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FLORIDA's ISLAND KING.
A Princess Born to Inherit the
Throne of the IIIyka Islands.


Throne of the IIIyLa Islands.
Ocala, Fla, Nov. 25-Col. John F. Hobbs
known in Ocala as Oumalea, king of a
tribe of cannibals inhabiting the nlyka
Islands, in the South Pacific seas, since
leaving this city three years ago, after
FIRST obtaining the consent and approval
of his subjects, has led to the marriage
altar wealthy bride, of rare beauty and
accomplishments, which event was noted
in the New York newspapers at the time
with all the eclat and space that a genuine
royal marriage could possibly evoke. Pic
lures of King Oumalea and his bride
whose title will be Queen Mlalie, when
she shall share the throne with her royal
husband, were given in the New York
newspapers in their conventional cos
tunes and the royal purple of the lily
kas. SO great an event was joyfully cele-
brated by the islanders. The marriage
has borne royal fruit and the World of
last Sunday devoted two full pages to
the birth of Illynda, the little royal Drin-
cess, who was born in that city few
days ago. over land and sea a
thanksgiving message is swiftly
speeding to the group of can
nibal islands announcing the birth
of the future queen of their tribe The
whole group of isles will be in commotion
and every hut will be decorated with flow
ers and skeletons of missionaries tooth
somely devoured. The great Joy dance will
be performed nightly in the village
squares. Almost naked and deliberately ia
tooed, the braves of the tribes will whirl
in wild gyrations. They will branish
spears made of human bones, they will
sound their tom toms, covered with human
md flNvNv I,
into the air
The great carnival will finally terminate
with royal pots of hot missionary SCUM
Your correspondent makes special notice
of this royal birth because Ocala is di-
rectly interested in it, When a boy, King
Oumalea resided in this county, and be-
cause of the pleasant associa lions formed
then, has greatly honored Ocala in the Sc
lection of his ministers of state Now
three years ego, he conferred the follow
ing offices with titles named, upon the
following well-known gentlemen:
imperial Prime Minister wakabiama)
Col j. II. Livingston
Imperial Secretary of State (Wlnkibio>
ka), Hon. w. S. Bullock.
Imperial Secretary of War OHoxigeka)
Col VIM. c. Jeffords.
Captain General of the Land and Naval
Forces (GankikaugmajiD, Col Samuel F.
Marshall
Imperial Secretary of the Treasury Obi
anna Gabiama), Capt Louis j. Brumby.
Attorney General (WakandagahD, Col
R. A. Burford.
Imperial Secretary of the Navy (Hahu-
cinuda), Maj Samuel w. league
Imperial Secretary of Agriculture WAX
andaka) Col Adam Eichelberger
Imperial Secretary of the Interior (Wa-
dangikD, Hon. f. e. Harris
Collector of Imperial Revenues (Naxa-
George
Secretary of Education and Great Dis
penser of Light (Nikahika), Prof. John
Jacob Earle
Imperial Chief Justice of the Empire
CKimkagahD, ex-Mayor John G. Rear
don.
Imperial Postmaster General CKankeka),
Col. John NJ. Martin.
Imperial Surgeon General (Kakakeka),
DR.. e. Van Hood.
Imperial Surveyor General (Nackitan-
ga), Capt James r. Moorehead.
Grand Imperial High Executioner (Kan-
gaxa Panka), Hon. b. Du Pre- Hodge.
Keeper of the Privy Seal (Wakagiha),
Stump Bullock
Imperial Historian CUmabipnajD, Col. c.
H Campbell.
Protector of the High Seas CNudahan-
ga), Commodore Winfield S. Proskey.
Imperial Medical Inspector (Esnajaka),
DIR. John NJ. Thompson.
Keeper of the Imperial Robes 0Makawe-
ka), col. Edwin Spencer.
Imperial Poet Laureate Pankawaka),
Count Waldorf Kosciusko Zewadski.
Imperial Composer CKinkacta), J. How
ard Chaiile.
Imperial Connosieur of Precious Stones
| Kankaka), Capt Fred G. Is. Wethe.
| Imperial Purveyor of Meats Gncluding
| live missionaries) (Bostaka), Col. Joe Da-
| Wis.
| Grand Imperial Howler for the whole
group of Illyka Islands Qlkahalaka), Mai
| Frank Moorhead, successor to Joe Nc
! Pherson.
Soon King Oumalea will carry his beau.
! tiful queen to his doting subjects. Hei
| auburn tresses will increase their idola-
| trous worship of her, because they will be-
| lieve that she is truly child of the sun.
| God; and little Illyuda, the royal princess
| they will cherish as a cherubm from the
moon; Oumalea himself because of his
marvellous appearance on their island an6
| his rescue of them from English annihila.
ton, they believe was fallen from Mars.
His leave of absence, beginning with the
| worlds fair, has now expired, and his
| Ocala ministers of state need not be sur.
| prised at any moment TO receive a roya
| summons for instant departure to theil
distant dominions
Great finds of silver and gold, rubies
| emerads diamonds, and other precious
stones, are reported in the great group OF
| the Illka islands, nine-tenths OF
which, under the long established
| custom of the tribe. go TO the king, ant
his minister of state and the Ocala gen.
| tlemen, who have been so illustriously
| honored by him, will find themselves the
| richest potentates in the world. If the,
so desire, they can in few years return
| 60 Ocala dressed in costumes so beiewele6
| with diamonds as to outshlne a whole sys
tenn of electric lights.
DefnuIter Brought Back a CorDse.
Brunswick, Ga, Nov 26.-The body OF
Noses Mcdonald colored. was brought tr
brunswick to-day for burial Mcdonald