The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-05-10
ON SOUTHERN BORDER
Presidential Party In Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona.
greeted Everywhere BY immense
ana intensely Enthusiastic
Crowds of SouthrOps.

New Orleans, May 2.-The dav spent
IN New Orleans will live long in the
memory OF the president and the mem
oers OF his party. In no other ritv in
the United States is the old and roman
tic preserved and placed in such sbarn
contrast with the modern az in the Cres.
cent City, and today as the presidential
party drove through the fower-embow.
cred city from the new into the old
French and Spanish quarters. it was like
passing mysteriOusly from America into
a foreign land, from this century into
another that has gone And the illusion
OF the transformation was heightened
by the interest in the ceremonies which
occurred in the old Cabildo, the seat of
OF the government of the former Spanish
and French rulers. which is still pre-
served in it's original integrity by the
Louisiana historical society.
Roses were everywhere, climbing ND
the plllared pOrticOs and creeping over
trellises and mingling their perfumes
with that of the magnolia, while the
| public squares thrilled with the songs of
semi-trOpcal birds.
The entire population apparently was
out to see the chief executive.
| Down in Texas
Austin, Texas, May 3.-Out of Dixie
the presidential party today Travelled
into the heart OF the great southwest.
After leaving New Orleans Yesterday,
beautiful Bayou Teche, the home of the
Acadians, and the waving rice fields of
western Louisiana were passed during
the night and the oil fields of Texas
at ha ,,Fl IL.
too early to be seen by the president.
When the party arose this morning the
train was already flying over the plains
OF Texas, which stretched away to the
horizon in every direction as level as a
floor. Until 4,30 this afternoon, when
Austin was reached, the train passed in
succession through the cotton belt of
Texas, the rich agricultural region be-
yOnd the BrazOs river, known as the
Black prairie-much wooded country
and fine grazing lands The president
had his first glimpse of long horned
texas cattle and picturesque cowboys
on range horses.
The presidents reception in the Lone
Star state was a continuation of the
ovation he has received throughout the
south. Every honor was shown him
-
thusiasm.
At the Alamo.
Del Rio, Texas, May 4-The president
and his party spent the forenoon view
ing the sights OF the quaint city of San
Antonio, with it's historic Spanish mis-
siOns and it's thrilling memories of the
war for Texas independence, and then
started on the long stretch across the
Texas desert for Ell PasO, on the Mexi-
can boundary. Nothing could have been
more interesting and striking than the
contrast between old San Antonio. it's
strange Spanish architecture, quaint
streets filled with the shifting multitude
Mexicans in high peaked hats, their wo-
men in bright hued garments, and
cOwled priests and sweet faced nuns in
sOmber black-and the modern city of
stately business houses and residences,
asphalted streets and even swift-rOIling
automobiles. The Mexican flag was
prominent in the prOfusion of bunting
and banners with which the people dec
GRATED their city.
There was not time to visit the Span
ish missions, owing to the shOrtness of
the stay, but a drive took the party
through the old adobe Mexican quarter,
past San FernandinO cathedral, built
early in the last century, where Santa
Ana raised the red flag of defiance
against the defenders of the Alamo, to
Fort Sam Houston, where a battery
fired a salute in the presidents honor.
There was a beautiful spectacle in
Travis Square, where $4,000 school
children, dressed in white, strewed
flowers under the wheels of the carriage
occupied by the president and Mrs. Nc.
kinley, and sang the national anthem.
On the Mexican Border.
El PasO, Texas, May 5.-The presi-
Dental party reached Ell Paso, the gate
way to Mexico, at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing and will remain here until noon to-
morrow. 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 president,
however, and also dispatched Don Juan
Hernandez, commander of the Second
military zone of the state of Chihuahua,
to personally present his good wishes to
the chief magistrate of the United States.
Governor Miguel Ahumada of Chihua-
hua, the most northerly state Of Mexico,
also Travelled to Ri PasO to pay his re-
spects, and the three distinguished Mexi-
can officials, accompanied by General
Hernandez staff in full uniform, were re-
ceived by the president in his car at the
station. After exchanging fluctuations,
the president requested General Herman
dez to convey to President Diaz his per-
sonal good wishes for the health and
happiness of President Diaz and for a
continuation of the cordial relations at
present existing between the two cOun-
tries.
While Mexicans Fought Bulls.
FL Paso, Tex, May 5.-Although
| closely surrounded by gay holiday
scenes, President Mckinley has managed
to spend the Sabbath quietly and in
comparative privacy. Across the river,
in Juarez, the Mexican population were
celebrating independence day, which cor
responds to the American Fourth of
July, but the celebration was a cOmDar-
ative failure, for the greater part of the
people we're on this side of the border in
the hope of catching sight OF President
Mckinley and the distinguished visiting
| party.
| The president went to church and in
| the afternoon took short drive. The
other members of the party went to
| church at various places OF worship, but
Mrs. Mckinley did not attend divine
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