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Show TELEGRAPHIC Cien. Crook's Xinlt Ilowurd ud(1 Hie Cinuid Jnry. New York, 5. The Tribune's Salt Lake special uayB: A delegation of representative o( the non-Mormon citizens waited on Crook to-day in regard to the concentration of troops in Utah territory with the story thut Brighani Young is arming bit) peopla to mate a fight in case be is prosecuted prose-cuted for complicity in the Mountain Meadows mabnacre. The detonation told Crook tiiey apprehended no danger dan-ger of a general uprising oi Mormons against the constituted authority of the country, but eaid that they did fear an outbreak in case Young is brought to tr al for murder. Crook replied that it would be time enough to provide for troubles when an indictment had been found. Meanwhile be Baid that Bome companies compa-nies of of the Hth inl.mtiy, now in the Indian country will naturally return to their regimental bead quarters here when the presidont relieved them, and perhaps they will come very soon. Crook makes a very short stay here. He will return east on the 6th. There is no occasion for a longer atay at present, ns the territory ia quiet and the grand jury has adjourned to the 15th of July. The district attorney has gone to Washington. He was summoned thither by Attorney General Devens. What course he will take on his return re-turn is awaited with interest. |