The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-22
KING OF TWO oANN.sAr ISLANDS
An American in. the South Ssas.in the
Role of Hoky Poky, winky Wunk.
From the San francisco EXamin

The king of two canuibal islands is in
San Francisco, and he's a white lnau-
an American. There are no cannibals on
the islands now. Those who were there
are all dead. Some of them may be
buried. II. J, Moors is the plain Ameri-
can name of the monarch, though when
the islanders speak of him their words
are more sonorous and many-jointed. il
was twenty years ago that MIR, Moors,
mere youth, IN search of adventure, went
to Samoa. He liked the island aud con
Guided he would get one similar 10 il,
There are beautiful women in Samoa. and
Mr. Moors fell in love. He married, and
made his home in Apia. Quickly he
learned several of the South Sea langua-
ges, which he says are as different as
pigeon English from the old Scotch dia-
lect. He and his wife went on a random
tour with trading schooner, and thus
the private citizen of Samoa found the
realm that was waiting for him.
Ten degrees south of the equator. and
many hundreds of miles beyond Hawaii,
he found an island where only a few can
nibals existed. The cannibals had moth
ing TO live on but their relatives. and
provisions were running short. So Mr..
Moors established protectorate over the
island and waited for the population TO
kill itself off. A few of the lingering
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taught them how TO live by eating roast
hog
OF course, they had to raise the hogs,
and the industry was established by Mr..
Moors to be run on shares. On a return
voyage. however, the new monarch found
that the last of his hired hands had gone,
and he concluded that they must have
wearied of pork. Then he established a
colony of subjects who were not cannibals.
HhRGR fpGnmPn the CfNol< fsqiGinCr ind ncfr.xr
and the monarch is now supplying the
German market at Samoa with large
portion of it's pork. The newly acquired
kingdom was named Nassau Island. 1t is
a fertile little spot, about three miles in
circumference
Afterward the young king extended his
territory by assuming possession of Sophia
Island, 200 miles from Nassau and about
twice as big. The few occupants of the
island didn't seem TO care who owned it,
and they Hkedsthe idea of having king.
Cannibals had once existed theTe but no
living trace of them was leftf Nobody
disputes the white 'IsHler'S anthOiity in
either of the islands amt the subjects
willingly obey his mandates, which usu-
ally relates to the care of the stock.
This far-sOuthern ruler is new in San
Francisco, aboard of chartered schooner
yacht, near the foot of Howard street.
His wife and pretty little daughter are
with him, and company of the most
beautiful young women that could be
found among all the south Pacific islands.
Some of the girls, particularly two from
Samoa, possess great beauty sand they
are all good singers and dancers. Lola
and FetOai are the leaders of the feminine
performers. They are bright and inteli-
gent, and during their six months resi-
denCe in this country they have acquired
ready knowledge of English and devel
oped a fondness for American clothes and
ice cream. They say that they like most
of the American institutions and customs,
but they think there is more comfort in
their life at home. Besides, the young
men in America are not so courteous or
good looking.
Mr.. Moors and his party Of thirty-five
arrived in San Francisco, and immedi-
ately went aboard the schooner yacht
Vine to get ready for a winter trip. This
is the fast 300-ton yacht that Capt.
Burns, Of Tacoma, built for a voyage
around the word.
Paul du Chaillu, the celebrated Afri-
can traveller, is to sail with this king of
two islands, and another guest is Mason
Mitchell, the actor. 10 these the Amerf-
can mans dominiOns will be exhibited,
but first a stop will be made at Honolulu
Then the party will proceed to Nassau
Island, where week or so will be spent in
hunting. There is some native game ON
the island, and the monarch has stocked
his royal preserves with some of the best
of game birds.
One hundred hogs will be taken aboard
for a great diplomatic feast that the king
is to give the natives and the army OIL
GERS at Samoa, where Mr.. Moors hold the
largest American interest The stay at
Apia will be short; more dancing girls
will be added to the tro ape, and then the
royal chartered yacht will proceed TO
Sophia Island, where another week will
be spent in shooting. 1g
Next the New Hebrides will be visited,
for the purpose of adding a few cannibals
to the expedition. Comp aratively young
cannibals will be taken !aspan ordinary
matter of precaution,i and they will be fed
for a while on sugared popcorn and other
food that is calculated TO turn juvenile
voracity into proper direction, The. Car
| dimes and other islands win also be AL
lowed TO contribute to the South Sea
show, and IN any lunatta ched property is
found on the route, it will-b marked on
the chart as belonging to the King of
Nassau and Sophia, and Mr.. ,MoOr's pri-
vate banner viii be noisted on the shorn
trunk Of a cocoanut tree.
Fifty and sixty additional men and wo-
men representing all the island types will
be picked up, and then the yachts will be
II
and his troupe will arrive. about April /,
and they will stay with the Hawaiian ex-
hibit at the fair for two weeks before pro
ceeding overland. Mr.. Moors has formed
a partnership with Buffalo Bill to show
all next summer at Bay Ridge, between
New York and Coney Island. There the
two shows will be separated, but con-
Quoted under joint management.
Mrs MOOrs, the wife of the self-ap-
pointed king, says she is very fond Of her
island home, and though she has taken a
strong liking TO the United States she and
her husband will return to the South Seas
every winter while the show business is
followed. The success at Chicago has in
duced Mr.. Moors to try a season at public
exhibition, but he has no idea that he
will bring company to America after
next year. The islanders do not want to
stay in America during the winter, nor
are they willing to stay away longer
than six months, and the travelling ex-
penses for an entirely new troupe every
season would be enormous.
The dnties of reigning over couple Of
islands that are far apart do not seriously
worry the American successor to the can
nibal kings. In his absence the ruler
does not REQUIRE his stewards or servants
to keep books or to keep him specially in
formed Of the numbers of his stock for
he knows they are honest. Peculiarly
honest are these dusky subjects, for the
king has tested them by leaVidg a cask Of
wine within reach during his absence
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