The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-30
MANY PROMINENT PEOPLE
STEAMER CoPTIC ARRIVES FROM
ORIENT.
Has Large List of Wen Known Per-
sons-Ship's officers in Mourning for
Late President Mckinley.

The Coptic was sighted shortly be-
fore o'clock this morning from the
Orient. She arrived much earlier than
usual. making quick passage from
Yokohama. she has a large number
of through passengers and brought
about 625 tons of freight for this port.
The vessel left Hong. Kong, September
10, and Yokohama, september Il, the
run from the latter port being made
in 8 days and II hours.
The news of the attack upon Presi-
dent Mckinley was heard in Hong
Kong but it was not until the vessel
reached Nagasaki, September 16, that
the news of his deaJh was received.
Captain RinGer ordered the officers of
the vessel to wear mourning. out of
respect 10 the memory of the Iate Pre-
sident.
Among the passengers aboard is H.
G.. Squires the secretary of the Ameri-
can legation at Peking, who, in COM
pany with his wife and three sons, is
returning to the States. The Squires
were all in Peking during the Boxer
uprising and one of the elder sons of
Mr.. Squires, who went home months
ago, took quite prominent part in the
defence of the legations.
Rear Admiral Oscar w. Farenholt,
u. s. N. is also returning from duty
on the Asiatic station He was for
merly in command of the u. S. S.
Monadnock and is now retired. He
passed the day in company with. Cap
tain Merry the commandant of the To-
cal naval station.
Rev. DIR. Nevin the rector of the
American Episcopal church at Rome,
Italy, is also aboard the vessel. He is
going to San Francisco where he will
aLtend the Episcopal conference which
is to be held there shortly.
Ensign c. H. woodward, U. S. N. is
returning to testify in the Schley court
martial. He was aboard the Brooklyn
at the time of the Santiago battle, and
will probably be asked regarding the
tactics pursued by Schley, which re-
suited in the destruction of Cervera' s
fleet.
u. H. Volpicelli, Italian consul al
Hong Kong is a passenger on the Cop
tic.
DR.. and Mrs. e. F. Fenollosa are GO
ing to the States. He is a professor
in the University at Toxic.
c. b. Harr' American consul at Ma
gasaki is returning home for a vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, wife of the cor
respondent of the New York Herald
is returning home on the Coptic. Bon
sal who has been at Peking during the
occupation having relieved ]. F. Bass
at pOSl, GApGCleu " return On Iut
Coptic to American, but he was order
ed to proceed to Manila.
George H. Allen. a merchant of New
York, is on the Coptic.
r. s. Clark a wealthy young Ameri-
can army officer is returning to Wash
ington to take a position on staff duty
Captain f. Tweddell of the British
Indian army is going home by way of
America. He is accompanied by his
wife.
o. H. P. Noues is a New York tea
buyer who Is returning from the Orient
Burton Holmes the lecturer, is re-
turning from an extended tour through
Northern Asia. He went over the new
Siberian railway and took number OF
views.
Several German officers are also
aboard the vessel, returning from SER
vice in North China. They are Lieut.
Heinrich, Capt. Neumann, Capt. Pot
schernick. H. Won Tippelskir,h. Lieut.
Cretius, Capt. Count Castell and Lieut.
Castell of Reidenhausen.
A.. J. Flaherty is a British consul
student in the service at Peking. He
was in the sieea during the Boxer trou-
BILE.
The cabin passengers for this port
are J. H. Cherry, K. Iwakami, Rev. w
M. Massie, Mr.. Nakayama and Mr.. and
Mrs ]. Uchida. The vessel also
brought 115 japanese and Chinese in
the Steerage for Honolulu.
She will sail for San Francisco at
o'clock this afternoon. Captain Rinder
expects to reach the Coast Sunday
morning, which will bring the vessel
into port about two days ahead of
schedule time.