. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . GOVERNOR MURRAY REMOVED GENERAL mcOOK TRANSFERRED MARSHAL IRELAND AND JUDGE POWERS GO OUT OF OFFICE THEIR SUCCESSORS. HE sensation caused by the arrest and conviction of ApostleSnow had scarcely subsided, when an event took place that ecli
. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . GOVERNOR MURRAY REMOVED GENERAL mcOOK TRANSFERRED MARSHAL IRELAND AND JUDGE POWERS GO OUT OF OFFICE THEIR SUCCESSORS. HE sensation caused by the arrest and conviction of ApostleSnow had scarcely subsided, when an event took place that eclipsed in interest even that important occurrence. It was thearrest of President George Q. Cannon, the man second in authorityin the Mormon Church, who was taken at Humboldt Wells, Nevada,on Saturday, the 13th of February. The Utah public were first made aware of the capture by thepublication of the following telegrams in the Salt Lake Sundaymorning papers: WiNNEMUccA, Nevada, Feb. 13, E. A. Ireland, U. S. Marshal: Have got Cannon in custody. Wlien will you come after him ? F. M. Fellows, SherilV. Reno, Nevada, Feb. 13, H. Dickson, Salt Lake City : Cannon arrested at Humboldt House. Train just in. R. H. Lindsay. These announcements caused the liveliest rejoicings in Anti-Mormon circles, and a corresponding degree of anxiety and depres-. ,v^i>«»-t^^<.<.-^ a^, ■/f€^^£f HISTORY OF UTAH. 479 sion among the Latter-day Saints. At lii-st. considerable doubt pre-vailed as to the truth of the telegrams, and surmises were freelyexpressed by both Mormons and Gentiles that it was a case of mis-taken identity. It was known that the most persistent efforts werebeing put forth for the discovery and apprehension of the Mormonleaders, especially President Cannon, whose residence near Salt LakeCity, with other places suspected of harboring him, had been raidedby the U. S. Marshal and his deputies only a few days before. Atthe same time a reward had been offered
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