The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-21
ADVENTUROUS LIFE OF
HAWAiI'S DELE GATE
New York WORLDLY


Gigantic o. stature, swarthy of skin,
accomplished OF manner. martial in car
anent Is Robert w. Wilcox, the native
Hawaiian who has Just been elected as
the hrst delegate 10 congress from that
His tides are as numerous as the names
OF q Spanish baby First ii was Hsuten-
So N the royal artillery o. Italy; later
it was subl-eutenant in the Italian navy
Further on !u his career we find him i
major in King kalakaua : army. and
49,. that monarch was dethrOned he
- heiq MS commission under Queen
LiEuOkalani- StiN later the title OF
Prince NiliCOChi was conferred upon him
When the mOnaTchial government was
OverthrOwn WILCOX became the FIRST gov
erROr- Each party he has followed, or
led, has seemed most 9lopitIous- Inc
latest honor conferred upon him is d seat
l. the United States congress
It IS significant fact that wilcox
should be victorious IN this fight when it
= well known that he had been a bitter
opponent Of the annexation of Hawaii
Wilcox was born Feb. 10, 1855, at MaurI,
one Of the islands OF HAWAII Ills father,
William ;. Wilcox Of Newport, r. l..
was a ship carpenter. His mother was
/ q black kanaka-a native Hawaiian
He attended an American missionary
school on the island. Here he formed an
intimate friendship with James kaneola
Booth, the Legitimate son of King David
kalakaua. The boys grew up to early
manhood together, and while tTeachery
and intrigue were common IN the KING
court. they walked on the sandy bedcil
and dreamed of future when they could
lead the army and strengthen the thrOnes
Then Wilcox conceived an idea. At his
suggestion Booth pleaded with his unac-
knowled-ed father that the two boys be
sent to some European military school
to prepare for great future King hala-
kaua acQu1eSced, ana appolnteu MS prime
I minister. Don Caesar CelSO Moreno, az
- ambassador TO Italy and placed the
two lads under his charge. IN 1871 MO
reno placed them in the Royal Military
( aC2de-cy at Turin. In 1882 the boys OBJ
tanned admission to the military college,
q 80 F4-ar al "
the commission of subheutenants IN the.
navy 80,
cox developed a romantic ahaire de
cco,,-' He met and loved the beautiful
/ Princess Gina Sobrero az Sug1ano, niece
Of Prince FerdlndndO Marco NoiOlhd W
( Stfoliano. who Is now the SOn-in-laW OF
Mrs J. W. Mackay.
He knew that the princess would never
give her hand to a plebeian by birth, II
not by education and rank.
Pride was her strongest characteristic
and to her pride he appealed
Princess Gina had youth, beauty
wealt-. ambition and love OF romance;
The daShing officer, IN ms strength ana
Youth fulfilled her ideas of a cheValier.
one thing was lacking, and this VOID
Wilcox found means of filing a prince
3 he would beI A royal scion from Hawaii!
He was stationed at Naples Minister
! Moreno was in Turin Young Booth was
on the sea. Who was to dispute the
word of the Oncer-he Of the noble Inlen
and nrinceIy accomplishments
+ yT:tccx wooed and won the royal beau
~ and with pride ana commence Saiieu
with her for his native land.
4 bIoodIess revolution had taken place
in Honolulu. The missionary party had
[ overpowered the king and taken charge OF
the administration. 1t was then that
Wilcox was recalled
He was the idol of his people; Those
who did not admire him feared him. All
came beneath the spell OF his influence
save Gina, the far princess. one uI9u!-
/ ed beneath the weight or SIta l = VII VIZ
[ she discovered that she had not married
/ q Prince but the son OF Wnlte car
( po-.-c- and a black woman:
Wilcox had court 9I aenll a Iii steeied
( her heart In 1929 Princess Gina deserted
/ Wilcox and came to America. WILCOX
traced his fair consort TO san francesca
! She would have nothing to do with MIN
Surrounded by her servants, she Win
drew from the world she occupied
aDartrnents in the Grand central hotel,
/ and rarely was her lovely face seen by
/ The crowds who watched for glimpse OF
/ 5Tbere She gave birth to a daughter-the
only child of the union. For days the
mothers life was despaired Of When she
grew stronger. al her urgenI requSSs Tue
I baby was brought 10 her- i ne cIlilu, .
/ often bappens had haTked back TO the
/ type of its grandmother Negro oiood
Z showed in il unmiSta kably. The princess
9Iro"st ra,ed in dsli~.u.n when she dis
[ covered this She begged that the child
, be ken from her sight forever DEAN
claimed the tiny bit OF humanity ana , me
Young mother, more relieved than
: grieved fled to Italy.
In 1885 Pope Leo anuulled the marriage
] However no divorce was granted until
/ last August. when the Count of Turin
! rendered to the princess n ieSal sepSId-
/ ton from Wilcox on the ground of polyg-
amy. For in 1895 he had married. the
! Princess Theresa Owana koanelefdnl. a
/ descendant of the house of keona, tho
/ father of Kamehameha the Great Two
J children were born of this union-Prlnce
: Roberto Keona and the Princess virginia
{ Kathapumahama.
! on July 30 1883 Wilcox rebelled against
I the missionary government with tol-
/ lowing If natives. whose object was 70
nut King Kalakaua again on the tnrone
I as king and not "a helpless puppel kfls.
I Wilcox succeeded one morning, WITH
few armed men. in taking possession OF
the government buildings. but haiakaud $
4 courage failed. He deserted MS stanchest
! supporters and ordered his soldiers not 70
DO anything to assist the young insurfec-
! Wilcox's men had few arms, and the
; missionary party" learning mat they
would have the support O5 the KING ~
riaemen. succeeded I'm capturing WILCOX
and his force 1t took the 500 all one day
! 10 compel a surrender from WILCOX ahd