The National tribune., 1901-11-28
MR.. ROBERT W. WILCOX AND SON,

MR.. ROBERT W. WILCOX AND SON.
admitted to the Royal Military Academy
at Turin in 1881. The young Hawaiians
were accompanied to Italy by SgnOr Gel
SO Caesar Moreno, who was the Kings
Embassador to Europe and afterwards q
Weli-knOwn character in Washington.
In 1882 he passed the examination and
entered the regular course IN the Acad-
emy. In 1885 he was among the grad
yates, and was promoted as Sub-Lieu-
tenant OF Artillery.
In the same year he entered the ROYAL
Application School for Engineer and Ar
tiliery Officers While he was taking the
last course in the school as an artillery
officer be was recalled 10y the Hawaiian
Government. That was in the year 1881.
He had just married a young lady Of
the Noble House of ColGnnaddi Stigliane
Signorina Gina Sebrero, daughter of the
late Baron Lorenzo Sobrero of Turin,
Colonel of Artillery IN the Italian Army.
Her mother is Princess Yittoria Colonna
di Sugliano OF Naples.
In September, 1887, Mr.. Wilcox and
his bride left Italy for Hawaii, living in
Honolulu till in 1888, when they moved
to San Francisco, where Mr.. Wilcox was
employed in the Surveyor Corps OF the
Spring Valley Water Works Co, while
Mrs Wilcox gave lessons in French and
Italian 10 young ladies', making the couple
in better circumstances than in Mr.. VIII
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becoming dissatisfied with what was then
foreign country, and desiring to aid q
movement TO overthrow the Constitution
returned TO Hawaii in 1889. Mr.. Wilcox
returned to Honolulu a determined reTo-
iutionist.
In the morning of July 80, 1889, Mr..
Wilcox led body of native reyolutionists
and succeeded in occupying the ground
OF the "ielani Palace" now the Execu-
tive Building, but the Kings soldiers
failed to join him in the movement, as
Il was understood before he made the
move. King kalakaua changed his mind
euring the night, through some ones ad-
vice, so he gave strict order to his body
guard not to Join with Wilcox, but to
hold the Palace and the Barracks.
Mr. Wilcox claims that he was leading
this revolution as an Hawaiian Carl
baidi, and If he had only decided to lead
as Hawaiian Napoleon Bonaparte, he
would have carried everything before
him.
By evening, however, he became a pris-
ener, and was charged with high treason
By the Government, but was discharged
for the reason that the King was a fac
tor In IL
In 1890 he was elected to the Legisla-
ture from Honolulu as one Of the repre-
sentauyes Of the Reform party. His
party became the majority in the House,
the Ihurston Cabinet was voted out. and
King kalaknua once more in power 10
appoint another Cabinet Of his own selec-
ton But this selection was not the
choice Of the people, consequently there
was discomfort: the King was also disap-
pointed, and in 1890 he went to San Fran
cisco, and died there broken-hearted. Bis
lister, Princess Lydia Kamakaeha, be-
came Queen LflfTokaiani. In 1892 Mr..
Wilcox was again elected to the Legisla-
ture as leader OF the Liberal Party"
The Legislature was hostile to any
Cabinet Of the Queens will unless they
were consulted about the selection Of its
members. So in January, 1893, the Queen
prorOgued the Legislature and attempted
10 proclaim a new Constitution. But her