The Daily Tombstone., 1885-11-25

tories of Arizona and New Mexico, was taken from an Indian scout who was convey.ng it from the Sierra Ma dres to the San Carlos reservation, and Is our exclusive property.
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, ] FIELD DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, The President Grover i Cleveland, and Governors Zulick and 1o.s, have designated Thursday, the 2Gth day'of November, as day of public thanksgiving and prayer Ey proclamation as follows:
 The American people haze always abundant cause to be thankful to an Almighty God, whose watchspl care and guiding hand have been mani tested in every stage Of the national life, guarding and protecting them.in the tims of peril snd safely leading l them in ths hours of darkness and danger It is fittingly and proper 1 that nation thus favored should on : one day in every year for that purpose especially appointed, publicly acknow- ledge the goodness of God and return | thanks to him for all his gracious gifts, THEREFORE, l, Grover Cleve- land, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the 2Gth day of November, instant, as day of public thanksgiving and prayer, and do in- woke the observance of the same by all the people of the land. On that day let all secular business be sus- bonded and let the people assemble in their usual places of worship and with 1 prayer and songs of praise devoutly testify their gratitude to the giver of every good and pefsct gift for all that hs has done for Us in the year that has passed; for Cnr reservation as the United States, and for our deliverance from the shock and danger of polit- ical convulsion: for the blessing of peace and for our safety and quiet, , vpl,5la ,,I = ,,- agitsted ard afflicted other nations of tire esrsli; for our security against the scourge of pestilence, which, in other lands. has claimed its dead bY thou sands and filled ths streets with 1 moUrners; for the plentsous crops; which reward the labor of the hus- bandman and increase our national wealth, and for the contentment throughout our borders, which follows in the train of prosperity and abund- ance; and let there abide on the day thus set apart a reunion of families, sanctitied and chas;cued by tender memories and associations, and let the social intercourse of friends with pleasant "reminiscences renew the ties of affection and strengthen the bond Of kindly feeling, and let us by no means forget while We give thanks and enjoy the comforts which have crowned our life, that truly grateful hearts are inclined to deeds of charity, and that kind and thankful remem- brance Of the poor will double the pleasure of our condition and render our praise and thanksgiving more acceptable in the sight of the Lord.
 Now, therefore, l, Geronimo, great high chief of the Apache nation, and boss of Uncle Sam's army in the Ter ritorics of Arizona and New Mexico, do command that the people give thanks to me and to General Crook. for we are the only persons who can or will give you peace and prosperity ! TOT "i!4I4i Ou dl V SOiiiiH.~iitiou to SiNc thanks, and as I want to have little chat with brother Crook, will set Thursday, November 18th, as the day when the people of these Territories shall sssemblc and return thanks to General Crook and myself for sprink- ling of your valleys with the blood of your wives and children, friends and neighbors, stealing your stock and burning your houses, l command the thanks to be given me, for where can you turn to find any one having done anything except myself, and if you can set down on Thursday and eat turkey and thank the Lord for what you have received for the past six 1-