Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-17
MEXICAN MATTERS.
National Independence is Celebrated
On a Scale Of Grandenr Never
Previously Equaled.
The Presidents Message 20 the Congress
Refers at,l Length 10 the ate
International Difhcuity.

Cry or MEXICO, MEX, Sept, lG-ln-
dependence day was celebrated to-day on
a scale never previously equsled. The
president re siewed the great procession
OF allegorlcal floats In the morning ana
the troops in the afternoon. A grand
bah was given to the president In the
evening by generals OF the army. AT the
school OF music the decorations cost over
seventy thousand dollars. The newly
elected congress assembled this afternoon
midst the booming OF cannon.
In his annual message the president
saws: nOur relations with foreign gov
ernments have continued generally on
terms OF friendship and good understand
ing. There has, however, recently oc-
Cured an incident which threatened 10
destroy the harmony ana cordially ex-
listing between this republic and lts
Northern ne'ghbor. case OF small i'm
portance IN itself, excited, In an unex-
pected manner, and owing 70
conjunction of circumstances,
passions on both sides OF the
Rio Grande. refer TO the matter of an
American journalist which has already
come to your knowledge BY publications
made In the Diario Official. We must
congratulate ourselves that in such an
emergency the dignity OF the government
and the good name OF our country could
be saved without serious conflict. Thanks
to the prudent and strictly legal conduct
of the courts and authorities OF the state
of Chihuahua, as we'll as to the good
sense of our own people and OF the
government OF &he United States which,
when better informed, did not insist
on its demand, which gave rise to this tran
sient difficulty. Texas papers have, on this
account, alluded TO other cases OF. alleged
outrage on citizens Of that country by
officials OF our own. In their eagerness
to accumulate charges against Mexico
they have referred mistakenly TO the case
of an individual named Francisco Arreu-
sis, the author Of various crimes com
mitted on our territory. II
will suffice to observe that
Arreusls was OF Mexican nationality
and was voluntarily delivered by Texan
authorities to forces in the state OF
Coahuila without any previous demand
for extradltion. So that, In this case, II
will be seen that, as regards this supposed
citizen of the United States, there Is no
occasion for controversy between the two
governments. On the silver question
the president regards it as futile for
Mexico To do more than await the prog
ress of events. He urges renewed
attention to agriculture in order
to meet payments due for imports OF for
eign goods. The president states thai
arrangements have been made regarding
railway across the isthmus Of Tehuante
nee which he hopes will result in the
pushing forward Of this great work. He
speaks OF his deep interest In pri
mary education, which has hi
hearty encouragement, and which he re
CARDS as having decisive infiuenc,
on the future of the republic. ReferrinI
to the public debt, he assures the countr
that the government proposesto continu
meeting all interest obligations abroad
and refers hopefully to the settlement Q
the bank war as giving promise OF bette
facilities to commerce. The message
mostly occupied with consideration
works of public utility. 4e