Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-16
PircAInv.s PRESIDENT HERE.
The Chief Executive OF n south sea
RenubIic Visits the United states.

(San Francisco EXaminer)
The captain and crew Of the missionary
brig Pitcairn were received at the
seyenth-Day Adventist Colony in oak
land last night. The Pitcairn has Just re-
turned from her nth annual cruise among
the Islands IN the South Sea. Captain >;
Il. Graham and his crew sailed OUT y.
Oakland harbor 0n NAY nstn, 1te ,,ons
and has explored new fields. Inc prie nus
gone into winter quarter3 .ho
An Interesting OlIlciaI came up on tne
Pitcairn IN the person OF the ZION. >. ~.
Mccoy President or P ,,.ia 9oi iSI away
down south, and his word IS NV. + -,
dent Mccoy has lD subjects uhcsr mn,
who are ruled by Parilainent %. 500
men. These men are elected every !e ~
and they select the President. Inc Fur'iA
ment makes the laws. which are theil sp-
proved by the President Besl1es uylls
President Mr. Mccoy Is CHER OF tne DS,
partmert OF Justice. and passes on ~
&c. y,,bars there is n controversy. Az
his subjects are Adventists. Ever thlls
on the island Is carried on py tne ~
operative plan. The President was W
on the island and has been CHOSEN ruleI
Tor several wears When the missionary
brig landed at Pitcairn, President mccoy,
who Is engaged In missionary WorA -
affairs Of State IN charge OF ,he
President and made the tour or the isI.nas
with CAPTAIN Graham. IL was ms ih'eh-
ton TO land at the New Heordes OF .no
santa Cruz Islands and establish ms
sion there among the natlFes, ahu my
work his way back TO nus o., 9,a Via HH mon
Of the South Sea still consider white peQQ-
Die an excellent article OF dlet, 80 ,,eoy
dent Mccoy postponed his stay ohe TO-
President Mccoy found that the hins
still reigns on Palmerston lslandi anu al
his subjects are members q the 10! a.
family IN explaining ms olseoNeiy 90 90
this island. DIR. Mccoy tells an lhleI es 49,.
story. The island is a long distanse iISil
anv group. and is very lonely. Inc III
cairn dropped anchor and parry W.
sent ashore 10 explore the lsiand. hhey
had been on land but q snort linas W. W.
Irestdent Mccoy met the King VINO az,
nonnceI that he was the ruler or ule
leland He IS a full-blooded Whlte ma H.
and what was more astonishing 70 uhs 80
porers they found that ever uoqy o 49,, S,l
Island could speak the Engusn ,'ne uas :;
The King was found 70 be a maze ~ az
hearty. iollv. good fellow, and his suojeoit,s
yvera IN prosperOus. They titled the son.
and are a self-sustalnlns lNypld chilfrar
were forty-fye men, women anu oili'.. !
on the roll as subjects OF the hlhF, az
this Included everybody on tuo l sia..,i
strange to say, every subject Is reiateu
u .g T1ie sforv OF how this old fellow came
m rule on this island Is a queer one,
! safd President Mccoy to-day, nay ~ .
the story from his own llps- Many yea,dS
IT,.
i,1ooired about the world "a sailor.
ISinoilv he deserted HIS ship. and .ooh
I refuge on one Of the ISLANDS, Wheis ~ IL
/ were q few natives. lie learned ilo ~,
/ eYIage. and became 4 great favorite WIN
| fhe neople one day he selected Two M
/ tive women for his wives. and Win mem mem
| 10 locataf on palmerstOn lslanu. ne
were the first inhabitants or the is'ailu
so far as / know. The old sui OF VEN IN
IN raising cOcOanuts HIS sons grew W
| and they wanted wives Their Iathet
/ fitted up a small vessel, ana away 49, ',o,
! eons went 10 the nearest island ana gOt
| themselves wives, The population Oh ve sry
Ir@e'oTiifiv nntu now Of the fOrty-five in
/ habitants every one IL related 10 lhs
sailor king -. r ,ros,1o "a
! PRESIDENT and Chief Of the Department
! of Justice. everything goes along siIo ,,si
/ " IL Is the ideal way lot leOpte ~ ~ % T,
! FOR IL is case OF ever So 49,, no lsea
| neighbor. our Parliament OF seven t mtrs
| No lowe and elects q President ihet
/ is no salarled office on the lsiand. III
fact. we do not deal IN money. ana ,nele
! ~ no circulating medium on the lsi a.,
| one man does all the trading. ana theni
| n dfvision Is made No one on inc lsldilu
| &c allowed 10 get ahead Of his helgnpor.
while we hy the English flag, sun W.
| receive no Instructions Oh any hih~ Ai''
| the English Government; tt,,,o -,
| 81 stared out 10 make a mlsslohdry
trim. and went to Tahiti Island Ia, ktra Nl,
| 20. Palmerston, samoa. long, 49,, - " s.ionds
Hebrides, Banks, and santa CtuZ i -. NeSs
! I Intended to establish mission at Ne"
Hebrides or santa Cruz, but found the
| peODie too WHO. 81. .,, -, tbe
"There are only two white men on ths
whole group OF Santa cruz islanes' -
~, -oTest started a mission, but he mas
Even i've il up. and has gone into business '
ae has an assistant. and both OF them
nave had many narrow escapes rom , 81 SS
| ing killed by the natives snah VIZ Z.
| Osi,land until our vessel leaves again
and then / win return to my OLD h9h'
and resume my duties on the Island