The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-28
New Governor Escorted toErscuiive Man.
sion by Troops and Police.
NATIVES WERE GREATLY SURPRISED
Al The Simplicity Of tho Attire Of The New Governor.
Thsy Expecisd an Official In Gorgeous Uni
form and Gold lac,.

San Juan,P. r.. April 2S.-The u. S.
s. Dolphin. bearing Mr.. Charles Her
bert Allen. the newly appointed civil
governor of Porto Rico. dropped aI~ hor
off San Juan at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. as did also the United States
armored cruiser New York. the United
States battleship Texas and the United
States gunboat Machias. The New.
York remained outside the harbor, the
Others entering.
Gen. Davis, military governor, visit
ed Mr.. Allen on board the Dolphin at
half past IL. A detachment OF 20 in
sular police and four companies OF the
Porto Rico Regiment with band were
drawni up on the wharf. The Dolphin's
family, with Gen. Davis and Lieut..
launch. carrying Mr.. Allen and his
Parker the generals aide left the
Dolphin at noon, the Aexas and Dol
while the band played "Porinquin. the.
Porto Rican national air, and the
steamers lying in the harbor kept up
a continuous whistling until the launch
reached the landing.
MIR. Allen ran quickly up the steps
and the families of Gen. Davis and the
new civil governor were introduced 10
each other. A crowd of 5000 looked on,
but was kept at distance. The troops
and police marched past at port arms,
Mr.. Allen dofiing his hat.
He then eni - e~> the carriage that was
in waiting and drove to the executive
mansion, preceded by troops AMI fol-
lowed by squads of police. He con-
stantly raised his hat to the throng
that lined the sidewalks.
Mr.. Allen took breakfast with Gen.
Davis and with his family will remain
as the guest OF Gen. Davis indefinitely,
He landed in an ordinary costume,
straw hat blue coat and duck trous-
ers, and wave of exclamations follow
ed the carriage.
THAT can't be Mr.. Allen said one.
That's not the new governor, said
another. mot that man infhe straw
hat. Surely not" The simplicity OF
the costume and the general details
of the reception took the Porto Ricans
by surprise and they could scarcely
realize that they looked upon the new
governor. Mr.. Allen is the first COVER
nor of Porto Rico to arrive in anything
less conspicuous than a gorgeous uni
form. covered with gold lace and SINH
lar tIdpplhSS.
Few representative citizens were
present at the landing, the throng be-
ing composed largely of middle-class
people. Nor was there any attempt To
decorate the buildings or nothing TO
speak of, and generally the reception
was not notably enthusiastic. One
Porto Rican explained the lack of pop
ular demonstration by saying that the
people were dissatisfied to find that the
civil government would not actually
be in full force on May 1, as they had
hoped.
In the course of a brief interview Mr.
Allen told the correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press that IL was too early for
him to talk of government affairs. but
that he had formed no outline of policy.
He contradfcted the report that he
would return to the United States
after n conference with Gen. Davis. He
desires to settle the details of the new
regime as soon as possible. and will re-
main here comforting with Gen. Davis
pending the arrival of the new ap-
pointees
He had pleasant voyage. and ex-
pressed himself as pleased by his brief
experience in Porto Rico.