The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1901, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1901. AMEN “\sibil Every Precaution Will Be Taken to Protect the Train. RS precautions are bei v the Southern Pacific pany officials to prevent ssible REAT chance of any i cccurring to the Manager. J F uctions ‘to es under sion ten minutes before the t k waik- remote in has been selected to haul the ¥ al train from Monterey tc this otive is of the “C. w jes being new is one s the comp apable of a hig speed being about to great weight of the tr The fol have beer trair Pas Tracks Will Be Inspected Ten Minutes Before Cars Pass. U owing ‘en, selected to r th Kl Tucson fuma to Con- Los w. Enginee who otherwise assisted in rocking cradle of Liberty. Miles Standish, son of Miles Standish of this city lineal descendant of Captain Miles f Mayflower fame, will be in ng. The lad represents the B: Engineer or D. A. Hartwell 1 and Conductor A. R n the honors of bringing Pre: from Santa Barbar r H. Holbert will &hare dent 2 to McK ey's train this by way of Monterey, Santa Cruz ration of Miles Standishes. and Jese. 1 rally known that the orig- Revolutionary Sons’ Reception. in Miles. Standistt was the first The reception to the President in the senimissiotied officer. £0. sS4 b of the Palace Hotel on Thurs committee of Daughters n, May 16, by the Sons of the 1he reception t olution bids fair to be one Will the officers of the various ost attractive functions of the chapter the city. t. The reception commit- Knights’ Templar Parade. tee will consist-of Past Presidents Colo- Knights Templar, which ne S. Hubbard, Hon. E. W. Mec- y afternoon, May Kins idney M. Smith, Hon. Horace will be of the grandest M: D: Colonel John C. Currier, William events that has been prepared in this city M ¥ k and the present board of man- for years. The formation of the column ag sisting of: William H. Jordan, will be as follows: orge W. Spencer, senior vice William J. Dutton, junior vice Edwin Bonnell, .. secretary urer; Byron W. Farrington, Alex- es H. Gray and Wal- First division—Two platoons of mounted police; Troop A, N. G. C.; mounted band, 2 pieces; mounted drill corps of Califor- 1 Commandery No. 1; California Com- endery No. 1, mounted, 20 strong. division—Bennett's Exposition nto Commandery LT3 Nevada Com- Stockton Commandery cond band; Sacram Paciiic Commandery No. mandery No. of the Children of the fon will present thé America President 5; be: ul gold card as No. 8; Los Angeles Commandery No. 9; a souvenir of the occasion. San Jose Commandery_No. 10, and_Oak- The desce : ts of many of the most land Commandery No. L. dninent b the stirring Revolutian- Third division—Cassasa’s military bana; ary era will be among the Sons, Daugh- Golden Gate Commandery No. 16350 ters and Children in attendance. There SWords and sojourning Sir Knights. The headauarters of the first division will form in the asylum of California Commandery No. 1, Masonic Temple, at 1 p. m. sharp. The headquarters of the second division will be descendants of men who fought in the war of '76, men who signed the Declaration of Independence and men who were members of Congress, and all PRICE F1VE CENTS, PRESIDENT ATTENDS DIVINE SERVICE IN EL PASO, AFTERWARD EXCHANGING GREETINGS WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, DIAZ | | ! ! CITY OF MEXICO, May : PORFIRIO DIAZ. 1901 I ico, City of Mexico, Mex.: CHIEFS OF SISTER REPUBLICS EXPRESS GOOD WISHES. O the President of the United States of America, El Paso, Texas: When you arrive this day at the frontier of México I wish I might shake hsnds with you, but I send you as cordial a salute as corresponds with the cordial relations which exist between the two republics of North America.” I also send General Hernandez to express to you the same feelings. O His Excellency, General Porfirio Diaz, President of the Republic of Mex- It 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 so many ties of mutual EL "PASO; interest and friendship. Texas, May 3, 1901. WILLIAM McKINLEY. j3¢an ).v J0S B Knights Templar Parade to Be Greatzst Event in Many Years. e will form in King Solomon’'s Hall, Ma- sonic Temple, at 1 p. m. The headauarters of the third division will form at Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street, at 12:45 p. m. The column will form for parade as fol- lows: First division, Stevenson street, right resting on New Montgomery; second division, east side New Montgomery street, right resting on Mission; third di- vision, center of New Montgomery street, right resting on Mission; carriages and SANTA BARBARA Al L PASO, May 5—The seventh and Sabbath day of the Presi- ontinental journey brought him into the pictur- esque town of El Paso. The train drew into the station as ‘he church bells were ringing. for early morning service. Long before the train arrived this little town was full to overflowing. Hotel ac commodations had buen reserved for day. in advance. It was a motley and pictur- dent’s trans. Presidential escort on New Montgomery street, right resting on entrance to Palace Hcetél. Pirst carriage—Sir William Me- Kinley, President of the United States; Most Eminent Sir Reuben Hedley .Lloyd, grand master of the United States; Emi- nent Sir W. H. L. Barnes, chairman re- Continued on Second Page. esque throng that fiiled the streets and plazas of El Paso—cowboys from New Mexico and the Texas plains, Mexicaus from across the Rio Grande, in fantastic dress for this occasion, white men, ne- groes, Chinese and India This is the Mexican Fourth of July, that is to say, “Cinco de Mayo” (th of May), the day they celebrate their national indepen- dence. There was no booming of cannon, no explosion of fire crackers by day nor fire- + = * ROUTE OF TRAIN THROUGH STATE OF CALIFORNIA HE President’s route Ti/u‘uugh California, | from soutlh of Red- | lands to the northern line, as shown in the accompanying | map, will bring the Pr dent through all the varying { i beauties of a- State thatis | wholly beautiful. It will in- I‘ clude the plains, the