The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-19
PEOPLE OF ALL CLASSES CALLED
TO TENDER RESPECTS TO
MEXICO'S PRESIDENT.
CONGRESS WILL BE OPENED
THIS EVENING.
Presidents Message Will Show a Pros.
porous Condition of Affairs, Said
to Be Caused by the Silver
Standard-Notes.

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Diaz got little opportunity for rest
today-his birthday-after the fatigues
of the two previous days of sham battles
and floral combats, but was up early to
receive visits from his friends. Several
thousand people, Of all classes of society,
called during the day, including diplo-
matte corps, consuls, army officers, cabi-
net ministers and chiefs of bureaus and
their subordinates in great numbers. The
Liberal party, politicians, orators, poets,
newspaper men and some of the humblest
people who came to wish him long life
and shake his hand, were there without
number.
President Diaz was much affected at
the spontaneous character of this popu-
lar tribute to him, and specially at the
decoration of the door of his city house
with flowers and evergreens by Indians
from the neighboring Lake village of
Xochimilco.
The president was rendered congratu-
latiOns by the Associated Press of the
United States, which he cordially re-
turned.
The city is in gala attire, the decora-
tons surprising all previous years in
beauty and costliness, for the country is
prosperous, trade improving and every
body wished to indicate to the president
their appreciation of his policy, even the
leading clerical party politicians joining
in the popular personal tribute.
The great military parade occurs to-
morrow forenoon and in the evening the
president will open congress, reading his
message on the affairs of the nation,
which he will show to be in excellent
condition, especially the treasury of the
federation, which finds its income equal
to all demands upon it. The customs
revenue in the fiscal year ended with
June shows total of over 10000, 900,
which, with the stamp receipts yielded
$15,OOO,OO0 more, and other receipts be-
yond all calculations.
Tomorrow the president will emphasize
the intention of his administration to
meet every dollar of obligation on foreign
and domestic debt. He will show good
condition of mining and the steady OPEN
ing of new mines and will call the at
tention of congress to the large number of
railway projects.
Not for several years has the president
had a similar chance to show the happy
condition of affairs as now. There is
Not the slightest intention of the govern
ment to abandon the silver standard,
which is said to have brought such gen.
eral prosperity.
A large number of scientists have mott
fled the government of their intention of
coming to the congress of Americanistas
in October. Many European savants of
note will attend. The latest American
names are Ormond Stone of Charlotte
vile, Va, and Charles q. Slocum of De-
fiance, Ohio. The Paris Society of
Americanistas is also expected.
Andrew Flores, priest in Yahualica,
a town near Guadalajara, shot the mayor
of the town through the heart, killing
him instantly. The priest has fed.
General Montesinos is dead and was
given a military funeral today.
The National meteorological observa-
tory confirms the Associated Press news
from Oxaca regarding the formation of
a new volcano in that State. Sub
terranean rumblngs are being heard
near the city of Oxaca and the roaring
under the ocean at Piponeta, in the same
State, continues, to the CONSERVATION of
the inhabitants.
The imposition of dog tax at Rosario,
State of Sinaloa, has caused riot, in
which 500 men took part. The rioters
were armed with rifles and a regular
battle occurred, in which many people
and police were wounded. Later re"
ports say the dog tax was only preteXt
and that the riot was really due to sus-
pension without warning of operations
in a Guadalupana mine.