Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-10
A PROCLAIM ALTON.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ADDRESSES I'll E F RIOTERS AT CHICAGO. P WASHINGTON, July S.-At a late hour tonight President Cleveland issued the fol- lowing proclamation:
 F. "Whereas, by reason of unlawful ob- structions, combinations and assemblages of persons, 1t has become impracticabe in the judgment of the president to enforce, by the ordinary course of judicial proceed ings, the laws of the United States within the state of Illinois, and especially within the city of Chicago, within said state; and {,
 "Whereas, for the purpose of enforcing the faithful execution of the laws of the United States and protecting it's property and removing Instructions to the United States mail in thu state and city aforesaid, |, the president has employed & part of the military of the United States.
 "Now, therefore, l, Grover Cleveland [, president of the United States, do hereby admonish all good citizens and all persons who may be within the city and state afore- said against aiding, countenancing, en- couraging or taking any part iu such un- lawful obstructions, combinations and assemblages; and l hereby warn all such with such unlawful instructions, combina- lions and assembages 10 disperse and re- tire peaceably to their respective abodes on or beiore12 o'clock noon on the 9th day of
 
 warning and persist in taking part with & riotous mob in forcibly resisting and ob- structing the execution of the laws of the United States or interfering with the func- tions of the government, or destroying or attempting to destroy the property belong ing to the United States or under it's pro- lection, cannot be regarded otherwise than as public enemies. Troops employed against such a riotous mob will act with all the moderation and forbearance consistent with the accomplish ment of tho desired ends, but the stern necessities that confront them will not with certainty permit the discrimination between guilty participants and those who are mingled with them from curiosity and with crim- nal intent. The only safe course, there- fore, for those not actually participating is to abide at their homes, or least not to be found in the neighborhood of riotous as- sem bies
 "Whiie there will be no hesitation or vacillation in the decisive treatment of the guilty, this warning is especially intended to protect the innocent.
 'sin testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be hereto affix xed, in the city of Washington, this Sth day Of July, in ihe year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ninety four, and of the iude- pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighteenth.
 'GRoyER CLEVELAND.
 "By the president:
 'W. Q. GRESHAM, Secretary of Stats.'
 The proclamation was communicated to General Miles by Secretary Lamont, who telegraphed as follows:
 In view of the provisions of the statute and for the purpose of giving ample warn- ing to all innocent and well disposed per- soDs, the president has deemed it best to issue the accompanying proclaim ation tc- night. This does not change the scope of your authority and duties, nor your rcla- tons to the local authorities. You will please make this known to Mayor Hop kins.D