Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-26

her husband Mrs. Chernock went to
work in sweatshop for small wages
When Chernock saw his wife growing
pale and haggard from her toll IL
preyed on his mind.
Early today Mrs. Chehrnock WAS
awakened by her husband getting out
o: bed, securing pair of shears from
an adjoining room. Before she could
prevent heh had stabbed her with
them. He then opened the window
and plunged head long to the yard.
four stories below
Norfolk, Va, Sept. 25.-An inter,
national congress on Sabbath rest,
opening here today, has attracted some
of the leading religious workers OF
gress has formulated. as basis of
its discussions. the statement that
the Sabbath is of divine origin. and
that although the state should not in
terfere with the religious observance
OF the Sabbath. yet the weekly day of
rest and worship is civil institu.
toin, maintained by law and custom
and vitally related to the well-being
O. individuals, the family and society
interest working men In the move.
ment, and several delegates from
trades unions will address the con
gress. Similar conferences were held
during the st. Louis and Chicago fair
and are said TO have been productive
OF good results. Among the speakers
on the program are Ralph Smith. ex-
president of the Canadian Trades and
Labor congress; DR.. Danold Sage Nc
Kay OF New York; ex-Secretary John
II. Long of Boston. DR.. Ira Landrith,
ard Dr. Robert Johnson of Montreal
Washington, Sept. 25.-Secretary
Elihu Root boarded the private car
Signet this afternoon to begin his
journey to Mexico on a mission OF
friendship and amity that is expected
to be as beneficient In its effects on
the future relations of the United
States with the southern republic as
was the secretary of states famous
tour of South America last year. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Roots intinerary. he
Will arrive in st. Louis at 7;10 to.
morrow. From there he will 20 to
Texarkana, Tex. and thence. via Long
view and Palestine, to San Antonio.
The train Is due to reach the Alamo
city at $3.50 Saturday morning. He
will make brief stop there and will
be given luncheon by the Interna-
tional club. He will reach Laredo,
Tex, on the Rio Grande. Saturday
afternoon, and will there cross to
Nueyo Laredo, Mexico, where he will
board President Diaz's private train,
which will be sent to meet him and
transport him on his triumphal trip
to the capital. The first important
stop in Mexico will be at San Luis
Potosi Sunday afternoon. He will
reach the City of Mexico at s 80 Mon
day evening. Reports received here
from Mexico state that the trip
through the southern republic will De
a continuous ovation for the secretary
OF state. Band serenades have been
arranged for every stopping place.
The program In Mexico City includes
numerous receptions banauets and
speech-making, to continue almost
without intermission during the sec
retary's stay. At the time of Sec
rotary Roots visit Mexico will also be
another distinguished visi-
tor. General Morteza Kahn, the Per
sian minister plenipoteDtiary to the
United States and world famous Off
GER of the shah's army
That Secretary Roots visit to Mex
leo is considered significant as mark
ing a policy of bringing about closer
and more fraternal relations between
the United States and Its Spanish
American nelghbors, is shown in the
official announcement OF the visit Is
sued to twenty American states by
the bureau of American republics. 1t
is as follows:
The visit to Mexico OF Hon. Elihu
Root secretary Of state of the United
States and chairman of the governing
board of the bureau of American re-
publics. in response to the invitation
OF President Diaz. will be an i'm
portant and logical complement to
his tour of South America in 1906.
The preparations made by the Mexi-
can government and people to make
his stay among them notable. show
that there is great interest in this
event Of international Significance.
It will be another step in the broad
policy initiated by the present admin.
istration OF the United States govern
ment to get into closer sympathetic
touch with the governments and peo.
pies OF the other American nations.
Although Mexico is geographically
nearer to the United States than any