Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-11
MARTIAL LAW.
New Mexico Affected by u Presi-
Dental Proclamation.

Washington, July 1l.-After confer
ence with Attorney General Olney, Secre-
tary Lamont, Secretary Bissell and Gen.
eral Schofield the president has issued a
proclamation as follows:
whereas, By reason of unlawful obs
structions, combinations and assem-
blages of persons, it has become i'm
practicable in the Judgment of the pres
ident 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,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming,
Colorado and California and tho terri
tories of Utah and New Mexico, and es-
pecially along the lines of such railroads
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 and protecting property
belonging to the United States or under
Its protection, and of preventing OBJ
structions of the United States mails and
of commerce between the states and ter
ritores, and of securing to tho United
States the right guaranteed by law to 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 Omitted States, do hereby
command all persons engaged in or in
any way connected with such unlawful
Instructions, combinations and assem-
blages, to disperse and retire peaceably
to their respective abodes on or before 3
O'Clock of the afternoon of the 10th of
July.
Washington.--Th action of the presi-
dent in placing certain western states
under martial law was taken under the
following sections of the us. statutes:
"Section 529S. Whenever, by reason of
unlawful distractions, combinations or
assemblages of persons, or rebellion
against the authority of the government
of the United States, it shall become i'm
practicable, in the judgment OF the
president, to enforce, by the ordinary
course of judicial proceedings, the laws
of the United States within any state or
territory, it shall be lawful for the presi-
dent to call forth the militia of any or all
the states, and to employ sucn parts of
the land and naval forces of the United
States as he may deem necessary to en-
force the faithful execution of the laws of
the United States, or to suppress such
rebellion, in whatever state or territory
thereof the laws of the United States may
be forcibly opposed, or the execution
thereof forcibly obstructed
Section 5299. Whenever insurrection,
domestic violence, unlawful combinations
or conspiracies in any state so obstruct
or hinder the execution of the laws there
Of, and of the United States, as to de-
prlve any portion or class of the people
of such state of the rights, privileges or
immunities, or protection, named in the
constitution and secured by the laws for
the protection of such rights, privileges
or immunities, and the constituted
authorities of such state are unable to
protect, or, from any cause, fail in or re-
fuse protection of the people in such
rights, such facts shall be deemed de-
nial by such state of the equal protection
of the laws to which they are entitled
under the constitution of the United
States; and in all such cases, or whenever
any such insurrectlon, violence, unlawful
combination or conspiracy opposes or
obstructs the laws of the United States
or the due execution thereof, or impedes
or obstructs the due course of justice
under the same, it shall be lawful for the
president, and it shall be his duty, to take
such measures, by the employment of
the militia or the land and naval forces
of the United States, or of either, or by
other means, as he may deem necessary,
for the suppression of such insurrection,
domestic violence or combinations"