The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-16
Our OLD rR,END COLEMAN.


Friend aud Hotel.
| The Erdminer Of April B. says: w +.
| Coleman, man smooth of speech, with
letters ostensibly from Senators Cockrell
and Vest of Missouri, claiming to be
from Washington. ID. G., and to repre-.
sent the State Department in secret
way, Is being much longed for by
creditors.
Mr.. Coleman passed through here
early in the year and went to Honolulu,
where he remained live weeks and sue
ceeded in getting his name in the
papers as an "emissary of President
Cleveland" Returning here he stopped
for few days at the Russ House, and
4 then left, as he stated, for Stockton, TO
be gone but n few days. Over two
weeks have rolled away, however, and
nothing has come out to the void about
Mr.. Coleman.
Yesterday it developed that he forgot
to mention to his travelling companion.
j. T. Siam, an Englishman he met at
Salt Lake, who went with him to Homo
lulu and from whom he borrowed
something over $50, that he was going
to Stockton. He also omitted to pay
small bill to Colonel Young of tue Russ
House. There is trunk belonging to
Coleman at the hotel but the proprietor
would like to relinquish it for coin.
Il was astonished when / came in the
night of the day Colemen renewed his
travels, said Mr.. Siam yesterday, "to
be told that he had gone. oh, he's
only gone to Stockton for few days
was the response; he'll soon be back
4 guess not, said; you'll never see
him again And we haven't. l am
persuaded he is a beat"
TALKED PLEASANT AND BORROWED.
Il fell in with Coleman on the train
while bound here to see the fair, He
seemed pleasant fellow, very talk
alive and free with his money as long
as he had any, and then free with
other peoples.
HE said he was Government em-
oyee--represented the State Depart
ment, and was awaiting orders to go to
Honolulu Wouldn't l go along? l
hadn't thought of it, but finally con-
cluded to go. We went down and
stayed for five weeks. Then he tried
to join the militia, and wanted me to
do the same. He was around every
where having a lively time, and ex-
hibited many letters from leading
United States officials.
"Among the letters was one signed by
Senator Cockrell and another by SEN
ator Vest. Whether these letters We're
genuine or not | do not know. His
, name got into the Honolulu papers, and
, it was said he was there as secret en-
issary OF President Cleveland. He first
r borrowed IS OF me, as we were getting
/. off the sailing vessel to go to our hotel.
1 was surprised, but gave him the
S money.
CATER that he borrowed other sums
till he got over $50. He was always
I, going to get money by telegraph, bnt he
never did. Finally when we got back
\: here on the Mariposa, and he still did
:. not pay me, though he said sure he
would have it then, was broke and
T. telegraphed myself for money.
). GOT ANOTHER DOLLAR.
:: almost the next thing l knew
/. Coleman got out of town. He didn't
d neglect to borrow one more dollar from
:. me, however, with which he said he
n wanted to pay his laundry bill and get
}, shaved"
d Coleman is about 40 years of age,
II dressed neatly, wore a black silk hat
It and talked like one who has been a
good bit about the world
IS The day after the Mariposa left Homo
N lulu the STAR, which had devoted some
5 space to Coleman, under the heading OF
1t "Cleveland's Secret Agent" again re
!. ferred to him. 1t said that the mar
e who had been on "a mission from
IS President Cleveland" had tried to en-
e list in Captain Goods company. al
n was" according to Coleman's statement
|. "beneath his dignity to be private
l. soldier, but if annexation should result
his influence with the American Gov
he eminent would be very great and h,
t. would rise rapidly.
70 Concert This Evening.
N Following is the program arranget
r. by Professor Berger for the band con
cert at Emma square at 1870 thi
in evening;
ne PART /.
=: 1. Overture-"Bandit Tricks" Supp
TT 2. March-"The U. S. S. Philadel-
phla. -------- Berge
d. g. Clarlonet Solo - Scenes That
n Were Brightest" -.-- Prendevill
ed Mr.. ID. X. Naone.
ct 4. Selection-"Robin Hood. --
~ PART II.
-, 5. Medley-"Plantation Songs 49,.
% .Contern
n @. Xylophone Solo-"Irene" Mule
a. Mr.. J. Noting.
Z. March - Provisional Govern
as s. Waltz-"Popular Melodies" 80.
Bergt
no "Hawaii Ponoi."
We A foot race to-day between Pa
he Hughes and chief officer Gregory of ii
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