The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-04
He steamer Copuc from the Ori-

he steamer C0ptic from the on
ent arrived yesterday afternoon
after a fast but uncomfortable
trip Of little over nine days
The vessel bucked into headwinds and
sea from the time Yokohama vas left
until a couple OF days from Honolulu
She Is crowded with passengers, both
her cabin and steerage accommOda-
uons being taxed 10 their utmost In
the cabin are several navy officers on
they way home on leave. Among
them are Captains c. II. Arnold and
H. G. O. Colby Of the Concord and
Bennington respectively, and Lieut..
Comdr. j. N. Bowyer OF the Oregon
Among the other through passengers
Of note are 4. II White OF the Ameri-
can Consular Service in China, F.
Whiting war artist OF the London
Graphic. who has been in the Orient
since soon after the breaking out OF the
war. Surgeon General Seuerbeck and
Baron d. Won Berger. Ia the steerage
are over seven hundred Orientals
mostly Chinese of whom one hundred
and fifty are for this place. The Cop
ties cargo IS one OF the most valuable
that has ever been carried across the
Pacific. II consists principally Of silk
OF which there are $4,000 bales OF the
raw article valued at over three u,tl-
lion yen. or about a million and half
dollars. Then silk goods already made
up are In the cargo the value OF wnich
is In the neighboThood OF one hun
dred thousand dollars. Other mer-
chandise including a shipment OF
opium make up the grand total OF
nearly two millions OF dollars.
The vessel had about four hundred
tons OF freight for this port and after
getting this ont and taking coal she
will be ready TO sail for San Francis
co at II o'clock this morning AS ths
Mariposa got in last evening early
with a late mail from the Coast, the
rule OF the Board Of Health that al
mail from the Coast must be fumigat
ed for several hours did not preclude
the possibility of getting OFF letters
by the Coptic in answer to the mai
brought by the Spreckels boat. The
Coptic left Shanghai April 18th. Ma
gasaki April 18th. Kobe Aprn 21st. ant
Yokohama April oath.
The Mariposa very Unexpectedly pu
in an appearance last evening shortl!
after 6 o'clock. She left San Fran
cisco on the 27th at p. m, and ex
perienced fine weather most of tn
way 10 port Captain Rennie findin
himself so near the islands yesterda
az noon time decided instead of slow
ing down to hustle along a little an
make port by sunset. This was don
aud the vessel was alongside tn
wharf shortly after o'clock. Sh
has a large passenger list and bi
lot OF freight As soon as she was q
the dock work was begun putting on
her cargo SO as TO be able 10 get he
away with the big load of sugar tina
Il waiting here for her on time o
the Sth Among her passengers weT
many people well. known here. Th
vessel brought two days later ma
and files of the Coast papers. The ma
will be ready for distribution earl
this morning and letters may be al
swered by the CoptiC
Besides the arrival Of the two steam
ers there was not much doing on III
front yesterday. Early in the morl
ing the steamer Claudine from MAJ
arrived with many passengers and
big cargo. most of which was sugS
for the bark r. P. Rithet. The litt
steamer James Makee arrived ais
but stayed Just long enough to di
charge her $500 bags Of N. :. sug;
into the Tillie F. Starhuek anc g
away again In the evening for arot
ed load No deepwater sailing vcsse
put in an appearance up to sunse
and but one. the barkentine Beneci
got away. She left for San Francis
with a full load of sugar.
At the uptown wharfs the coal -
sells Wdoiahra and Robert Searles a
disoharging while the Palmyra is
work at the Navy wharf getting o
her fargo OF coai f'r the quarter ms
ter's department The schooner Al
ha Is opening the eyes Of the waite
frontiers by the way she is coming
out OF the water. Her large cargo
being rushed out OF her by thr
gangs Of men and n shift Of worke
who work at night. Captain Frye !
Beves in making up for lost time a
the eighteen days spent on the vi
down win be more than made up I
by the hard and fast work of discbal
ing and loading In time to get away
Wednesday II possible with full 10
OF sugar.