Proclamation. : Whereas, Authentic statements and information from sources I deem reliable ... from different localities in Idaho that numerous organizations have been formed and are now forming for the purpose of expelling, by force and violence, the Chinese who may be found in those localities on and after the First Day of May, 1886 ... I do, therefore, admonish the people in every portion of Idaho to oppose in every lawful way the institution of such riotous proceedings and mob violence .... Done at Boise City, Idaho Territory, April 27, A. D. 1886 .
Governor Edward A. Stevenson's proclamation which forbids all localities in Idaho from organizing on May 1st to expel Chinese settlers.
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