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 PROCLAMATIONS. Nos. 13, 14. 156] [No. 13.] BY Tnn Pnmsmnur or rmi Ummm Suns. A PROCLAMATION. By the grace and favor of Almi ht God, the le of this nation N¢>*¤¤¤¤· &1¤¤¤- have been led to the closing dafgzs bf the pam ear, which has been full of the blessings of peace and the comgorts of plent. Bountiful compensation as come to us for the work of our minds and of our hands m every department of human industry. . Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United N¤*¢¤¤¤¤r ¤'?.18¤0. States of America do hereby appgint Thursday, the 27th day of the ET present month of November, to observed as a day of prayer and *"¢·  and I do mvite the_ people, upon that day, to cease from theIr _ bors   meet in their accustomed houses of worship and to Jom m rendering gratitude and raise to our beneficent Creator for the rich blessings He has granted to us as a nation, and in mvoking the continuance of His protection and grace for the future. I commend to my fellow-citizens the privilege of remembering the poor, the homeless, and the sorrowful. Let us endeavor to merit the promised recompense of charity and the gracious acceptance of our praise. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aiiixed. _ Done at the city of Washington this eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [SEAL.] ninety, and of the Independence of the Ugnited States, the one hundred and fifteenth. BENJ. Hmmson. By the President: J Aims G. Bnsnm, Secretary of State. [N o. 14.] BY THE PBESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES on AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas an Act of Congress in regard to collision at sea was ¤¤v•m1»·r,1s,1800. appiéoved September 4, 1890, the said Act being in the following "T{,.,j§{,,{““"" wor s: " Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in every case Am. nm of collision between two vessels it shall be the duty of the master or person in charge of each vessel, if and so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers (if any), to sta by the other vessel imtil he has ascertained that she has no need of frurther assistance, and to render to the other vessel, her master, crew, and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable and as ma be necessary in order to save them from any danger caused b the collision, and also to give to the master or person in charge oty the other vessel the name of his own vessel and her port of registry, or the port or place to which she belongs, and also the name of the orts and p aces from which and to which she is bound. If he fgils so to do, and no reasonable cause for such failure is shown, the collision shall, in the absence of proof to the