four of the boundary treaty between the two countries of September twenty-seven, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, for the completion of the work of the commissions charged with drawing the boundary line, amplified and renewed by the protocol and conventions which will hereafter be mentioned, has not been sufficient for the purpose, and desiring that the said operations be completed, have agreed to again extend the said period, appointing their plenipotentiaries to that end, to wit: 66 'By the President of the United Mexican States, Licenciate Don Ignacio Mariscal, secretary of foreign relations. and By the President of the Republic of Guatemala, Licenciate Don Juan Francisco Rodriguez Castillejo, minister resident of Guatemala near the Government of Mexico: 66 Who, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have agreed upon the following: "Sole article. The high contracting parties agree that the period fixed by the boundary treaty of September twenty-seven, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, amplified and renewed by the protocol and conventions of July eight. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, of October sixteen, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, of October twenty-two, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, of October twenty, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, of July ten. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, of March sixteen, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and October six, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, for the completion of the work of the commissions charged with drawing the boundary line between the two countries, shall be prorogued for one year which will expire on May five, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. In testimony whereof the said plenipotentiaries have signed this convention and affixed thereto their respective seals. Done in two originals in the city of Mexico on the seventeenth day of the month of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. [L. S. [L. S. IGNACIO MARISCAL. "J. F. RODRIGUEZ. "That the foregoing convention was approved by the Chamber of Senators of the United Mexican States on May twenty-three, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and ratified by me on the day following. "That it was approved by the Legislative Assembly of Guatemala on April six of the present year and ratified by the President of the said Republic on the seventh day of the said month. And that the ratifications were exchanged in this capital on yesterday. "Wherefore I order that the same be printed, published, and circulated and that it be duly observed. "National Palace of Mexico, May nine, one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine. "LICENCIATE DON IGNACIO MARISCAL, "Secretary of Foreign Affairs." "PORFIRIO Díaz. And I inform you of the same for the consequent effects, renewing the assurances of my high consideration. Το MARISCAL. TREATY BETWEEN MEXICO AND GERMANY FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADE-MARKS. No. 156.] Mr. Clayton to Mr. Hay. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith copy and translation of the decree promulgating the treaty between Mexico and Germany for the protection of trade-marks in the two countries. I have the honor to be, sir, etc., POWELL CLAYTON. [Inclosure.] [From Diario Oficial.-Translation.] DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, The President of the Republic has been pleased to remit to me the following decree: · Porfirio Díaz, President of the United Mexican States, to the inhabitants thereof, know ye: That on the sixteenth day of August last there was concluded and signed in this city, by the plenipotentiaries appointed for the purpose by Mexico and Germany, a treaty, the object of which is to secure the protection of the trade-marks of the producers existing in both countries, the tenor of which is as follows: "The Government of the United Mexican States and the Government of the German Empire having agreed to secure, reciprocally, the protection of the trademarks of the producers residing in the two countries, the undersigned, duly authorized for the purpose, have agreed upon the following provisions: "ARTICLE I. With respect to the denomination of the merchandise and its package, as well as with relation to the trade-marks of manufacture and commerce, the producers residing in Mexico shall enjoy in Germany, and the producers residing in Germany shall enjoy in Mexico, the same protection had by the producers residing in Germany, or, respectively, by those residing in Mexico, the possession of any establishment, shop, or agency for the sale of their goods in the other country not being necessary, but with the restricting to comply with the other legal requisites which may be required by the one or the other country. "ARTICLE II. The present declaration shall begin to rule in each of the two contracting countries from the day of its official publication, and it shall continue to be in force until the expiration of the six months following the notice which one of the contracting parties may give to the other. "In testimony whereof the undersigned have drawn up the present declaration and have affixed their respective seals thereto. "Done in the City of Mexico in two originals on August sixteen, of the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. "IGNATIO MARISCAL, "The Secretary