The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-07-11
CLEVELAND SPEAKS.
The President Warns Rioters TO Dis
perse, Otherwise They Must be
Regarded as Public Enc
mics.

wAsHINGrox, July s-Ata late hour
tonight President Cleveland issued the
following proclamation:
Whereas. By reason ofunlawful Obstruc-
tions, combinations, and assemblages Of
persons, it has become impraciicsbie. in
the Judgment Of the president. 10 enforce
by the ordinary course ofjudieial proceed
ings. the laws Of the United States within
the state Of Illinois, and especially in the
city Of Chicago. within said state.
And, Whereas, for the purpose Of en-
forcing the faithful execution Of the laws
of the United States and protecting its
property and removing Obstructions to
the United States mails in the state and
city aforesaid, the president has employed
part OF the military forces Of the United
States.
Now. therefore, /, Grover Cleveland.
president Of the United States, do hereby
admonish all good citizens and all persons
who may be or may come within the city
and state aforesaid, against aiding. counte-
nancing, encouraging or taking any part
in such unlawful Instructions. eombina-
tons and asseinblsges; and I hereby
warn all persons engaged in, or ia any
way connected with, such unlawful
distractions, combinations and assem-
blages 70 disperse and retire peaceably 70
their respectives abodes on or before Z
o'clock noon, on the 9th day Of July
instant.
Those who disregard this warning and
/ persist in taking part with ri0tous mob
in forcibly resisting and obslructing the
I execution Of the laws OF the United States.
or interfering with the functions Of the
government. or destroying or attempting
to destroy the property belonging To the
/ United States. or under its protection,
e,nno; be regarded otherwise than a.
public enemies.
Troops employed against such riotous
mob viii al with all the moderation and
] fOrbearance consistent with the accom-
plishment Of the desired end; bat the
stern necessities that confront them will
not with cortainly permit discrimination
between guilty participants and those who
are mingled with them from curiosity and
without criminal intent The only safe
/ course, therefore, for those not actually
unlawnIlly participating is to abide at
their homes, or at least not to bo found in
/ the neixhborhOod Of riDtOus aSsemblages.
While there will be no hesitation or
vacillation in the decisive treatment OF
( the guilty, this warning j. especially in
tended to protecs and save the innocent.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
SGT my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be thereto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
eighth day OF July. in the year OF our
Lord one thousand. eight hundred and
ninety-four. and ofthe independence OF
the United States of America, the one
hundred and eighteenth.
(Signedl GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President.
(Signed) W.Q. GRESHAM,
Secretary OF State.
The proclamation was communicated to
General Miles by Secretary Lamont who
telegraphed a. follows:
''In view Of the provisions of statute and
for the purpose Of giving ample warning
10 ali innocent and well disposed persons,
the president has deemed il best 70 issue
the accompanying proclamation tonight.
This does not change the scope of your
authority and duties, nor your relations
% the local authorities. You win please
make this known t. Mayor Hopkins"
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
WAsHISGToN, July a-The President
this evening followed up his proclama-
tion Of last night by issuing another OF
the same tenor, bat more general in its
application. The proclamation follows
Whereas, BY rosson of unlawful OBJ
structiOns, combinations and assem-
blages Of persons. il has become i'm
practicable. in the Judgment Of the Pres
ideni, to enforce by the ordinary course
of judicial proceedings the laws of the
United States at certain points and places
within the States Of North Dakota, Mon
tana, Idaho. Washington, Wyoming
Colorado and California and the Ter
ritories Of Utah and New Mexico. and
especially along the lines ofsuch railways
traversing said States and Territories as
are military roads and post routes and are
engaged in interstate commerce and in
carrying United States mails and
Whereas. For the purpose of enforcing
the faithful execution of the laws OF the
United States aud protecting property
belonging to the United States or under
its protection and OF preventing obstruct-
ions of the United States mails and of
commerce between the States and Ter
ritories and Of securing % the United
States the right guaranteed by law 10 the
use Of such roads for postal, military,
naval and other government service. the
President has employed a part of the
military forces Of the United States; now
therefore, l Grover Cleveland, President
of the United States, do hereby command
al persons engaged in, or in any way
connected with such unlawful obstruc-
tions, combinations and assemblages,
TO disperse and retire peaceably to their
respective abodes on or before , O'Clock
in the afternoon on the l0th day Of July
instant"