The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-21
A MEXICAN INVASION
They Come to Ell Paso to Honor
Our President.
WELCOME RAIN AT SAN ANTONIO

It Interfcrcs, However. With the Out
door Ceremonies. and the PresI.
dent VIII Let 1t Go at Half Price
Eel Paso Introduces a Pleasing In.
r tcrnationnl Courtesy.
SAN ANToNIA, Tex, April 2i.--The
presidential party arrived here at o
O'Clock yesterday morning promptly on
time. For the first since their depart
ure from Washington they were well
coined in heavy rain storm. The re-
@ception was most enthusiastic, but un-
der the circumstances the effect of the
liberal street decorations was spoiled by
the steady downpour, which necessitated
the abandonment Of all outdoor cere-.
monies. The president was received
with salute of twenty -one guns, and ON
leaving the train was escorted through a
line composed Of Grand Army and Con-
federate veterans The party were then
taken in carriages to the Grand Opera
house, which was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. Addresses of welcome
were made by Governor Hogg and Mayor
Callahan, and responded to by the presi-
dent, Secretary Rusk and Postmaster
General Wanamaker. The president
said:
A Welcome Rain.
MIR. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIZENS: very
much regret that frequent speaking In the
open air during the past week and the very
heavy atmosphere which we have this morn
= ing has somewhat impaired my voice. l SYM
pathize with you in the distress which you
e feel that the day is so unproptious for any
street demonstration, but have been told by
one wise in such matters that this rain is
worth five million dollars to western Texas
That being the case, 1t greatly moderates our
regret. There has come TO be a popular habit
of attributing to the president whatever wea-
ther may happen on any demonstration In
which he takes part. ] suppose l may claim
credit this morning for this benefcent rain. l
generously assure you that IL it is worth az
much money as my friend has estimated, I
shall not take more than half that sum.
In visiting for a little while this historic city
had anticipated great pleasure in looking
upon the remains of an earlier occupancy of
this territory in which you dwell. Our glance
must be brief and imperfect, but the history
has been written and the traditions of those
martyrdoms which occurred here for liberty
are fresh In your minds and are still an inspir-
ing story to be repeated TO your children.
remember in my carly boyhood to have hoard
in our family thrilling descriptions of the ex-
perIence5 of an uncle whose name bear in
some OF those campaigns for freedom in Texas,
In which he took part
The Great Commonwealth.
rejoice that you have here SO great coll-
monwealth The stipulations under which
Texas camo into the union of the states, and
which provided that the territory might be
subdlvidsd into five states seems not to attract
much attention in Texas now. Indeed, so far
2 as can judge, no man would be able SUCCESS
fully to appeal to the suffrage of any hamlet
In Texas upon the issue that the state should
be divided at all. The great Industrial capa-
Ftaf fuln
that spreads over much of your vast territory,
the great variety of productions which your
- and climate render possible give promise
tOT the future of a prominence among the
great states of the Union that seems to me can
scarcely fail 10 bring Texas 10 the front among
our great sistcrhood
A Mexican Invasion.
FL PAso. Tex, April 2t.-The presi-
Denial party reached FL Paso this morn
ing at S,o'clock, Pacific time, which is l2
o'clock New York time, and will remain
two hours.
Governor GARLIC, of Chihuahua, Mex
leo, accompanied by his staff, partici-
pated in the reception to the president
here. The governors staff numbers
twenty-five officers. They are accompa-
MED by a battery of artillery. The gov
ernor turned over to Mayor Caples the
Eleventh Battalion band of Mexico, con-
sisting of forty-fiye instruments, to par
ticipate as ordered by the mayor in the
reception.
The Mexican military authorities came
as the representatives of President Diaz,
of Mexico, and fired salute in honor OF
the president on his arrival. They are
here by special permit of Secretary Fos-
ter. The permit allows the governor
and his staff to wear side arms.
The entrance of the Mexican soldiery
into the United States is quite an event,
being, it is said, the first time since the
Mexican war that they have trol Amer
lean soil
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