Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-13


Though wires are still down il is GER
tain that no lives were lost and the
property damage was not great. A
travelling man who came in from Alta
mont. The alleged storIn center. this
morning said that nothing serious
happened there.
LINCOLE. Neb, April I0.-The Ne
braska Legislature. after moving back
the hands of he clock for three days,
adjourned sine die last night Appro-
priations vii exceed by million dol
lars any previous Legislature.
TRENTON. n. j., April 1O.-Gov-
ernor Murphy mas vetoed the anti
cigarette bill. He said he believed
cigarettes did not hurt boys over 16
years old, and the law cannot be en-
forced anyway
NEW YORK, April 10.-Fire start
ed in warehouse this morning which
threatened to destroy two Fifth ave
nue. apartment houses, the Victoria ho-
tel and annex and adjoining buildings.
Firemen and policemen saved several
from sulfocation and number of peo-
pie were driven out in their night
clothes. Among those the firemen
rescued were Captain Sealski. inven-
tor of the dynamite gun; Tony Pastor,
Peter Daley. Bandmaster Dusse, Miss
Letter, a niece of the Chicago million
aire, and Miss Huntington, a relative
OF the late California millionaire.
ClNNABAR, Mont. April 10.-Sec-
retary Loeb and Assistant Secretary
Barnes went to Mammoth Hot Springs
this morning. So far there has been
no news from President Roosevelt,
who started out yesterday to study
the elks.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 10.-George
Thompson, prominent in union labor
circles, has announced that the union
miners Of the country propose soon to
place the union label on all coal that
they mine He believes this step
will prove nc most beneficial to the
cause Of union labor of any in recent
years.
NEW YORK, April 1O.-Hillary
Bell, the noted musical and dramatic
critic, fell dead in a barge Office from
heart -disease He was born in Ire
land &c years ago. For several years
he was an artist of repute and having
a talent for writing became a critic on
the New York Press. For twenty
years he was considered one of the
best theatrical viewers of the country
lie was a widely known correspond
ent
NEW YORK, April l0.-It is said
that Mrs. Ida NJ. Flagler, divorced
wife OF the Standard Oil and Florida
hotel king, is recovering her reason
Mrs Flagler became insane some
years ago. Mr. Flagler procured di
ried secretary. a special law pass
ed by the Florida Legislature made this
possible Now if Mrs. Flagler No.
recoyers, she can have her husband
arrested for bigamy, because the Unit
ed States courts have held against the
Florida enactment.
Mr. Flagler has given the greatest
care to his insane wife. He built a
magnificent sanitarium for her near
New Rochelle, and paid the celebrat
ed expert DR.. Mcdonald, a thousand
dollars a month to look after her
LANCASTER, Pa, April 10.-Major
Charles Howell, the oldest and most
prominent Mason in this state, died
this morning of old age He was born
in 1872. He was major of a Phila
delphia battery of artillery in 1886
and had the distinction of being the
only Democrat elected to the history
IF his county.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., April 10
There the fifty-seven women carriers
in the rural delivery service and near
ly 800 women substitutes. Each car
rier is required to provide a salts
factory substitute, who shall be avail
able for duty at short notice at any
time when he may not be able To
serve his route, and inasmuch as car
riors are allowed to select whoever
they desire. the substitute is frequent
ly chosen from among the members OF
his own family-his son, wife, and
sometimes his daughter In several
cases mother of carrier has been
named. The department has found
that these women substitutes have us
ually performed good work and have
been as competent as men, so that
when woman is named she is accept
ed.
The policy of the department in
making appointments in the rural de
livery service is to allow no discrimi-
nation between the sexes When a
route is to be established notice is
posted at the nearest postoiiices, and
all who desire TO become carriers are
advised when and where examinations
will take place. Women candidates
are treated no different than men, al
though naturally their physical qauli-
tications are considered with greater
care. A woman of delicate constitu-
tion will not be appointed for obvious
reasons. The rural carrier has to
cover his route daily regardless of the
weather The past winter has not
been up to the average in severity, but
nevertheless there have been several
severe Billiards and a good deal OF
snow in certain parts of the country.
The mud has been uncommonly deep,
par icularly in the prairie states, and
these conditions have afforded an eX-
celeut opportunity to test the compar-
alive endurance of women carriers,
who have SurpaSsp pNppcta ions nv