of Foreign Affairs. BARON DE Ketteler, "The Minister of the German Empire. "That the foregoing convention was approved by the Senate of the United Mexican States on the twelfth of April last and ratified by me on the seventeenth of the same month. "And that it was also approved by the German Government, according to information received from its diplomatic envoy accredited here, by note of the twentyseventh of April last. "Wherefore I order that it be printed, published, circulated, and that it be duly observed. "Given in the National Palace of Mexico on the sixteenth of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. And I inform you of the samefor the consequent effects, renewing the assurances of my high consideration. To MARISCAL. INVITATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO TO BE PRESENT AT THE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT CHICAGO. No. 196.] Mr. Adee to Mr. Clayton. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 11, 1899. SIR: I desire to bring to your attention the following invitation addressed to "The people of Chicago request the honor of your presence at the ceremonies attending the laying of the corner stone of the United States Government building by the President, on Monday, October 9, 1899." The original of this invitation is in the possession of the committee duly empowered to present it to the President of Mexico and formally invite him, his cabinet, and friends to attend, as the guests of the citizens of Chicago, Ill., the ceremonies attending the laying of the corner stone of the United States Government building on Chicago day, Monday, October 9, 1899, the anniversary of the great Chicago fire. While the celebration of the laying of the corner stone will take place on October 9, 1899, yet other interesting features will begin on the 5th and continue until the 12th of October. During these periods it is the wish of the committee, so I understand, that President Diaz and his friends from Mexico shall be present and participate. The occasion will be one of much interest to the people of the United States, and the assemblage will include the President of the United States, his Cabinet, and many distinguished citizens in official and private life. You will take early opportunity to arrange, through the minister for foreign affairs, for a meeting between President Diaz and the committee, at such time as may be agreeable to him, to the end that the committee may formally present the invitation and urge its acceptance. The special committee charged with the agreeable duty is composed of the following gentlemen: Mr. Walter C. Hately, Mr. La Verne W. Noyes, Mr. William D. Washburn, Mr. Edwin F. Getchell, Mr. Josiah Stiles, Mr. John Ward Amberg, Mr. Charles U. Gordon, chairman; Mr. William B. Roberts, secretary. The ladies of the party are: Mrs. Charles U. Gordon, Miss Pate, Miss Stoddard, Miss Stiles. The committee expect to leave Chicago this evening and to reach the city of Mexico about the 17th instant. If possible, the committee hope to be formally presented to President Diaz on the 18th, provided that date is entirely agreeable to him. It would be gratifying to the Department to learn that President Diaz had found it practicable to be present. While the ceremonies are in no wise connected with the Government of the United States, notwithstanding they are to commemorate the laying of the corner stone of a great public building, yet you may indicate to President Diaz that the President of the United States, who, like his Mexican colleague, intends to be the guest of the citizens of Chicago on that occasion, would find great pleasure in meeting him there. The President also directs me to say that in the event of the acceptance by President Diaz of the invitation, a representative of the Government of the United States will meet him at the frontier and escort him to Chicago. I am, etc., ALVEY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary. Mr. Clayton to Mr. Hay. No. 303.] EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, SIR: Referring to your instruction, No. 196, of the 11th instant, concerning the invitation of the citizens of Chicago to President Diaz and his cabinet to attend, as the guests of that city, the ceremonies attending the laying of the corner stone of the United States Government building on "Chicago Day," Monday, October 9, 1899, the anniversary of the great Chicago fire, I have the honor to report that immediately upon the arrival of the committee, on the 18th instant, consisting of Messrs. Charles U. Gordon, chairman, W. C. Hately, William D. Washburn, Edwin F. Getchel, Josiah Stiles, John Ward Amberg, and William B. Roberts, secretary, I arranged, through the minister of foreign affairs, for their reception at the President's residence at Chapultepec on the following day, to which place I conducted the committee at the appointed hour, and my daughter conducted the ladies of the party, Mrs. Charles U. Gordon, Miss Pate, and Miss Stiles. In introducing the gentlemen to the President, I stated that they constituted a committee charged by the citizens of Chicago with the pleasant duty of presenting to him an invitation to be present at the ceremonies above referred to, and that after the chairman had extended the invitation, if it was the pleasure of the President, I would supplement, in a measure, what he might say, by conveying to His Excellency the substance of my official instructions upon the subject. After