Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-02
LET US ALL GIVE THANKS
President Cleveland Issues the
Annual Proclamation.
OTHER NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL


While We Give Thanks for Peace, Pros
perlty and Comfort We Are EnIolned &c
be Charitable Condition OF the National
Treasury-Product of the Mint-Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-The president has
issued the following proclamation:
Constant thanksgiving aud gratitude ara due
from the American people To Almighty God for
his goodness and mercy which have followed
them since he made them nation aud vouch
safed 20 them free government, With loving
kindness he has constantly led us in the way 81
prosperity and greatness. tie has not visited
with swift punishment our shortcomings, but
with gracious care he has warned us Of our de
pondence upon his forehearance and has taught
ns that obedience 70 his holy law Is the price Of
continuance Of his precious gifts
In acknowledgement Of all that God has done
for us as a nation, and 10 the end that on an ap
pointed day the prayers and praise Of grateful
country may reach the throne Of grace, /, Grover
Cleveland president OF the United States, dc
hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the
twenty ninth day OF November instant as a day
Of thanksgiving and prayer, 10 be kept and Oh
served throughout the land
on that day let all our people suspend theh
ordinary work and occupations and in their nc
customed places Of worship, with prayer anc
songs Of praise, render thanks 20 God for oil h
merces for the abundant harvests which have
rewarded the toll of the husbandman during the
year that has passed, and for the rich rewards
that have followed the lahors of our people 10
their shops aud their mnrts OF trade and trafilc.
LIT ms give thanks for peace and for social order
and contentment within our borders, aud for oui
advancement in all that adds 10 national great
ness
And mindful Of the affective dispensstion
aat .
let us, while humble ourselves before the
! power Of God acknowledge his mercy IN setting
bounds 20 the deadly march OF pestilence, ano
let our hearts be chastened by sympathy with oui
| fellow countrymen who have suffered aud who
mourn
And as we return thanks for all the blessings
which we have received from the hands OF our
\ heavenly father let 'us not forget that he has
enjoined upon rs charity; and on this day Of
thanksgiving let US generally remember the poor
and needy, so that our tribute Of praise aud graft
tide may be acceptable IN the sight Of the Lord
Done at the city Of Washington on the ist day
| Of November, lsSs. and In the year Of the indie
pendence Of the United States The one hundred
and thirteenth.
IN witness whereof have hereunto signed my
name and caused the seal Of the United States to
b. affixed. GRovER CLEVELAND.
by the president
7. +. BAyARp, Secretary OF State
| OCTOBER REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The reduction in the public debt during
October amounted to S4.5s5, 6l9 and for the
first four months OF the fiscal year S2s, 29i,
620. The net cash in the treasury is S74, ,49l, !.
96g, against S96 444, SIS on O,t l. The gold
fund balance in the treasury has decreased
about s., 200, 600 during the past month, and
amounts to Sl9l O74, ,575, and the silver fund
balance, exclusive OF s6001,000 trade dollar
bullion, is S24, 500 259 or $40 600 OOO less thar
month ago National bank depositoriei
hold S5i 4s0, ,279, or about So 600, 900 less thar
on Oct ]. Government receipts during Oc
tober were S3l, ,g66, 2O3, against s3l SOB l72 il
October, 1887. Customs receipts during th,
past month were S17. So, ,26l, or nearly
100000 less than in October
year ago; internal revepue receipts
we're Sii, $4,000, or about 81 ,000, 900 mor'
than in October, 1887; while the receipts
from miscellaneous sources were 81, ,565, 900
or 500, 900 less than in October a year ago
Receipts from all sources for the first fou
months OF the present fiscal year reach el29,
SOC, 600, against S134 1871 $50 for the first fou
months Of the preceding fiscal year, and a
receipts in July, August, September anC
October are usually a little heavier than II
any four months OF year, point to a rev
enue Of about S315, ,0O0,0 900 for the year. Ex
]
q current fiscal year amount to Sll0, 500, 90
, against 500, 500 600 for the first four month
of the preceding fiscal year During Octc
Der, the past month, the department ha
/ purchased s2s 800 600 bonds; SIS 5000
4l5s, and 50, 100000 As, at a premium c
S4,5lS,457
MR. MILLS CONFIDENT OF REFLECTION.
Representative Mills was at the CapitS
! yesterday. Though not really i'll, Mr. Mil
was feeling badly, no doubt from overworl
as he has been rendering continued an
laborious service to his party in the canvas
Mr.. Mills left for his home last evening, bt
= with regard toreports OF special efforts 10 d
feat his reelection, he said they caused hii
no uneasiness whatever, that everything
all right in his district.
READY FOR THE TUNNEL INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Graf, Of Philadelphia, the third mer
Der Of the expert engineer board to invest
20 gate the tunnel, arrived and met Col Fla
!, the o her members Of the board and Repr
sentative Clements. The board organized /
I, selecting Col Wilson chairman, and tn,
I. proceeded TO the examination Of plans Of 4
Y tunnel preparatory 20 beginning active wor
! PRoDuCT OF THE MINTs.
Is The total coinage executed at the min
IN during the month OF October was 81, ,O03, /
l. pieces, representing value Of S5,35l, $50
rs these pieces l33. $50 were gold, representa-
a., ,Oss, 80; $500 0J0 were silver, Of the val
of s., $50 900, and 3, $4,000 were minor coir
of the value Of S33 ZOO.
ii MISS MATHER's DISTINGUISHED AUDITORS
al A brilliant audience witnessed NJ
a Mathers rendition of Juliana, in IT
iy Honeymoon at the New National theat
in last night The president, Mrs. Clevelar
IT Mrs. Folsom and Mrs. Harmon occupied
he box
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