The state herald., 1901-05-10
PRESIDENT DIAZ, OF MEXICO,
GREETS PRESIDENT M'KINLEY

FL Pas0, Texas May 6.-The presi-
dental party resched Ell Paso, the
gateway to Mexico. at 0 o'clock yes.
terday morning and remained until
noon to-day. President Diaz of Mex
leo had hoped b meet the President
here and shake hands with him across
the border. but rs the Mexican Con-
gress is In sessbn he could not leave
the capital. He sent personal mess
age 10 the President, however, and
also dispatched General Juan Herman
dez, commanderof 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 Gill
huahua, the most northerly state of
Mexico, also travelled to El Paso to
pay his respects, and these distin.
guished Mexican officials, accompanied
by General Hernandez and staff in full
uniform, were received by the Presi-
dent in his car 1t the station.
After exchanging felicitatlons 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 Mt present existing between
the two countries. President Diaz'
message was IS follows:
"City Of Mexico, May 5.-To the
President of the United States of
America, Ell Pas). Texas: When you
arrive this daysAt the frontier of Mex
leo, wish l might shake hands with
you, but send you as cordial n salute
as corresponds With the cordial rela-
tons which exist between the two re-
publics of North America. 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, PorhriO DiaH, President of
the Republic of Mcxieo, City of Mexl-
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 committce here not
to arrange any program for the day.
His wishes We're respected and the
military parade AMI official exercises
were postponed until to-day. The
President and Mrs! Mckinley and the
members of the Cabinet attended the
Stanton Street Methodist Church in
the morning, and in the afternoon
some OF the party went ont 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 Mt the train. No horns or drums
were used and the soft, lnnguorous
Spanish airs strummed en guitars and
mandollns were thoroughly enjoyed.
American and Mexican flags were
intertwined in the decorations OF the
plaza, where the official greetings OF
President Mckinley and his Cabinet
took place this morning. The pres
encc 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 Mcxicans In
the vast copcourse of people TO whom
the President spoke and their enthusi.
asm was almost as wild as that of the
Americans.
General Hernandez addressed che
President on behalf OF his President.
extending the lntter's congratulations
and the President In response paid n
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Denver. Colo, May III. S. Philips,
state director of the National Educi.
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S-12. The fare for the round trip from
Colorado common points Is $50. plus 81
membership fee. Tickets will be good
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reading via Chicago. the return cou.
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''rhc Colorado delegation VIII leave
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at has been the aim TO secure to the
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