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Show THE V0LUNTJ2HKS' ItETURN. Uado a State Holiday by Proclamation Proclama-tion oi tin- Governor. By the Governor of the State of Utah. A Praolauiatlon. Tho pepplo of Utah aro grateful to Almighty God for tho di-ltvorancti of thur volunteers, who went forth at the cll of tho president to do b.itlle ! for tlm republic. Tho last of them aro on tho PuulUo Coast, returning from the Philippine lslr.uds, where fnrmoro than a year they buve endured the hardships and sufferings of active war. Now Therefore. I, Iltdier M. Wells, governor of the Statu of Utah, by vlrtuq of authority vested In mu by law, do hereby oroclulm Saturday, the 19th day of August of this year, a legul holiday for the pnrposo of general thanksgiving and rejoicing, and do ad-vise ad-vise and requosi, tliutull pbiecs of bust, neas bu cIsh on that day, and that all ihu peopm or the Slate unite In welcoming home the brave men who fought so valiantly ami endured so well, and In lendurlng thanksgiving and pn.lso.io the Father who has preserved pre-served them from tho shafts of their enumlos and from thi ravuaes of dl-sease; dl-sease; nnd In our rejolcli g lot us not forget to minister to the wants, nnd comfort the hearts of those who mourn tho loss of tbelr dear ones who laid down their lives in tho servlco of our beloved country. In Testimony Whereof, I huvo here-unto here-unto set my hand and canned thouroat sealer the Siato of Utah to be heruuuto ultixed. Done at Salt Lako City, this 11th day of August, A. D. 1800. 8KAL.J IlBUKtt M. WKLLS. By tho Governor J. T. Hammond, Secretary of Stato. |