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THE ILLUSTRATED BEE.
Delegate in
Congress From Hawaii
WASH1N0T0N, Nov. 28. (Bpeclal Cor
respondence of tho Dee.) Tho congres
sional directory- for tho Fifty-seventh con
grcBH will contain In its list of roprcscnta
Uvcb and delegates in tho houso tho fol
lowing unusual and Interesting lino:
Hawaii Hobert William Wilcox, Inde
pendent royalist.
Tho royalist dolegato from tho Island ter
ritory In well known In Washington, having
pQBbcd a largo portion of tho last year
hero in company with ex-Queen Lllluoka
lanl. Ho was Interested In tho passage of
tho Hawaiian government bill and becamo
a fumlllar flguro In tho rooms of tho scnaio
and houso committees on territories. Ho Is
a half-blood, tho son of an American sailor
and a Kanaka woman. Tho career of Wil
cox has been In many ways a rcraarkablo
one. Ho has boen a prominent flguro In
Hawaiian history for twenty-llvo years.
The now dolegato Is well educated and Is
an eloquent public speaker, but Is us
wholly an adventurer and soldier of fortune
uh any man who ever Hat In congress.
Tho regular party candidates for dole
gato wera. Colonol Samuel I'arkor, for
merly minister for foreign affairs, who Is
a descendant of native nobility (repub
lican), and Prince David Kawanakakoa, tho
adopted son of ex-Queen Kaplolanl (demo
crat). They woro men In every senso su
perior to tho adventurer who defeated
them. Parker and David passed last winter
in Washington and woro well received in
Iho best society hero. Each man Is very
wealthy and each has played an Important
part In Hawaiian affalrB. These, two
Kanaka gentlemen nro on tho most Intimate
terms of friendship. It was no secret hero
that thoy hoped to so arrango their po
litical affiliations that one or tho other
should como to tho capital as dolegato.
Tho national political parties had no for
mal oxtstonco In Hawaii until last spring,
when republican and democratic territorial
conventions wero held at Honolulu.
I'nrkt'r nt HpimiIiIIciiii Convention.
Sum I'arkor headed tho Hawaiian delega
tion to Philadelphia and Prlnco David that
to Kansas City. All thoso who witnessed
tho republican convention will recall tho
hearty round of npplauso that greeted the
appearance of the rugged, bronzo faco of
the Mtanlc-stuturcd Parker, holding high
above all tho standards of tho states, tho
handsome silk banner of Hawaii. This was
tho first tlmo a Hawaiian banner was ever
seen in a national convention. Parker, who
is a very genial and popular man, received
notablo attentions from prominent re
publicans at Philadelphia, and was
recognized as suro to become tho party
leader In tho new territory. Prlnco David
performed much tho samo role at Kansas
City. Ills friend, Parker, shipped tho
identical banner (It wus a beauty, too,) to
Prlnco David at Kansas City, and that
handsome young representative of tho old
royal lino ot tho Kanakas carried it in tho
merry-go-round parados of delegates in tho
exciting Bconcs of tho convention. Prlnco
David was not only prominent on tho floor
of tho convention, but ho played a highly
Important part In commlttco work. Ho
Turin, llooth was assigned to tho collego
academy of Nunzlatdll, In Naples, while
Iloyd, v.ho desired to follow tho sea, at
tended tho naval academy at Leghorn
Kalakaua evinced a decided interest In tho ynrd at Honolulu. Tho reform ministry
young Mnulan, who had in four years mado Pfunptly resisted tho rebels, killed nine of
such a reputation for himself at tho nrtll-' "cm and dispersed tho others. Wilcox was
lery school at Turin that ho had succeeded Imprisoned along with many of his follow
In winning tho lovo of tho colonel's daugh- crs' but wns 80on "leased ntm returned as
tcr, a patrician among patricians. In duo meml)er of Parliament by tho native vote.
