Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-05-10

PRESIDENT DIAZ, OF MEXICO.
GREETS PRESIDENT M'KINLEY

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dental party reached III paso. III.
gateway 10 Mexico. nt - o'clock yes
terday morning nnd remained unIlI
noon today. President DInz OF Mex,
leo hhd hoped TO meet the President
mere hni shak" hands with him across
fhe border. hut Hs the Mexican Con,
srtss II III session he could not leave
III" capital. lie sent personal mess,
( age 10 the President, however. un.I
also dispatched General Juan Herman.
dcz, commander OF The Second military
zone OF III. state Of chihuahua, to p.r.
sonhlly present his good wishes 10 lin,
chief magistrate Of the United States.
Governor Miguel Ahumnda Of CHI.
htihiIun. the most nnrtheriy state Of
Mexico. also Travelled To II paso Ia
pay his respects, and these di,tin.
sulsh"rl Mexican officials. accompanied
by General Hernandez nnl Sinn in full
uniform. were received hy I'll. PrcsI.
den, IN his ear ut the station.
AfI.r exchanging fclicItatIons The.
President requested General Herman.
'lrx &" convey to President pinx hi.
personal good wishes for III. health
and happiness af President bIax and
for continuation Of the cordial r-.
ln'ions nj present existing between
III. two countries. President DIax'
in'ssae' was ns follows:
CITY OF Mexico. May 5.-To th.
President Of the United States OF
America. III fnso. Texas: When you
aFfir" this day NJ the fnniI"r of M-S.
leo. wish ] might shake hands with
you. hut send you Hs cordial u -aIn,.
hs corresponds with III" cordial r,.Ia-
lions which exist is,w--n th- two ~.
publIcS Of North America, I uIs1 SEMI
G"n"Tni Hernandez TO express. To You
III" sam. feelings
To this President Mckinley sent the
following Response:
"Ei faso. Texas. May s.-To Ills ES,
c"iicncy. 1'oriirio biHs. President .f
the ii-pni,ilc OF Mexico. City Of Mcxi.
go: II gives tnc srat pleasure q. ~.
-ipFnCnt- 'h" courteous rr.-ting Of
your cSccil.ncy ani q. express my
most cordial spni wishc. for your
health and happiness aud for the csn.
;inu-i prosperity ot the Mexican l,-.
public. To which We arr bound by 81,
many ties "f mutual in,-rr~, aud
Friendship
II beins Sunday. the President hni
requested the iocai COMMITTEES, h-r- na,
10 arrange any program for the day.
Ills wishes were respected aui the
military isnFai" ani official exercises
wctc postponed until To-day. The
frcsiicn, ani Airs. Mcitini-y aud III.
inctni-rs OF the Cabinet attended the
stanton Strcvt Methodist Church in
the morning. and in the afternoon
som" Of the party went out for drive.
Af'-T dark ~" Mexican hand. which
had bc-n brought from the City Of
Mexico hy General Hernandez. srr,..
nn'lctl the President and Mrs. McKin.
Icy n, the iruin. No horns or drum.
were us,,i and the soft. innsuorou.
Spanish airs stTtimmr,i on guitars and
mHnioins were thoroughly enjoyed.
American nai Mexican fiass were
inirfiwinci IN the decorations of sh~
plaza. whCr- 'hc official sr,vtinrs of
President Mckinley and his Cabinet
took place this morning. The pres. |
riicr on the stand Of General Her. |
personal representative Of /
President pinz. nud the governor or /
tile state Of chihuahua. gave an inter. |
national Significance to the event. |
There were thousands of M-xicnns In /
The vast -oncpursc of people to- whom /
The President si'okc and their rnthusi.
ism was almost n wild as that Of the
General Hernandez addressed she.
President un behalf Of his President.
'xtrnding the iaitrT's congratulations
ind the President in RESPONSE paid a