The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-12
LAST STATE In THE FOLD
The Presidents Proclamation Admitting
Washington Finally Issued.
Tis~ Tail E"ss-r or the F"ur New states .sr
1Ss9 Jss,mssl the lsa.ks at , o'ctosk
Yesterday Afternoon n-TeNt uf the
Ottcial prssc IaUs issn.

B WA~HINGroN. Nov. n. Secretary Bl.in.
to-day t"icgraI,l,ssl tho territorial and
state governors of Washington that tlr.
president signed the prociauiatiou ,l'.,-lar-
ing the territory Z" bs' "a state in tn" union
at O'Clock and = minutes this afternoon.
The proclamation is as follows:
I'm ths p'fsi.ism ,d the tnird Sfrt.s al .tm,r-
isd
\ pH,s LAMATIoN.
WHEREAS, The roI,grrss of the United states
dtt, 10y an act. approve. "p the twenty second
day "f February. "'," thousand and eight hund-
r,si and eighty nine, lr"N 'ic that ih" inhabitants
of the territory of Washington might, upon -nn-
dnions prescribed in said a.t. he,o,nc the >iai"
Of washington: atsi.
WHEREAS. II Was prev idri hy said ACT that
delegates elected "a therein provided to tn.
insi,n s",lli meet al the seat "f go,ern,ncni "f
@ Srs1s assiss i, " "a ,a' r .ss ."S . i @ s 1T % s%
ptoilr M Washington that they adopt the .nn-
convention should b ant tnorik,,i IL FORM a stale
so,"r,.,n"n, for the proposed stat" "f Washing
MnrntA-. TWAS pr,n i,Icd l'y s;,idar ,liat the
rorn and n,kc no ,i,s,, ,r,'t,"n in .i,,, or ,.,ilIisi
rigit> "n account "f race az r''i"r .>,,ps u
constitution lf rhr United states ,nd III" prinri.
pies ui the i"~i,r.il''n of Independents. anil
rs,o'allt Ml,ran tnc ra,,>cn, of tnr ui,rd
W,m,, s ,n' i". n,,s %, rSi n'r T., ., , ~, ,b,,
the c"ust tuition thus formed for tlm p,1,rr al
tion 1,'rininai,ng the same. br submitted t. tr
is"Li. "i Ma>n,,,slan ~ an rl.riinn Z" i", hrl.l
honir,"i an'i eighty nine i"r rtiii.ait',n "r ~"
lection 10y the .Iii:,iiil,-i voters al >.Ini proposed
| made Z" the secretary NJ SAID Territory. who.
with the governor ana rnirf ju tcc thereof at
ANY twooi them should canvass the same anl II
| ihaJoriiy of the legal Votes east sh'nld Ia f'r
the cnn>tIiut the governor siiould certify lii,
result Ia the President of the triI ii ~tat'Stp
gsfh.r with "a statement the Not,'> east thereon
upon >''Isaiaic "a ttslrs ar prois'>ii ,,is, and y
copy al sal constitutions, articles. propositions
AMI o,'iiii:.i,ss>. ani
| wHEHEl-, u has been certified Ia nc by IN.
governor of >.ti,l Territory that within the tin,'
prescribed 10y said a'i of congress the .ori>iu
| tion i"r the proposed STATE III Washington li:i
esn adopted ANA tnai the same has been rat iiiss
10y - maIorty of the qualified VOTERS of siid pro-
| passed state IN a,ror.;,ii.r wth the conditions
| I,rcscril',,i in said act. And,
! NutHEN-. AZ ~ also c,.itiii,d To- inc u, sal.
I governor that AT the same tim" the badly
constitution was Submitted Ia - Notr al the pes,
! pie. i've separate articles entitled ~ sui
i,a.e aud Prohibition were hLrwi>t >i.l,uit
tis'. which separate artl'i'~ dd not receive ma,
stituiini. and were r-i..ted. al>.,. tnai al TIA
Same election the question of the io.atinn of
iR'r'n,i,cnt seat al s,,crninrnt was >Ihinitt.'
AM nat lso place received "a majority al all th
Ssi,s c;si upon s;ii'i question; and
4 NHEHrN-. \ duly aut h"ut ira'rt copy of SAT-
Constitution and articles a> r'',u red by said r
| Gr,t'iN,p
! Now. therefore. .. Bsnisiiuin ifarr >ru, pres
dcit "f the niir'i states al Ainrr"'i. 't". ~ az
1 grrss aforesaid. dct iars aiid proclaim the fltc
/ that the conditions imposed 10y con :r,.~> ia
state at Washington L. eat ~" that stat" T., a'
m >s!on Z" the unun- have been ratified and ~
| ,rItcd and that the ADMISSION al that stat. int
the UNION H. now c,,,upl tc.
1 In "stiinons in"r"of ! naNr irrcit'iio ,,t IN
hand and c;IiIs,',i ia" seal ur III. uiii states
hr affixed bone at the rity al Washington thi
,'rNenth 'laS ot November. ia III" Year of o
! Lord eighteen hundred AMI eighty -rint', and
III" Independence of the nitrl states uf Ann"
r.t ,u,r hundred and fourteenth.
: Sign.} BENJAMIN HARRISON.
JAMES a. BLAINE. S'''. of state.