not yet known. United States troops are at the stock-yards,
Kensington, Blue Island, crossing of 51st Street, and have
been moving along some of the lines: the balance, eight
companies of infantry, battery of artillery, and one troop
of cavalry, are camped on Lake Front Park, ready for any
emergency and to protect Government buildings and property. It
is learned from the Fire Department, City Hall, that a party of
strikers has been going through the vicinity from 14th to 41st
streets and Stewart Avenue freight-yards, throwing gasoline on
freight-cars all through that section. Captain Ford, of the
Fire Department, was badly stoned this morning. Troops have
just dispersed a mob of incendiaries on Fort Wayne tracks, near
51st Street, and fires that were started have been suppressed.
Mob just captured mail-train at 47th Street, and troops sent to
disperse them.
On the eighth day of July, in view of the apparently near approach of
a crisis which the Government had attempted to avoid, the following
Executive Proclamation was issued and at once extensively published in
the city of Chicago:
Whereas, by reason of unlawful obstruction, combinations and
assemblages of persons, it has become impracticable, 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 faithful 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, the President has employed a part of the
military forces of the United States:--
Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United
States, do hereby admonish all good citizens, and all persons
who may be or 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 of 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 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.
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