The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-15
WILCOX IN
THE WORLD
What New York Paper
Says About Him.
is A LA7TERDAY HERO
Romantic Rot About Hawaii's First
and Only Delegate to
Congress.

Gigantic of stature, swarthy of skin,
accomplished of manner, martial in
carriage, romantic and impulsive OF
Temperament is Robert w. Wilcox, the
native Hawaiian who has just been
elected as the first delegate to Congress
from that Territory, says the New York
/ World.
His titles are as numerous as the
names of a Spanish baby. First it was
lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of
Italy; later it was Sublieutenant in the
Italian navy. Further onfin his career
we find him a Major in King Kala-
kaua's army, and after that monarch
was dethroned he still held his commits
sion under Queen Liliuokalani. Still
later the title of Prince Vincochi was
conferred upon him..
When the monarchial Government
was overthrown Wilcox became the
first Governor. Each party he has fol-
lowed, or led, has seemed most propiti-
Gus. The latest honor conferred upon
him is a seat in the United States Con-
gress.
1t is significant fact that Wilcox
should be victorious in this fight when
it is we'll known that he had been a
bitter opponent OF. the annexation OF
Hawaii.
Wilcox was born February Is, 1885.
Maui, one of the Islands of Hawaii.
His father, William S. Wilcox, of New
port, R. l., was a ship carpenter. His
mother was black kanaka-a native
Hawaiian.
He attended an American missionary
Tel he n
an intimate friendship with James
Kaneola Booth, the illegitimate son of
King David Kalakaua. The boys grew
lup to early manhood together and
while treachery and intrigue were COM
mon in the Kings court they walked
on the sandy beach and dreamed of a
future when they could Lead the army
and strengthen the throne.
| Then Wilcox conceived an idea. At
his suggestion Booth pleaded with his
unacknowledged father that the two
boys be sent to some European mill
tary school to prepare for a great flu
ture King Kalakaua acquiesced and
appointed his Prime Minister, Don Gaze
sar Celso Moreno, as his Ambassador
to Italy and placed the two lads I'M
der his charge. In 1881 Moreno placed
at Turin. In 1882 the boys obtained adj
mission to the military college and in
1885 were graduated and received the
commission of Sublieufenants-, inT the
navy. Il
While serving as an. Italian officer
Wilcox developed romantic "affaire
de occur" He met and loved the beau
Itiful Princess Gina Sobrero di Stiglia-
no, niece of Prince Ferdinando Marco
Colcnna di Stigliano. who is now the
son-in-law of Mrs. ]. w. Maekay.
He knew that the Princess would
never give her hand to plebeian by
birth, if not by education and rank.
Pride was her strongest characters
| tic, and to her pride he appealed.
| Princess Gina had youth, beauty,
wealth, ambition and love of romance.
The dashing officer in his strength and
youth, fulfilled her ideas of chevalier.
| One thing was lacking, and this void
Wilcox found means of filling. i
Prince he would be! A royal scion
from Hawaii! He was stationed at
Naples. Minister Moreno was in Tur-
lin Young Booth was on the sea. Who
was to dispute the word of the officer
he of the noble mien and princely &C
complishments.
! Wilcox wooed and won the royal
beauty and with pride and confidence
sailed with her for his native land.
| A bloodless revolution had taken
place in Honolulu. The missionary
party had overpowered the King and
taken charge of the administration. II
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 infiu-
tence save Gina, the fair Princess. She
dropped beneath the weight of shame
when she discovered that she had not
married a Prince, but the son of a
white carpenter and black woman.
Wilcox had a court of admirers. but
she whose love he craved above al
tsteeled her heart. In 1889 Princess Gina
deserted Wilcox and came to America
1 Wilcox traced his fair consort to Sar
Francisco She would have nothing to
do with him. Surrounded by her SER
wants, she withdrew from the world
She occupied apartments in the Grand
Central Hotel aud rarely was her love
Ily face seen by the crowds who watch
ed for glimpse of the Princess
There she gave birth to a daughter
the only child of the union. Fol-
days the mothers life was despaired
of. When she grew stronger, at he1
urgent request the baby was brought
to her. The child, as often happens
had harked back to the type of its
grandmother. Negro blood showed in
lit Enthusiastically. The Princess almost
Iraved in delirium when she discovered
this. She begged that the child be
taken from her sight forever. DEATH
lclaimed the tiny BIZ of humanity, and
the young mother, more relieved than
grieved, fed to Italy.
! In 1885 Pope Leo annulled the mar
,,riage. However. no divorce was grant
ed until last August, when the Count
iof Turin rendered to the Princess a le-
gal separation from Wilcox on the
ground of polygamy. for in 1896 he had
married the Princess Theresa Owana
lKoahelelani, a descendant of the house
lof Keona, the father of Kamehaneha
1.-THE Great. Two children We're born OF
this union-Prince Roberto Keona and
the Princess Virginia ELECTROMAGNETIC
July 80. 1889. Wilcox rebelled agains,
the missionary Government" with q