The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-04
AN ~ASTONISHED KING.
M'Bsra, of Rutaritari, Meets Ice Wat.
and the Telephone.

M'Bsra, of Rutaritari, Meets Ice Water
and the Telephone.
King M'Bora, of Butaritari, spent two
hours last evening at the Olympic club, and
was probably more amused and surprised
than by anything else he has seen in San
Francisco, says the San Francisco Chron-
iele. The members who were present.
practiclnR in the gymnasium, gave an i'm
promptu exhibition. which interested his
South sea majesty very much, and he gavs
evidence of this in grunts and by gestures of
surprise, and almost of fear, at soEae of the
feats of the athletes. The tumbling WIS a
surprise to him, and he could not under
stand. while Profs. Tronchet and Chapias
we're fencing, how it was that they did not
drop dead when struck by the foil. A
we'll faxed" knockout, was arranged
for the king and his party. Prof. De Witt
Van Court and Philip Boulo were the box
ers, and they gave an exhibition which in
terestsd his island majesty more than the
genuine fight he saw at the California club
last Wednesday night. At the end Boulo
was apparently knocked out, and he was
carried ont of the room limp and motion
less. Of course he Immediately returned,
and as he appeared the king allowed Il sigh
of relief to escape him and remarkedthrouQh
the interpreter that he was glad the little
fellow had not been killed, as he was so
plucky.
After the exhibition King M'Bora andhis
party were shown through the Olympic clab
building. In the billiard room he had his
first meeting with Il piece of ice. His duskv
majesty was given q glass OF ioe-water in
response to a request for q drink. He saw
the piece of ice floating in the water. and
could not understand what it was. Ha put
his royal right hand into the glass and
oaIrn1 $hn rrbr IF snA Er& T~os ~, !, = l l.,
dropped it and jumped back save ely fright
ened. After an explanation he picked up
the ice again and watched it slowly melt in
his hand. He seemed to partially under
stand the philosophy of the thing, and gave
an order for an ice-making machine, which
he will take to Butaritari with him to cool
his royal throat on hot summer DAYS.
In the ladies' parlor the gas chandelier
was lighted by electricity, and the king
immediately wanted to know where the oil
tank was. He had had some experience
with gas before. The first night at his ho-
vel, after having seen the gHsturned on and
lighted he nearly terminated his royal Cd
reer by playing the Farmer Wayback act.
He turned on the gas and lay down waiting
for the gas to light itself.
One of the member of the Olympic club
who was golnR Though the rooms with the
party wanted the king to talk through the
telephone. His majesty had already had
experience, and WIS SO shocked that he did
not care for another. 1t was ut Sutrc
heights on his visit Saturday. w. Lautet-
bach, who spent some time on the G1lber,
Islands, went to the stables on the place
while the king was in Mr.. butro's house
When the telephone connection was made,
King M'Bo,a WAS asked to rut the receive,
to his ear. AS he did 80 he heard words il
his native Language, and he dropped the in,
strument as il struck by lightning. A Ion,
explanation could not fully satisfy his msa
t;6sd majesty. The king and his party TO-
manned at tho rooms of the club unt1
nearly midnight.