The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume], February 11, 1901, Page 3, Image 3

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FOR SALE.
THE FOLLOWING PLANTATION
MACHINERY, SUPPLIES AND MA
TERIAL IS OFFERED FOR SALE BY
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FULL PARTICULARS AND PRICES
CAN BE HAD BY CALLING AT
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oxe burley drill, complete,
5ith h. p. boiler, air com
pressor, etc.
oxe set fowler steam plows
(four gang) and full assort
ment spare parts.
three 250 h. p. Stirling boil
ers. one set green's fuel econo-mizers-192
tubes. ;
two worthington high du-
steam pumping engines,
capacity 5,000,000 gallons per
" hours, against a total
HEAD OF 420 FEET.
ONE 23 H. P. UPRIGHT TUBULAR
BOILER,
ALSO CALIFORNIA MULES, IN
F&'E ORDER.
PORTLAND CEMENT. .
TEEL T RAILS, 25 POUNDS.
TWO 15-TON FLAT CARS, 3-FOOT
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TWELTE 3-TON FLAT CARS, 2
F0OT GAUGE.
ONE STUMP PULLER.
15,jOO REDWOOD R. R. TIES, 5
L- BY 7 IN. BY 6 FT.
?0-REDWOOD R. R. TEES. 4 IN.
81 IN. BY 6 FT. .
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 ta Washington. A dance
at the photographic reproductions and
a perusal of the biographical sketches
which-are here appended, clearly demon
strates that I know Whereof I speak. By
way of preface, permit me to introduce
the readers of Town Talk to the subject
of today's title page illustration, the
Hon. Robert W. Wilcox, Delegate to
Congress from Hawaii, "and to his wife,
Princess Theresa Owana Kaohelelini, a
direct descendant of Keoua, father of
Kamehameha the Great, whose photo
gravure 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
Kaibikapumahana 'Kahoa Kasthumanu
Ninito, five years of age, the former be- i
ing the last child of royalty born under .
the monarchy. I
Hon." Robert W. Wilcox was born Feb-
mam In. 1 VTifi Si t Tfatiillll Ur,n n-anl-i Tel- '
and of Maui, Hawaiian Islands. His fath
er is Mr. Wm. 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 LonTfenakaihonua,
brother of King Kaulahea of Maui. The
Delegate first went to school at Wailu
ku at the age of eight years. Two years
later his mother died and his father
moved to ranching at Makawao, Island
of Maui. After completing his studies
in 1875 he was a teacher under the Board
of Education at- Honuaula, until 1880
when he was elected to the Legislature
from the District of Walluku, Maui, and
subsequently went to Italy to study In
the military academies and a year later
was admitted to the Royal Military ' at
Turin. In 1885 he graduated from the
academy and 'was- promoted to silb-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, 1
an artillery officer he was recalled by j
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 Sobrer6 She accompa
nied him and in they moved to San
Francesco, where Mr. Wilcox, was em
ployed as a surveyor and his wife gavel
lessons in French and Italian. Wilcox,
finding himself merely an exile, went
back to .Honolulu in 18S9, a Revolution
ist and nis wife returned to Italy.
In the morning of July 30, 1SS9, Mr.
Wilcox led a body of native Revolution
ists and succeeded in . occupying the"
ground of the "Iolani Palace," now the
Executive building, but the King's 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 one's advice, so he gave strict or
ders to his bodyguard not to join with
Wilcox, but to hold the palace a.id the
barracks. Mr. Wilcox did not like to
take the place against the king's will.
as he thought he would only become a
usurper of the king's power. Mr. Wil
cox was leading this revolution as Ha
waiian Garibaldi, and If he only divided
to lead as a Hawaiian Napoleon Bona
parte, he would have carried everything
C Brewer & Co.,
LIMITED.
Queen Street.
Dyeing and
Cleaning
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
wJe your clothes as good as
Bt "work In the city.
HOTEL AND NUUANU STS.
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men's ! Exchange
REMOVED TO
3H FORT STREET.
Set t'oor to Golden Rule Bazar.
Wilcox's Ita'ian Wife and Child. '
before him. By the evening he became a
prisoner and was charged with high
treason by the Government, but his
countrymen, as jurymen, discharged him
for the reason that the King was a fac
tor in it. From, that day his country
men looked upon him as their idol and
their hero.
In 1890 he was elected to the Legisla
ture from Honolulu as one of the repre
sentatives of the Reform party. His par
ty became the majority in the House,
the Thurston Cabinet was voted out, and
King Kalakaua was once more in power
to appoint a Cabinet of his own selec
tion. But this selection was not the
choice of the people, consequently there
was discontent; the King was also dis
appointed, so in 18S1 he went to San
Francisco and died there broken-hearted.
