The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-16
SAN FRANCISCO
PASSING SHOW
lettings Here and There by the
Advertisers Coast
Man.
By Ernest N. Smith.

SAN FRANCISCO, june 8.-The sud
den death of Prince David Kawanana,
koa at the Stewart Hotel in San Fran.
cisco on June = was profound shock
to all Hawaiian people living on the
Coast. Although it was known that he
was not in good health, it was presumed
that a rest on the Coast would restore
him to his former condition.
The Prince had returned from Sac
ramentO but a short time before his
fatal illness, where he had been with
Colonel Sam Parker. During the trip he
contracted bad cold which, although
it did not give him any especial worry,
seemed hard to throw off. Pneumonia
set in soon afterward, and this, together
with the unpleasant and rather cold
weather which has been prevailing of
late, seemed to preclude all idea of his
recovery
Few of the Hawaiian colony knew of
| the Prince presence in San Francisco
until they learned of his death. He had
been living quietly in the city and en-
joying a few short trips with his
friends, and had expressed desire to
return to the Islands as soon as he had
taken a good vacation, which was to in
elude trip to the North.
The Prince s friends are legion on
the Coast, and especially in San Fran
cisco, and not only they, but many peo-
pie who have visited the Islands and
had been entertained at different times
by the Princes or the Parkers, called at
the hotel to pay their respects. Prince
Cupid, who was summoned from Wash
ington Immediately his brothers. i'll
ness was seen to be serious, arrived ON
the Overland last night, and will ac-
company the body home on Tuesday.
KILEY HALF HOMESICK.
Fred M. Kiley, who caused consider
able worry to the ministerial bodies and
some Territorial officials in HoDolulu by
his long drawn-out fight to regain the
liquor license which was taken away
from him, has blossomed forth as the
proprietor of the g Honolulu Bar a
cafe similar to the one he ran in Homo
lulu, with all the saloon appendices al
on Geary. street less than one hundred
yards from the Chronicle building, and
if location counts for anything, Kiley
should be perfectly satisfied that he left
Honolulu, though he says that he is
sorry in some ways that he did leave
Honolulu was good to him once and let
good man alone when they got him,
but there have been o lot of changes
since the tgood old days. and, ac-
cording to Kiley's story, there ism It
much chance any more for Give
WIRE
SAN FRANCISCO IS HORSECAR.
San Francisco, always metropolitan,
ever up to date, has ranged alongside
New York in the matter of transporta-
tion. Breathe it softly, keep it quiet.
The good old town boasts horsecar.
Not an ordinary car on a side street,
but wly-painted, bobbing vehicle |
which moves slowly down Market street
makes the curve at the foot of the |
street, and draws up in front of the |
ferry building-next the curb, mind
you, with the electric ears on the inner
traek-with all the dignity of a modern
touring-car.
1t all came about through a differ
ence of opinion between the Supervisors
and the United Railroads. The latter,
after the fire, spent considerable money
rebuilding their lines on lower Market
street, anil from Suffer street down
to the ferry four tracks were laid and
wires strung, and the Suffer street ears
went direct to the ferry. In fact, all
the ears were divided to go over the
four lines, and around the two loops at
the ferry: and the service was consid-
erably improved
Next came the eagle eyed Supervis-
ors, the new board, which inquired
&" Wherefore?' There was no agree
ment to their knowledge which per-
mitted the United Railroads to run four
electric lines along Market street,
neither was the railroad paying a cent
for the privilege of using those outer
tracks. With this advantage, Calhoun s
road also desired the exclusive privi-
lege of using the tracks. That gained,
the railroads would have every com
peting line shut out from an approach
to the ferry.
The city fathers refused to make a
move. 1t was up to the railroads to
accept their terms or get out. And
they got out, crying out loudly against
the unfairness of the Supervisors. The
railroads had the sympathy of the trav-
cling public for time. until the facts l