The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-09
STATE NEWS.
The Invitation Sent to President
Diaz to Attend the Spring
Palace.
A Commission to Deliver It in
Person-IJems Throughout
the State.
Special to the Statesman.

Special TO the Statesman.
FoRT WORTH, May 6.-The Spring Pal
ace building complete was formally 40.
oepted to-day by the Spring Palace COM
pany from the hands of the contractors.
The decorators have been at work for sey-
eral weeks, and the great frame structure
is rapidly being covered inside and out
with Texas products. The clamor for
space at the Spring Palace exhibit for
manufactured goods made wholly within
Texas has been so persistent and contIn-
uous on the part of towns and cities
throughout the state that the manage
ment Of the palace exhibit have decided
upon the erection of special building in
the grounds for this purpose. Here
tofore all manufacturers had been
refused permission to show their goods
within the Palace grounds. The special
invitation to President Daz to attend the
Texas Spring Palace, which opens here
May 30, reached Fort Worth to-day from
the east where it was prepared regardless
of expense. A committee of representa-
tive Texans, headed by Receiver H. @.
Cross, of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
left tonight in special for the City of
Mexico, where the invitation will be
formally delivered through the Mexican
minister, to whom the invitation commit
tee bear letter from Secretary Blaine.
The covers of theoasket containing the
invitation are Texas map, 12x81S inches,
In the center of the front is an inlaid
panel of silver-lined satin, 3x61s inches.
In the center of this panel is likeness of
President Porferio Diaz, done in water
colors. Surrounding the likeness is
girdle of gold, while on the left is bou-
quet of the flowers of Texas also done in
water colors. On the right are grapes and
other fruits raised in this state,
also hand-painted. Surrounding this
panel is band of solid silver inlaid
a quarter of an inch from the map and
richly engraved. The hinges are of sill
YER extending an inch and half into the
cover. The clasps and the ornaments on
the corners are also Of pure silver. All of
this precious metal was taken from the
TH2S".aH DacK o0vOsris found =.
lining of watered silk. On the front page
tbs large panel of silver satin bearing
Ibis inscription painted in oolors by hand:
Ell President de los Estados Unites Mexi-
canos, Porfrio Diaz." On the next page
is the invitation proper-a steel engray-
ing on satin. Springing from a
cluster of cactus is the
line, "Texas Spring Palace"
To the right are the great seals of the
United States and Texas. Between the
two are the flags of the American
union and the Lone Star flag. In the
center of the page are the goddesses of
commerce and agriculture. The first,
standing, points with her right hand to
the oceln, covered with merchant vessels,
while on her left are the elevators and
factories. The goddess of agriculture
is seated, her lap full OF Texas flowers,
while in profusion about her feet are the
fruits of the earth. On the back cover is
the goddess of liberty. The face is a
copy of Madame Porfirio Diaz. Sur
rounding this portrait is circle of
natives.