His sister Princess Lydia Kamakaeha
became Queen Liliuokalani. . In 1892 Mr.
Wilcox was again elected to the Legisla
ture as leader of the Liberal party.
This Legislature was stubborned
against any Cabinet of the Queen's will
unless they were consulted about the se
lection of its members. So in January,
IS93, the Queen prorogued the Legisla
ture and attempted to proclaim a Jiew
constitution to satisfy the long demand
of her people, but her Cabinet betrayed
her in every way and thus facilitated
her dethronement, a movement r partly
accomplished by f the treachery of her
own Cabinet and partly b the undue
influence of the United States high offi
cials and the demonstrations of the
marines of the U. S. S. Boston.
At first Mr. Wilcox did not Know what
to do, as he knew the United Statts
had a hand in the overthrow of Queen
Liliuokalani. ' But as soon us Commis
sioner J. Blount came and lawerei the
American flag, Mr. Wilcox saw that the
United States meant to do what was
right and just. He accordingly decided
to become a strong adherent to the
Queen and his countrymen. lu iWi he
led the Diamond Head Revolution
against the oligarchy of Dole. Although
he had no hand in the organizing of the
movement yet like a true patriot and a
true Garibaldi, he jufnped .. into it and
led the fight for. his country, his Queen
and his people. After two weeks of
revolution he was betrayed by a half
bred Hawaiian, court-martialed and
sentenced to death; but "the United
States Congress intervened, for whi-.-h
action Mr. Wilcox feels grateful. St Ir.
Dole commuted the sentence, to. thirty
five years' imprisonment at hard labor
and $10,000 fine. .In January, 1896, he wm
given a conditional pardon and in ?SX
President Dole gave him a full pardon.
While in prison in 1895 Pope Leo XC1I
granted to his wife an annullatioa of
the marriage; also the Civil Court of
Italy. The Italian Consul and the
Catholic Bishop at Honolulu confirmed
this news respectively. So in 1896 Mr.
Wilcox was married again. In 1899 Mr.
Wilcox was delegated by his countrymen
to Washington to obtain unrestricted
franchise tor his people in the framing
of their Organic Law then before Con
gress. In this undertaking Mr. Wilcox was
supported by Congress and went home
with honor. On November 6, 1900, Mr.
Wilcox was elected as the first Delegate
of Hawaii to Congress and on December
15, 1900, the oath of office was adminis
tered. He Is looked upon as "The First
to strike for Liberty and the First to
represent his People."
Mr. Wilcox's private secretary is Da
vid KalauokalanI, Jr., an intelligent,
well-bred, well-mannered, g"ood-natured
man. Mr. Wilcox has just appointed
Joseph K. Aea, of Honolulu, a full
blooded, fine-looking Hawaiian, a cadet
at West Point. . ,
HANDBALL
THIS SEASON
The Y. M; C. A is Ready to
Institute Series of ;
V Games.
After the basketball season has. been
completed the Young Men's Christian As
sociation wU Institute a . handball tour
nament. During the progress of the se
ries of games in the basketball league,
practice wiUVbe actively pursued by in
tending aspirants for handball honors.
Handball is extensive'ly played at
Camp McKinley by the athletes of the
Sixth Artillery, among . whom are a
number of experts with the soft ball.
The soldiers have erected a first-class
handball court at their barracks and
will doubtless be ' heard from when the
time - comes to decide , the local cham
pionship. "
In playing handball the players are di
vided into two teams f from one to
five each. On a wall free from obstacles
is drawn a line three feet and a half
above the ground. On the ground or
floor a line is drawn parallel to the wall
and ten feet distant. Lines are drawn
at the sides to mark the outer edge of
the court on the side of the wall and on
the floor. - One player bounces the ball
on the ground and strikes it on th
bound with the open palm of his hand
so as to bound it against the wall. When
it has bounced back from the wall or
rebounded from the ground after touch
ing the wall, or before it touches the
ground, a player of the opposite side
strikes it against the wall. One of his
opponents must strike it next.
The ball is thus struck alternately by
one of each side until a failure is made.
A failure consists- in missing the ball,
striking it against the wall below the
chalk line, letting the ball touch the
ground outside the court, or not strik
ing it until after the second bounce.
When any such failure is made It
scores one for the opposite side. The
game consists of eleven or twenty-one
points. .
NEW ABUT QUARTERMASTER-
Maj or Robinson Arrives on the Trans
. port Xawtoa.
