The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-15
NO RESORT TO ARMS
OMAHA'S MUNICIPAL MUDDLE TO BE
SETTLED BY THE COURTS.
Old Commission and the A. II. A. Board
Agree to Refer the Dispute to the
Supreme Justices.

OMAHA. Neb.. Aug. H.-All probability
of resort to arms to settle the municipal
muddie over the rival police commission is
now very remote. but for two hours this
morning 1t looked though a serious col
lsion was inevitable. The sidewalks and
streets surrounding the City Hall were
crowded with people and the interior of the
building crowded with sheriffs and
officers. The A. p. A. commission convened
at 10 a m. in this city amid considerable
excitement. The members were encouraged
with cheers from 200 A. p AS present.
They were expected to at once place a rival
police force on the streets of the city. at
tempt to oust Chief of Police White and
storm the city jail. This was the schedule
as given out by the A. p AS pretending to
be on the inside. The situation was in
tensified by the report from Kansas City
that the A P. A. councils had 5000 armed
men ready to send to Omaha to maintain
the A p. "A. commission. At the same time
the old commission was in the Mavor,s
Office ready to issue orders and repel any
force necessary 10 maintain its postion
After brief conference the A p. A. COM
mission concluded to confer with the old
board before reserting to arms. The con-
ference was the result of a letter which
Mayor Bemis sent to the A p A. board
last night asking the members to meet the
old board and endeavor to reach a peace
able settlement of the controversy. The
members OF the new board replied that they
had decided to meet Mayor Bemis and his
colleagues and the Mayor replied that thev
were ready.
The two boards remained closeted for an
hour or more. When the door was opened
II was announced that an agreement had
been reached. Mayor Bemis then sent a
Telegram signed by himself as chairman of
the cd board and by w. j. Broatcb- as
chairman OF the new board, to Governor
hoicomo and A. $. Churchill, Attorney
general, as follows: IF the Supreme Court
VIII meet at an early date all the members
OF the two boards of fire and police COM
"issiohers VIII unite In request for an
early hearing Can you get the court to
hx snort date. Answer" This telegram
was sent TO each of the justices of the
Supreme Court: "All parties agree to sub
NIT police matters to Supreme Court 70
early hearing can be had" This was also
signed by the chairman of each board
They wanted 1t understood that ne,tbar
board had made any concessions Each
side stood as it had before and in that
respect there was no change in the situa-
ion- They had simply agreed that the
best interests OF all concerned would be
served by an immediate submission of the
controversy to the Supreme Court and
they had united to that end
Members OF the new board were reticent
In regard to what their next procedure
would be- When Mr.. Vandervoort was
asked whether members would proceed to
organize police force in opposition to that
controlled by the old board he would not
answer directly, but stated that neither
board was going TO be very strict on the
other while the matter was pending be-
fore the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Novel. of the Supreme Court.
announced late this evening that a spe-
cal session of court will be held to-mor-
row to settle the Omaha police case