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PRESIDENT 1t H PASO.
MEXICO'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE SENDS
PERSONAL MESSAGE TO PRES
IDENT M'KINLEY
MANY OFFICIALS GREET HIM
RECEPTION AT THE GATEWAY
TO MEXICO A MOST COR
DIAL ONE
SUNDAY PROGRAMME OMITTED

Ell PASO, Tex, May 5.-The presiden-
tial party reached Ell Paso, the gateway
to Mexico, at o'clock this morning, and
will remain here until noon tomorrow.
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 cou'd
not leave the capital He sent a personal
message to the president, however, and
also dispatched Gen. Juan Hernandez,
the commander Of the second military
zone of the state of Chihuahua, to per-
sonally present his good wishes to the
chief magistrate Of the United States.
Gov. Miguel Ahumada, of Chihuahua,
the most northerly state of Mexico, also
Travelled to Ell Paso to pay his respects,
and these distinguished Mexican officials,
accompanied by Gen Hernandez's staff
in full uniform, were received by the
president in his car at the station. After
exchanging fluctuations, the president
requested Gen. Hernandez TO convey to
President Diaz his personal good wishes
for the health and happiness Of Presi-
dentdent Diaz and for a continuation OF
the cordial relations at present existing
between the two countries. President
Diaz's message was as follows:
EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS.
"Citv Of Mexico Nav 5, 19O1.-To the
President of the United States of Amer
lea, Ell PaSO. Wnen you arrive TINS QaY
at the frontier of Mexico, I wish I might
shake hands with you but I send You
as cordial a salute as corresponds
with the cordial relations which exist be-
tween the two republics of North Amer
lea I also send Gen. Hernandez to ex-
-'Porfirio Diaz"
To this the president sent the follow
ing response:
eel Paso, Tex. May 5. 1S01.-To is
EtrpaI1aOaV POrfiT-in Diaz president
of the Republic of Mexico, City of Mex
tco: 1t gives me great pleasure to re-
c1procate the courteous greeting of your
excellency and to express my most cor
dial good wishes for your health and
happiness and for the continued pros
perity of the Mexican republic to which
we are bound hv MANY ties of mu-
WIN. Mckinley"
THE SUNDAY PROGRAMME
1t being Sunday the president had re-
quested the local committee here not TO
arrange any programme for the day. His
wishes were respected and the military
parade and official exercises were post
poned until tomorrow. The president
and Mrs. Mckinley ard the members of
the cabinet attended the Station Street
Methodist church in the morning, and in
the afternoon some Of the party went
out for drive. After dark tonight the
Mexican band which had been brought
from the City Of Mexico by Gen. Her
nandez, serenaded the president and Mrs
Mckinley at the train. No horns nor
drums were used, and the soft, languorous
Spanish airs strummed on guitars and
mandolinS in the cool of the evening
were thoroughly enjoyed. While it was
comparatively quiet day in El Paso
notwithstanding the large number of
strangers in town, it was otherwise in
the Mexican city of Juarez, Just across
the Rio Grande. May is the anniver-
sary of the defeat of the French invaders
at Puebla, and is celebrated as our
Fourth Of July is III the United States
The MeXicans are not Puritanical in their
observance of the Sabbath. Indeed, Sun
day is always a fete day with them.
BULL FIGHT AT JUAREZ.
Today the great feature of the celebra-
tions was 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 i'm
mediate party attended, but bull fight
ing is the national sport in Mexico as in
Spain, and Gen. Hernandez and the gov
ernor of Chihuahua occupied a box over
looking the ring. The fight proved to be
more than usually bloody and brutal.
The net casualties were four bulls dis
patched, one horse killed, two picadors
urborsed and one toreador severely, but
not fatally, wounded. and he was helped
over the fence surrounding the arena by
a maddened bull
Tomorrow Gov. Murphy, of Arizona,
and his staff will participate in the for
nal greetings. One of the features of the
programme tomorrow is to be a Mexican
breakfast with the typical Spanish dish
es for the ladies Of the party