Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-03
COURT DISOBEYED.
Omaha City Dads Take the Bit
in Their Teeth.
REFUSE TO OBEY AN INJUNCTION,
Ard Arrvove the Bonds OF the New Police
Board IN Defiance of n Restraining Or
der which Is Declared by the City At
torney of No EGect-Two Police Forces
on Duty, Besides 100 Citizens-Situation
Significant of Turbulence.

on Duty, Besides 100 Citizens-Situation
Significant of Turbulence.
OMAHA, Aug. 3-Three police commits
sioners, acting under the new police law,
are doing business in Omaha, regardless
of the fact that the district court restrained
the city council from approving their
bonds. The organization in the council has
working majority, and the courts order
was ignored. As result a citizens vol.
untecr guard of 100 men is on duty at the
police station to maintain peace and as
sist the regular" police force in holding
possession Of city property. Messrs.
B-oatch, Vandervort. and Foster were
given their certificates as police commits
sionecs at neon by the attorney general
and commissioner Of public lands and
buildings. The governor refused to sit
with them, and warned them that their
course was illegal.
Court Order Ignored with O Hurra!I.
The Omaha council held special ses.
sion at i:3J - approve the bonds, but
was met with an injunction rcGuruable
today in the district court. The order
was ign ored with a hurrah, and the new
police commissioners appointed full
police force. They will make no effort
to get possession Of city property before
some time today. At an early hour to-
day the district court will take mp the
matter OF tie council proceedings N con-
tempt, and will probably annul its work.
There is much inflammatory talk, and
several companies of militia in different
parts of the state have been notified to
be in readiness to move to Omaha in the
event of trouble. Governor Holcomb is
prepared to maintain his view of the law,
and Is using ali means in his power to
conserve peace and have the whole squad.
bic carried to the supreme court.
Position oe the Chief OF Police.
When asked what action he proposed
to take in the matter in case of au at
tempt to take forcible possession of tho
jill. Chief of Police White said that he
would see that there was no rioting and
that the laws were enforced, in any event
He said he did not anticipate any yio-
lencc, but would be prepared to deal with
any cases of law!cSsncss that might come
up. 1t was evident from the first that it
WAS the intention of the majority in the
city council to carry out their plans ire
spcctive of the order of Judge Hopewcll
telegram from the district judge which
was handed him. and this example was
followed by the majority.
Opinion of the City Attorney.
The majority in the council called for
an opinion from the city attorney as to
whether the council was bound to obey
the injunction. City Attorney Connell
is out of the city and left Frank Ransom
to advise the council in his absence. He
advised the council that it might, with
entire propricty, ignore the Injunction.
He declared that since the order had been
issued at Takamah the injunction was
not in forcc in this county. More than
that, he was informed that no petition
had been flied in the district court and
no bond had been approved by the clerk
of the court. Until this was done the in
junction was not in force, and the coun.
ell was under no obligations to con-
slider it,
During the roll-call member asked
the attorney 10 state whether the new
law repealed the law which stated that
all the commissions must be signed by the
governor. Ransom said that there was no
necessity for any commission at all. The
law had designated the appointing board
and this carried with it the power to give
proper notification of the appointments.