The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-03-12

kaua to the United States in 1875 as
follows:
The arrival of President Dole of
Hawaii as a guest of the nation is re-
garded by the annexationists as a very
event AS he travels not
but as the chief magistrate
of a friendly people, he receives the
same honors that are paid to royalty.
This country is no stranger to the
visits Of royal personageS 1t was, dur
ing troublous times in France, haven
of refuge for Louis Philippe and for
the future Emperor Napoleon III. 1t
has entertained the Prince of Wales,
the Grand Duke Alexis Of Russia, the
Emperor of Brazil, the Infanta Eula-
lie of Spain, and other notable eau
casian rulers or members of ruling
houses. The crowned heads OF Hawaii,
however, have favored us more freely
than those of Europe or of European
blood. Queen Emma's visit occurred
a long time ago, but is still remember
ed. Kalakauas in 1875 was attended
with a much more ostentatious dis
play of hospitality, as we were just
then trying to get something from
Hawaii and needed his good will The
visit Of Queen Kapiolani about ten
years ago was made with less formal
parade, but President and Mrs. Cleye
land showed the visitor the usual
diplomatic courtesies. LiliuOkalan1,
who had been here once as Princess,
did not come again as Queen, but de-
ferred her second visit still she had
been driven from the throne; and
when Kaiulani, the heir apparent
came, the monarchy had already been
overturned, so that her royalty, like
Liliuokalanis was de jure simply, and
as such not open to official recogni-
ton here.
Of all the visits made by actual or
potential rulers Kalakauas was the
only one to which any significance be-
yond an expression of kindly feeling
could possibly attach. In that one in
stance, as has been said already, the
underlying object was Of our own seek
ing-not of the other party's. We
wanted Kalakaua here that we might
wine and dine him to his hearts con-
while, and thereby clinch the inter-
national negotiations which were al
ready we'll under way.
In view of the entertainment Of Pre-
sident Dole as a guest of the nation, it
is of interest 20 recall the cost of en-
tertaining his royal predecessor, Kala-
kaua. The bill of expenses, as given
to the press at the close of the King
visit was as follows:
Arlington Hotel, Washington,
D. c., for hotel and carriage
expenses ..............$ 3,473.5O
Captain w. G. Temple and
suite, for travelling ex-
penses .. 1850
Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, for special car. 49,. 10000
Boston and Providence Rail-
road Company, for trans
pOrtat1On ............... OIL
Spencer House, Niagara, N
Y, expenses .............. 134.11
Gates South Shore Sleeping
Car Line, for special car
from Niagara to Chicago. 10000
Boston and Albany Railroad,
for transportation from
Boston to Chicago, includ-
ing special car to Niagara. $4,000
John B. Drake Hotel, for
commissary supplies from
Chicago to st. Louis. $50. 1855
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, for spe-
cial car from New York to
Providence ......... 10000
Grand Central Hotel Omaha,
expenses ........ 244.O5
]. E. Markell, for furnishing
supplies to commissary-
car, Omaha ............... 1880
Pullman Pacific Car Com
pany, for sleeping-car from
Omaha to San Francisco. S90.2S
Columbia Bank Note Com
pany, for engraving cards. $4,000
W. Kurtz, for photograph pre-
sented to the King. ...... 5000
Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, for transportation
| from Omaha to San Fran
cisco ................ S,97S.92
Grand Hotel, San Francisco,
expenses ............... 1,649.5O
| Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, for transportation
and commissary stores from
| San Francisco to Washing
ton 8,1O9.3O
G. P. B. Hoyt for photograph
| presented to the King 49, $3.50
Total .................s 19 ,979. SO
The cost of entertaining President
Dole will probably come out of the
contingent fund of the Department OF
State, as no special appropriation ap-
pears TO have been made to meet it.
| This means the cutting off of a good
| ly slice from an already overcharged
fund, especially when we remember
that the visit was unsought on our
side, and is for the purpose of helping
Hawaii rather than of benefiting our
selves.
The bills Of the Committee of En-