New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-20
WILCOX AND NOWLIEN.

THEIR CHARACTER AND THEIR CONNECTION
WITH FORMER DISTURBANCES ~ HAWAII
Washington. Jan. l9-R. W. Wilcox the leader 81
tho friisrat ed revolutionary uprising In Hawaii. Is
briefly described ny Minister Wills IN dispatch 20
ia. state Department, dated Honolulu. November
- 100 lie says: "R. W. Wilcox is tho notorious
b,lfbrceI who engineered the revolution Of lsS9."
Among tho nfHdavits submitted b. Commissioner
nloun, IL one from Samuel Nowlen CAS- his name
appears TO be. and not Nowein. "a telegraphed
from san Frarcisco) the associate OF Wilcox In the
uprising Nowllen appears to have been one Of the
intimate friends ~ i.luokalani He Was the cap
,ain commanding the household guards" who was
u control ~ the Royal palace on the 18th ana l'th
Ie,s ~ January. lssl.' when IN" Government
Of the Queen. ovcrihrown. lie IN
formed Mr. Bloun, In m AFFIDAVIT that h. had
under his command nj that time total armed
force ~ ~ men Of all ranks. Of which . men
Mere regulars Of the household guards andto men
were native Hawaiian volunteers fully armed and
equipped with twelve brcechloading rihed carnons
austrian make and one Calling. Ill Springfield
rifles d- = A. and i5 Winchester repeating
army riaea with a. so rounds OF ammunition" All
those he turned over 10 J. II. Soper. who IL now
tho rommanAsr-In-chief OF tho forces Of the Re-
public
Wuco, himself was one OF Bouni's Witnesses
Some II his testimony IL interesting IN View OF re-
cent occurrences He said that his father was an
American from Newport. r. l.. and his mother
Hawaiian that he educated partly at the
military academy OF Turin. Italy. where he was
sent by the Hawaiian Government In 1880 He de-
tailed his participation In what Is called the Ash
ford wilcox rebellion IN 1879. He stated TO MT
Bount his objections 10 the present government OF
Hawaii follows.
MY objection IL that this government Is govern
ment de facto OF The missionary party. II IL not
popular one. IL Is against the wishes OF the natives
and good many white people. II was established
by Mr. stevens do not believe In Government
established by a strong hand. II | am defeated
am all right. am revolutlonist."
What do you mean by saying / am revolu-
tionsr,"
Il mean that have started severnl"
lie then detailed In reply TO questions hIs particl-
patton In the revolution In 1889. stating that the
King. Kaakaua against whom nomlnally the
movement was made. really party To IT, ana
he denied that there any understanding be-
tween Liliuokalani and himself that she was To
take the place OF KalakRua II the revolution was
successful This attempted revolution. 1t VIII be re-
membcrcd. waa frustrated by the landing Of ma
rines from "A United states man-of-war who took
possession II the palace grounds ana restored the
authority OF kns Kalakaua.
Mr. rhurs;on. tho Hawaiian Minister, sald that
Wilcox was an advocate OF annexation TO the United
States long before any Amercan-born resident
broach,d tho subject and was vicc-pr'sl'nt "t one
- IN. annexation clubs after the Queen was over
thrown. when annexation failed and he received
no Office under the republic. Wilcox became a Royal
lsi and hns since that time been an active enemy
u the Government. Ne and Burke. the latter now
being IN prison charges Of being concerned I'm
a plot to overthrow the republic. fought he GOV
eminent through the little newspapers which they
established-shees resembling circulars and costing
about SO week 20 maintain.
SAN Nowiien. the other leader OF the recent at
tempt" said Mr. Thurston. "is "A saloon-kceper He
n an intense Royalist and was the chief of the
household guards Of the ex-Queen. His character
is that OF the average keeper of glnmiil Now
lien II half-whIte
In the testimony OF volney \. Ashford before
Commissioner B,ount. the Wilcox revolution OF 1889
is thus described:
After going to California. on the failure OF the
nrst or "DomInis" conspiracy, Wilcox sought en-
ployment as engineer In the Spring Valley Water
Works ill April 1883. when Liliuokalan called him
back again 70 assist her 10 restore the rights OF
the native chiefs" He at once responded and,