Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-10-02
an AsToNIsHeD SOUTH STA KING.


NJ Bora ut tfutafNart sees Many WON
dsrtu Things tn san Francisco.
King ArBora of Bntaritari spent two
hours az the Olympic club, and was
probably more amused and surprised
than rs anything else he has seen in
sun Frnncisco The members who were
present prac.icing IN the gymnasium
gave AN iupromptu exhibition, Which
interested his South Sea majesty very
much. and he gave evidence OF this IN
grunts and by gestures OF surprise, and
/ almost Of fear, at some Of the feats OF |
the athletes The tumbling was a sur |
| prise to him. and he could not under |
stand, while Professors Tronchet and
! Chapns were fencing. how it was that
they did not drop dead when struck by
tire foil. A burlesque boxing contest
ending in well faxed" knockout was
arranged for the king and his party.
Professor De Witt Van Court and Philip
Boulo were the boxers, and they gave
an exhibition which interested his island
majesty mere than the genuine fight he
saw ut the California club. At the end
Boulo was apparently knocked ont, and
he was carried out Of the room limp and
motionless OF course he Immediately
returned. and as he appeared the king
allowed sigh of relief to escape him,
and remarked through the interpreter
, that he was glad the little fellow had
i not been killed, as he was SO plucky.
!, After the exhibition King II Bora and
his party were shown through the Olym-
pic club building. In the billiard room
he had his first meeting with II piece OF
!, ice. His dusky majesty was given q
/, glass of ice water i'll response to re
! quest for a drink. He saw the piece Of
:, ice floating in the water and could MOI
understand what il was He put hi
:, royal right hand into the glass ant
seized the cube OF ice, but immediatel,
!. dropped it and jumped back severed!
:, frightened. After an explanation IN
!. picked up the ice again and watche,
. il slowly melt in his hand. He SCENE,
/, to partially understand the philosoph,
i Of the thing and gave an order for an ic
- making machine, which he will take I
:, :, Butaritari with him to cool his roya
=. throat on hot summer days.
= In the ladies' parlor the glass chande
:, iier was lighted by electricity. and I'll
king Immediately wanted 10 know wher
Z the oil tank was. lie had had some e,
:, perience with gas before. The first nigh
.. at his hotel. after having seen the ga
- turned on and lighted, he nearly term
- mated his royal career by playing III
Il, Farmer Wayback act He turned on I'll
i, gas and lay down waiting for the gas I
+, light itself.
- One Of the members of the Olymp
T.. club who was going through the room
l., with the party wanted the king TO tai
= through the telephone. His majest
= had already had an experience and W;
!, SO shocked that he did not care {,
~ another. 1t was ut Sutro Heights c
" his visit Saturday W. Lauterbac
-. who spent some time on the Glide
"P islands, went to the stables ON the plat
while the king was in Mr.. Sutro's hons
When the telephone connection w
'as made King NJ Bora was asked to put Il
laa receiver to his ear As he did so
olt heard words in his native language, al
ms he dropped the instrument as if strut
en- by lightning A long explanation cou
'ye not fully satisfy his mystitied majest
Du! The king and his party remained at Il
I'M rooms Of the club until nearly midnigl
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