Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-06

Columbus. will break the bottle OF
California wine over the box and
give the new fighting machine the
name Of Ohio.
70 Leave To Meet Presidential PART
Governor Gage and his reception
committee, accompanied by United
States Senator Bard, and the seven
congressman from California, will
leave tonight for Redlands, Cal,
where the presidential train will be
met Wednesday morning.
General James M Gleayes, presi-
dent of the Ohio society, and William
II. Jordan. vice president, left last
night over the Santa Fee for Needles.
where they will meet Governor Nash
and his party and welcome them.
El Paso Texas, May 6.-The presi-
Dental party reached Ell Paso, the
gateway OF Mexico, about 8 o'clock
Sunday morning, and were to remain
here until about noon today. Presir
dent Diaz Of Mexico, had hoped to
meet the president here and shake
hands across the border, but as the
Mexican congress is i'll session, he
could not leave the capital. He sent
personal message to the president,
however. and also dispatched General
Juan Hernandez, the commander of
the second military zone of the state
OF chihuahua personally to present
his good wishes to the chief magis-
trate OF the United States.
Mexican Officials Called.
Governor Miguel Ahumada. of Chi
huahua, the most northerly state of
nj ff II f.1
pay his respects. and these distiD.
guished Mexican officials, accom-
panied by General Hernandez staff
in full uniform, were received by the
president in his car at the station
After exchanging fluctuations, the
president requested General Herman
DEE to convey to President Diaz his
personal good wishes for the health
and happiness OF President Diaz and
for continuation of the cordial rela.
lions at present existing between the
two countries. President Diazs mes.
sage was as follows:
City OF Mexico. Mexico.
May 5, 1901.
TO the President of the United
States of America Ell Paso:
When you arrived this day at the
frontier of Mexico | wished that |
might shake hands with you, but
send You as cordial a salute as cor
responds with the cordial relations
which exist between the two Repub
lies of North America. | also send
General hernandez to express To you
the same feeling
Signed) 'Porfrio Diaz."
To this the president sent the fol
lowing response:
Presidents Reply to Diaz.
Eel Paso, Texas, May 5. 1901
To His EXcellency, General Porfirio
Diaz, President of the Republic of
Mexico. City of Mexico:
1T gives me great pleasure to re-
ciprocate the courteous greeting of
your eXcellency and to express my
most cordial good wishes for your
health ana happiness aud for tile con
tinHed prosperity of the Mexican re.
public. to which We are bound by SO
many ties of mutual interest and
friendship.
(Sisaed) William Mckinley
1t being Sunday, the president had
requested the local committee here
not 10 arrange any program for the
day. His wishes were respected and
the military parade and Official exer
eises were postponed until today. The
president and Mrs. Mckinley and the
members of the cabinet attended the
Station Street Methodist church in
the morning and III the afternoon
some Of the party went for a drive.
After dark last night the Mexican
band which had been brought from
the City of Mexico by General Her
nandeZ, screnaded the president and
Mrs. Mckinley at the tram. No horns
nor drums were used, and the soft
dangerous Spanish airs strummed un
guitars ard mandolins i'll the cool Of
the evening We're thoroughly enjoyed.
While it was a comparatively quiet
day in Ell Paso, Notwithstanding the
large number of strangers in town,
it was otherwise in the Mexican city
of Juarez, just across the Rio Grande.
May was the anniversary of the de-
feat of the French invaders at Paebla
and was celebrated as our Fourth of
July in the United States
Brutal Bull Fight.
The great feature of the celebra-
tions was the Spanish bull fight. a
famous matador had come to Juarez
from the City of Mexico for the oc-
casion. None Of the members Of the
presidents immediate party attended.
but bull fighting is the national sport
in Mexico, as of Spain. and General
Hernandez and the governor of Chi
huahua occupied box overlooking
the ring. The fight proved to be more
than usually bloody and brutal The
net casualties were four bulls dis
| patched, enc horse killed two plea.
doris endorsed and one toreador Sc
ve1ely but not fatally wounded. as he
was helped over the fence surround.
ing the arena by maddened bull.
Governor Murphy Of Arizona. and
his staff were to participate in the
formal greetings today One of the
features Of the program today was
To he q MRYinarl LIZ.