The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-26
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.


WASHINGTON. Oct. &.~-The president
today issued the following prociamation
a national custom dear To the hearts
OF the people calls for the setting apart
OF one day In each year for special
thanksgiving to Almighty God for the
blessings M the preceding year This hon
terdarer significance. II enriches domes-
tie life. IL summons under the family
roof the absent children TO glad reunion
with those they love
Seldom has this nation had greater
cause for profound thanksgiving No great
pes.ilenee have invaded our shores Lib
eral employment waits upor labor
Abundant crops have rewarded the Of
forts Of the hnsbaudman. Increased com
forts have come IN the home. The ma
tionai finances have been strengthened
and public credit has been sustained and
made rrnsr. In all branches Of industry
and trade there has heen an uneauaiea
degree of prosperity while there has been
a steady gain In lhe moral and education
al growth of our national character
Churches and schools have f.ot;rished
American patriotism has been exalted
Those engaged IT. maintaining the honor
~ ;hr flag With such signal success have
been in a large degree spared from dts
a~tsr and disease Ar honorable peace
has been ratified with a foreign nation
with which Ne were AZ War and We are
now AZ friendly relations with every pow
ar an earth.
The trust which W. have assumed for
me crntht 81 the people of cuba has
t&ttHfGi&X advanced There is ma rkpd
progress toward the restoration of
healthy Industrial conditions, and under
Wise sanitary regulations the island has
en fos 81 unusual exemption from the
acourge az fever. The hurricane which
swept over oar new possession If Porto
KtCs- destroying the homes and property
- he inhabitants, Gated f'r tae an
slant sympathy of fhe people nj the
United States who were xwtff To- respond
WitO thr generous Wtd ia IN" sufferers
" Vile the fn~Orrectton s:tA continues ia
tNe island ~ t-uKcr,. business ts re<tiYr,-
gaof purposes IF The United States is
Being rapidly established throughout she.
Archipelago,
FOR these reasons ard countless 9th
efS William Mckinney. president nf
che Gu''ed States. a. hereby name Thurs
DAY. tbc thirtieth Gsv o5 N@vernbvr next
tiy ~ general thauk%EfVtnG nal
prayer 20 b. observed as much tar all
ouy pe1rie ou tA}S CpnttSeNt ara in tuv
newly acquired islands. "a we't a~ Nv
t6a*e who NAV bc AT sea ar ~otoar:sfn,
II fs-tier 5saas. aNt / ADVISE fhat us this
Saw Religious exercises shst. ~ conducted
tu tha sSnecHe~ or meeting places ~ a1T
d-f,. .l-s'tafivnp tn rr1"c ..,s3 fy ~ social
features g Tire 3s4 3i~ real Siscisxaurr
fa9> T.' - Tvs, ~5<Ht at btt fstxvnt
&rAerr uaSv ae aNsre3 t0 tt, " At f;tzh
for se.-sttni 4e irge * tte ttyi-c gat.ia1-.,
WIKI - y hich .u8us erarfs are vain. ana
isr Strive consolation "a those whose
S'n3rest ana f-irrAs have Sacrificed :hai-
q reese mu.csa .t~e fAst au tti< 4al So
ft- as u7H- t@ fau"@ Vr3rz4c&h* tat-sr
sHs5s .H.s, f~aJs rs arru<tnn3e5 -.tt sad
1sar.ss ah.""d toward t1e s}cN. the
u,ess1v sut iae t=sar
Ia wffr.s x he~+of have SAs my
hand asa tsu<~tt the ses& = the lv~ftss
states So Ne ass>et
,Sasus~st WILLIAM kinney