The record-union., 1898-01-17
Wishes to FamiIiarize Himself With the
Situation.
Clash in Authority Between Civic
Quarantine Officer Chalmers
and the National Quarantine
Oficers-Two Alleged Criminals
Are Expected on the Peru and
Officers Are Watching for
Them.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-For the
past forty-eight hours there's has been
no cessation of vigilance in the watch
which has been constantly kept for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Peru from Hongkong and Yo-
kohama va Honolulu. AT the last
mentioned port the ship received ac-
cessories to its list of passengers in the
person of Sanford B. Dole, President OF
the Island Republic, and Mrs. Dole. SO
vital to the Hawaiian Government is
considered the question of the passage
or defeat of the annexation treaty that
it was deemed essential that the Ha-
waiian Chief Executive should proceed
with all possible speed to Washington
and personally familiarize himself with
the annexation situation and with all
the movements pro and con.
To facilitate Mr.. Dole's landing ard
departure for Washington, Consul-Gen-
eral Wilder of Hawaii or some of his
subordinates has been continually
awaiting the Perus arrival during the
past two days, and an army of news
paper men has been bearing them COM
pany. United States Marshal Baldwin
has also been interested in the arrival
of the Peru, having an order for the ar
rest of one of the passengers, Maya
Kamejro. who is wanted by the Yoko-
hama authorities on a charge of forge
~. The order was issued at the request
of the japanese Minister at Washing
ton, who was advised of the facts N
the case by cable from Toxic. The cable
to the Japanese legation stated that
Kamejiro left Yokohama with SoU,O0U,
which he had obtained by forgery.
The United States Marshal was also
on guard to arrest another prospective
passenger DR.. Arthur Hurlburl OF
Auckland, who is wanted in New Zea-
land on a charge of causing the death
of a woman by malpractice. DR.. Hurl-
burt went from Auckland to Honolulu
on the steamer Alameda recently, and
the authorities anticipated that lie
would leave the islands by the Peru.
The steamer Peru from Hongkong and
Yokohama passed in the Golden Gate
at 9 o'clock and is anchored in the
stream The quarantine officer has not
yet inspected her, and no one has been
allowed to go on board. Although the
night is stormy and the bay is rough,
small boat put out at 10 .. m. TO the
Peru and President Dole of Hawaii was
hailed from the deck. President and
Mrs Dole are anxious to get ashore and
TO proceed with all possible haste TO
Washington It is doubtful, however, il
they will be permitted to land tonight,
the custom of the quarantine service
being that incoming vessels be not
boarded between sunset and sunrise.
For several months there has been
a conflict of authority between DR.. NJ.
J. Rosenau. surgeon in command of the
National Quarantine Station on Angel
Island and. DIR. w. p. Chalmers, Civic
Quarantine officer. The supremacy of
the Federal officer has been sustained,
although not conceded by the civic
official.
At IL o'clock tonight DR. Chalmers
is starting in a tug for the Peru, with
the idea of inspecting the steamer and
of landing the Hawaiian President. The
Federal officials maintain, however,
that if Chalmers succeeds in boarding
the Peru he will be detained on board
all night, until DR.. Rosenau shall have
inspected and passed the passengers in
the morning.
Shortly before midnight a tug and a
steam launch laden with newspaper
men made fast alongside the Peru. No
one was permitted to board the big
Pacific liner, and as the bay was I'M
usually rough it was difficult to carry
on conversation with the passengers
from the Orient and South Seas. None
of the passengers on the Peru will be
landed until tomorrow. Quarantine
officer Chalmers and his assistant, DR..
Hill, who boarded the vessel, have re-
ported that she has a clean bin of
health. President Dole has retired for
the night