The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1894-07-12
Warned To Disperse
The Innocent Cautioned as to
The Danger of Being Found
With the Guilty.
RIOTERS PUBLIC ENEMIES
Those Who Violate the Solemn
Warming of the Nations
Chief Magistrate After
Noon To-Day Will
Do SO at the Per
ill of Their
Lives.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Ihe fres-
ldent has risen to the importance of
the situation, and from now on the
firm nand of the Government will
be employed to preserve the order
and put down the insurrection in
in Chicago. just before midnight
tonight the President issued a proc
lamation which shows that the Fed
eral Government will not permit
no fooling.
The text of the proclamation follows:
Proclamation by the President of
the United States.
Whereas, By reason of unlawful
distractions, combinations and as
semblages of persons, it has become
impracticable, in the judgment of
the President, to enforce by the or
dinary course of judicial proceed
ings the laws of the United States
within the state of Illinois, and es
pecially in the city of Chicago, with
in said State; and
Whereas, That for the purpose of
enforcing the faithful execution of
the laws of the United States pro-
tecting its property and removing
distinctions to the U. S. mails in
the State and city aforesaid, the
President has employed a part of the
military forces of the United States;
Now. therefore, 1, Grover Cleve-
land, President of the United States
do hereby admonish all good citizens
and all persons who may come with
in the city and state aforesaid,
against aiding, countenancing, en-
couraging or taking any part in such
unlawful distractions. combina-
tions and assemblages; and l hereby
warn all persons engaged In or in
any way connected with such unlaw-
full distractions, combinations and
assemblages TO disperse and retire
peacebly to their respective abodes
on or before II o'clock noon on the
9th. day of July instant.
Those who disregard this warning
and persist in taking part with a
riotous mob in forcibly resisting
and obstructing the execution of the
laws of the United States or inter
fering with the functions of the
Government, or destroying or at
tempting to destroy the property be-
longing to the United States, or un-
der its protection, cannot be regard
ed otherwise than as public enemies.
Troops employed a asainst such a
riotous mob will act with all mod
eraticn and forbearance consistent
with the accomplishment of the de-
sired end, but the necessities that
confront them will not with certain
ty permit discrimination between
guilty participants and those who
are mingled with them from curl
osity and without criminal intent.
The only safe course, therefore, for
those not actually unlawfully par
ticipating is to abide at their homes
or at least not TO be found in the
neighborhood Of riotous assemble
ges.
While there will be no hesitation
or yascillation in the deceive treat
ment of the guilty, this warning is
especially intended to protect and
save the innocent.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and cause the seal
of the United Strtes to be hereunto
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 of the
Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and
eighteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
BY the President.
w. Q. GRESHAM, Secretary of State.
This proclamation was decided