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INDUCTION INTO OFFICE OF FIRST
AMERICAN GOVERNOR OF
PUERTO RICO
WARSHIPS WILL GIVE SALUTGS
TROOPS WILL PARADE AND DAY
WILL BE MADE MEMORABLE
IN SAN JUAN
PHILIPPINE CONFESSION COST
Fortune Was Expended In That d.
rectiOn-SuggesttOn That Admiral
Dewey and Gen. Otis he
Remunerated.

| Remunerated.
WASHINGTON, April 16-Mr. Allen,
the newly chosen governor of Puerto
Rico,is arranging to leave Washington for
San Juan toward the end of the present
week. He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Allen and their daughter. The trip will
| be made on the United States steamer
Dolphin, Capt. SoutherIand which Is
now lying at the Washington navy yard
1t is Gov. Aliens intention to make this
| flying visit. He will set up the new
| civil government, and inside Of three
weeks will return to the United States to
arrange his private affairs
The president and Secretary Long have
determined that the inauguration of the
civil government in Puerto Rico shall be
marked with as much pomp as is beftting
an event Of that magnitude. Therefore
| the United States will see to 1t that there
is at San Juan on the occasion of the
| inauguration of the first American gov
ernor a dignified and impressive cere-
mony that will fix the event in the minds
| of the people. The United States steamer
Dolphin, WHICH will carry Mr.. Allen to
| San Juan, will enter the harbor there
| escorted by the entire North Atlantic
squadron, under the command of Rear
: Admiral Farquhar on his flagship, the
New York. The squadron is now at Ber-
muda, and will time it's movement so as
to arrive off the north coast of Puerto
Rico about the time the Dolphin is sight
ed.
Gov. Allen will be inaugurated at San
Juan on May l, and Gen. Davis, the mill
foyx xxyf1 fI1r,1 oil 0f tln
United States troops under his command
in honor of the occasion. The ships of
the squadron will fire salutes, which will
be answered by the shore batteries. There
will be some speeches, and at night the
fleet will use their electric lights, and
there will be general illuminations,
COST OF EMPIRE.
Complying with resolution of inquiry
the president sent to the senate today an
itemized statement of the expenses of
the Philippine commission. The statement
includes the following items: Compensa-
ton of $4,000 each to Commissioners
Schurman, Worcester and DENLY, $4,000;
per diem allowance to commissioners aft
er their return to the United States, $5,-
2S5; secretary to commission (compensa-
ton, $500, per diem, s., $500, $12,220; trans
portation $136S7; household expenses in
Manila $9,252; clerical service, $3l 701; mis-
CellaneOuS, Sz4,SSS. 1OIdl, 9l1tJ1o0.
The president also transmits with his
| Endorsement a recommendation from Sec
retary Hay that provision be made for
payment to the naval and military mem
bers of the commission (Admiral Dewey
and Gen. OTIS at the same rate as that
paid to the other members He says they
have received nothing for their services in
excess Of their regular salaries.
RELIEF IS PROMISED.
The secretary of war has ordered an in
vestigation made at New York city of the
charge that Maj. John D. G. Knight,
corps of engineers, commanding the en-
| gineering school at Willets Point, N. Y,
had interfered with Father Tierney, of
the Roman Catholic church, in the per-
formance of his religious duties at the
army post. 1t is alleged the priest had
been stopped at the entrance to the post
! at the point of a bayonet, and that the
action of the sentry had been subse-
! quently upheld by the commanding Of
| ficer.
Representative Fitzgerald, of Massachu-
| setts, recently. introduced resolution
concerning the alleged refusal of certain
army officers to permit Catholic priests
| to administer their Offices at army posts,
i the resolution being based on the alleged
action of Maj. Knight, in the case of
! Father Tierney. Representative FitZger-
aid was informed by the secretary of war
! that the matter would be investigated
and if 1t were found that the officer had
exceeded his authority he would be re-
! leved
NEW NAVAL BOARD.
The new naval policy board held it's first
! meeting at the. navy department today.
| There were present Admiral Dewey, the
president of the board; Admiral Crownin-
shield, Capts. Chadwick, Taylor, Evans,
| Clark, Sigsbee, Col. Reed, Commander
! Mulligan, Commander Asa Walker and
| Lieut.. Ward the latter being secretary
of the board An organization was eff
fected, and, after a general discussion of
! the scope of the work to be undertaken
and the probable advantages of subdivid-
ing the labors of the board, an adjourn
ment was taken.
FOREST RESERVES.
The commissioner of the general land
office has inaugurated a new policy in
] regard to forest reserves by instructing
the superintendent at Los Angeles, Cal
| to replant the portions of forest reserves
within his jurisdiction, which have been
denuded of trees. Seeds of several va
rieties have been sent him, but he has
| been instructed to use only the sorts in
digenous to the SOIL The forest rangers
will perform the work of repIanting If
| this experiment is successful the same
plan will be pursued in other portions of
the country.
INTERNAL REVENUE CAUTION.
Commissioner Wilson, of the internal
revenue bureau, has held that the eau
/ ton notice, the number of manufactury,
location of district and date of inspec-
ton may be posted on packages intended
for the package of cigars. The substi-
tuition by manufacturer of cigars of a
1 different number and a different district
and state for his own registered num-
Der, district and state, would be con-
trary to law and all cigars put up in
packages bearing caution notice labels
marks. or brands different from those re-
quired for his factory would be subject
to forfeiture.