Humon wit mnrrir.,1 th riamnn Sni.mm Six years afterward, In 1895, Wilcox led
anothor attempted Insurrection against tho
provisional republican government. This
wns qulto farcical and was promptly put
down. Tho only man killed was Charles
and took her with him back to Hawaii. A
rudo awakening followed. Tho rnnk and
position of Wilcox turned out, of course,
to 1)0 mvthlcnl. nnil. Iipnrtlirnlrnn nvnr Dm
Thcso youths wero nil bright and they had deception practiced upon her, tho daughter 1,1 Cnrter' wno hn(1 uocn ln Washington ns
money, for tho Parliament of King Knln- of a noblo nnd celebrated house turned her nn annoxtlon ocmmlssloner In 1893. For
kuuu had voted an appropriation of $32,000 fcotstcps bnckward to her Itallnn home. thlri HP011 Wilcox was again Imprisoned,
for tho purpose of undertaking tho cduca- Wilcox had not oven money enough to pny 1,0 wns Pardocd by President Dolo after
tlon of Hawnllnn youths. her passage. Being thus abandoned by the ono year'8 Incarceration. There Is no
Gradually It enme to be believed In Turin wlfo ho had deceived, Wilcox had c'lrcu- doubt thot theso two ovunls nro Inrgoly
and Nnplos that theso youths wero dls- lnted tho story that tho court of appeals rei8lon8lbl0 hi" manifest popularity
with tho Hawaiian native voters.
tlx Second MnrrliiKc.
As beforo stated, Wilcox Is nelthor of
princely nor noblo blood. Dut somo years
after his return from Italy ho married
Teresa Owana Kachalelanl. She Is a nleco
of Princess Elizabeth Kekaanlau, who is
claimed to bo tho last representative of
tho old royal lino, a direct descendant ot
Knmehameha III. Through his wlfo Wil
cox has mado claim to n portion of tho
crown lands, assorting that they wero tho
personal property of tho Kamehamehas
nnd did not follow tho crown Itself to tho
possession of Kalakaua and Lllluokalanl,
who wero not of tho old line. Ho hns not
yet realized anything on this claim, nor
Is ho likely to. In fact, tho marriage may
embarrass him. It Is already reported hero
that his scat will bo contested on account
of his second marriage. Scnor Moreno,
who wns tho benefactor of Wilcox, saya
that nn examination of tho court records
In Italy will show that tho divorce was
refused so far as Wilcox was concerned, on
tho ground that he had committed bigamy
In tho Hawaiian Islands.
Wilcox, when In Washington last winter,
held many Interviews with tho ex-queen,
who was a guest nt the Cairo apartments,
and It wns then nnd thero tho plan wns
laid to bring about his election over Samuel
Parker nnd Prlnco David. It wns a daring
plan, but It succeeded. Queen "Lll" had
no friendship for Parker. She resented tho
manner In which Prlnre David received the
fortuno of Kaplolanl, tho former queen ot
tho Hawaiian Islands, because she thought
It belonged to tho kingdom and not to the
person of tho queen. Wilcox nlso cunningly
nppcalcd to Mrs. Domlnl's ho,)o of restora
tion. It Is claimed hero that ho secured
tho Kanaka nnd half-castes by promising
them titles and giving them lnnds should his
effort bo successful.
The natives thorcforo voted ngalnst
Parker and Prlnco Dnvld, with cither of
whom tho Intelligent white peoplo of tho
Islands would have been satisfied. Itobert
Wilcox, however, playing upon tho old
superstitions of the natives, using all
his nntlvo cunning and benefiting by his
Italian experience, has successfully arrayed
tho natives against tho whites, with tho
result thnt he comes to congress In a
capacity that Is startling, a royalist sitting
amongst republicans and democrats the
first ono thnt has sat In an Amerlcnn repre
sentative body since tho revolution.
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December 2, 1000.
has a prefnee written by "Hev. Messrs.
Samuel nnd Joseph Moody, pastors of tlu)
churches In York Aforesaid." Tho .other ,
curiosity Is an official list of prisoners In
"His Majesty's daol ln York," signed by
John Carllle, tho undcrkceper, and bearing
dato of Juno 18, 1740.
