Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-27

lumber themselves with husbands
he girls hold that this is one OF their
20th century privileges, with which
the board has no right TO meddle.
The teachers affected have seri.
ously considered taking the matter
70 the courts. Good lawyers have
told them that the boards step is
against public policy and will not
hold in law. 1t is blow, they argue.
against one of the saving institutions
Of civilization which no one has
tight to undermine. The board, on
the other hand, is no less well equip.
ped with argument on its side.
Every year our high school is turn
ing out hundred girls" said one
member. 'and many of them are re-
qnired to make their own way. Those
who desire to enter the educational
field find their path blocked by these
veterans who by rights should he at
home attending TO their household
duties and depending upon their hus-
bands for support. ] know several
married women who are drawing 500
per month. while their husbands are
receiving half as much more. The
board does not believe this condition
is just to the Omaha girls who are
compellrd to hew their own way
THE boards action should not be
regarded as discrimination against
marriage. A young man should real.
ize when he marries a girl, however,
that he has undertaken a certain re-
sponsibility and that things can no
longer go on in the same old way.
He must see to it that she has three
meals a day and the wherewithal to
be clothed. The board can no longer
afford her assistance when there are
a score of deserving persons clam.
oring for the place"
ROME. June 24.-Cardinal Glib
hons has left Rome and gone to Flor
ence for a week. Subsequently he
will go to Normandy for a months
rest Of which he feels in need
Although Cardinal Gibbons refused
to discuss his mission to Rome, 1t
is said in competent quarters that
the suggestion of the Vatican in re-
gard to diplomatic representation of
the United States there came to but
very little.
Cardinal Gibbons IS said to have ac-
complish great deal toward the set
tlemcnt of the Cuban an Philip
pine questions and regarding Roman
Catholicism in the United States
CATTLESBURG. KY. June "a
The Sandy river is running solid
mass of drift. saw-iogs. sawed lum-
ber. ties, wrecks of houses, coal tip
pies. the result of cloudburst on the
Tug river.
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, June 2i.-An
infant child met II most peculiar death
near Piankinton, 8. d.. today. The
babe belonged to family named
Nesse and was 20 months old. 1t
had been placed on Il bench and while
playing there fell off into pail OF
milk and was drowned.
BLuEFIEID. w. Va. June "a
The SIM rose this morning upon a
scene OF desolation. In every direc-
ton are signs of wreck and riIin. The
awful downpour OF Friday and Satur-
day has caused tremendous property
loss. 1t will run into the mtllicus
The loss of life. while not so great as
first reported. will number over one
hundred. /: will be days before the
missing can be uccDunted for.
The disaster began with heavy
rainstorm on Friday afternoon. sweep.
ing away bridges and destroying track
foundations. TIE people then felt
=.
TO increase in intensity and Saturday
morning shortly after midnight the
elements seemed to bc cut entirely
loose The thunder roarcd AMI the
lightning flashed and the rain "nmc
down in tremendous torrents. Tho
topography Of the country is hilly.
In the valleys are several Goa, Eottle
ments and in short order the food
poured down upon them and swept
both houses and inmates t. wreck
and death.
Elk Creek fed by numerous ba.
sins. was swelled in "A nhour to q roar-
ing torrent. On its rest rode miners
cabins, parts OF bridges and an occa-
sional body OF woman or child. On
Friday night the people fed to the hill
tops, but scores We're caught in the
seethng flood and met their deaths:
The town of Keystone. tiourishing
little village, was swept out Of exist
ence. The coal mines in the vicin
ity were destroyed and the men en-
guard were drowned Twentv.e,sht
miles of track and everything n the
vicinity was swept away. TIE loss
to the Norfolk and Western railway is
enormous.
The flood came down suddenly Sat
urday morning on Shakreg. negro
settlement. In an hour the little VII
lage was under six feet of water and
nearly every one of the inhabitants
were dead The big NanDyke farm
was destroyed and the entire family,
father mother and four children were
drowned Cattle and horses were
destroyed by the hundreds.
The fury of the tempest was unpar-
alelled The first reports indicated
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