The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-11

"A late number of Town Talk, a Wash
ington weekly which lives upon its
write-ups, contains fine half-tones of
r. w Wilcox and the Princess his
wife. The pictures embellish an article
in the preparation of which, as the
reader will see below. there are plain
signs of Mr.. Wilcox's fine Italian hand ::
The Hawaii representation, officially
and socially, is an intelligent and charm
ing acquisition to Washington A glance
at the Photographic reproductions and
a perusal of the biographical sketches
which are here appended, clearly demon
strates that 1 know whereof 1 speak. By
way of preface, permit me to introduce
the readers of Town Talk to the subject
OF todays title page illustration, the
Hon. Robert w. Wilcox, Delegate to
Congress from Hawaii, and to his WIFE
Princess Theresa Owana Kaohelelini q
direct descendant of Keoua, father of
Kamehameha the Great, whose photo
grayure accompanies this article. The
Princess is one of the most interesting
women in Washington and the mother
of two children, Prince Roberto Keoua
eight years of age and Princess Virginia
Kaihikapumahana Kahoa Kaahumanu
Ninito, five years of age, the former be-
ing the last child of royalty born under
the monarchy.
Hon. Robert W. Wilcox was born Feb
ruary ID, 1855, at Kahulu. Honuaula, ISL
and of Maui Hawaiian ISLANDS. His faith
er is Mr.. VIM. S. Wilcox, a native of
Newport, Rhode Island; he was a sea-
captain. and is now eighty-five years old.
His mother was Kalua Makoleokalani, a
direct descendant of observation-disclosures
brother of King Kaulahea of Maui. The
Delegate first went to school at Wailu-
ku at the age of eight years Two years
lot tor ic MOI lAr cd md hi fot u or
moved to ranching at Makawao, Island
of Maui. After completing his studies
in 1875 he was q teacher under the Board
of Education at Honuaula, until 1880
when he was elected to the Legislature
from the District of Wailuku, Maui, and
subsequently went to Italy to study IN
the military academies and year later
was admitted to the Royal Military at
Turin. In 1885 he graduated from the
academy and was promoted to sub-lieu-
tenant of artillery. Then he entered the
Royal Application School for Engineer
and Artillery Officers. While he was
taking the last course in this school as
an artillery officer he was recalled by
the Hawaiian Government That was in
the year of 1887. He was just married
to a young lady of the Noble House of
Colonna di Stigliano. Her name was
Signorina Gina Sobrero. She accompa-
MED him and in 1888 they moved to San
Francisco, where Mr.. Wilcox was en-
ployed as a surveyor and his wife gave
lessons in French and Italian Wilcox,
finding himself merely an exile, went
back to Honolulu in 1889, a Revolution
list and his wife returned to Italy.
In the morning of July 30, 1889, Mr..
Wilcox led a body of native Revolution
lists and succeeded in occupying the
ground of the "Iolani Palace now the
Executive building but the Kings sol
diers failed to join him in the move
ments, as it was understood before he
made the move. King Kalakaua chang
ed his mind during the night through
some ones advice, so he gave strict or
ders to his bodyguard not to join with
Wilcox, but to hold the palace aad the
barracks. Mr.. Wilcox did not like to
take the place against the kings will,
as he thought he would only become a
usurper of the kings power. Mr.. VIII
cox was leading this revolution as Ha-
waiian Garibaldi, and if he only decided
to lead as a Hawaiian Napoleon Bona
parte. he would have carried everything