The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-13
BLOODSHEDE IMMINENT.
A Conflict Anticipated Between
0maha's Rival Police Boards.
THE HEADQUARTERS BARRIoADED.

Should the American Protective AssoeIa-
tion Adherents Carry Out Their Threat
to Take Forcibls Possession Tomorrow
They win be Obliged to Use sledgs
Hammers.
OMAHA, Aug 18-It now looks as II q
conflict is inevitable between the Omaha
police force and the American Protective
association faction, which claims au-
thority under a recent law to appoint q
new police force. Sunday night indica-
tions were that compromise was prob
e able, but the efforts of citizens who do
: plore the present strife to persuade the
"A. P. Alto submit the controversy to the
supreme court were Of no avail. The A. P.
"A. have appointed their force, and claim
fbhey will tako possession Of the city prop
erty tomorrow. 1t was stated unofficinlly
that those Of the Protestant policemen
and firemen who did not notify the new
board by tomorrow that they would hold
themselves subject to the order Of the
new board would receive little considera-
tion when the new board commenced to
discharge the duties Of the office.
The police headquarters resemble bar
racks today. The dlsquieting rumors
which are flying around, according to the
police, are the basis for the precautions
taken In protecting theheadquarters from
an assault and capture In true feudal STYLE
The door lending from the office to the po-
lice court, and the door opening out into
jackson street from the captains office,
have been looked and braced with tim
bers, so that neither OF them could be
forced without the use OF sledge ham
mer. This leaves but two entrances to
the office and cells. One Is through the
door opening out into the court from of
Fifteenth street, and the other through
tina door and up the narrow steps into
jackson street.
An assaulting party would have to come
by one Of these two entrys, and when they
attempted this twenty-five police would
be ON hand to give them a warm reception.
The police are assembled with their clubs
and short handles, such as are used in
piakaxes, and every one Of them has a
revolver. There are only fifteen patrolmen
doing duty on the streets, the rest being
ON watch at headquarters, sleeping and
talking over the situation. Captain Mosloy
said he did not anticipate any trouble, but
1t was deemed advisable to keep a force
about the headquarters as protection in
case Of an effort to take possession. The
men will be kept on guard until the COM
mission muddle Is settled.
The statement has been made that a
quantity Of arms and ammunition has
beed stored in tho city hall, as we'll as the
headquarters, to be used by the mon. This
Is denied by the officers. They say the
regulation revolvers carried by the patrol
men would be sufficient in case firearms
would be needed. The force Of specials
has been released, and 1t Is understood
the men would not be re-employed unless
the situation becomes more threatening
than 1t is at present.
The police report that there has been no
disturbance Of any kind, and that there
Is no more reason to expect an attack
now than there was few weeks ago, ex-
eept that some of the A. P. A. leaders
claim that Judge Hopewells decision
places the new board In possession Of the
departments, and 1t is expected the board
will demand possession Of the headquar-
ters, the offices of the fire and police alarm
superintendent and operators and the
chief Of police office. There may be trou
hle