The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-01-19
WILCOKON TAP
He and CaypIess in
Washington.
The Amusing Pair Take in the Pos,
Newspaper With Their Boasts
and Misrepresentation.

"fN Hi'iN " NeN iN'tf'''r'
The following g. from ,hl Washius
ton Post OF January Bad.
The Hawaiian ga 3l promises
some lively d,s.u Jon O, aa carly
date u not by mcmbcrs ot Congress,
certainly by rival delegations tom the
sandwich Islands Commissioner
claiming 20 repre- en-. the native Ha-
waiians arrived here saturday, afer a
journey eastward by way Of Seattle,
and are CHARTERED a. wizards Hotel
for the session. They are NJ Robert
w. Wilcox, who bears the title OF THE
Reyoluuonist" among his native ad-
mirers, and who Is a splendid physical
specimen OF the Kanaka race. and sir.
Edgar Caypless, an attorney OF Homo
lulu, who was born in New York, sud
led at South Carolina University In the
same class with Senator T.lman, and
then megrated TO the Islands Of the
Pa1mc.
Mr. Wilcox has long been an inter-
esting individual Ia Hawaiian affairs.
He is very dark skinned, tall, and
erect His raven black hair Is combed
with flourish over his forehead. Per
feet teeth. white as pearls, glsten from
under his blaCK mustache. Mr. Wilcox
speaks English well but with some
hesitation, and Is credited wi h being
able to converse intelligibly in both
Italian and French He was in Wash
ington about twenty years ago as a
young man, then being en- route to
Italy. He was sent there for six years
by King Kalakaua to attend the mill
tary school at Turin, especially TO
study artillery practice.
Led Assault by the Hawaiians.
In more recent times Mr.. Wilcox has
been the champion OF Lilluokalani and
the native Hawaiians. Ii was ne who
led the unexpected assault on those
who had seized the government from
her in 1896. His soldiers had been Sc
GREETED in extinct volcanoes. including
Diamond Head and the Punch Bowl. so
called, overlooking Honolulu, but pro-
visions failed them and when the SOL
dlers were starved out they surrender
ed. Mr.. Wilcox as their leader, was at
first sentenced to death. but this SEN
ttuNt ldLfi 10 lHlTl
five years imprisonment and fine OF
$4,000. The latter sentence was event
many set aside.
Mr.. Wilcox and Mr.. Caypless are
stoutly opposed to the Dole faction in
Hawaii, and Mr.. Wilcox has been fire.
quently mentioned as the acceptable
candidate OF the native Hawaiians for
the governor of the islands. II is gen
orally understood that they will urge
the appointment OF new commission
to visit Hawaii, TO he composed of six
members, three Americans and three
Hawaiians. The req son for asking a
new commission Is that native Hawaii
ans were not consul ed az all when the
old commission visited the islands in
the summer of 1898. and that President
Dole and Judge Frear, who were mem
bers of that commission, aid not at all
represent the ideas OF the native fac
ton. There have been hints that the
two gentlemen just arrived in Wash
ington may have some disclosures of
Importance TO make before the Com
mittees on Territories. but they de-
cllned last evening to discuss any such
phase of their mission here.
Oppose a Territorial Government.
I'VE are not in accord with the rec
ommendation for a territorial form of
government for Hawaii" said MIR.
Caypless. mlddle-aged man, with
black hair and eyes, who talks rapidly
and In a somewhat nervous manner |
81 am not prepared yet to say what
form OF government we would advise |
for the islands, but we have come to
Washington to remain for the winter
and to look after the interests of the
native Hawaiians before Congress as
far as we may be able to do so. When
ever plan is proposed before the com
mittees We shall hope to be heard. |
Thus far. the Hawaiians have not been
consulted at all. The missionary fac
ton have had entire say.
THE Hawaiians, although they have |
not been Consulted ABOUT annexation |
and are not well treated by the provi-
sional governing authorities In the ISL
ands," continued Mr.. Caypless, who did
most OF the talking on Hawaiian topics,
have always been a gentle people and
have never cried out against Ameri-
cans. They now want an opportunity
TO be heard"
AS an example OF the treatment that
the natives receive, Mr.. Caypless spoke
Of an accident that caused the death of
a resident OF Honolulu. Not long ago
one OF the electric wire poles near the
palace rotted away and the live wire
fell into the street. The plant is oper-
lted by the government A native was
driving down the street In cab, when
his horse stepped on the wire and fell
lead. The native was preclpitated out
)f the carriage upon the dead animal
and also died Immediately.
Made a Distinction in Claims.
A claim was filed with the attorney
general for $3.50 on account of the
horse, and II was agreed to pay sl25.
Then claim for the death OF the ma
I've was filed, and the a..orney general
-ulel that the government was not la
Die In the promises. "ThIs Is only an
instance" said Mr.. Capyless "going to
show that the missionary faction look
ipon an animal as OF more importance
han a native. Formerly the mission
lries were noted In the Islands for piety
md interest in sugar Now II Is most