The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-15
A, Halt CALLED.

nv OMAHA, Aug. l5,--All probability Of re-
sort tolarms TO settle the municipal mud.
dlcover the rival police commissions Is now
very remote, but for two hours yesterday
morning 1t looked very much as though
u serious collision was Inevitable.
The sidewalks and streets surrounding
the city hall were crowded with people,
and the interior Of the building was
crowded with sheriffs and officers. The
A. p. A. commission convened at 10 q. IN
In this city amid considerable excitement
The members were encouraged with
cheers from 200 A. p. AS present. They
were expected To at once put rival police
force on the streets of the city, attempt u
oust Chief OF Police White and storm the
city Jail. This was the schedule as given
out by the A. p. AS pretending to DO Oh
the inside.
The situation was intensified by the re.
port from Kansas City that the A. p. A.
counscls had 100000 armed men ready to
send to Omaha TO maintain tho A. Il. A.
commission. At tho same time the old com
mittee was In the mayors Office ready Ia
Issue orders and rcpel any force necessary
10 maintain its position.
After n conference the A. p. A. committee
concluded TO confer with the old board be.
fore resorting 20 arms The conferences
was the result OF letter which Mayor
Bemis sent 90 the A. Il. A. board Tuesday
night, asking the members 20 meet the
old board and endeavor TO reach u peace
able settlement of the controversy. The
members OF the new board declared that
they had decided TO meet Mayor Bemis
and his colleagues, and the mayor replied
that they were ready
The two boards remained closcted for
an hour or moro. When the door was
opened, IL was announced that an agree.
ment had been reached Mayor Bemis
then sent a telegram signed by himself
as chairman of the old board, and by
w. j. Broatch as chairman Of the new
board, to Governor Holcomb and "A. >.
Churchill, attorney general:
Supreme Court as Arbiter.
II the supreme court will meet at an early
date. all the members OF the two boards Of fire
and police commissioners will unite in
quest for an early hearing Can you get the
court to fix short datef Answer.
This telegram was sent to each Of tho
Justices OF the supreme court:
All parties agree to submit police matters ia
supreme court. IL an early hearing can be had,
This was also signed by the chairman of
each board. They wanted IL understood
that neither board had made any conccs.
sions. Each side si1od as IL had before,
and in that respect there was no change In
the situation. They had simply agreed
that the best interests OF ali coficerhed
would be served by an immediate submis
sion of the controversy to the supreme
court, and they had united TO that end.
Members of the new board were reticent
l.. -. II L.
would be. When A Il. Vandervoort was
asked whether members would proceed Ia
organize n police force in opposition ia
that controlled by the old board, ho
would not, answer directly, but stated
that neither board was going TO be very
strict on the other while the matter was
pending before the supreme court.
Chief Justice Novel of the supreme court
announced late last evening that special
session OF court will be held at once Ia
settle the Omaha police case.