Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-21
GUARDSMEN GET THEIR PAY
Tsngls in Connection with Federal War
rant straighted Out,
CARNIVAL OF HoLDUP MEN IN DIES MONIES
Twenty-Eight Robberies and Holdups
During the Last seven Days and
Police Have Made No
Arrests.
(From a stan Correspondent.


DIES MONIES, July 20.-(Special.) -Con-
siderable il-feeling in the National guard
which was raised over the delay OF the
government in sending the money with
which to pay the troops in camp, was al
layed today when word was received that
the warrant for the money had been for
warded to the subtreasury Monday and
that the check book would probably reach
the adjutant generals Office here tomor-
row. This will be in time to pay the
Fifty-third, now in camp, and the two
regiments to follow will get their pay in
regular time. Money for the Fifty-sixth,
which was here last week, will be for
warded to the captains of the companies.
On account OF the bright weather today
there was much larger attendance at the
governors day review Of the troops at the
state camp grounds this afternoon. The
troops break camp tomorrow and will be
followed by the Fifty-fourth which will
reach the city Monday. The Fifty-fourth
occupies towns in the southeast quarter of
the state.
Crime is Rampant In Des MOines.
In the last seven days in this city there
have been twenty-elght robberies and hold
| ups including one that resulted in MUIR
| der, and so far as the public is aware there
has been but one arrest. There were six
holdups last night and seven the night be-
fore.
Puts on Interurban Service.
| The Rock Island today announced that
beginning Monday It would put on a regu-
| lar interurban service between this city
| and Indianola and the towns intervening
Six special trains will be run each week
day in each direction and the schedule Of
fares and time is announced. The schedule
for the interurban service on the samC
line between here and Colfax has not ye
been announced except for the Epwortf
League convention.
Dome Closed to visitors.
BY order OF Custodian McCurdy the pass
ageways to the dome of the state hous,
were closed to all visitors today on &C
count Of the work Of putting up the scat
folding on the outside OF the dome TO
doing the regilding. .
Overcome by Heat
Malcolm c. Lichty, civil war veteran
of Cedar Falls, was overcome by the hea
today and fell in front of a moving stree
car at Sixth and Walnut streets. The ca
was stopped in time to save him and h
} proceeded on his journey to Bloomfield.
Funeral for Dead Miners.
One funeral was held this afternoon a
Grays undertaking rooms for four Of tn
miners who were killed in the explosion o
dynamite yesterday. The United Min
Workers had charge of the services. LUX
Miller and Charles Brown were also Red
men and that order assisted. George AFRO
wood, the ffth unfortunate, was burie
! this forenoon at. Altoona.
1t has been discovered that some of tn
families Of the miners are left destitute b
the death of the head of the family and
public subscription was started today fc
them.
Injured Girl May Die.
At Mercy hospital It was stated toda
over by an Ingersoll avenue car and who's
mother for a time refused the physician
permission to operate on her because the
were Christian Scientists, may died in
i ! short time. The injury which may cost Il
girl her life has united her with her d
: : vorced husband, who, hearing of the acc
dent FASTENED to the hospital and has m
8 | left there since.
CIearheId Citizens Protest.
: State superintendent John F. Riggs hi
) set date next week for hearing the p
4 tition of citizens of Clearfeld in Taylt
county for changing the site of the schoc
I In one end of the district there are
5 dozen houses and three children. In Il
other end there are five houses and fou
e teen children, The school is In the Ell
I where there are the fewer children ar
5 the people in the other end want 1t move