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PROCLAMATION S. N 0. 11. 1249 [No. 11.] BY THE PRESIDENT on THE UNITED STATES on Aivmmon. July; nm. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, By reason of unlawful obstruction combinations and P¤‘¤¤¤¤·¤¤· assemblages of persons, it has become impractieasble in the judgment ‘ of the President to enforce by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, 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 enforcing the iaithihl 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, gh; President has employed a part of the military iorces of the United tes: Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, U¤1¤yvf¤1_¤q¤ ¤¤· do hereby admonish all good citizens and all persons who may be or K$Z§"t.{fi§Z};LZ.°§T“` may come within the City and State aforesaid, against aiding, countenancing, encouraging, or taking any part in such unlawful obstructions, combinations and assemblages; and I hereby warn all persons engaged in or in any way connected with such unlawful obstructions, combinations and assemblages to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes on or before twelve o’clock noon on the ninth 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 interfering with the functions of the government or destroying or attempting to destroy the property belonging to the United States or under its protection, 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 accomplishment of the desired end; but the stern necessities that confront them will not with certainty 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 unlawfully participating is to abide at their homes, or at least not to be found in the neighborhood of riotous assemblages. While there will be no hesitation or vacillation in the decisive treatment of the guilty, this warning is especially intended to protect and save the innocent. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be hereto aflixed. 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 [SEAL.] of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and nineteenth. Gnovnn CLEVELAND By the President: W. Q. Gnnsnnm Secretary of State. sTAT—voI. xxv1u——-79