgainst their magts. No one could be
found to explain the reason. About
noon eoAmittee composed of United
States Marshal Ireland, G. L. Haines,
Maj. Wilkes and Capt. Evans, the last VIC
named ex-Confederstes, went to the City
Hall to fiud cut the reason. City Marshal
Phillips said it was the result of a personal
whim. The committee demanded that
the flag be raised to full-mast, which de.
mand was met with denisl, whereupon
Capt. Evans jumped up and started out TO
raise it himself. The door was shut and
locked by a policemen before he reached
it. All present, including some
dozen police officers made a rush for
Evans. Constatls Charley Crow raised
his club to strike and drew his pistol
O,her ofticers reached for their guns
Qniet was restored by the United States
marshal, and the conference went on. 'Fhe
city officials said the 4th OF July was day
OF mourning TO them and this people
whuse best men were in the penitentia ary
by virtue of Federal official perversion oI
all the principles of law and liberty
that the flag over the City Hall did
not belong to spy ring of so-called
loyel Americans, and int;mated that any
man who undertook to disturb she fsi al
half-mast would be shot. The officers and
committee of citizens then went into the
street where small crowds had gathered
numbers of whom wanted to raise the dsI
at all hazards, but were threatened by the
police not 70 attempt it, on pain of beins
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 the
/ clean the mob out. The city marsha
| consulted with Mayor Sharp, who was at
| tending the Mormon priesthood's meet
| ing. IL less than thiity minutes the fla
| was run down amid the jeers and sneer
1 of the city officials. The Grand ARMY O
the Republic Post, celebrating near tn
city, were informed of the difficulty snt
| came in. After passing resolutions to rul
the flags 10 their proper places, they me
a crowd of angry citizens at the Wake
House. The crowd wanted to go and b,
force put the flags where they belonged
but the counsel of Gov. Murray prevailed
Finally committee of five was sent t
demand of the mayor that it should b
done, and few minutes later the AsIg 9
the City Hall was run up to mast head. b
citizens committee made the dsmand oI
Sheriff Groesbeck, and hoisted the flag a
the county courthouse from half to ful
mast without demurring. The flag on th,
corporation store was also run from hal
to full mast at about s O'Clock this even
ing, but others hung out in ..nce I'll
sundown and yet at half mat