The age-herald., 1901-05-06
Good Fellowship of Mexico is Extended Through Me-
 diun of Message PARTY IS ON BORDER LINE In Fl Paso the Travellers Attend Church and Are Serenaded by Mexican
 Band of Guitar and Man.
 dolin Players.

Fl Paso, Tex, May 5.-The Presidential party reached El Paso, the gateway to Mexico, at o'clock this morning and will remain here until noon tomorrow Presi- dent Diaz of Mexico had hoped to meet the President here and shake hands with him across the border. but as the Mex ican Congress Is in session he could not leave the capital. He has sent a person. al message to the President, however, and also dispatched General Juan Her nandez, the commander of the second mill itary zone of the State of hihuahua, to represent personally his gocd wishes to the President of the United States. Governor Miguel Ahumada of Chihuahua, the most Northerly State of Mexico, also travelled to Fl Paso to pay his respects, and these distinguished Mexican officials, accompanied by General Hernandez s stat in full uniform, wslre received by the President in his car at the station, After exchanging felicitations. the President requested General Hernandez to convey to President Diaz his personal good wishes for his health and happiness and for a continuation of ths cordial rela- tions at present existing between the two countries President Diaz's message was as follows.
 Cit, of Mexico. Mex. May 6 ''ro the President of tho United States
 of America IF Paso;
 When you arrive this day at the front fer of Mexico l wish might shako hands with you. but send you as cordial sa- lure as correspond with the cordial rela- tions which exist between the two re- pubncs 0, North Americr, I also send General Hernandez tc express to you the same feeling.
 (signed) 'PoRFIRIo DIAZ."
 ID this the President sent the following response
 "El Paso, Texas '"To Ills Excellency, Gen. Porfirio Diaz
 President of the Republic of Mexico
 City of Mexico:
 "It gives me great pleasure to recipro' cate the courteous greeting of your ex' cellency and to express my most cordia good wishes for your health and happi ness and for the continued prosperity ot the Mexican Republic to which we arc 
 and friendship.
 (Signed) 'WILLIAM MK1NLEY'"
 Attends Church.
 It being Sunday, the President had re. quested the local committee here not tc arrange any programme for the day. His wishes were respected and the military parade and official exercises were post! poned until tomorrow The President an Mrs Mckinley ard the members of the Cabinet attended the Station Street Meth odist Church in the morning and In th' afternoon half of the party went ou, fol a drive After dark tonight the Mexican band. which had been brought from the City of Mexico by General Hernandez serenaded the President and Mrs. McKin ley at the train No horns or drums were used and the soft, lingering Spanish air. strummed on guitars and mandolins 1T the cool of the evening were thoroughly enjoyed While 1t was comparatively quiet day in El Paso, notwithstanding tho large number of strangers in town. 1t was otherwise in the Mexican city of Juarez just across the Rio Grande. May Is the anniversary of the defeat of the Frenct invaders at Puebla and is celebrated as our Fourth of July is in the Emitted States.
 The Mexicans are not puritanica1 ir their observance of the Sabbath. Indeed Sunday Is always a fete day with them Today the great feature of the ceiebra- tions was a Spanish bull fight A famous matador had come to Juarez from the City of Mexico for the occasion. None of the members of the Presidents imme diate party attended, but bull fighting is the national sport In Mexico as IT Spain, and General Hernandez and tho Governor of Chihuahua occupied a box overlooking the ring in which the fgn, proved to be more than usually blood, and brutal The net casualties were four bulls dispatched. one horse killed, two picadors unhorsed and one toreador se verely but not fatally injured as he was helped over the fence surrounding tho arena by maddened bull.
 Tomorrow Governor Murphy of Arizona and his staff will participate in the for, mai greetings One of the features of the programme tomorrow Is to be Mexican breakfast with the typical Spanish dishes for the ladies of the party.
 Programme Complete. Ban Francisco, May 5.--All preparations for the reception and entertainment oi