The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-06
Elaborate Programmes in San Fran.
cisco and i'm California May Over
tax His Energies.
0HIOS CHRISTENING IN WINE
SHIPS BOW TO BE DRENCHED WITH
CALIFORNIA PRODUCT.
Visitors Hurrying Toward the Great
Event-Religious Services on
Governor Nash's Train.

Ell PASO, Tex, May 5.-The presidential
party reached FL Paso, the gateway TO
Mexico, at Q o'clock this morning, and will
remain here until noon on Monday. Pres
ident 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 dis
patched Gen. Juan Hernandez, the COM
mander of the Second military zone of the
State of Chihuahua, TO present personally
his good wishes to the President of the
United States. Governor Miguel Ahumada.
of Chihuahua, the most northerly State of
Mexico. also travelled to FL Paso to pay
his respects, and these distinguished Mex
lean officials, accompanied by General Her
nandezs staff, in full uniform, were re-
ceived by the President in his car at the
station. After exchanging fluctuations the
President requested General Hernandez to
convey to President Diaz his personal good
wishes for his health and happiness, and
for a continuation of the cordial relations
at present existing between the two coun-
tries.
President Diazs message to President
Mckinley was as follows: when you ar
rive this day at the frontier of Mexico L
wish | might shake hands with you, but
send you as cordial a salute as corresponds
with the cordial relations which exist be-
tween the two republics of North America.
L also send General Hernandez to express
to you the same feeling
"PORFIRIO DIAZ."
To this greeting President Mckinley made
the following response: 'It gives me great
pleasure to reciprocate the courteous greet
ing of your Excelency and to express my
most cordial good wishes for your health
and happiness, and for the continued pros
perity of the Mexican republic, TO which
We are bound by so many ties of mutual
interest and friendship.
civilian MKINLEY."
1t being Sunday, the President had re-
quested the local committee here not 10
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 and the members of the
Cabinet attended the Station-street Meth
odist Church in the morning. and in the
afternoon some of the party went out for
a drive. After dark tonight the Mexican
band, which had been brought from the
City of Mexico by General Hernandez, sere-
naded 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 en-
joyed.
While it was a comparatively quiet day
in Ell Paso, notwithstanding the large num-
ber of strangers in town, it was otherwise
in the Mexican city Of Juarez, just across
the Rio Grande. May is the anniversary
of the defeat of the French invaders al
Puebla, and is celebrated as our Fourth OF
July is in the United States. The Mexicans
are not puritanical in their observance OF
the Sabbath. Indeed, Sunday is always a
fete day with them. To-day the great fea-
ture of the celebrations was a Spanish bull
fight. A famous matador had come 70
Juarez from the City of Mexico for the
occasion. None of the members of the
Presidents immediate party attended but
bull fighting is the national sport in Mexico
as in Spain, ard General Hernandez and
the Governor of chihuahua occupied a box
overlooking the ring. The fight proved tc
be more than usually bloody and brutal
The net casualties were four bulls dis
patched, one horse killed. two picadors
unhorsed and one toreador severely but
not fatally wounded. as he was helped over
the fence surrounding the arena by mad
dened bull.
Tomorrow Governor Murphy of Arizona
and his staff will participate in the forma
greetings. One of the features of the pro-
gramme tomorrow is TO be a Mexican
breakfast, with the typical Spanish dishes
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