Mr. Gordon had delivered his address of invitation, a copy of which is herewith inclosed, I took occasion to say that I was instructed to inform His Excellency that in the event of his acceptance of the invitation just tendered, a representative of the United States would meet him at the frontier and escort him to Chicago, where the President of the United States, who had accepted a similar invitation to be present as the guest of the citizens of that city, would have great pleasure in meeting him. The President replied to the invitation of the committee, indicating the pleasure it would give him to be present and grasp the hand of President McKinley and other distinguished citizens of the United States; but, he said, to do so would require the consent of Congress, which he would ask when it convened on the 16th of September next, and he would thereafter inform the committee, through the Mexican ambassador at Washington, of the result. A copy and translation of the President's remarks are herewith inclosed. At the termination of these ceremonies the gentlemen of the committee were introduced to Mrs. Diaz (to whom the ladies had already been presented by my daughter), and Chairman Gordon, in a few wellchosen remarks, presented to her an invitation to be present upon the occasion mentioned. After a half hour's pleasant social intercourse the party took its departure, having first been invited to dine with the President and Mrs. Diaz on Monday, the 21st instant, at 1 o'clock, which invitation was also extended to myself and family. The dinner took place as stated, at which were present, in addition to the President and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Mariscal, Mr. Gamboa, under secretary for foreign affairs, the members of the committee, the ladies of their party, my daughter, and myself. After dinner the ladies were escorted by Mrs. Diaz to the house and grounds of her daughter-inlaw, Mrs. De La Torre, at Tacobaya, while the President conducted the gentlemen of the party through the military school at Chapultepec. The following day I accompanied the committee to the offices of the different members of the cabinet, to whom separate invitations were extended. During the sojourn of the committee in the city they were treated with the greatest consideration by the President, two of his carriages being constantly at their disposal, as well as one of my own; also the President's private street car. On the night of the 23d instant the committee left for their homes via Guadalajara, the President having placed his private railway car at their disposal, which they accepted as far as Guadalajara, and return to the junction of the main line. The chief of the President's staff accompanied them, and the members of the President's family and others were at the depot with a band of music furnished by the President when they took their departure. The acceptance of the invitation by the President I consider a matter of doubt, although he may conclude to do so. I have, etc., [Inclosure 1.] POWELL CLAYTON. Address of Chairman Gordon. Mr. PRESIDENT: On the 9th day of October, which will mark the twenty-eighth anniversary of the great fire in the city of Chicago-a calamity which shocked all the nations and aroused a universal sympathy, but out of which have come in a few brief years a marvelous resurrection and a new life and social development, surprising the world and receiving the admiration of mankind-the corner stone will be laid of a noble public building, to be devoted to the use of the Government of the United States of America and its citizens. This occurrence will be signalized by ceremonies appropriate to an occasion of so great moment. It is expected that there will then be assembled many thousands of our citizens in a demonstration of patriotic sentiment, and that among them will be the President of the United States, members of the National Senate and House of Representatives and of the Federal Supreme Court, representatives of foreign countries, great soldiers of the Army and famous captains of the Navy who have bravely borne our flag on land and sea, governors of the States, high officials of our cities and local communities, and many leaders in private station of the thought and action of our nation's life, gathered to make memorable, by their presence, this most significant event. A committee of Chicago citizens, of which committee I have the honor to be chairman, have journeyed to the capital of your great nation, and with profound respect are before you to extend, through me, the most cordial invitation of our people that you be the guest of the city of their love and pride as a participant in its celebration. Mr. President, I need not assure you of the friendship and sympathy which hold together and firmly bind in common aspirations the Republics of freedom, the United States of Mexico and the United States of America. Side by side, their peoples are realizing humanity's long dream of a success ul and permanent popular and constitutional government, in which the citizen is the sovereign and the liberty of the individual is subject only to the welfare of the community and to the laws made in the furtherance thereof; and no assurances need be spoken to you of the deep sentiments of respect for your own personality and admiration for your magnificent career which are earnestly entertained by the American people. If you will grant us an acceptance of the invitation which is now extended, you, |