Show MOB manifestations OF THE LED BY A FEDERAL OFFICIAL IN SALT LAKE OUT i last saturday the fourth of july was made the occasion for a shameful manifestation of mob violence on the part of the adal imor mons in salt lake city at sun rise on independence day it was observed that the national ajas unfurled over the county court house the deseret news office the gardo house alie Z C M I 1 building and the hall were at every intelligent person who saw the stars and stripes W 4 BO raised as a respectful indication of loyalty ennobled by a great sorrow knew at once that some of tho patriotic patri otio citizens of utah while honoring the anniversary of their count rys birthday felt like mourning because this territory has been and is placed ia a position of partial serfdom its most respected and estimable pioneer residents thrown into prison or driven into exile and tho people at large deprived of many of the cardinal rights of freemen which were 4 claimed for the nation by the declaration cl of independence and won as a birth right for all future generations erat ions by the revolutionary struggle hence as a most profound expression of patriotism under the old flag which anti Ar ormon traitorous agitators and biased courts have insulted and degraded in this territory by acts of tyranny and sedition individuals had spon y concurred in the pro Cp riely of expressing loyally with regret and sadness on account of these things and raised the grand old emblem 0 union and liberty at half mast a symbol of patriotic sorrow not many years ago on the fourth of july the national flags all over the land were raised at half mast because of the sadness and sympathy which alie people everywhere felt by reason of the condition of the martyred marty red garfield on this last fourth of the people of salt lake city found the liberties of their most beloyed fellow citizens assassinated and some of the best men in the territory languishing in a dungeon without the privilege of a fair trial condemned by packed partisan ju rica and sentenced by courtland court sand therefore individuals acting on their ova responsibility raised flags at half roast but the anti cormons mormons thought they sair hi this act another opportunity to manufacture prejudice against the people of utah so governor murray and a blatant mob embracing other federal antl mormon officials gathered on the streets of the capital and took steps towards the fomentation of civil discord and bloodshed this mob like body sent a committee consisting of united states marshal ireland 0 L IIa inea major wilkes and captain evens to city marshal phyllipa and tried to force the latter to raise the flag over the city hall up to the masthead mast head after a great tumult which only stopped short of bloodshed the anti mor mon rioters withdrew au anti mormon mass meeting was con at house and mob resolutions introduced but withdrawn and a committee sent to mayor sharp to ask that tho flag on the caty hall be raised to tho mast licad or taken down in order to avert bloodshed this request was complied with meanwhile the Sheriff had likewise raised the flag over the county court house later in the day a howling mob gathered in front of the X C M I 1 building and after some parley along towards evening the hag over that institution was raised to tho mast head to placate the riotous rabble which seemed satisfied with these concessions and dispersed there can abut little doubt that mob manouvries manou were nil instigated by mornion federal in triggers tri guers in salt lake city with a view to bring en bloodshed or at least make a little political capital out of th ennocent matter of hoisting the flags at half roast barim PA riM |