The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-22
MOVING WESTWARD
The President Leaves the Lone
Star State.
AMERICANS AND MEXICANs
Honor Him at FL Paso-He Arrives at Tuscan
Austrian Comment on His Gal
weston Speech.

Ell PAso, Texas April 21.-The presiden-
tlal party arrived here at 10 o'clock this
morning. The reception here was perfect
ovation, Americans and the Mexican repre-
sentatives of President Diaz vieing with
each other in their efforts to honor Presi-
dent Harrison. The city is deliberately de-
corated with American and Mexican colors
and the troops of both countries were
drawn up at the station to receive the dis
tinguished visitors When the party
allghted from the train, salute of twenty
one guns was fired. Governor Carrillo, of
Chihuahua, and staff, and General Rangel,
with battery of artillery and military band,
participated in the reception as representa-
tlves OF President Diaz, of Mexico, who was
unable to be present.
The chief magistrate was received by a
committee and escorted to his carriage, an
open barouche drawn by four horses.
Seated with him were Governor Carrillo,
General Rangel, of Mexico and General
McCook. Other members of the party &C.
| cupled carriages with prominent local and
Mexican officials. a procession was
formed, including United States and Next
can troops, Grand Army posts, confeder.
ate veterans, fire department, civic organi-
cations and colored citizens. The dis
| tinguished visitors were escorted to the
courthouse where formal addresses were
made. When the procession reached the
nearest point to Mexico, the artillery OF
| that country fired salute in honor of
President Harrison.
The court house, Mexican consulate and
other places were literally covered with
brilliant decorations. AS the President
mounted the platform, the Mexican ma
tlonal band played Hail to the Chief
while the Mexican battery, stationed on
the Mexican bank of the Rio Grande,
tired salute of twenty-one guns. An adj
dress OF welcome was delivered by General
Malloy, after which Governor Carrillo, of
Chihuahua, Colonel VillenneuVa, repre-
senting President Diaz, and Gen
eral Baniet, of the Mexican army, also
spoke. President Harrison, in response,
SAID he received with great satisfaction the
tributes of respect which had been brought
by the governor of chihuahua and repre-
sentatives of the army of Mexico. He de.
sired TO return to them and through them
to the people Of Mexico. and to that illus
| tr1ous and progressive statesman who pre-
sides over her destinies, not only his sin
cere and personal regard, but an assurance
OF the fr1endliness and respect of the
American government and people. Hook
forward" said he, with interest to q
larger development of our trade
to the opening of new lines of com
merce and new avenues of friendship
We have passed that year in our history,
hope, when we were aggressive and un
pleasant neighbors. We do not covet the
territory of any other people, but we dc
covet their friendship and those trade ex-
changes which are mutually profitable
General Stanley and his aids, whoescortet
the presidential party from Galveston, lefi
I fhPTn haI 1-a1f 4 r.
Cook and aids, of the department of Ari
iona, who will accompany them to Lo:
Angeles. Governor Prince, of New Mex
leo, joined the party at this point