The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-17
FROM OUR SISTER REPUBLIC
President Diaz's Opening Adj
dress to Congress
MANY MATTERS DISCUSSED
A NewtExtradition Treaty With Our
Government Desired
Increase in Oltpui. of God-Irrigation and
Transmission OF Electric Power
Receives Attention
Associated Press s,pe ,isl Wire.

day OF the celeD.iau on was characterized
by a great militia ~ parade as the previ
Gus days had beels sham battle and
flower combat. The ipal street from
the Plaza de Armes was superbly deco
rated. and mingled everywhere With the
Mexican colors were the Stars and
Stripes attesting thos remarkable increase
uf American residelalts. President DIaZ.
respondent in the gorgeous uniform of a
general OF division walked with the
mem bers of his cablneG to the Alameda,
pretty public park in the center Of the
city, to listen to the or ators and literary
exercises. Returning, the president
marched with the troops
President Diaz, in his opening address
to congress tonight, said:
The friendly relations with foreign
powers have continued without Interrupt
,tion since my last message. The lnterna-
tional boundary com IN issisn created by
tbs treaty of May, 1859, b etween Mexico
and the United States, has fixed the
boundary as passing through the central
portion of bridges between Laredo and
Nueyo Laredo. has ordered renewal of
protection works on the Mexican side OF
the river near Matamo ras, and has caused
the construction OF such pbenary works
and the term fixed for the conclusion of
the work of said commission would end
on the oath of December fnext, and it
being impossible to dispose in that time
of all cases before it. both governments
have agreed to extend said time for one
year.
The executive has for some time been
endeavoring to obtain an agreement for
- Il.
States. The difficulties in the old agree
ment have attracted attention in both
countries, and the Mexican government
has suggested through the American lega
ton here the desirability of amendin 6
the old treaty.
Owing to the prevalence OF yellow
fever in San Salvador and Guatemala, it,
has become necessary to declare all Gem
trail American ports infected and estab-
lish quarantine stations at convenient
point on the Guatemalan frontier. Or
ders have been issued here to exercise
strict supervision over all vessels arriv-
ing from said points and hospitals havb
been established ON the Cordoba frontier
at Tampico and Mazatlan for rigid iso-
lation OF sporadic cases to pevent the
spread of the disease.
Ndbioidl SINUS NoihIutS
of business the number of pledge
during the.year being 8, 125, 1877 and the
amount advanced ~. l52, 4z5.
Activity for some time past has been
apparent i'll the mining industry. 1t has
suffered no abatement and new aprliea-
tons for grants are being continually re-
ceived. Since my last message 80, 900
mining claims have been taken up. I'm
der the law of the 4th of June last, con-
cessions have been granted to three pow
al. .lI f,,s, ,,les -,
Sinaloa and Lower California. In view
of the success obtained by them, there is
no doubt but this industry will assume
large proportions. There is already a
!. notable incresase in the output OF gold in
the republic. great number of appli-
cations have been received by the gov
eminent to utilize the water of the rivers
under its jurisdiction both for irrigation
and the production of motive power anu
!. important undertakings are being estab
lished for the transmission OF power so
generated to various districts by means
OF electricity,
The government of the United States,
in communication Of interest regard
ing the irrigation works that exist on
both sides of the frontier. has invited
Mexico to attend national irrigation
congress of that republic, which is to be-
gin its sessions today at Albuquerque,
n. Nj. This courteous invitation was ac-
cepted and delegates appointed. This
government was also represented at a
general conference of weights and meas
ures held at Paris on the 9th inst. Mex
leo was also represented by two delegates
at the sixth international geographical
congress, inaugurated on the 26th day of
July in London, and the geographical
exposition held simultaneously.
Repeated requests of the promoters of
the Atlanta exposition that Mexico
should be represented there have induced
the government to appoint an agent to
supervise the collection of exhibits. and
having succeeded in obtaining the adhes
ion of exhibitors in this country, the re-
public will take part in this new contract
of civilization and labor.
The total length of telegraph lines con-
structed during the year is 3O2 kilome-
tres, which brings the length of the
whole federal system to SO, 924 kilometres.
All the trunk lines of railroads have been
nearly finished, and new branches are
being constructed under former conces-
sions OF those lately obtained.
Since April last "A kilometres of rail
road have been built and put IN opera
tion. The Central railway has construct.
ed branches from Auguas Calentes 70 an
important smeiter. and two others in
chihuahua, one to the shops of the Me-
tallurgiCo company and the other to the
San Felipe smelter.
Z The Mexican National railroad has re-
placed the temporary bridges by perma-
nent ones, and built others and almost
finished its terminal station in Mexico.
The National Iehuantepec Isthmus rail-
way is being managed and operated by
the government for its own account.
From April last TO date concessions
have been granted without subsidy for
the construction of new RAILWAYS some
of which use electricity as their mott We
power.
The total length of the railway sytsem
OF there public is at present II, 81 kilo-
metres.
In regard to the finance department. I
am happy to say that the economic devel-
opment that commenced about a year ago
IL maintained, there being vigorous i'm
provement in all branches of our nation
al wealth, as well as in the condition of
she treasury. Both our experts and i'm
ports continue to increase at a remarkable
rate. and the same can be said of the To-
cal trade of the country.
During the fiscal year to June Both
last, the customs receipts amounted to
over $40, 900, 900 and those of the stamp
office to SIS, 900, 900. The increase that
has been obtained in the first two months
OF the current fiscal year In tee two
sources of revenue mentioned induces
the government to believe that the nor
NAL income on which the treasury can
count will be sufficiently ample to cover
all requirements of expenditure of the
budget for the year in spite of the reduc-
tion to so per cent in the postal rates.
The liquidation of the debt In It's en-
tretv and of claims and credit, and
finally the reduction to a common basis