The Delta independent., 1901-05-10

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noon to-day. President Diaz of Mex
leo had hoped to meet the President
here and shake hands with him across
the border. but Gs the Mexican Con-
| gress Is in session lie could not leave
the capital. He sent personal mess
age TO the President. however. and
also dispatched General Juan Herman
dez, 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.
Governor Miguel Ahumada of Chi
! huahua, the most northerly state of
Mexico, also Travelled to FL Paso to
pay his respects, and these distin-
| guished Mexican officials. accompanied
by General Hernandez and stan In full
| uniform. We're received by the Presi-
dent In his car Mt the station,
After exchanging felicitations the
president requested General Herman
dez to convey to President Diaz his
personal good wishes for the health
and happiness of President Diaz and
for continuation OF the cordial re.
lations ut present existing between
the two countries. President Diaz'
message was as follows:
City of Mexico, May 5.-To the
President of the United States of
America. FL Paso. Texas: When YOU
arrive this day mt the frontier of Mex
leo, l wish might shake hands with
you, but 1 send you as cordial n salute
as corresponds with the cordial rpla-
tons which exist between the two re-
publics of North America. 1 also send
General Hernandez to express to you
the same feelings
To this President Mckinley sent the
following response:
"El Paso. Texas, May 5.-To His Ex.
cellency, Porfirio Diaz. President of
the Republic of Mexico. City Of Mexi-
co: 1t gives me great pleasure to re-
ciprocate the courteous greeting of
your excellency and to express my
most cordial good wishes for your
health and happiness and for the con-
tinued prosperity Of the Mexican Re
public, to which we are bound by so
many ties of mutual Interest and
friendship"
1t being Sunday. the President had
requested the local committee here not
to arrange any program for the day.
His wishes were respected and the
military parade and official exercises
we're postponed until to-day. The
r'reslA,nt and Mrs. Mckinley and the
members of the Cabinet attended the
Stanton Street Methodist Church in
the morning. and In the afternoon
some CT the party went out for drive
After dark the Mexican band. which
had been brought from the City of
Mexico by General Hernandez, sere-
naded the President and Mrs McKin-
ley at the train. No hsrus or drums
were used and the soft. lnnyuorous
spanish airs strummed on guitars and
mandollns were thoroughly enjoyed
American and Mexican fiags We're
intertwined In the decorations OF the
plaza, where the official greetings OF
President Mckinley and his Cabinet
took place this morning. tn Res
ence on the stand Of General Her
nandez, personal representative of
President Diaz, aud the governor of
the state OF chihuahua, gave an inter-
national Significance to the event.
There were thousands Of Mexicans In
the vast cOncourse of people to whom
the President spoke and their enthusi-
nsm was almost as wild as that OF the
Americans
General Hernandez addressed the
President on behalf of his President.
extending the latter's congratulations
and the President in response naid n
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Colorado Teacher. Going East.
DeHVeT, SOlO, May Ill y. PhiIIps,
state director of the National Educa-
tional Association for Colorado. has is-
sued the following letter:
National Educational Associa ton
meets in Detroit, Michigan. next July
S-12. The fare for the round trip from
Colorado common points Is S3G. plus 50 |
membership fee. Tickets will be good
for return until September /, by depos-
iting them In Detroit. On ali tickets
reading via Chicago. the return cou-
pOns may be exchanged without extra
charge for transportation by boat from
Detroit to Chicago via Mnckinac A
similar option is granted on all rail |
tickets between Detroit and Buffalo.
THE Colorado delegation will leave |
Denver on the evening Of July 9th, and |
will arrive in Detroit on the morning |
Of the 9th, the first day OF the general |
convention, allowing one day In Chi |
cago.
ut has been the aim to secure to the
members, OF the National Educn tional |
Association three special opportunities
under favorable conditions: a. Attend
ance on the Detroit convention: (2) |
visit to the Pan-AmerIcan exposition;
% A visit until September TO some OF |
the delightful resorts on the Great |
I Lakes or st. La wrence river
Flag Day Proclamation.
Denver. Colo. May 7.--Governor Or
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