The record-union., 1895-08-15

of the Police Force-Belief That If
the Court Concludes to Call ses-
sion at Once the Whole Question
VIII Be Settled Within a Few
Days.
OMAHA (Neb.l, Aug. 1.-THE new Fire
and Police Board has joined the old board
in telegram to the Supreme Court, offer
ing TO submit the question at once, II
session can be called now.
Meanwhile, however, there will be no
delay on the part of the new board in pro-
ceeding with the reorganization OF the
police force. The new board is holding
q session this evening to perfect the de-
tails of the new order of things.
A large crowd of sightseers were at
tracted TO the City Hall this morning by
the published statements that the new
board would hold its first regular session.
The rooms of the Fireand Police Board on
the third floor were occupied by large
squad Of policemen. and when reporter
knock ed Tor admission Detective Hayes
opened the door a few inches setting his
foot against it and refused admission.
Chief Whites Office was guarded by three
policemen who filled the doorway, and
here again admission was refused.
Al $50 a crowd of about three hundred,
which had been gathered from all sources,
surrounded the building and ascended 10
the third tloor to the rooms set apart for
The use of the new board. The crowd
was good-natured, consisting mostly OF
sight-seers. and no friction or disturb
ance was witnessed, though considerable
laughter and sarcastic smiles were IN
duIged in at the presence OF The silver
butIOned men guarding the Chiefs Office,
and the comment was freely made that
people who were expecting a bloody riot
would be disappointed.
1t was nearly I0:30 o'clock before Fire
and Police commissioners Broatch. tOS-
Ter and NanderYort entered the building.
Their appearance was the signal ior
general hand-clGpplng and a general rush
1Or the new Commissioners office. The
Commissioners held d short consultation,
which ended III the writing OF the follow
ing letter to the mem bers OF the old board,
in answer TO the communication sent by
tie ola board last night, finally agreeing
10 an immediate su omission OF the legal
contentious TO the Supreme Court:
''IO Hon. George II. BeDtiS, ID. Glenn
DcoUcr and Charles II. BrOrit-GENTLE-
to acknowledge the receipt of your COM
munlcatlon or the 18th inst, in relation
TO the matters IN dispute as between the
old and the new Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners, and will take pleasure in
conferring with you at the earliest possi-
bic opportunity. Respectfully yours,
"W. j. BRoATCH,
"a. c. FOSTER,
paul NANDERVORT."
la4to 70 -Je
Office, to the Old board, and letter was
shortly received in reply, agreeing to
conference to be held at the Mayors
office forthwith. Upon receipt of the
latter. the new board, accompanied by
Attorney Hall, immediately adjourned
To the Mayors Office TO enter into con-
gultatiOn.
Secretary Nandervort said before relir
ing that the members of the new board
had been waiting ior the old board to eX-
press an intention TO accept proposition
for an immediate submission of the
rights of the two boards to the Supreme
Court, SO that the legality OF one board
could be finally established by that tri
bunal.
After being IN conference for three
quarters Of All hour, the meeting OF the
TWO boards adjourned, having agreed
upon sending kilograms to Governor
Holcomb, Attorney-General Churchill
and the members of the Supreme Court.
The telegram sent to the Governor and
Attorney General is as follows:
Hon. Sit0S H0jcoHlb, GorcrROT, and 4.
s. ChurchiU. Attorney General, Lincoln,
Neb.: If the Supreme Court will meet at
an early date, all the mem bers Of the two
Boards Of Fire and Police will unite in a
request tor an early hearing. Can you
get the court 10 fix a short date? Answer.
GEO. Z. BEMIS,
"W. J. BRoATCH."
The following telegram was sent to
Judge L L. Norval at Seward, Judge I.
20. Harrison at Grand Island ana Judge
A. Nj. Post at Colum bus, they cOmpris-
ing the Judges of the supreme Court:
"All parties agree to submit police mat
ters TO the supreme Court. if early hear
ing can be had GEO. p. BENIS,
NV. J. BROATCH."
If favorable answer is received from
the Supreme Court. the court setting an
early date for hearing of the contention
between the two boards, il Will be mat
ter OF only few days before final de-
cision is had, and the question OF the
validity of the new board settled. The
members of the new board VIII maintain
their position that they are the legally
elected and constituted board during the
pendency OF the legal controversy, and
are in session this evening TO arrange the
necessary details preliminary to taking
an active part in the government n the
departments of fire and police
Chief Justice Norvel of the Supreme
Court wired the IT0rtd- Herald this even
ing that he had called g meeting OF the
court at Lincoln tomorrow 10 consider
the matter OF an extra session Tor tile con-
sideration OF the Omaha police trouble.
The Omaha World Herald Will say
aditorially tomorrow: The inlsrepre-
sentations of this city by the Associated
Press agent in the Bee Office have given
Omaha a bad name from which II VIII
recover with the greatest difficulty. The
papers served by this association, lnclud-
ing the morning papers IN chicago anc
ST. Louis, have contained the most libel
Gus reports on Omaha, picturIng tue al.
herenis OF law as gangs OF fnIuahs, ahO
the city itself in turmoil OF STRIFE. Ii Is
to the disgrace of this association that i
should permit itself to be so imposed
upon by its anarchist client here hun
dreds, perhaps thousands, OF people nave
been kept away from Omaha by THIS
means, and material damage has beer
done to every business interest in order
that one man may vent his spite agains
the great majority OF Omaha's citizens
The City Council should take action or
this feature of the Bees malevolent re-
ports"
MISS FLAGLER.
A Friend Sends Her Package Which
Causes Terrible shock.
IL,