The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-08
BERL|NER
TURNS UP
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser.)


noon, renewed old acquaintances for
about twenty-four hours, and depart
ed again for San Francisco en- route
to New York. Sol was a second-class
passenger aboard the army transport
Sheridan, having come from Manila,
where he has resided ever since leav-
ing Honolulu in 1899, at which time he,
like the Arab of old, quietly folded his
tent and stole away.
Despite the fact that Sol Travelled
second-class, he showed letters and
newspaper clippings to prove that he
can be rated as wealthy Philippine
sugar planter" on the Coast on the
ground that he is heir to a legacy of
100000.
Sol did not quite look the part of
a rich man when he blew into town,
for his collar was frayed and his shirt
bosom displayed sundry dark tobacco
stains as we'll as others which accu-
mulate with travel. Furthermore, 1t
would seem that although his brother
died some time in February, accord
ing to Soils statement, yet the heir
has been so careless as to delay start
ing for the old town of Gotham until
the middle of August. Sol hasn't re-
yet The father of ia Petite Rosa"
who, at one time sang on the Orpheum
stage and whom he now declares, 'is
the only living American artist in the
Philippines" displayed to his wonder
ing friends yesterday, a copy of the
Manila American of June IS, which had
big headlines telling of Soils windfall.
The American gave the following state
rnent of his luck:
Sol Berliner, Mayor of Sheepcamp
Bay, Alaska" ex-chief of police of the
Benguet railroad and later a detec-
tive in the employ of the quartermas-
ters' department, thrice killed-once by
cholera, once by the head-hunters of
the hills and once by the fiendish WELD
ers of the bolo in the Dios dios coun-
try of the island OF Samar-and a local
character of renown, has overcome this
varied assortment of vicissitude, and
has come out on top with flying colors
and hundred thousand dollars legacy
TO his credit in New York City"
F. ]. Sullivan, a sailor on the Wis
cousin and Sol Berliner are old friends.
Sullivan recently brought to Sol a let
ter which had been placed in his hands
by Soils son, in New York City, prior
the request that he search for its
addresses In Manila and place the let
ter in his hands, volunteering the in
formation that repeated attempts to
communicate with his father had fail
ed to disclose his whereabouts.
The letter was opened and this handy
man, so cool in all emergencies, fairly
lost control of himself as he read its
lin, ha Il iv Il
er. Julius Berliner, who started life in
New York City as boot and shoe deal
er and afterwards entered Wall street
as stock broker, had died, leaving to
him and his, a neat fortune. To his
wife, Julius Berliner. who died at the
age OF SO years at his home on 18th
street, New York, left legacy of
$25O,OOO to his adopted daughter $780,
900. and to his brother Sol 100000.
The letter which Sol claims to have
received from his son, was model
of its kind, and was signed by one
Charles Berliner, Alderman 26th
Ward, New York City" The new Of
fetal had not yet learned to spell his
title.
In this letter the son is alleged to
have written his papa about Julius
Sol as administrator.
The son, in this letter, hopes that
Sullivan, to whom he would entrust
the letter, would find Sol, his father,
and winds up with Papa, dear papa.
come home TO US" This would indl-
cate that Sol has been negligent in
looking in upon his son, or even notify
ing him of his place of residence.
Then Sol showed another letter, which
he stated was in answer to u cab egram
he sent 10 his son. asking him to raise
ten thousand plunks on his share OF
the estate. This letter sets forth that
1t Is impossible TO comply with this
modest demand for cash, as under the
laws of New York, no estate that had
not been administered upon, could be
mortgaged, and there was nothing to do
but for Sol to come back home to New
York and administrate.
$50 you see l am coming into a for
tune" said Sol to an awe-stricken cir
Gle of friends. you know l am build.
ing $4,000 theater at Manila, to b,
the finest structure in the Philippines
and, OF course, We must have gooC
people to play there. So / am on m,
way to New York to get a company O.
players together TO take back with me
There's good business down there for {
good theatrical combination. Rosa. ny
daughter, who played in Honolulu, Il
the best ever in Manila. She's a grea
singer"
And then Sol wandered off towart
Nuuanu street to look up some NOR,
OF his old acquaintance behind tn,
swinging doors.
The arrival in Honolulu of the Ber
iiners-Sol, Mrs. Sol and Rosa, thei
daughter-was a much-advertised anal
in September, 1898. They arrived o.
the steamship City of Col;m: bia fror
Seattle. On the same vessNl was Edga
Caypless, the lawyer who settled dow
here for few years and led the HON
Rule leaders for while; Russell an
William Colegrove. and one or tw
others. All the bunch Immediately fie
ured in a mix-up of legal proceeding
in the Circuit Court. First, the Cole
groves hbelled the steamer because tn
captain had kept them prisoners in tn
chain locker. Then Rosa sued the car
tain and libelled the steamer hecaus