The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-28
GOV. ALLEN ARRIVES.
Porto Rico's New Ruler
y At San Juan.
Escorted Thiiher By North Atlantic
Squadron.
Natives Surprised By
His Costume.
Looked For Gorgeous Uniform
And Gilt Lace.

San Juan, p. r., April 27.-Ths U. 4.
). Dolphin, bearing Mr.. Charles Herbert
Allen the new civil governor Of Porto
Hic0, dropped snobor cf San Juan at tsn
O'Clock this morning ss did also the
United States cruiser New York, the
United States hattleship Texas ana the
United States gunbcas Meohias. The
New York remained outside ths harbor,
the o hers 81 tssing.
General Davis, military governor.
visited Mr.. Alien on tosrd the Dslphin
at half rast eleven. A dstaohment u
seventy Tive insuJar polite and four CON-
psnies OF the Porto kioo regiment with q
band, were drawn up on the wharf The
DolphIn's lnuuoh, carrying Mr. Allen and
his family. with General Davis and
Lieut.. Parker, the Generals aide, left
the Dolphin at noon, the Texas and
Dolphin firing salute OF sssenteen guns.
Meanwhile the band played 'iPorinquen. y
the Porto BicAn nationsl air, and tn,
steamers lying In the haroor kept I'D .
oontin uous whistlins until the launch
reached the landing.
Mr.. Allen ran quickly up the steps and
the families OF lie 1sral Davis ana the ne \
OWL governor we7e introduced TO eaon
Other. crowd OF 3uC0 looked on but
was kept at q distance. 1he troopa and
police marohsd past a. port ar MS" MI;
the carriage that was Ia waiting An !
drove T., the executive mansion. preceded
ty troops and followed BY squad OF pc
lice. He CONSTANTLY raissd his hat to this
taropg tnat lined tie sidawaiks.
Mr.. Allen took brsNkffs, with General
Davis and, with his family will remnir
as the gue,t OF Geosral Davis indenuite'
iy. He landed In an ordinary costume.
straw hat, blue coat and duck trouser':
and wase OF ordinations followed thu
carriage.
THAT csn't be Mr.. Allen" said ore
':That's not tbs rev governor. said ar
other. "no. that man In tbs straw hat
surely not"
Ihe 3 mr. liclty Of the costume and OF
tie general details Of the reception tool
the Porto kioans by stfrpr;ss and they
oou soareely rea II rtIst they lookeo
upon new govefnfr
Mr.. Allen 10 the tirst governor of Part.
Rico to arrive In anythtng las O. nsnicu'
aus than q gorgeous upiforRJ- eovere
with sold lace and similar tIapI ings.
Few re rrs sen tntive citizens were preaant
t the Ian iipg the throng being coinpe SOC
largely Of middle class people. Nor was
there any attempt IL ue3orRte t1e pulu
| ings CT nothing TO speak Of; and nenfrs''
~ the recsption YVES rot notably sptbr'
| siastlc. One Porto Kicsn expiaired I. G
| Task OF popular demon strasion BY ATTN
that thu People were d satisfied t b-f
tuat their civil acs, rnmsnt would not
sctusIIy ps In fun for;e on May 1. ss
they bad bored In TIA course CT brief
/ tntersisw M. Alien FOL TIE GORE sIond-
| ent Of the Associates Pr.sI that IL ces
tn early fer him 20 talk OF govsrn Tsnt
II sirs but that re led fcrmei no ont'ip'
| NJ lolicy he csntfauictat the zero; hat
ns wcuid turn 10 the United STAT q a
ter a &C of reuce with O. nVai Davis, g
sssires - e-tis the detasis OF the ~ n
rsg me IS soon ca p-fsll. aud VIII To-
| main hsre capfer,ing Win General DAsi,
reDding the arrival az tie nav ar
Do,ntsss Hs had a pleasant voyage IN
sxrret SD ri self IA nl-assd by his hri.f
xIerier ce In Ports Ri,o