The San Francisco call., 1898-04-20

here?" "The same authority that sent you out here" answered the custom-house officer. we are both acting in the in terests of the United States; at least I know I am." Jordan glared at Shepman for moment and then snapped: 'I shall make a note of my disapprobatOn of you and your six officers being aboard this vessel before the quarantine officer" 'All right" answered the boarding master, and while you are about it just note your disapprobation of the fact that the im- migration commissioner and his deputy came aboard before you did" It would appear as though the Federal quarantine officer could not live out of hot water. It is not so long ago that he was at daggers drawn with the State quarantine officer
 Captain McGregor of the British tramp steamer Venus, now in quarantine, is not only at outs with the quarantine officer, but also with the customs inspectors There are six of the latter on board. and they have to take forecastle fare and eat with the sailors Captain McGregor holds that Dr. Rosenau acted in a high-handed manner in sending him into quarantine and refuses to allow his men to go ashore to be fumigated. In consequence the quarantine officer refuses to grant the vessel pratique. During the voyage of the Venus from Hongkong Chief Engineer F. Harvey was taken sick with smallpox and landed at Nagasaki. No fresh cases having appeared during the voyage Dr. Hill, the acting State quarantine officer, passed the vessel, but Dr. Rosenau or dered her into quarantine. Captain Me Gregor refuses to be fumigated, the GUS toms officers are making his life msera- ble by searching his cabin every half hour in the day, the officers are swearing because their rooms are turned topsy turvy for the same reason, Dr. Rosenau insists on the fumigating and the Occi- dental and Oriental Steamship Company is insisting upon getting its freight, and all in all the Venus is more like Bedlam than a staid British tramp steamer.
 The schooner Florence got away for the Klondike yesterday and passed the schooner Penelope, bound for Kotzebue Sound, on her way in here to fit out. The latter vessel is twelve days out from San Pedro and will have new masts put in. She has on board twenty-one gold hunters, all shareholders in the Long whose ultimate destination is the Kubuck River. Captain Loch of the Penelope says he can have the new spars put in and make some other necessary repairs and still beat the Florence to Alaska.
 The Florence is queer combination. She has a false keel, which will be re- moved as soon as the vessel reaches St Michael, and she will then be turned Yukon. She has dredging plant on board and all the bars from the mouth of the river to Dawson will be proSpected There is also an electric light plant on the
 
 camps at which she may tie up will be supplied with incandescent lights.
 The British bark Inyeramsy was to have sailed yesterday for England with load of wheat, but her anchors were fouled and 1t was not until late in the afternoon that they could be raised When the tug Reliance did finally get them up 1t was found that a stray anchor and fifty fathoms of chain were attached to them. The stray mud hook was landed and the lnveramsy will go to sea to-day.
 The yacht Regina broke away from her moorings yesterday and went ashore at Belyedere. She was got off at high water and was found to be only slightly dam aged.
 The California Navigation Company ap- piled to the Harbor Commissioners yes terday for the use of the old Sausalito ferry slip and also the old chief wharfn- gers office when both are vacated. The slip is to be used by the San Joaquin Valley road when the new 20-knot steam the wharfnger's office will be used as freight and ticket office by the same com pany. The Commissioners granted the Navigation Companys request.
 Chief Wharfipger Root had tilt with schooner Louis was docking at Howard toward street wharf and there was not enough room for her unless the Marion moved back little. This the boys of the naval battalion refused to do, and the clash fol- lowed. The matter is now in the hands
 Owing to the delay in the arrival of the steamship Campania in New York the mails for dispatch by the steamship Ala meda will not reach San Francisco until tomorrow, and in consequence the sail ing of the Alameda has been postponed .v,f Q ~ hot 6nr