The Colonial Novel
Detroit Journal: At this point General
Washington wns Introduced Into tho
colonial novel, for tho purposo of foiling
tho villain thereof.
Dut tho villain wns not easily to bo
daunted.
"Sir," exclaimed this person, addressing
tho distinguished patriot, "I am somewhat
acquainted with contemporary history and
unless I am mistaken you are at this mo
ment crossing tho Delaware. Consequently
you cannot bo hero without vlolntlng the
unities!"
Upon looking tho matter up In his diary
General Washington found that this was
Indeed eo, nnd accordingly, with a low bow
to tho ladles, withdrew from tho story.
0011 PAUL it It U C E It
Mado More of a Sensation in Prance Than
id South Africa,
THE FRENCH PEOPLE WELCOME HIM
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PRINCE DAVID KAWANAKAKOA DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AT THE NATIONAL
DEMOCUATIC CONVENTION BY CASTING DECIDING VOTE ON THE SILVER
PLANK.
tlngulshed princes and notablo people bo- of Turin had granted him full dlvorco for
gan paying them attention. Wilcox appears desertion.
to have taken no pains to undeceive them. Tho now dclcgato soon resumed bis actlvl-
An Ancient Narrative
Lowlston (Me.) Journal: Stato Librarian
served on tho commlttco on resolutions and Ho completed his course nt Turin and ro- ties ln Island politics and was returned to carver has received a couple of quaint old
it was his casting voto (Hawaii's being tho
last territory called) that placed n tho
democratic platform tho distinct rcnfllrma
Ion of 16 to 1 demanded by William J. Ilryan.
After tho conventions Colonol Parkor and
Prince David roturned to tho Islands, and
each one was nominated by his political
party- for congress. Both aro men ot dis
tinction, wealth and energy, and each mado
an actlvo canvass of tho Islands.
8omo tlmo after tho regular conventions
Robert W. Wilcox announced a rump can
didacy as an independent royalist, but It
was generally supposed that Parker would
turned to Hawaii with tho knowledge that Parliament. Ho continued much ln evl-
ho had the heart of Victoria Glna Sohrero donco up to tho tlmo of tho fall of tho
In his keeping. Sho was tho beautiful and monarchical government. Ho was at ono
accomplished daughter of Colonel Baron tlmo minister for foreign affairs. Ho was
Sobrero ot tho Italian artillery. Sho bo- nlso tho central flguro ln two revolutions In
Moved him to bo n prlnco of tho lino of tho Islands. Tho first, ln July, 1889, was
Kamchnmeha tho Great. This lady's against tho reform ministry, unwillingly
mothor was Princess Victoria Colonna of forced from Kalakaua. In this case ho
bits of Maine lore from Goodspeed's book
store ln Boston. Ono Is a Uttlo book of
twenty-eight pages printed In Boston ln
1738. It Is entitled "A Faithful Narratlvo
of tho Wicked Llfo and Remarkable Con
version of Patlenco Boston, alias Sampson.
Who was Executed at York, ln tho County
of York, July 24th, 1735, for tho Murder of
iiiu iiiui i n a swwvud v at vviwiiiji v a. lUitiUU llUill itUiurtilUUi a liltu tuui- uv ' ' ' -
Stlgllno, a branch of tho famous Colonua appeared to bo revolting against tho king, Benjamin Trot, of Falmcuth, ln Casco Bay, 1
family ot Italy, Into which Miss Mackay of but was really only representing royalist
San Francisco nnd Now York married some reactionaries. Wilcox had with him In
yonrs later. this enterprise his old associate, Boyd, but
Win n lluynl lirlilv. Wilcox was tho ringleader. His forces
Wilcox, having learned all tho vices of tho "consisted ot all tho malcontents and loaf-
poll a large majority of tho American nnd Italians with none of their virtues, upon his crs in Honolulu," to quote Historian Whit-
other foreign votes and bo elected. Tho
democrats relied on tho Influcnco of tho ex-
queen to aid tho scion ot tho royal lino, who
was their leader. If tho native vote had
gono largely for Prlnco David bo would
have been elected. But tho ox-queen throw
her support to tho half-casto adventurer.
