The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-25

The subject of this sketch was
born at Ulupalakua on Maui in the
year 1866, and is consequently "a
years of age. His father William
Wilcox, was an American, carpen-
ter by trade, and was for many years
in the employ of the late Captain
James Makee, who about that date
introduced colony of farmers and
tradesmen, and located them on and
around his plantation. Young VIII
cox received the best education OBJ
tainable in those days, and soon at
ter arriving at age was nominated
and elected as representative from
UIupalakua to the national leglsla-
ture, in which he became a favorite of
Mr.. Gibson, who was then becoming
prominent in politics.
At the close of the Legislative SEES
sion, he was selected with several
Hawaiian youths, to be educated
abroad. He and Robert Boyd were
sent to Italy, one to receive a mill
tary and the other a naval education.
If we remember rightly, they were
sent in care of Mr.. Moreno, Of whom
we shall have something to say in
future. During Wilcox's absence of
five or six years, he acquired a fair
knowledge Of military tactics and
engineering, aud became CONVEX
SAINT with the Italian and French
languages. On the accession Of the
| Reform Government he and the
other Hawaiian youths abroad were
recalled, and he arrived here early
in 1888, accompanied with his bride
who was the daughter Of an officer
in the Italian army. She has al
ways been spoken of by those who
knew her, as an educated and &C
complished lady.
Finding no employment here, Mr.
and Mrs Wilcox returned to Sar
Francisco early in 1888, and re
NAMED for some months, she finally
leaving her husband and returning
to her fathers family in Italy, wher'
she is now. One child was born t.
them, which she took home. Shortl.
after his wife left him, he returned
here, and opened an Office In Kins
street, as a land surveyor, but me
with very poor success. He mad
his home with the Princess LiliuC
kalani.
Early in the present year, b
turned his attention to politics, an
endeavored to work up some pla
for overthrowing the present GOV
eminent, many of the better class c
natives and half whites advising hir
not to undertake it, aud refusing t
advance money for this purpose
He, however, succeeded In securin
the cooperation of few natives c
the lower class, together with fey
half whites who had been in tn
employ of the government, and fc
various reasons had been dismissed
: His crowd was mostly composed {
the ignorant and disaffected, Will
out money, position or ability, an
the result was just what might haV
been expected-a complete failure
It is somewhat singular that all tn
Hawaiian youths sent abroad to b
educated, about the same time wit
, Wilcox, have proved failures. Ha
they been assigned to learn trade
, like young CRUDE in Boston, mos
} undoubtedly their training abroa
} would have fitted them to fill usefr
+; positions at home. But ornament;
| and military education is who'll
!, unsuited for Hawaiians.
, Mr.. Wilcox having been arreste
! as concerned in the instruction {
3 July 3Oth, was first charged wit
a treason. Before the trial came O
Z this week, the Indictment VIZ
l changed to conspiracy, and is sti
t pending in the courts. The chang
r was made, we understand, for til
| reason, that owing to the state {
{ feeling among the natives, there We
t more chance of his conviction on til
9 latter charge than on that of Treason
t which is a capital offense.
0 The portrait at the head of tn
l column was engraved by Mr.. ]
, Ollert, of this city, from a pilot,
g graph taken while Wilcox was
Italy, and shows him in his cad'
uniform.