The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-02
PREPARING FOR WAR.
The Mayor of Omaha Issues a
Riot Proclamation.
RESERVE POLICE ON DUTY
The New Commission Not Appointed
Because the Governor Dislikes
TO Preclpitate Trouble.

Omaha. Aug. LIN view of the disturbed
condition of affairs in the city ar noon
today, the mayor Issued the following pro-
cIamation:
BY virtue OF the authority vested in
me By the charter for METROPOLITAN police.
which designates the mayor as chief ex-
ecutiFe officer and conservator Of peace
throughout the city. all persons are here
BY warned against acts of violence or un-
lawful aSsembiages tending 10 provoke
turbulence or create disturbance
Without trenching upon the rights OF
Individual citizens TO peacefully pursue
their vocation. | deem il my duty in view
OF possible outbreaks. To impress upon
all good citizens the necessity of desist-
ing from any demonstration that is liza
Die 70 bring about a breach of the paace.
and to that end instructions have been
issued 10 the chief Of police to disperse
unlawful gatherings on the public thor
oughfareS. especially in the vicinity Of
public buildings
GEORGE ". BEMIS, Mayor
Mayor Bemis. when asked what prompt
cd him 10 Issue the riot proclamation.
said il was merely a precautionary meas
ure adopted to prevent trouble. He said
nothing had occurred in the shape of
disorderly act or demonstration 50 far
on the streets. but from what he had read
in the newspapers he believed il was nee
essary TO put the people on their guard
against probable trouble.
IL am here to enforce the laws. of Me-
hraska. and that / propose 10 DO deciar-
ed Chief of Police White. when asked
why he had n reserve force at police
headquarters and the official police alarm
operators guarded. There has been
great deal of inhammatory talk upon tie
streets. and there have been lnflamna-
tory articles printed. and in the event Of
1N, d nd rrN
suppress it. I do not anticipate any trout
BILE but if there should he. and I did
not have the men to suppress II and pre-
serve the peace and enforce the law, [
should be condemned by the public. and
rightly too. As regards the guarding OF
the police alarm office. il is guarded be-
cause / do not mean 10 have any one IN
there that does not belong there. II is
the only means we have for communicate
ing with the men on beats and ] do not
mean that anyone who has no right there
shall be there.
The doors of the FIRE and police oper-
ators' room were barred and Draced on
the inside with timbers.
Editor John {. Thompson. of the Amer
ican the A. T. a. organ, received the
following dispatch this morning Chi-
cage Aug 1 1S95-We can furnish $500
armed Americans 10 put down lawnfeak-
ers in your city at moments notice.
j. W. Dixon.
No explanation of the dispatch could be
made bv those who would naturally be IN
a position 10 know regarding ITS an-
thenticiiy and meaning. During inc day
there were no assemblages of persons on
any of the streets. The conflict OF ao-
thoritv. If it occurs at all, viii take place
after the formal legal demand has been
made by the incoming board for reeog-
milton at the hands of the police depart
ment The governor refused 10 meet
with Attorney General Churchlh ana
Commissioner Russell this afternoon tor
tha nurnose of appointing police COM
missioners stating that he did not care
10 precipitate trouble. Churchill and Rus
sell declared that If the governor refused
TO meet them tomorrow they would APP
point the commission and let them use
force TO secure possession OF the ponce
building.