The transport Lawton arrived from
San Francisco Saturday, bringing a
new army quartermaster for the Ho
nolulu station. This is Major W. Rob
inson, formerly quartermaster at Se
attle. He is accompanied by his wife
and daughter and will remain here un
til the exigencies of army life call him
elsewhere.
Major Robinson has been quartermas
ter at Seattle for over four years and
COOL NIGHTS
Blankets and Comforters ' in all
grades will be offered this week' at
special prices. If you are In need
of any call-in and be convinced
that we carry a full stock and our
prices for this week are all spe
" cial. '
50 pr 10-4 Blankets special at 95c pair
20 pr 11-4 Blankets special at $2.00 pair
15 pr 11-4 Blankets special at $1.85 pair
25 pr California Wool Blankets this Is
the best value ever offered at $3.45
pair. ;
JUST OPENED
A complete stock of Outing Flan
nels and Flanelettes this week 40
pieces of Flannelettes at 10c yard;
20 pieces of Flannelettes at 12c
yard. . -
READY-MADE SHEETS
AND PILLOW CASING
This week, 72x9 Sheets, 60c; 9x9
, Sheets at 85c.
THIS WEEK ONLY .
One case 25 pieces 10-4 Bleached
Heavy Sheeting at 25c yard.
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GREAT CUT IN PRICES
This week on all Notions ' 10 per
cent off.
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LOUR, 1901 .
SPRING STYLES
Ladies' White Shirt Waists are
opened Come and see them.
I CASE 36-INCH PERCALE
In novelty spring patterns, "Per
caled Paris, this week at 16c
yard. .
SPECIAL SALE IN LININGS
It per cent off on all purchases '
this weak enly.
THIS WEEK ONLY
, - Special attractions In Muslin Un
derwear. We are offering: this
week an excellent WhIU Skirt,
with ruffles, at 65c.
OUR JL50 WHITE SKIRTS
This week only at $1.0.
25 DOZ. LADIES DRAWERS
With flue embroidered edgings,
this week at 60c.
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SPECIAL
59 pieces of, white, sof t-anished J
Cotten at 8 l-3 yard.
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INCORPORATED.
Fort Street.
Progress Block.
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Steam
Lililiry
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IS NOW READY TO DO
SMs of Laundry
SATISFACTORY WORK
GUARANTEED.
WHITE LABOR ONLY EMPLOYED.
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Laundry Kawaiahao Street, near South.
Up-Town Office n6 Hotel Street; Old Elite Building.
Telephone Main 73.
All Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention.
his appointment here is in the nature
of a promotion. Up to the time he left
Seattle the new' quartermaster says
that it had not been decided whether
the returning transports are to stop at
Honolulu or not, but that the plan of
sending the soldiers home by the north
ern route seems to be favored. The
vessels going to the Philippines are to
stop here, however, as usual. Captain
Slaker, Sixth Artillery, who has been
acting quartermaster here since Col
onel Ruhlin's departure, will remain in
charge of the subsistence department.
The whiskey thar touches the right
spot every time Is Jesse Moore "AA".
Call for It. Lovejoy & Co., are distrib
utors for the Islands.
LIVELY LAND SALE.
Read the Daily Advertiser, 75 cents
per month. v i
George WashlBgtea Smith's Property
Sold at 6ood Figures.
A recent land sale by Auctioneer Mor
gan Saturday would indicate that the
bottom has not yet dropped out of
real estate. A number of lots belong
ing to George Washington Smith and
others were sold" to satisfy a judgment
6f Allen & Robinson Issued out of the
circuit uourt. . xnere was iiveiy uiu
ding 'and each piece of land brought a
big price.
The first piece put up was a half in
terest in a plot of 4.74 acres in the Ewa
district and it was sold at the remark
able figure of $2,100 to a Hawaiian
pamed Kahoa. This figure, however.
was laid in the shade by that brought
'by a few feet of land on School street,
containing only .74 ' acres. It was
knocked down' at $2,100 to Henry Wa
terhouse. A small lot near the terminus
of the Nuuanu car line brought $350.
although It is very low land, being
down near the Nuuanu river. The pur
chaser was T. W. Hobron. Some lots
in . the tract next to Kaplolanl park
brought good figures also.
Hollingtc's New Mare.
Thoma3 Hollinger, owner of .Aggra
vation and LeahL received by the
steamship Mariposa a dark bay run
ning mare, which, If looks go for any
thing, should win races down here.
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Dont take the first thing that the
bar-tender offers call for Jesse Moore
"AA Whiskey and see that you get It
youll like it.
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