The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-17
PRESIDENT DOLE ARRIVES.
VIII BE Detained Aboard the Peru
Until Morning. Owing to u Com
MIct Win quarantine Onicers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lS.-k'or the past
forty-elgnt hours tnere mas peen no eessa-
ton oi vigilance IN the satca which mas
been constantly kept for the Aaciilc Mail
Steamship Company steamer feil, from
t1oIsk ana AoAonama VIA honolulu.
AL the last mentioned port President
Dole and MRS. Dole sailed. SO vital To the
Hawaiian soySrnIneAt - deemed the Qaes-
tIon OF the passage or defeat OF the an
neAaIIon treaty taat IL was deemed esse n
tial that the hawaiian chief executive
should proceed with ali possible speed to
Washington and personally faniiiagize
himself with the situation ana with all
the movements pro and con.
TC facilitate Ar Dots's landing and de-
parture Tor Washington. Consul General
AIlde-, of Hawaii, or some or his suoog-
dinates have been continually awaiting the
Perus arrival during the past two DAY s
and an army OF newspaper men mas oeen
bearing them company.
United States Marshal Baldwin has also
been interested IN the arrival OF the Psra
having AN order for the arrest OF one OF
the passengers. Nakaga kamejiro, who is
wanted by the Yokohama authorities On q
charge ot forgery. The order was issued
at the request Of the japanese minister
at Washington, who was advised of the
facts in the case by cable from Tokyo.
The cable TO the Japanese delegation
stated that kameJiro LETT Yokohama with
Sl5.oso. which he had obtained by forgery.
The United States marshal was also on
guard to arrest another prospective pas
senger. DR.. Arthur Hurlburt, OF Auck-
land, who is wanted in New Zealand on
a charge OF causing the death of a woman
BY malpractice. DR.. Huriburt went from
Auckland 10 Honolulu on the steamer
Alamada recently and the authorities an
ticipated that he would leave the islands
by the Peru.
The steamer Peru, from Hongkoug and
Yokohama via Honolulu, passed the Gold
en- Gate at O'Clock tonight, and is an
chored in the stream. The quarantine Of
ficer has not yet inspected her and no one
has been allowed TO so on board.
Although the night is stormy and the
bay is rough. a small boat put out at 10
p. m. 10 the Peru and President Dole of
Hawaii was hailed from the deck. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Dole are anxious to get
ashore and proceed with all possible haste
10 Washington.
1t is doubtful, however, IL they will be
permitted 10 land tonight. the custom OF
the quarantine service being that incom-
Ing vessels be not boarded between sunset
and sunrise.
For several months Elere has been a
conflict OF authority between DR.. VI. ].
Rosenau, surgeon in command Of the na.
tional quarantine station on Angel island,
and DR. W. z. Chalmers. civic quarantine
officer The supremacy OF the Federal
officer has been sustained. although not
conceded by the civil official.
Al II O'Clock tonight DIR. Chalmers IS
starting IN tug for the Peru with the
idea OF inspecting the steamer and Of
landing the Hawaiian president. The Fed
eral officers maintain. however. that II
Chalmers succeeds in boarding the Peru
he will be detained on board all night un-
Ill Or. Rosenau shall have examined the
passengers In the morning
Shortly before midnight tug and a
steam launch laden with newspaper men
made fast alongside tho Peru. No one was
permitted to beard the big Pacific liner.
and as the bar was unusually rough IL
was difficult 10 carry on conversation with
the passengers from the orient ard South
seas. President Dole showed himself az
the rail Of the Peru. and in response 20
2 chorus Of questions stated In subsistence
that the object of his mission to this coua-
try WAS alTeafy known
Il am not going 20 Washington 10 lob
hy in the interest OF Hawaiian annexa-
ton" he said. but 70 observe at close
range the trend Of events Should the
treaty row pending be ratified I would ne
in 4 position 70 consult with the admins
;ratlon regarding the future government
~ the islands. In case the instrument ia
rejected IL Is equally lmporfan. that
should he so situated % consult with the
officials of state as 70 the many dfnlorsti,
and other questions which would demand
speedy settlement. I shall hold myself
ready 20 answer all Questions which NAV
be propoundei IN reference 10 conditions
existing on the islands. anH NAV te able
70 give the senator's valuable information.
n Hawaii opposition 70 annexation is
daily losing strength. ard Il Is now de-
msnded by large majority % tire intel
ligeri people. ] anticipate pleasant visit
ard hope The treaty viii soon be ratified"