Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-02-07
(HARd[ OF TREASON
Petition Filed Against Delegate
Wilcox, OF Hawaii.
SOME SENSATIONAL LETTERS SHOWN
Offered his Services to AsuInsldc TO Fight
Against the United States His
Election Was Illegal.

Washington, Feb. "A petition
containing charges was submitted TO
day 10 the house committee on cleo.
tiona No. /, against Delegate Robert
w. Wilcox, tho Hawaiian representa-.
tive In the house OF representatives.
The charges are made IN writing by
George ID. Gear, OF Hawaii. who sub.
mitted letters puiporting TO be copies
of letters written by Wilcox TO FIJI.
pino officials. The alleged letters are
OF a highly sensational character.
One oil the letters said TO he written
by Wilcox IL given In duplicate. it
is dated Honolulu. January 81, 1899,
and addressed TO DIR, ]. Joseph Losada.
Captain Marti Rurgos and Senior ].
Luna, and introduced TO them a!
friend OF mine who is n very able
man to help you in your cause"
Among other things, the letter says:
'.Mr. --- will be "A useful ally to
fight for the cause OF tho Filipinos.
One thing is sure. that you could re-
sist any army OF invasion--you have
population OF la, 900. 900 and alrea y
disciplined army OF $4,000 will be
equipped with modern arms. have
already made up my mind to join with
yon In your country against America
in case they insist TO ignore the right,
the justice OF your cause. know
we'll my profession as an artillery 9th.
Ger. have no fear OF the whole world
when fight for legitimate cause like
yours. Between General ApG'naldo y
determination and myself. II will be
but very little chance left TO the In.
vading army of the United States 10
conquer your country. Tell General
Agpinaldo that am already giving
my service for your country aud am
ready to obey orders to 20 to your coun.
try and fight Tor the independence II
your people and country at any IA o.
ment
The letter bears the alleged signature
OF Robert Wilcox.
Another letter dated Honolulu,
March 8. 1899. says:
II am thinking OF going 10 the Phil
ippihs Islands and give my assistance
to Aguinaldo against the nvaders--ths
hvpocritical Yankees. the carpet. bag
politicians"
Mr.. Wilcox declined to make any
extended answer TO the charges filed
by MIR. Gear. He says he has no fears
OF the charges made. lie admits that
he wrote letter to DR.. Losado. Cap.
tain Buraos and Senor Luna G. Caesar
Morena, an Italian OF this city, whom
he had known while the latter WAS In
Hawaii in the '80s. Morena had
meteoric career in Hawaii. For few
days he was secretary OF state. Will
cox says Morena IL the person to whom
the unaddressed letter filed by MIR.
Gear was addressed, but says he was
unable after a cursOry examination to
say whether the letters filed were ex.
oct copies OF those he sent.
The petition OF Gear recites that
there was no election machinery when
Wilcox was elected delegate, Noyem.
ber 8, 1900. and that many voters did
not believe that valid election could
be held without it and therefore, made
no attempt to vote. The petition then
brings forward personal charges
against Wilcox, relating TO his mar.
riage and also TO his career. under the
kingdom OF Hawaii. 1t is also alleged
"that Wilcox, in his speeches prior to
the election, made use OF anti -Ameri.
can utterances for the purpose OF car
rying the election, telling the native
Hawaiians that the Americans had
stolen their country and that vote
for him was q vote for the restoration
OF the queen, and that, II he were
elected, the queen would be restored;
that Wilcox was and is guilty of trea.
son against the United States, In that
he did, as petitioner Ia informed and
believes, since the annexation OF said
Hawaiian islands, write and send
through the United States mails let.
ters highly reasonable in their nature,
wherein he did counsel and incite 9th.
ers to engage In open rebellion against
the United States, and did offer big
service TO General Aguinaldo to 90 to
the Philippines to fight and engage In
open rebellion against the United
States, copies of which letters are here
with fled"
Kansas City Theater Fire.
Kansas City, Feb. Ain the total
destruction by fire last night of the old