Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-01
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King MBora Of Butariiari spent two
hours at the Olympic club, and was
probably more amused and surprised
than by anything else he has seen Ina
San Francisco. The members who were
present practicing Ia the gymnasium
glvo an impromptu exhibition. which
interested his South Sea majesty very
much. and he gave evidence OF this Ia
grunis and by gestures Of surprise. and
almost Of fear, at some Of the fcats Of
tho athletes. The tumbling was a sur.
prise 10 him, and he could not under.
stand, while Professors Tronchet aud
Chapins were fencing, how IL WIS that
they did not drop dead when struck By
the foil A builcsquo boxing contos,
ending In a well "fallodH knockout was
arranged for tho 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 more than the genuine fight he
saw ut the California club. At the end
Boulo was apparently knocked ont. and
he was carried ont Of the room limp and
mouonless. OF course he Immediately
returned. and M he appeared the king
allowed sigh Of relief 20 escape him,
and remarked through tho interpreter
that he was glad the little follow had
not been killed. a. ho was 40 plueky.
After the exhibition King MBora and
his party were shown through the Olym.
pic club building. In the billiard room
ho had his frat meeting with piece OF
ice. His dusky majesty wis given q
glass OF leo water In response 10 a re-.
quest for drink. lie saw the niece OF
ice floating In the water and could not
understand what It was. He put his
royal right hand into tho glass and
seized tho cube Of ice, but Immediately
dropped It and jumped back severely
frightened. After al explanation he
picked up tho ice again and watched
II slowly melt In his hand. lilo seemed
10 partially understand tho philosophy
" the thing and gave an order for AN ice
making machine, which he will take 20
Butaritari with him 10 cool his royal
throat on hot summer DAYS.
IN inc laul'n IAitpf tue Klhss ChAnue-
lier was lighted by electricity, aud the
king Immediately wanted 10 know where
the oil tank was. He had had some ox-
perience with gas before. Tho first night
at his hotei, after having seen the gas
turned on and lighted, he nearly torini.
mated his royal career by playing the
Farmer Wnyback act. He turned on tho
gas and lay Down waiting for the gas to
light itself.
Ono Of the members Of the Olympic
club who was going through the rooms
with tho party wanted the king TO tall,
through the telephone. His majesty
had already had an experience and was
so shocked that he did not care for
another. II was az Sutru Heights on
his visit Saturday. W. Lauterbach,
who spent some time on tho Gilbert
islands, went TO the stables on the place
while the king was in Mr.. Sutros house.
When the telephone connection was
made King M'Bora was asked to put tho
receiver 10 ais ear, As he did No he
heard words Ia his native language, and
he dropped the instrument as IL struck
by lightning A long explanation could
not fully satisfy his mystified majesty.
The king and his party remained at the
rooms Of the clubuntil nearly midnight.
San Francisco Chronicle.