The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-01

TIE Berlin Lokaianzsaxer ssrs sE@czsi
correspondent CO sssstzfergsn 70 VIE -
tire departure of Prof. Andres on 5fs o@A-
ioon Journey &c the ncrxh pose ias CT
respondent writes Heavy esV9Ss CO.
scuTed rhe sun al day SATURDAY, Afa& ~
warts evening .es-eosa rssn drops corn-
yaence1 10 fan Sra6sy We Eere greeted
BY a clear ssY ard bright s1rEEat- IN
hard Il sse SyanskxGc ne wtra Eowse-1
ard hfssAd ftrssixh the r1gEfnE Al -
o'clock aervfce Vas ns41- There was
ssuasxEsnx aaIzua1Yy touching II the deep,
saaorous gszIIa foaes. 81 TIE s>Au-Ga u
lutheran ritual, 81 fhe prayers 70 HsrE
sh,~e WHO crested the edrcisng air egr-
rents wf,4ch ret remain q riddle 70 rsan-
k5nA Al IL o'clock we were asked sy
Andres vito locked stronger and more
sgszra gscus than ever 20 go ashore 10
witness TIE balloon ascension Ee gave
the werk.ngn>en orders 70 tear down the
front wall of The balloon hcese- Drs.
Etrsntberg and Frasnekeii. who were 20
Aeeotnpsny ths Intrepid Swede OK this
5ozrEcy towards TIE unknown, busted
themselves with their las. preparations
and we're especially careful about The IN
atruuerts 20 BE- use1 for rssteer 0i1sseaa
srd ether scientific observations TIE
Wind increased Gpace, and Ancree IVES
compelled 80 give MS orders through TIE
speaking tube The sailors EorKe1 RAPID
~. and every hing was s90r IN ofees-
Andres ordered the trial balloons gen. Up
they all foek q E0rther1y course. Ifsn
te ordered uae goaGoB-ossAet attached 70
the balloon s small cage. with carrier
pigeons. was first placed III the basket
also small far, containing the first ci1-
nsr for the three intrepid serosaats-
perhaps their last meal. Before gong ~
10 10 gondos Andree hu-rie1ly dictated
telegram 70 King Oscar ard another 70
the Stockholm Dsgasladst. Then ne snogk
the hand Of each person present rs
thanked she workinxrnsn who stood ready
- c7rt the @fc-rx ropes waved a good-e
- the steamer sverskund. arranged the
articles piled together IN the gopaol Sfsc
Jumped On board, followed by StF1n6cefs
a4aa Fraenck@li.
IN the next moment the last rope was
cut tie ballast he4ye2 overheard and the
balloon shot up straight Into the air q
distance sf 80 feet. while the three In
sr9xsi4 aArauants shouted WHAT'S for
Sweden and King Oscar The wind car
rLs1 the balloon "a & n0rthSesterfy dlrsc-
ton aa6 threatened once To hurl IL
against the Jagged mountain cltSs of tie
ggrsAsreab8rx sound strong wind gust
struck the balloon frcm above and ia
couple Of seconds the gondoi touched the
snrGaca az the sea but instantly she arose,
boEne over the immense Ice ocean and az
; o'clock disappeared In the deep blue
horizon"
lieut. Sinclair the Swedish volunteer.
who vas found dead on the battlefield az
uofnoaos was net killed in the battle.
az has been currently reported. Neither
did be die from his wound Sinclair was
stabbed 20 death after the hattie b. a
horde Of irregular Turkish soldiers When
the retreat WAS ordered by Constantine
during the afternoon Of the day Of the
battle. Sinclair. VINO had been twice
wounded. could no. follow the retreating,
routed army and was captured by the
TURKS. The following morning the pris-
oner ives surrounded by . regiment OF
bsEhi-haxoaks who kicked and cufyed the
tefenSeiess officer until ne fell down In a
heap. completely exhausted. Then they
ended his ru!ser4es and suffering by spit
ting hin, on their bsyonets. The matter
was reported 70 the commanding ofncer,
who ordered the nisereanss arrested and
coa.ned for three dsys.
