, 1881-04-26
mia world's Fair, After the Flicker
AA Of Saturday, Subsidies IN
Gloom.
o.nvareations About Stocks with
the Operators in Wall
Street.
H.niage Of Washington Nathan, Son Of
thu Murdered Nathan, to the Daugh-
tot Of Col, Mapleson.
GEN, GRANT.

sa.etat pt.pateh to Ins Chtedge Tribune.
View YouH, April 25.-A banquet was |
,4rcm on Friday Inst III the City Of Mexico
e. t;cn. Grant by tho Oaxacla delega-
Inn at which much enthusiasm was
manifested Tho after-dfnncr speeches
rsIated to the enterprises contemplated
hyshe Mexican Southern railroad Company.
otwhic1 t,en. Grnnt IL President. Tic tlcl,-
p1al. In Ills address. rcferred to Ills previous
rist to Mpx!co, when le found many OF Its
citizens Interested IN tho matter OF railroads
an means OF developing the resources OF tho
country, and OH Ills return to the United
s,ates ho took steps tn draw the attention OF
CAPITALISTS to tho subject. 1lo said tic roAu
Win w.,lc, he Is connected Will bo speedily
hrJIt and that It will prove beneficial to both
Countries A[exicn, to keep up with tile
march 1T progrcss, will have 10 look for more
pprts, and the road which fio ronrescits LOOKS
IN the opeuIng Of Il new port, Anton Lizardo,
wh,cu viii not conflict with the interests Of
Vera Cruz. ...
IN CONCLUSION
be saiti: II AM aware t'at SOME Of the pa-
ner. Of Mexico, as wull rs, possibly, some in
;he United States, l,nye made alllslon to the
,nssIhIi,ty of tho annexation Of the Mexican
Territory to tho United States. On that sub
icet. know thore nre no grounds whatover
IA, apprehenslon. While was President OF
tbo United States. representatives OF
tbs Republic ut SIM Domingo applied
To me for annexation, declaring thatsucE was
The desire Of tho Government md the wish OF
All the pcople ot tho island. This prupost-
tIon came tn n,e several times before con-
,lde.ed 1t at all. At length, fearing that
what Ind bccn said to mo might 10 merely
tl,e statements Of designing men, willing to
sell their country for private Faln,
DETERMINED QUIETLY,
md without the knowledge OF these agents
Of San Domingo, to send thlthor agents OF
ny Owl, to discover the real feeling Ut her
peopic. BY this means 1 verified the
statement tl,nt nlNety-nino huntlrcdtlls
ot her citizens wcro anxious f0r
lilo proposed annexation. They "wero
tuy alive to the subject, had thought over
it. and such consumn,a.lon was the bright
est OK their dreams. They desired. as they
explcssel Il, to became Il part of tho
great Republic. l then enteresl Into q
treaty With that country (which has all
the capacities Of tile best part OF Alexico)
and submitted 1t to the Senate OF the United
States for ratification. 1t was with great
difficulty, notwithstanding MY position as
lead Of thu Government, that could gel
the question considered by tho Senate, and
when ltd, It was
DEFEATED III AN OVERWHELMING VOTE.
lam sure tl!at, uycn it 1t could be showr
that all Tho people Ut Mexico wero in fayo
Of the annexation Of portion Of their terri
tary to the United States, 1t would still b
rejected. We want no more lasld. We d
want to improve what VIC lave, and we wan
to SIG our neighbors Improve and grow "
strong that
THE DESIGN OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY
could not entlaifger them. Mexico has tn
elements Of ofttayolopn,ent and wealth such
10 uthor country possesses, atnll events to g
high degree. lIsr proximity to the eqnato,
with her elevated plains, enable her to pre-
duce the fruits Of all iatitudcs. Her nitnc
atc the richest III tho world, and sal
possesses eyery climate, fronl the tropical t
the frigld In proximity to eacll other. Wit
the contemplated improvements In intcrnt
communication slle must advance beyon
Tue dream Of her most patriotic cltizcns. =
iar al nm concerned, shall bn very glad
lean contribute to thls result" Telegram
iece!Ycd ut tic Coulpnny's 0tlce tD-tl8y atat
lhat work upo, tho preliminary surveys IL
6e commenced at once Oil tho Moxtca
Southern lsoa.i.