He carried every Island but Oahu and wob
elected by a plurality over Parker, while
Prince David ran a very bad third in tho
raco. Parkor oven lost tho garden Island of
Kauai, which ho practically owns, holding
700,000 acres and having 30,000 head ot cat
tle upon It.
Wilcox Kducated In Italy.
Delegate-elect Wilcox is about 44 years
of ago. At 21 he was elected a member ot
tho Parliament of tho kingdom from tho
Island of Maul, and, although he is said to
havo boon so poor nt thnt tlmo that ho hnd
nevor worn shots, becamo prominent In tho
body ns a thtck-and-thlu adhoront ot nil
royalist policies. Ho was looked upon with
much promise nnd wns selected by Kala
kaua, with two Hawaiian youths, Booth
and Boyd, much his juniors, to proceed to
Europo to bo educated. Thoy wont under
the charge ot CoIbo Caebar Moreno of this
city, at that tlmo prime minister ot Kala
kaua. Moreno was a Italian by birth nnd
returned to his natlvo land bonrlng a com
mission from the Hawaiian king which
stated that Moreno "had tho chargo and
care oi Hawaiian youths proceeding to
Europe for their education in foreign coun
tries." On Mnrch 23, 1881, King 'Humbert
granted an audience to Senor Morono nnd
his charges and the request of Kalakaua
that the Italian ruler furnish bcIiooIb for
the boys that they might perfect their
European education brought a prompt re
sponse from the knightly Italian king. Wil
cox was sent to the artillery school at
return to the Hawaiian islands took a ney. They made a demonstration in favor
commanding position among the natives, of the old form of government In tho palace
a Child of about Eight Years ot Ago, who
sho Drowned in a Well." Tho story Is told
in tho old black print, with tho queer old
"s" that looks an "f." It details tho con
version which brought Pntlcnco to tho gal
lows. Sho was acquitted tho first tlmo sho
was tried, but voluntarily gavo herself up
nnd pleaded guilty tho second. Tho book
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SAMUEL PARKER FIRST DELEGATE FROM HAWAII TO A
NATIONAL POLITICAL CONVENTION-DEFEATED BY
WILCOX,
ROBERT W. WILCOX DELEGATE-ELECT FROM HAWAII
PICTURE TAKEN WHILE IN ARTILLERY SCHOOL AT
TURIN, ITALY.
Tho great reception accorded tho exiled
president of tho Transvanl la not often
duplicated oven ln mercurlul France. Not
In a generation havo the peoplo of the
poltto nation turned with ono accord to
welcome an expatriated foreigner with the
"Marseillaise" and all tho panoply of war.
The heart-broken old man appreciated tho
kindly manifestations of Interest shown
him by tho great European republic, but
111 Soul Proliultly Wept
bitter tears In prlvnto, hewover Imperturb
able may havo seemed his countenance ns
ho passed through the cheering crowds.
There Is something genuinely pathetic In
tho history of the South African Republic
and a heart of stono would melt at Its
story of disappointment nnd disaster from
tho lips of Its Bturdy Dutch chief ex
ecutive. Oom 1'iui I In Xnt liiNiirulilc
because ho has passed tho age limit. His
personal career, however, Illustrates tho
uncertainty of human prosperity and the
necessity of proper preparation for human
adversity. No man lives for himself.
Those dependent upon him havo a right to
expect him to mako such reasonable pro
visions for their comfort ns good sense
nnd opportunity mako possible.
Knr-Oir South Africa
arouses tho Interest nnd sympathy of scores
of good Americans whoso purso strings
gavo cheerfully to funds for various worth)
purposes In that distant land. Tho samo
good Americans overlooked somo conditions
qulto as Interesting to philanthropy. It
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