~. +. Maimberg prominent Swedish
American. died recently IN Chicago; IS
years old.
Engineer Nordsntaidt. OF Gothenhurg
Sweden. has invented submarine
steamer Successful trial trips have been
made between Stockholm and Geshen-
burg. The steamer iS shaped like cigar
and IN the middle is cupoia, through
which access ia gained 20 the interior.
This capoia is covered wfth heavy glass
bell. The crew consists OF three mer.
There are - newspapers published in
sweden-t2 IN the capitol and 81 IN the
coantry towns.
TseilmAn. a German mail official. Is sus-
recsed ~ belag guilty o. the theft OF =
sagfui If registered letters sent from the
United States some time ago To Sweden
W. Bret men. Invcstl cation has been made
fotb by thc German. swedish and Ansrs-
can governments without results. Pend
tag these lnvesti Satiens Tsetlman sudden
- disappeared. ard shortly afterwards
his body was found ia q grove near the
CITY. Indications point 10 suicide.
The glorious Fourth Of guly vas ee!e-
hratsd by Americans and Swedlsh-Amer-
fc2ns AZ Hasselhacken. Stockholm. with ;
prrat banquet THE plan for the ceieh-a-
tisn originated with Mr.. Gregoril the
American v3cs.-cousnl. who was aes!roux
o. bringing visiting Swedish Americans
from the different PARTS of tire union to-
Ecther or the rational holiday or their
sd0ptes caGutry The American minister.
Ferguson. sss unsvesis&hly absent. hat
BIS sAosity the consular corps the Swed-
tsh American singers and a hoSg es Amer
ia - ettcndinE the exposition were pres
sst. TIE large hanQUetirs hall was beau
tieul.y decorated NTH Gags. hunting.
eFerrrseas ard flowers Charles Johnson.
tic t3uTnaEisf. acted as POSTMASTER Or
Fraser - Philadelphia. answered ID the
toast. oar National holiday N1s.e-t CON
So t,yFEcfii spoke FOR rNe ~Ue<li sh- Anegi-
N.n singers the tea stnsastcr SPOKE fer
tt~ Swedish Americans as citizens ~ the
aited States Ar NRtgsan Poke for
Sseasn and Nj. samuel for Mckinley
ana -hs tusts8 States. IN ire small wee
leurs ~ tha uioruinr the Swedish \ f,lsr-
Scam singers se~euatfe.i the American MIN
lister ana .h@a the American consul rem
Golirg "Aa3e-ioa. % The star Spaucled
Banner" ao8 either national airs and A.
trRcttn2 lafsr crowds ~ people. whom
tes lgat Summer n.xh;s and the fes.ivi-
t.cs BAD sept Abroad.
~ ths rcceaf banquet teasereA ev KING
Oscar 80 ;ae International Journalists Al
ifrstteineh>frr rssac@ tee k.uc una SO A
& pleuiat x 80 ~ an order. soak occasion,
- state hss p~sitINe 81 the %c~werT n
Swedish eaforoeh' rs. % NIL the ruraevs
- t4@rsusn~ sx etfiSa alliance. Ths sfne.
stated sDs tAe statement undoubtedly
sounded harsh sn the sers II his hsss-wtt-
ta& sen. thc erowa~prtace, Who always
Vas hceo hostile IN Norway. shat sh, swe
frosbar countries. Sweden and Norway.
Sre working sand IN hand towards or,,
rua--t'sr aex sncerHent 81 IRE Gauss -
eivsslHaGtar, pcseA sga Industrial progress
The speech has hesr commented sspsr u,
al F,urNnean journals - say consequence
ans the Impression prevails .sat ne King
hs6 Aat waited sNr THIS opportunity ~
silence 81 var raEsors. TIE German en-
perez sfll ret enfey reading sAe speech
her wsff tss crown prince and - -