The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21

porter on the "Politiken" Mr.. Forwald
stated: Il visited Bregentved seven years
ago and was then most cordially received
by the then Count Moitke, who never
theless denied me access to the family
archives. One OF my sisters has also
called on the Moltkes and was for some
time the guest OF Countess Moltke at Soil
bakksn. where she met with the greatest
IaVors possible. 1t liz doubtful, however.
II the same cordiality and courtesc viii
ne extended TO us when we demand our
name. II my father had not been sent
to Norway. I would now be owner Of Aal-
holm, while my sisters would have had
their share OF rich family iegacses, For
the purpose Of settling our rights I IN
tend 10 apply for one OF the Molike leg
acies for my sister. II this he denied un-
der the pretense that We are strangers tn
the Moltke family, we shall start a SUR
the question of our family rights and
inheritance viii then be left with me
courts"
X the claims of young Forwald be true
he Is also cousin OF General Moltke lilo
poor second lieutenant, who. despairIne
OF promotion al home. left for PrusslS,
where ne secured a position In the army.
rising rapidly, and finally In the Franco
Frnssian war proving himself the great
est general Of the age.
Or. Sven Hedin. the famous Swedish
explorer. IL planning another expsditI,n
10 Turkestan and Thibet DR. HedIn com
menced his Oriental explorations I'm ISS5
and published the first results Of mis- re-
searches and travels in 1859 I'm a book sn
ttiea through Persia. Mesopotam.a
and Caucasus" He WAS still compara.
lively unknown TO fame and II was nor
until 1881 when he returned from his ex-
pediGon TO Tibet that his name berArne
known outside OF the borders of his native
land, The trip through the terra incou-
nlta OF Asia lasted foue years and was
ioli OF hardShips and trials of all kinds
bGt fich IN scientific results Once white
passing through a desert. every ono =.
MS native followers and the caravan -
csIneiS succuFnbed. leaving The exolorar
alone He succeeded however in endirts.
an oasis after Eve hours search 49,
drinking and filing his boots witt, vra.a-
ne retracod his steps to the MACE e., -
aesert wheTe No had left his last twvo
compan'ons. apparently dead. He saved
their lives ard the party Of thraa ~ tsst
reached the khatan river. IN January
1896. Or Hedin discovered in the ssna
desert the ruins Of two large Ruddhfs,
titles, finding statuary ana ratvsl,,os
"hieh showed a highly refined artistic
taste. Tie existence 81 these .1s,..s -.
known 10 Chinese tradition. but their la
cation had been lost centuries before e.
ersi nomsdic tribes were found fn the Ia
terror. whose existence was nnLro,.,, ..
the outside world and who knew no,h,rg
o. the existence Of people outside OF ,hei-
tribe. No discovered the inland sea IN
the Lab-Sor desert aud s.,tlas .,-a-.a-
the dispute as 70 IT'S existence. II ,oot
him two months to traverse the bfpbfs,s
plateau Of Thiost. During this ,o,,rnev
MS expedition met no human basry ~.
occasionally large herds Of wild s,,sa.
ard yaks
DIR. Iedin describes his reception a. p.
kin at the end Of his four years. exneli-
slon 10 an interview with Swedish
newspaper reporter as follows. ssf e.,
tered Psksn through the south gatavvsy
with mixed feelings after being carrtes4
for over an hour in my chair along ~
gray gigantic wall. surrounding ~
northern PefyIug tying. before We csrse
10 The gateway called Tienmotn xhtrs,
means the gateway 20 heaven where ,ra
Chinese. numerous as ants In an aDf btu
PASSED cut aad IN. From the gateway