The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-05-09
Diaz and Mckinley Exchange
Messages Of Good Wishes at
the Gateway to Mexico.
DISTINGUISHED MEXICAN OFFICIALS.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley and
Members of the Cabinet Attend
Church in FL Paso, Tex.
The Honor of Launching the Battle
ship Ohio Has Fallen to the
Lot of Mrs. william
Mckinley.

New orleans, May -.-lne pres'-
dental party Travelled across the cot
ton belt Wednesday from Memphis
almost to the Gulf of Mexico. Down
the low-lying. rich Iazoo valley, fer
tile as that of the Nile, it went to
Nicksburg, teening with its memories
of 80 years ago. thence east to Jack
son. the capital of Mississippi. and
from there down into the land of the
magnolia and the orange, to the old
romantic city near the mouth of the
Mississippi. with its traditions of
French and Spanish rule. The out
pourings of the people to see the
presidential train along the route
Wednesday were larger if ANYTHING
than on the two previous days, and
the demonstrations at Nicksbur@ and
jackson. the two principal stops, were
very striking.
New Orleans. La. May 3.-The day
spent in New Orleans will live long
in the memory of the president and
the members of his party. In no
other city in the United States is the
old and romantic preserved and placed
in such sharp contrast with the mod
ern as in the Crescent City. ard
Thursday. as the presidential party
drove through the fower-embowereu
city from the new into the old French
and Spanish quarter. it was like
passing mysteriously from America
into foreign land, from this country
into another that has gone.
Austin, Tex. May 4.-Out of Dixie
the presidential party Travelled into
the heart of the great southwest.
After leaving New Orleans. beautiful
Bayou Teche. the home of the Aca-
dians and the waving rice fields of
western louisiana were passed dur
ing the night. and the new oil fields
of Texas whirled by just at the peep
of day, too early to be seen by the
president.
The presidents reception in the
Lone Star state was continuation
of the ovation he has received
throughout the south. Every honor
was shown him and his party, and
there was much enthusiasm.
Ell Paso,' Tex, May 6.-The presi-
dental party reached FL Paso. the
gateway to Mexico, at 0 O'Clock
Sunday morning and they remained
here until noon Monday. President
Diaz. of Mexico, had hoped to meet
the president here and shake hands
with him across the border, but as
the Mexican congress is in session,
he could not leave the capital. He
sent personal message to the presi-
dent, however. and also dispatched
ten. Juan Hernandez. the comman-
der of the second military zone of
the state of Chihuahua, to present
personally his good wishes to the
president of the United States.
Gov. Miguel Ahumadada, of Chihua-
hua, the most northcrly state OF
Mexico. also travelled to FL Paso to
pay his respects, and these distin.
guished Mexican officials, accompa.
MED by Gen. Hernandez's staff in full
uniform, were received by the presk
dent in his car at the station. After
exchanging fluctuations, the presi.
dent requested Gen Hernandez to
convey to President Diaz his personal
good wishes for his health and happi
ness and for a continuation of the
cordial relations at present existing
between the two countries.
1t being Sunday, the president had
requested the local committee here
not to arrange any programme fol
the day. His wishes were respected
and the military parade and ofticia
exercises were postponed until Mon
day. The president and Mrs. McKin
ley and the members of the cabine
attended the Station Street Method
ist church in the morning and in th'
afternoon some of the party wen'
out for drive.
San Francisco. May 6.-The mucl
discussed question as to whom would
fall the honor of launching the bat
tlcship Ohio has been settled by tn
announcement that the function viii
he performed by Mrs. VIM. Mckinley
After the simple ceremonies preced
ing the event. consisting of short ad
dresses by President Mckinley, Gov
Nash and Irving Scott, Mrs. Nc
Kinley will press the button and. tn
released AK will sever the rope jus
at the turn of the tide at 1926 p. N
just as Mrs. Mckinley touches tn
button. Miss Helen Dsshler, of Co
lumbus. will break the bottle of Cal
ifornia wine over the bow and Civ
the new fighting machine the nam
of Ohio.