The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-14
BOTH SIDES ARE READY.
More Than That, They Appear to
Be Anxious.
Better Element Among the Friends
of Rotb sides Are Seeking to
Bring About IL PcaccabIe Settle
fment. and Their Efforts May BE
SuccessfuI. But 1t Is just Posi-
BILE That Blood May Flow Today.

OMAHA. Aug. 13.-No demonstration
has been made today in the police row,
but the A. P. A. board served the fol-
lowing notice on the old board;
Although you are already apprised
of the fact, we hereby formally notify
Won that we have been appointed FIRE
and police commissioners OF the Guy
of Omaha under the law of 1888, ana
pursuant to that law we tiled our
bonds in the sum of $1,000 each ana
the same have been approved by the
city council Of said city, according 20
law, and we have filed our olilcldi
oaths with the city clerk and III al
respects duly qualified and are recos
nized bv the city and council and also
bv the court decision rendered by Hon.
NJ. r. Hopewen. Therefore, we hereby
notify YOU that we name Wednesday
August IA, at 10 o'clock a. M, as a SUIT
able time to receive from you the rec-
ords. property and rooms that properly
belong to us as the lawful board OF ire
and police commissioners.
Prepared to Resist.
In the meantime the old commission
ers go on reinforcing the city hall and
preparing to resist an assault. This IS
taken as a certain evidence that a. con-
fiict will result, since the old board VIII
not surrender.
Tonight it is quiet evident Omaha
is on the verge of a crisis as a result
of the police row and indications point
to a serious conflict at 10 o'clock to-
morrow when the A. P. A. commission
will attempt to take forcible posses
sion of the city property. The police
commission now in authority replied
tonight to the A. P. A. manifesto, and
declared that while they deplOred a
possible conflict they were legally con-
Quoting the affairs of the police de-
partment of Omaha and that if the
A. P. A. commission disputes their au-
thority they have resources in the
courts to get possession The fire and
police force members all received let
tiers today to visit the Office of the 4.
p. A. board tomorrow and recognize
their authority or be discharged. A few
members of the force will probably do
SO, but the majority will ignore the let
ters and act under the present COM
mission. Chief of Police White an
swered the A. P. A. commission, refus-
ing to recognize any authority but that
established by the state law.
While everything on the surface
seems quiet tonight, there is a strong
current of excitement, and it is be-
neVeu tnat Crisis is at hand in the
conflict between the contending fac
tons. There is a, feeling, however
that the new board will not carry out
its threat of putting a new force on
duty tomorrow. 1t is not improbable
that if the plan is completed, a con-
flict between the old and new officers
will ensue. In the event of any dis
turbances the charter constitutes that
the mayor of the city, chief in control
of the police. has authority overriding
that of the police commissioners. Both
forces would, therefore, be under the
control. Efforts are being
made tonight by the best element of
the city to bring about a peaceable
termination of the quarrel and it is
not improbable that they will succeed.