Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-15
OVER.
Is No Danger of War
at Omaha,
THINGS LOOKED VERY SERIOUS
FOR A TIME. ~
ACRE EMENT MADE.
EACH SIDE WANTED n UNDEH-
srooD THAT NEITHER SIDE
r HAD GIVEN IN.
WIN Awnlt Decision OF supreme
Court Il That Body win Act at
ACRE EMENT MADE.


OAlRlANg Ahh# ~
All probability OF resort 10 arma to
settle the municipal middle over tho
rival police commissions Is now very re-
mote, but for two hours this morning II
looked very much as though serious
collision was Inevitable The sidewalk
and streets surrounding the city hall
were crowded with people and the intg-
Nor or the building WIS crowded with
Ehcriirs and officers. The a. r.. \.
commission convened ~ 10 q. No. In thls
city amid considerable excitement The
members We're encouraged with cheers
from COO 4. r. AS present. They were
expected to nj once place rival police
force on the streets ~ the city, uttempt
To Gust CNiaf OF Police White and
storm the city Jail This was the
schedule ag given out by the A T. AS
pretending To- be on the Inside The
situation wn1 intcn5ited by tho report
from Kansas CITY that the A. u. A..
councils had 500 armed mon reudy 70
send to omaha TO maintain the a. T.. a,
Al the same time the Old commission
was In the mayor office rendy No issue
orders aud rcpel any force necessary
To maintain itH position After a
brief conference, the A. p, A. COM
mission concluded to confer with the
old beard before rosurtlng TO arms The
conference was the result m letter
which Mayor Bomis sent 90 tho A. T.. A.
board last night asking that the mem
bcrs meet the old board and endenvor
10 reach a pCaccnnle settlement OF the
controversy
The members Of the new board stated
that thi'y hnd decided Co meet Mayor
Brmls with his colleagues ana the
mayor replied that he was ready The
two boards remained piusctel FOR an
hour or more
When the door was opened Il was nm
nouncrd that an agreement had been
reached Mayor Bemls then sent q tele-
gram signed by himself M chairman
or the OLD board ana W j Boptch as
chairman OF the new huNrd TO Governor
llulcunb and a, Churchill, attorney
general, saying " the supreme court
viii meet ut an early date nh the menu
hers OF the two boards OF fire aud police
commissioners VIII unite In a request
Cor nm early hearing, Can you get the
court TO TX u short date Answer"
This telegram was sent To each OF the
justices VI the supreme court; IAN
the parties agree 10 submit matters to
supreme court n an carly hearing can
be had This was also signed By the
chairman Of each board
They wanted II understood that nell
thrr board hud made any concessions.
Zach eide stood as It was befurc, aud
In that respect there wpH no change IN
wv NlNN hiAi'NH lI''N NAA FlllIla NNItfl
mat the hest interests OF AN concerned
would be served ny AN immediate sub,
mission ut the controversy 20 the si,
pr me court, and they had united to
that end
The mcmbers NJ the now board were
rctlreut In regard TO what their neNl
procedure would be, When Mr.. Wander
WORT WIS asked whether the member,
would proceed tn organize pOlic,
force IN opposition 10 that controlled h,
the old board, he would not answer Al
rcctly, but stated that mother boHrt
wnA golng To be very atrlUl on the othcl
WHALE the matter was pending befor,
the supreme court
Chler Justice Novel OF the supremt
court cnnounced late this evening tina
a special term would he held tomorrow
30 settle the Omaha police case,