The herald., 1895-08-02
MAYORS PROCLAMATION
Omaha Warned Against Unlawful
Assemblages
Precautions Taken by the Police Department
to Prevent the A. p. AS From
Stealing q March

OMAHA. Aug. LIN view of the dis
turbed condition OF affairs in the city at
noon today, Mayor George NJ. Bemis is
sued the following proclamation:
By virtue of the authority vested in me
by the charter for metropolitan police,
which Gesignates the mayor as chief ex-
ecutive officer and conservator of peace
throughout the city. all persons are here
by warned against acts of violence ur un-
lawful assem- blages tending to provoke
turbulence or create disturbance.
Without trenching upon the rights of
individual citizens to peacefully pursue
their. vocation, deem it my duty an view
of possible outbreaks, tG impress upon
all good citizens the necessity Of desisting
rom any demonstration that is liable to
brig about breach OF the peace and to
that end Instructions have been issued to
the chief OF police to disperse unlawful
gatherings on the public thoroughfares
especially in the vicinity of publio build
ings.
Mayor Bemis when asked what prom pt-
ed him to issue the riot proclamatio
said that it was merely precautionary
measure adopted to prevent trouble. He
said nothing had occurred IN the shape
of Il disoderly act or demonstration so far
on the streets, but from what he had read
in the newspapers he believed it was nec-
essary to put the people on their guard
against probable trouble.
II am here to enforce the laws of Ne
braska and that propose to do" declar-
ed Chief OF Police White. when asked why
be had reserve force at police head
quarters and the official police alarm op.
orators guarded.
There has been great deal of infiam-
matOry talk upon the streets and there
have been inflammatory articles printed,
and in the event of trouble want men OH
hand to suppress it. do not anticipate
any trouble, bu. II there should be and |
did not have men to suppress it and pre-
serve the peace and enforce the law,
should be condemned by the public, and
rightly. too. As regards the guarding of
the police alarm office. it is guarded he
cause do not mean to have any one
there that does not belong there. 1t is
the only means we have for communicate
ing with the men on beats and l do not
mean that any one who has no right
there shall be there"
The doors OF the fire and police opera
tors room were barred and braced or the
inside with timbers.
Editor John G. Thompson of the Am
erican, the A. T. A. organ, received the
following dispatch this morning:
CHICAGO, Aug. I've can furnish
5000 armed Americans to put down law
breakers in your city at a moments no
tice. (Signed) J. W. DIXON.
t>o oAPIahation VI tne ulSpatcn mas
been made by those who would naturally
be IN position to know its authenticity
and meaning. During the day there was
no assemblage of persons on any of the
streets. The conflict of authority if iC oc-
ours at all. will take place after the form
al legal demand has been made by the
incoming board fo: recognition at the
hands OF the police department.
The governor refused to meet Attor-
ney-G eneral Churchill and Com m isioner
Russell this afternoon for the purpose of
appointing the police commissioners,
stating that he did not care to precipitate
trouble. Churchill and Russell declared
that If the governor refused to meet them
tomorrow they would appoint the COM
mission and let them use force to secure
possession of the police building.