valleys, the mountains, wooded and bare, and the sands of the | seashore and cven the deserts the State keeps tucked atvay in one corner, so that the change from the bleak deso- lation of the Southzwest to the gloriows verdure of Califor- | nia may not be too sudden. , works by night, but the Mexicans cele- brated the day after their own, pictur- ashion. Tt a genuine festival day. Women attircd in bright raiment, men in their high peaked hats and som- breros heavily trimmed with silver orna- ments, children fluttering bright bandil- lerias afforded a most animated spectacle to the President and his party, to most of whom it was a novel signt. Devout worshipers of the Catholic faith filled the churches d passed along the streets counting their beads, while all about them in the principal thoroughfares Avere wide open games of faro, roulette and Spanish monte. Jt was to the North- ern visitors a most inconsistent and in- congruous spectacla, Went to a Bullfight. A bull fight in Old Juarez, Mex., just across the river, aitracted mest of the young men of the pa Five bulls were killed in honor of the visitors of the Gov- ernor of Chihuahua, who came north as the personal representative of President Diaz. The younger members of the party carried to the Presidential train glowing accounts of the esting and pictur- esque sights witnessed In Juarez, and to- biner secretaries may take the old town, but this , denied the Presi- dent, for there is a constitutional prohibi- tion against his leaving the United States without the sanction of Congress. But the President enjoyed himself to- day after his own fashion. In the fore- noon he attended service at the Trinity Methodist Church. He was accompanied by Secretar; c k, Mayor Hammett ‘of El Paso and Secretary Cortelyou. As the carriage drew up in front of the church the many people gathered thers quietly and with cvery mark of respect opened a pathway. The interior was filled to its utmost capacity, and many were standing in_the aistes: — The enclosure around the rostrum was filled with the Sunday school children. On the pastor's stand there were vases filled with roses and carnations, but beyond this. there were no evidences that anything had ‘been done to emphasize ike event. Seats -had been reserved for the party in the center aisle and about half way to the rostrum. Amid the hum and buzz of sup- pressed excitement, the party moved for- wward and occupied these seats. As soon s the President had seated himself he leaned forward and bowed his head in lent prayer. The services were opened with the “Doxology. The well-known Eymn, “Rock of Ages,” was then sung by the congregation, after which the pastor, Pev. W. M. Leftwich, offered a prayer. In the course of the invocation he said: Prayer for the President. “We thank thee for preserving the life of tnis thy servant, the President of the United States, and we beseech thee to care for him during his long journey. We thank thee for his presence with us to- day. We pray that thy holy spirit may rest upon him throughout this journey in morrow the a drive through ure is, of cou cc - and that he may have a higher apprecia- tion of the vast country over which he is d to govern. We pray thee that thy divine grace may be vouchsafed to him and his Cabinet, the Superior Courts, the Governors of the respective States and all those who are in authority under him.” The choir then sang the anthem, “Wake the Song of Jubilee,” after which the pas- tor read the lesson of the day from the fitth chapter of Matthew. Then the con- gregation united in singing the hymn, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” and it was roticed that in the singing that the President jolned as heartily as any one present. During the delivery of the ser- mon which followed the President kept his eyes fixed on the pastor and he gave to each word the most earmest attentior. The sermon was not a little remarkable for its frank statements of certain exist- ing political conditions and the need for a remedy. That remedy. according to the preacher, was, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” After the service the President returned to the train and spent the afternoon rest- ing quietly in his private car, the Olym~ P During the afternoon he was sere- naded by a band from the City of Mex- ico, sent north with President Diaz's per- sonal representatives. President McKin- ley and President. Diaz to-day exchanged feiicitatious telegrams. Diaz’s Greetings. President 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 the capital. Besides, it is understood he is in poor health. He sent a personal message to the President, how- ‘ever,"and also dispatehed Don Juan Her- nandez, Commander of the Second Mili- tary Zome of the State of Chihuahua, to preserit personally his good wishes to the Chief Magistrate of the United States. Governor Miguel Ahumada of Chihuahua also traveled to El Paso to pay his re- spects, and these distinguished Mexican officials, accomparied by General Hernan- dez’s staff in full uniform, were received by the President in his car at the station. After exchanging felicitations, the Presi- dent requested General Hernandez to con- Vi 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. The President firmly declined to be the guest of the Sheldon hotel in El Paso. His train was side-tracked in a remote part of the town in a quiet neighborhood, and . although the blazing sun poured down all day on the coaches, the Presi- dent preferred the discomfort of hot weather to the noise, bustle and confusion of the town. Manager Fisher of the Sheldon, who had invited the Presidential party to be- come his guests while here, insisted that they repair to his hotel at once, but the President demurred. Remained in Cars. «It is about breakfast time,” said he, “and we are tired. I think perhaps it would be better for us to remain on the train until this afternoon.” Members of the committee of ladies were ushered into the presence of the Continued on Second Page. not leave INARBINO