Gilpin observer., 1901-05-09
PRESIDENT DIAZ, OF MEXICO,
GREETS PRESIDENT M'KINLEY

Ell Paso, Texas, May 6.-The presi-
dental party reached 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 to meet the President
here and shake hands with him across
the border. but as the Mexican Con-
gress is in session he 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 Ell Paso to
pay his respects, and these distin-
guished Mexican officials, accompanied
by General Hernandez and staff in full
uniform, We're received by the Presi-
dent in his car at the station.
After exchanging Fluctuations the
President requested General Hernan-
dez to convey to President Diaz his
personal good wishes for the health
and happiness of President Diaz and
for a continuation of the cordial re-
lations at 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, Ell Paso, Texas: When you
arrive this day at 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-
tions 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, 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 We're respected and the
military parade and official exercises
were postponed until today. The
Iress6ant 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 becn brought from the City of
Mexico by General Hernandez, sere-
naded the President and Mrs. McKin-
ley at the train. No horns or drums
were used and the soft, languorous
Spanish airs strummed on guitars and
mandollns We're thoroughly enjoyed.
American and Mexican flags We're
fntertwined in the decorations of the
plaza, where the official greetings of
President Mckinley and his Cabinet
took place this morning. The pres
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-
asm 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 paid n