Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-02
Serious Trouble is Elk.
pected at Omaha.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
The New a. p. A. Police Law Going
Into Effect Causes a Great
Commo,ion.

OMAHA. August /.
In view ct the disturbed condition In thls
proclamation.
NY virtue Of the authority vested In me
by the charter fur the Vinvs of mctrupol
tan class which dosignntes tho mayor as
the chief executive Olhccr rnd conserNator
OF peace Throughout the city, all persons
are hereby warned against acts of violence
or unlawful hssemhlngrs Tending 10 provoke
turbulence or create disturbance
Without trciung upon tie rights OF in-
dlviduai citiEens 10 peactuhly pursue their
vocnulns deem It my duty In Wow %
possible outbreaks to inprcsS upon all
good citizens the necessity uf drsistlng
frum amy demonstration that is liable 10
bring about breach OF the peace aud TO
that ond Instructions have been issued %
| the chief Of police to dhpefeo unlawful
| gatherings IN the publc thnrouRhfares,
| aud especially IN the vicinity " public
"GEoRGE VI pENus, Mayor"
The A. - A. expect that the new CON.
missioner Will he formally Installed this
snnS aud bomb win be- rcHdy FOR pregen-
| tNtlon AZ the council tonight for approval.
| There VIII nc 10 delay aud the new hoard
| will be ready for business ~ once, Their
| plan, have already been decided upon In
/ great measure
| Il Is also snld that when tue new board
/ calls upon the present police force 10 ohpS
/ The new chief that az least " members
| viii respond TO the call The present po'
! llcr force Is on duty mud ready 10 rrinih
\ contract Of seeding that The huHlnrsH men
| ~ tito city do not take amy decided stand
! w Oppusl lion to the plans " the A. J., A.
| lIp was badly ratified by the petition nt the
! leading tax pnytrs and business men of the
| city nNklnE the bonrd OF public lands AMI
| buildings TO Join With Governor lioleolnh
! IN securing mn adjudication Of the ycNrd
1 question 10y ;ho supreme court OF the
| state
| him 10 leslie the riot proclamation, raid " was
| merely a precautionary measure adopted to
prevent bloodahod.
a am hero 10 enforce the laws Of
Nebraska and that | propose 10 do II, De-
rlnred the chief " police whom asked why
| he held the reserve police force at hoad'
quarters und the police alarm operators
guarded. There has been great deal OF
innnnmatnry talk upon the streets and thorg
have been innamnatory articles printed
and In the event Of trouble want men on
hand to suppress n. I do not auiicipat,
any trouble but II there should he any and
ala not have tho mon to suppress u OF
prpgorve the peace md enforce the law,
should he condemned By the public aud
rightly too. A. resnrda the guarding o. .h'
police alarm officers, they are guarded De
cause do not mean to have any one en'e,l
that door that does not belong there, u
In the only means we have for communicating
with men on beats aud ! DO no, mean wa
any one who has not right shall be there
The daorH Of the IRE aud police operators
ronm were barred inside with ilmber7
Editor John @. Thompson OF tho American
tho A. p. A. organ, received the following
danatch this morning
"Chiongo, Ill., August I've can furnish
5000 armed Americans IN put down law
breakers In your city at n moments notice,
T. W. DIXON"
No explanation OF tho dispatch could he
made by those who would naturally bf IN .
position to know regarding It's authenticity
und meaning
nurlug the day there We're no aHHemblegeh
on tho Hirecta olthor With or without riutnus
or dlgofderiy conduct In fact the city was
dulte free from gathering ot crqwdH The con.
nint OF authority, n II taken place al all, wiz
ialr place after the formal legal demand has
been made by the incoming board for tecQg
milton at the hands " the police department
The governor refused TO meet Attorney Ven
oral Churchill and Commissioner Russell al
o'clock this afternoon Tor tue purpose ui
rnpolntng tho police commissioners
Churchill and Russell declare that II tho
governor refuses TO meet with them tomor.
row thcy will appoint the Communication and
let them use force 10 secure the city property