The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-28
The Italian Once More
In Type.
Tells Washington About His Great
Career--Celso Caesar Moreno
Chimes In "FearIe;sy."

!
reno and Bob Wilcox A recent num-
Der OF the paper covers half its first
page with picture of Wilcox in his
Italian uniform, labeled Robert w. |!
Wilcox, the First Governor OF Hawaii" |
The Bee prints, on another page, |
modest autobiography of the visiting
states nan, from which these extracts |
and abstracts are take.i
Mr.. Wilcox tells where he was born
and reared; how he was sent by the
King to Italy to learn the way TO or
ganize an army in Hawaii; how he be-
cane sub-lieutenant of artillery and
was finally recalled by the missionary
Cabinet of Hawaii; and then he relates
the following circumstances:
In 1887. while he was in Italy he
married an Italian lady of nobility, no
less than cousin of Prince Ferdinan-
do Marco Antonio Giuliano Colonna di
Stigliano of Naples, who is now the
ison-in-law OF Mrs. J. w. Mackay of Ne
lvada; her name is Baronessa Gina So
| brero. They both went to Hawaii, and
they both suffered persecution from
the missionary party. So they both
left Hawaii and resided at San Fran
cisco, California. There his wife gave
birth to daughter, whom they named
Victoria Colonna, and they all lived
| there over a year. He was employed
in the Spring Valley Water Works as
a surveyor.
I'm 1889 he went back to Honolulu
while his wife and child returned to
Italy. On July 80, 1889, he revolted the
Missionary Government with a big
following of natives, whose sole object
was to put King Kalakaua in position
of King again from the Inundated po-
sition of puppet king who was help
less. He succeeded in the morning
with few armed men in taking pos
session OF the Palace and the Govern
ment building at Honolulu. But King
fKalakaua failed to carry out his part;
lin fact, he failed to have courage, and
he deserted Wilcox, and ordered his
Isoldiers not TO do anything in any way
Ito assist Wilcox. Mr.. Wilcox's men
had few arms, and at a. m. the Mis-
tsionary Party found out that the King
had deserted Wilcox and he would no
nave the support of the Kings Guard
so 500 riflemen of the Missionary Par.
ty' turned out against the unarme(
men of Wilcox, but took all day to cap
ltuTe him, who resisted all day with
five armed men in the wooden Bunga
low of the King"
After telling how he "terroriZed'' the
lDoIe regime for two weeks in 1893, vii
cox rebukes the Pope for annulIing hi
marriage with the Italian Baroness OF
the ground that he was not a Catholic
1T was a mistake" says the autobiog
lrapher, because Mr.. Wilcox is stronI
supporter of the Catholic religion
everywhere; in face, his children ar
Catholic
But here is the richest bit--the &C
count of the First Governors" mar
riage to Theresa Cartwright:
In 1896 he married Princess The
= resa Owana Kaobelelani, a descendan
>. of the Great House of Keona, the ia
Their of Kamehameha the Great. By tn
Italian Baroness he had only daugt
ter. who died in Italy. By the Hawaii
an Princess he has two children livini
y one is Prince Roberto Keona and til
- other Princess Virginia Kaihikapum;
hama
In conclusion, the distinguished Wi
-- cox says he is "the recognized lead'
OF the native Hawaiians and will I
doubt be the Governor of Hawaii"
Moreno Gets In.
The Bee also prints this commun
cation from Celso Caesar Moreno, WI
writes at long range in his "customal
fearless manner"
Sc II never had any sympathy for t
missionary fathers and sons in Hawf
1Q because in silence / have attentively (
the SPOT observed them in their ref
ST rious work of plundering, oppressil
and demoraliZing the Godlike natl
ne Hawaiians, but always thought tn
they had some men of brains amo,
on them today, like Saint Thomas, tn
l have heard and touched and seen t
emissaries Of the missionary ring sc
to Washington to defend their NJ
lost cause. l think that the missiona
power in Hawaii derived its force a
durations solely from the countle
w blunders and blind credulity OF the
Z ira timid Hawaiian kings and queer
especially Liliuokalani, who blunder
more than all her predecessors. III
she has ruined Hawaii, the Hawaiian
her brother Kalakaua, and finally n
self, and forever with the burlesque
sistance of her well-paid laquais, lit
to Palmer.
The missionaries in Hawaii ia
been, and are at present, at the oott'
of all troubles, but viii cease to be
in the future. for the provisions of
:" now amended Hawaiian Bill in
60 House of Representatives have broE
= the backbone of the missionary r
and will protect the harmless Hawai-
g lamb from the rapacity Of the missii
! airy wolf.
THE Committee on Territories
the House of Representatives fs CO
posed Of able and humane men
they quickly saw that in this Hawai-
Territory Bill they had a noble W
to accomplish. viz: the deliverance
the defenceless native Hawaiians Fl
the cold. cruel and venal tyranny OF
o. intensely greedy missionary ring CT
posed OF low men from all lands, '
preach and prey On Sunday, do
kinds of tricks and trafics through