The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-12-22
WILCOX IN CONGRESS
Divorced Wifs Of Hawaii's Delegate
Will Ask for His Rejection.

Raluen W'Oa cTedenCe that q contest
would be made against Robert w.
Wilcox, the Hawaiian delegate elect,
taxing bis seat in Congress have
b eu verified in the Last few days,
and it now appears that the prime
mover in the proposed contest
against Wilcox ia 20 less person
than his divorced wife, the Princess
Gina Colonna Sobrero de Sta gliono.
Wilcox soon altar his arrival in this
cfy ridiculsd the idea that any OPP
position would be made to his LAX
NIX bis seat in Congress, and de-
Glazed that his enemies in tina Ha-' |
waiian Islands had simply trumped
up a case in accusing him Of bigamy,
aud that bis divorced wife, who is
III Italy, had and slill has The kind
liest feslings toward him.
10 letter to a lady who resides
in the southern part Of the State
the Princess Culonua recently wrote
that she contemplated a visit to
America 10 the near future, and
then says: IL can never forgivs the
man who ruined my young liie and
who deceived ms into marrying
him bv wicked and false stories 81
to our future ltis in Hawaii. The
post OF honor to which hs aspirrs in
the Congress Of Am srica shall never
ne his, If cal stop it. and for that
reason shall soon visi your coun-
try ="
Judging ny the pction which Con.
gross Jok in the case OF Brigham
Roberts OF Utah, who was not al
lowed to take his scat in thu nation.
Al legis ature, there seems to ba. lit.
tie chance for Wilcox ever being
sw ,Tn in as a member cf Congress,
il his divorced wife carries out her
plans TO opp SO him. Roberts was
r'j~c'et by Congress, who found
him guilty Of contracting bigamous
marri,gs, aud Wilcox's case is ident-
zeal with, tn vt of Roberts.
/, The white population OF tho Ha
waiian Islands il determined that
Wilcox shall no. represent their in
terest inl,ongrsss, and every fort
is being made t. prevent him from
Z doing so.f There eau he lit Ia doubt
as tn the action Congress will take
in the contest, for the case OF Brig
ham Il ,beIts fornis precedent
: which is not likely to be set aSide
Wilcox, who is a "half white,
won the princess az his bride when
, no was IN lita'y stu Loot il
: Italy and the protexe Of tbs late
}. King IF Hawai-. The bland shm = nj
d aud roseate stories he painted had q
: rude awakening When the couple
reached their island home In 1897
Disguised with her bu.hsnd's &C
d tions, the young princass Il I'd to this
" uty, where her child was born
q Wilcox followed her aud for time
: they were in the drest straits. vii
D cox went back to Hawaii aud hu
u vie was assisted to return to he
D. home in Italy. F. ur years ago sh'
fled suit for annulmeut OF the mar
riage ia the Italian courts, ant
shortly afterward Wilcox married
the Princess Kaohelelani, d -seend
ant OF the Kamehamehas, despite
the fact that his Italian VITA ha(
not yet secured her legal freedom
u Since Wilcox and his Italian viii
separated she has alW avs expressed
Il the most bitter feelings toward
x him, and il she should come t,
r. Washington to protest against bi
10 being seated in Congress. it is SAT
81 to assume that she will not decorat
re him with "leis" or welcome hin
O. with "alohas." IS. r. CaV,
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