St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
NO NEW POLICE APPOINTED
OLD FORCE, ARMED AND ON THE
ALERT, STILL IN POSSES
SION.
RIOT PROCLAMATION ISSUED.
Chicago Parties Offer Five Thou
sand Armed Men to Back Up
the a. Z. A.

property today, armed with pick
handles to resist any effort made to
take charge under the new regime,
and the mayor has issued a riot
proclamation. The A. P. A. S expect
ed that the new commissioners would
be formally appointed this afternoon
at Lincoln, and that the new COM
misSioners' bonds were to be ready
for presentation at the council meet
ing tonight for approval, but neither
OF these expectations were realized.
Their plans had already been de-
clded upon in a great measure.
Johnny Mcdonald was slated for
chief of police, eX-Chief Seavey havJ
ing been turned down by the new
board. EX-Sergeant Shoup was to
be given an office in the new make
up, and all of the policemen who
were recently dismissed for ''the
good Of the service were to be re-
inStated, with two exceptions. Ex-
Sergeant Sigwart would be one of
the captains. 1t was also said that
when the new board called upon
the present police force to obey the
new chief, at least seventeen mem
berS would respond to the call The
present police force is still on duty,
and prepared to retain possession.
Capt. Palmer took the contract of
seeing that the business men of the
city did not take any decided stand
in opposition to the plans of the A.
2. A, but he was badly ratified by
a petition of the leading taxpayers
and business men of the city, ask
ing the board of public lands and
buildings to join with Gov. Rol-
comb in securing an adjudication of
the vexed question by the supreme
court of the state.
HIS WORKSHOPS WARNING.
In view of the disturbed condition
of affairs the mayor at noon issued
the following proclamation:
by virtue Of the authority vested
in me by the charter for cities OF
the metropolitan class, which des-
ignateS the mayor as the chief ex-
ecutive officer and conservator of
peace throughout the city, all per-
sons are hereby warned against acts
of violence or unlawful aSSemblages,
tending to provoke turbulence or ere
ate disturbance. Without trenching
upon the rights of individual citi-
zens to peaceably pursue their voca-
tions, 1 deem it my duty in view of
possible outbreak, to impress upon
all good citizens the necessity of
desisting from any demonstration
that is liable to bring about a breach
of peace, and to that end instructions
have been issued to the chief of pc
lice to diSperse unlawful gatherings
on the public thoroughfares, and es-
pecially in the vicinity of public
buildings. GEORGE NJ. BEMIS."
Mayor Bemis, when asked what
prompted him to issue the riot proc
lamation, said it was merely a pre-
cautionary measure adopted to pre-
vent bloodshed. He said nothing had
occurred in the nature OF disor-
derly act or demonstration so far
on the streets, but from what he had.
read in the newspapers he believed it
was necessary to put the people on
their guard against a probable riot
81 am here to enforce the laws of
Nebraska, and that propose to do,'
declared Chief of Police White, when
asked why he had reserve force at
police headquarters and the official
police alarm operators guarded.
There has been a great deal of in
f1ammatory talk on the streets, and
there have been inflammatory arti-
cles printed, and in the event of
trouble, I want men on hand to sup
press it. 1 do not anticipate any
trouble, but if there should be, and
1 do not have the men to suppress it
or to preserve peace and enforce the
law I should be condemned by the
public, and rightly, too. AS regards
the guarding of the police alarm Of
fee, it is guarded because I do not
mean to have any one in there that
does not belong there. 1t is the
only means we have of communicate
ing with men on beats, and 1 do not
mean that any one who has not a
right there shall be there" The
doors Of the fire and police operat-
ors' room were barred inside with
timbers.
OFFER OF AN ARMY.
Editor John c. Thompson, of the
American, the A. P A organ, re-
ceived the following dispatch this
morning:
Chicago Aug. l, 1S95.-We can fur
nish 5000 armed Americans to put
down law-breakers in your city at
moments notice. ]. w. DIXON"
No explanation of the dispatch could
be made by those who would naturally
be in a position to know regarding it's
authenticity and meaning. During the
day there were no assemblages of per-
sons on any of the streets, either with
or without riotous or disorderly con-
duct. In fact, the city was quite free
from gatherings or crowds. The con-
fiict Of authority if it occurs at ALL
will take place after the formal legal
demand has been made by the incoming
board for recognition at the hands of
the police department The governor
refused to meet Attorney General
Churchill and Commissioner Russell5a at
o'clock this afternoon for the purpose
of appointing the police commission,
and made public this statement:
HE WILL TAKE HIS TINE.
"Gentlemen: Yours of present date,
calling attention to chapter 10 of the
act of 1885, relating to the appointment
Of fire and police boards in cities of
metropolitan class, and to the a1ro-
Visions OF SUCH act, is before me. You