The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1894-03-14

ton, 120xS0 feet in area, and about
feet deep, was made in less than one
day, for the fanaticism of the houi
brought to the work more than 800 men
with no other means of removing the
earth than hand. barrows.
The new settlement attracted large
influx Of Mormon immigrants, many Of
whom were well meaning and indus.
trions, but deluded people; also many
desperadoes and thieves, who soor
obtained dominant power in their conn
ellis. Swsyed by religious frenzy that
knew no bounds and that was amenablt
to no law or reason, they boldly declared
that 'the Lord had given the earth and
the fullness thereof to His people, that
they we're "His people," and, there
fore, had right TO take whatsoever
they chose from the goddess Cent les
Influenced by the impulse of this
strange lunacy, the more lawless OF
them roved in bands over the country,
laying violent hands on whatsoever
they coveted.
Very naturally, this condition of af.
fairs aroused public indignation against
them and melted the victims of their
iusolence and wrongs TO retribution in
kind aud TO armed resistance and mob
violence. Therefore, many dark and
bloody deed was perpetratea on both
sides.
The settlement at Far West, III
trenched as it was behind the personal
presence and revelations" and
prophecies" of Joe Smith himself,
continued II menace TO the peace of the
State because IL was the focal point OF
Mormon insolence, depredatious on the
property of the people and insubordi
nation to law.
In the fall of 1888 the popular discord
became so great and the clamor for the
total expulsion of the Mormons from
the State so imperative, that Governor
Lilburn W. Boggs issued proclama
ton ordering Major General David r.
Atchison, of Platte, to call out the
militia of his division to suppress the
Mormon instruction and enforce the
laws Of the State. He ordered out q
part Of the First Brigade under Gener.
al A. w. Doniphan, of Clay, who pro.
ceeded at once to the seat of war at Far
West.
This force was placed under the i'm
mediate command Of General } ohm b
Clark, of Howard; the Mormon troops,
numbering about 1000 men, were lee
by Colonel G. w. Hinkle. A skirmisl
took place between these forces a
Crooked River, in Caldwell county
where David Patton, or captain Fear
not, as he called himself, the leader o
the DANTE Band, or the United Broth
ers OF Gideon, was killed. An engage
ment, however, of larger proportion
afterwards occurred at Haughn's Mills
five miles south of the present town o
Breckenridge. The Mormons we're en-
trenched in the mill and blacksmith
shop. The militia, numbering abou
125, attacked and captured them. On,
militiaman was wounded and IS Nor
mons were killed and their bodie
thrown into an open well owned b,
Haughn.
The principal Mormon force was con
centrated at Far West, and to tina
point the militia we're marched by Don
iphsn and Clark, where they arrive,
the last week in October, 1888. N,
collision occurred. No blood was shed
for, after brief parley between tn,
commanding officers of the respectiv,
armies, Joe Smith, whether with
revelation" or without one, never ha
been known, agreed to General DOM
phan's conditions, viz: That the Nor
mon forces deliver up their arms, sur
render their prominent leaders for tria
by the courts, and the remainder of th
Mormons, with their families, imme
diately leave the State.
This capitulation ended the Mormon
War, nipped as by an autumnal fros
the magnificent city of Far West in tn
bud of its promise, and rid the State O
Missouri of the Prophet Joe Smith an,
the Latter Day Saints.