New-York tribune., 1901-05-06
PRESIDENT AT Ell PASO
RECEIVES MESSAGE FROM MEXICAN
EXECUTIVE AND HIS REPRE-
SENTATIvE-SUNDAY OVER
THE BORDER.

FL Paso. Tex. May 5.-The Presidential party
reached FL Paso. the gateway of Mexico. at 8
o'clock this morning and will remain here until
noon tomorrow. President Diaz of Mexico had
hoped to meet President Mckinley here and
shake hands across the border but as the Mexi-
con Congress is in session he could not leave
the capital. He sent personal message TO the
President, however. and also dispatched Gen
eral Juan Hernandez the commander of the
second military of the State OF Chihuahua.
personally to present his good wishes to the
chief magistrate of the United State
Governor Miguel Ahumada OF Chihuahua fhe
most northerly State of Mexico. also travelled
to Ell Paso TO pay his respects, and these distin-
guished Mexican officials. accompanied by
General Hernandezs staff in full uniform.
received by the President in his at the sta
tion. After exchanging fluctuations. the Presi-
dent requested General Hernandez to convey TO
President Diaz his personal good wishes for the
health and happiness of President Diaz and for
a continuation of the cordial relations at present
existing between the two countries. President
DiaZ's message follows:
City of Mexico. Mexico. May ). 1901.
To the President Of the United States of Amer
lea, FL Paso:
When you arrived this day at the frontier of
Mexico l wished might shake hands with you.
but l send you as cordial salute corre-
spends with the cordial relations which exist
between the two republics of North America.
also send General Hernandez to express to you
the same feeling. PORFIRIO DIAZ.
To this the President sent the following re-
sponse:
EI Paso Tex May 5. 1901
To His ExcelIency General Porforio Diaz, Presi-
dent of the Republic of Mexico, City Of
1t gives me great pleasure to reciprocate the
courteous greeting of. Your EXcellency. and to
express my most cordial good wishes for your
health and happiness and for the continued
prosperity of the Mexican Republic. to which
we are bound by many ties of mutual in
terest and friendship
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
1t being Sunday. the President had requested
the local committee here not TO arrange any
programme for the day. His wishes were re-
spected. and the military parade and official
exercises were postponed until tomorrow The
President and Mrs Mckinley and the members
of the Cabinet attended the Station Street Meth
odist Episcopal Church in the morning. and in
the afternoon some of the party went for
drive
After dark tonight, the Mexican band which
had been brought from the City of Mexico by
General Herenandez. serenaded the President.
No horns or drums were used, and the soft,
languorous Spanish music strummed on guitars
and mandolins the cool of the evening. was
thoroughly enjoyed
While it was a comparatively quiet day in FL
strangers in town, il otherwise in the Mexi-
can city of Juarez. just across the Rio Grande-
May is the anniversary of the defeat of the
French invaders at Puebla and is celebrated as
the Fourth of July is in the United States. The
Mexicans not Puritancal in their observance
of the Sabbath. Indeed, Sunday is always a
fete day with them.
The great feature of the celebrations to-day
a Spanish bullfight. y famous matador
had come to Juarez from the City of Mexico for
the occasion. None of the members of the Presi-
dents Immediate party attended, but bullhght- +
ing is the national sport in Mexico as in Spain,
and General Hernandez and the Governor OF
Chihuahua occupied box overlooking the ring
The fight proved to be more than usually bloody
and brutal The net casualties were four bulls
dispatched horse killed two picadOrs un-
horsed and one toTeador severely, but not fatal +
ly wounded. he was helped over the fence
surrounding the arena by maddened bull
Governor Murphy of Arizona and his stan Will
participate in the formal greetings tomorrow.
One of the features Of the programme tomorrow
is to be a Mexican breakfast. with the typical 3
Spanish dishes for the women of the party
MRS. M'KINLEY TO LAUNCH THE OHIO !
San Francisco. May 5-The much discussed