Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-25
ELDER .CLAWSON
CONCLUDES STORY
Of the Tragic Death Of Elder
Joseph Standing in the
South.
AND COL. BOWMAN OF c. A. R.
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Delights Students at /. D, S, [. To-
day by Choice Speech in Honor
Of the Nations Dead.

The last Of the general student meet.
ings at the Latter-day Saints uniyer-
sity was held this morning IN Barratt
HALL The speakers were Elder Rudger
Clawson of the quorum Of the Apos-
ties, and Col. j. f. Bowman Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic The for
hier continued his theme, begun at the
last meeting, on Martyrs to the Cause
u Truth The latter discussed the
case of those who die for their country
on the field OF battle. Both speakers
were IN excellent form and their re-
marks We're followed with the closest
attention. Elder Clawson continued his
narration OF the events which culminat-
ed IN the tragic death OF Elder Joseph
Standing After these two Elders had
fallen into the hands Of the mob, they
were conducted into the woods past n
house occupied by "a woman In the
Church, whose daughter had been sent
10 warn the brethren " their danger,
hut who only arrived after they had
been apprehended by the mob As she
stood there trembling the men said 20
her 1--WE have secuted your brethren
and we win attend TO your case later
on" They came TO a beautiful spot In
the woods, where tree overshadowed
a spring, and there they sat around IN
"A circle, one Of them bidding Elder
Standing to drink, which he finally did,
being afflicted with remarkable thirst
like the thirst Of a dying man. Then
the men accused the two brethren OF
vile and unmentlonable intentions one
of the mobhers was strangely Interested
~ fs. 90 alal
and all wanted 10 know OF the where
ibouts OF John Morgan. They also ac-
oused Joseph Smith and Brigham
Young OF various crimes, after which
three horsemen rode up. the leader
shouting, FOLLOW us" That meant, In
the mind Of Joseph Standing. that the
mob had at least determined IN their
blind fury, TO fog them, lie had said
on previuus occasions that he would
prefer death TO such logging. Elder
Standing jumped to his feet as II to de-
fend himself saying 20 the three men,
Surrender" He was unarned, but as
the word left his lips one OF those In the
circle fred gun or pistol, the report
being very loud, and Elder Standing
seemed TO whrl AROUND for a moment
and then he fell heavily % the earth.
He turned over and threw out nus
arms and was dead. Everyone sprang
up, and the leader called out shoot
that man, referring 10 Elder Cl@Nson'
Every gun was lcYeled az the remain-
ing Elder who. thinking his time also
had come folded his arms and said,
shoot" But the leader called out again
saying, Don't shoot, "and the guns were
lowered Then the leader and Elder
Clawson stepped up 10 the body Of the
diving man. and the leader said, 'Oh!
this is a terrible thing that he should
have shot himself" "Ycs," said Elder
Clawson. ~ is terrible thing that he
should be left here 20 die. You must
go and get some help or let me GO
They commanded Elder Clawson to go,
and ne left Later he secured a horse
and went for coroner. AS he rode fu-
riously some horsemen approached,
whom he recognized as members OF the
mob he had SO recently left They de-
manded whittier he was going, ana ne
pointed to the west. They thought he
meant Utah, so laughing they rode on.
President Paul then introduced Col. j.
NJ. Bowman. the representative Of the
Grand Army, who as a volunteer OF the
United States infantry had seen SER
vice for three years In the war OF the
Rebellion The colonel had been APP
pointed TO speak 20 the students upon
the subject Of the nations dead who
have laid down their lives in defense OF
the honor and safety Of our country
The colonel began by telling Of hts en-
listment as one Of that amazing total
of 2,770 coo who were enrolled as MEM
hers OF tho Union army during the Civ
# war or these, 900 had died IN bat
tie and as many more Of disease and
-
speaker then related interesting Items
of his army life lie said there is Moth
ing ellL?nR whatever in soldier life
as he saw u during active service, lie
described The seige OF Yicksburg, In
some OF rs horrors relating how the
soldier feels when the order Is given.
"Tall In: rs bayonets, chargei" With
anecdote, the colonel told Of
the fright experienced by the soldier
when In certain situations on the field
OF battle Referring 10 the great war
he did not think that slavery was
more thhr an incident and that free
dom way is purpose lie read a letter
written by Abraham Lincoln TO Horace
Greedy, showing that the real purpose
in wnging the war against the South
ern states In the war OF the Rebellion
was not PRIMARILY. 20 free the slaves,
but 10 save the Union Yet the speak
ar thought that slavery Was the real
cause OF the Rebellion War, he held to
b. an mucccGsar evil, and maintained
thar young PEOPLE should take their
idsnls from the fields Of peace and not
flcm those % war The remarks nf the
colonel we've received with warm APP
p' uIse and tho president expressed the
thanks Of tho school In being rmemh',.
ed by the Grand Army,
Prof STEPHENS then led the school IN
gnging two ~ the songs that will he
rendered M commencement on Saur-
day morning, ana the students marched
out to The martial music OF the STU
dent band