Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-23
TRACTION WAR AT HAVELOCk
Citizens Incensed at Failure TO Secure
Five-Cent Fare to Lincoln.
ATTEMPT TO BURN A BRIDGE
state school Fund Makes a Bid of Par
Hor the Million Dollar Issue of
Douglas County Court
Bonds.
ATTEMPT TO BURN A BRIDGE
From a staff CorrespondentD

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 2.-(SpeciRl.)-
Incensed over the action Of the LincOln
Traction company in refusing 10 grant
Concessions that were asked by the city
,1uncil Of Havelock a mob Of more than
90 men gathered along the track Of the
company shortly after ! O'Clock Tuesday
morning and threatened TO tear up the
racks. A bridge OF the compEny near the
Rock Island tracks was partially burned.
Manager Humpe Of the Traction company
had anticipated trouble and a dark car
guarded by q number Of traction company
officials remained in HRvelock during the
evening. When the mob had gathered near
the bridge the car was run 10 the place
and while the lights were out ar approach
was made TO within a few feet Of those
who were gathered there. A search light
was then used and a number Of persons
were recognized.
Deputy Sheriff Dawson was called 10
Havelock about 2 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
but when he arrived all was quiet The
bridge. which WA partly burned. was
reached. but the mob had dispersed. The
deputy and his two assistants inspected
the tracks Of the company in and. about
Havelock, but there was no further damage
done. The officers returned 10 Lincoln
early in the morning.
T Mayor Hinkle Of Haveiock declared that
he had heard Of the brewing trouble in
the afternoon. but that he had expected
no violence and that ne had retired shortly
before midnight
Denies Consolidation RumOr.
President Mcdonald Of the Lincoln Trac-
ton company left Tuesday afternoon for
New York. where ne viii spend Christmas
with MS family.
Mr.. Mcdonald denied al street railway
merger rumors. He declared that ne was
not going east expressly 10 conduct con
soIidation negotiations. Dickering between
the local stockholders Of the two conn
panies has been in progress for SONS
time. II is claimed that the local mer
have reached an understanding. However
II is necessary 10 secure an agreement
among the eastern stockholders and a sat
isfactory deal is declared unlikely.
Attorneys Delay Case.
Owing 10 the fact that one Of the lawyers
is in Iowa rying q murder case arguments
on the two motions pencing IN the suit OF
J NJ. Leyda. trustee against Matt and
Henry Gering and the First National bRak
Of PlAttsmouth were not heard before
Judge 7. c Munger in United States couri
this morning. The absent attorney was the
first Of the defendants. This is the second
OF third time that the case has been con.
tinued because OF his being detained else
where in murder trials.
About &.A0 Is in controversy between IN,
plaintiffs, who represent The creditors il
a bankruptcy proceeding. and the defend
ants A short time before the proceeding
IN bankruptcy Was started the meTchen'
whom IL concerns transferred his stock O
goods 10 the Gerings. who sold II an
turned the money received in payment Ovs
10 the bank. as il Is nov alleged. Tn
general creditors have unsatiEfied claim
t0taling Slb.00. and the trustee asserts Una
there is nothing else on hand TO pay them
he wants the money paid by the Gering
refunded and applied IN settlement Of Ia
rchEn OhliesIions-
AErt Gering is conducting the cnse 10
: tie defense rs It's attorney. A year OF Nv