The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-05

name is Mr.. p. Collin, a gentleman Oh
rather advanced age, who hails from
Sweden. Mr.. Collin has a beautitui
daughter whose name is Ella ana the
King OF Ilikan is in New YORK 10
marry her and take her back TO the
Southern seas to place her by his
side on the throne of semi-savage
land. Miss Ella is simply charmed.
She often dreamed of being n princess
or a queen. and her fond mother,
comely matron of perhaps 40, said that
fate had destined her daughters life
to be one of luxury and power. she
thinks that as the queen, Ella, the.
young lady, will exert powerful in
fluence over her subjects and eventual
~ lead the savage bands, over whom
King Hobbs rules, to Christianity. The
of this wedding of royal proportions
has not yet been definitely fixed. But
it probably will occur within two
months. To make il the more patriotic
the engagement was announced on July
last. Early In the afternoon of that
day the Emperor of the Cannibal
islands called upon the mother of the
future queen and asked for the fair
Elias hand in marriage. He said he
wished to make her-the fairest crea
ture on earth--his queen and bride.
The comedy Mrs Collin smiled and
asked for the Kings credentials.
They were promptly produced and in
cluded all manner of newspaper clip
pings from different parts of the world.
After careful examination Of the
royal scrapbook, Mrs. Collin gave her
consent to the browning of her daugh-
ter, but stipulated that the future queen
should have couple OF months in
which TO think for herself. Ella is only
IS years old and King Hobbs is "a. |
She has a face of the most classic |
character Her eyes are large and lus-
trous. Her hair, OF which there is a
vast profusion, is of most beautiful |
Titan hue. and reminds one OF Mrs. |
Leslie Carriers tresses.
From the upper lip to the extremity |
of the forehead the face of King Hobbs |
is like that of Senator Hill. His eyes are |
very dark, and the expression of his |
face is generally frank and pleasant. |
he is not a pirate King, nor is there !
any of the adventurous about him. He |
is an ordinary, plain, everyday, modest |
who fell into luck by chance |
elk years agowhlle the politicians of the |
New Hebrides were looking for a |
Moses. Like Robinson Crusoe, he be- |
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short time without the aid OF any Man
Friday. With his simple air and mod
est demeanor, there is nothing of the
comic opera king about John Hobbs. |
The one remarkable thing about this
up-to-date ruler, is that he is a good |
lima. His father is now a practicing |
physician in Atlanta. Ga. His grand |
father used to be a senator.
He has roamed around the globe at |
Will for many years past, and finally !
made Sidney. n. S. W., his home. In |
The year 1890 the Australian govern !
ment sent him into the sugar fields to |
investigate the then new labor law. or |
all the laborers employed at this indus |
try he found none so capable as the |
men from the Hebrides. 1t was seldom |
that the contractors returned the |
islanders to their native homes-1, 200 |
miles away-after their terms of work |
had been fulfilled. The natives of each |
island Of the New Hebrides group
speak different languages, and regard |
each other as deadly enemies. Canni-
balism is quite common. The labor
law laid down by the government de-
creed that each of the savages should
be sent back TO their own king and
island when his term of service in the
sugar plantations was over. 1t was to
see that this law was carried out by
The contractors that John Hobbs was
sent among them. On his way TO the
Ilika Islands in 1890 the vessel in which
nc sailed was wrecked in a hurricane.
Putting a cork jacket over his palamas