Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-07
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Count Rocco. Di.a.novltch Again Wis
It's the Gityiof@ Norfolk
Received HIS Dischnrsesf rom ihe U.
.. Navy Here twenty Seven Yonrs
Aso-A. skeieh.o OF His Travel. ANA
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Aso - Sk Q oh OF HIS Travels andi
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Count Rocco DianoYltch, i Of Austria.
known everywhere as the, hobo noble
man." struck Norfolk last night. lie
is globe-trotter, having devoted
thirty-fou years Of his life to wander
ing over the world on foot wherever
he could. He Is. not an ordinary
tramp by any means, and his preten-
tensions to blue blood have never been
disputed. He 4 is As years old, short,
stout AID OF Intelligent appearance
He wears beard not unlike that Of
the ruler of his country. Franz Josef.
Yesterday the Count! addressed the
pupils of the High School at Suffolk.
He will probably make some addresses
here, and will visit the Jail, hospitals
and schools, as he does in all cities
he visits. He is writing book on the
jails, asylums and hospitals of the
countries Of the world. Occasionally
he commits some little offense to get
himself put in jail for few days to
better acquaint him with the methods
and conduct of these Institutions. In
Norfolk, however, he will probably
prefer to pay us another visit after
the new prison is built.
The Count was in Norfolk in 1872,
and his visit here Is of special interest
TO him. He received his discharge
from the American Navy here at. that
time He has letters from hundreds
of rulers, potentates, governors,
mayors, ETC., many of which speak
highly of him as an intellectual talker.
Having spent several years in the
Transvaal. the Count is delivering
in their war with England.
The Count was seen by Virginian-
Pilot reporter at the Gladstone Hotel
last night.
When he left home he went to Rus
sia and had the Gear to sign passports
in order to enable him to visit the mines
and prisons In Siberia. After spending
some time he went to Sweden, and
was presented to the King. After see
Ing Norway, Holland and Denmark, he
found himself in England in 1870. He
then went to West Africa, and sailed
from there to st. Thomas Island, West
indies. The ten years war In Cuba was
then on, and the United States and
Cuba were on the verge OF war over
I
ped MS landsman on the United States
cruiser Congress, commanded by Lieu
tenant Commander w. T. Sampson.
now Rear Admiral. In 1872 he received
his discharge in Norfolk. He carries
his discharge papers in one of his scrap
books.
After. receiving, his discharge the
Count visited every part of the United
States, and while making a tour of the
South American countries served in the
Chilian, Peruvian and Brazilian naVies
for q brief period. He likes the Ameri-
can navy best of all.
He then went to Mexico and thence
to the Yukon. His next point was the
Sandwich Islands and his wanderings
Japan, China and india. Then fancy
took him to the gold fields of South
Africa and Australia. He is now on his
return to Austria from South Wales.
He visited the Philippines in 1889 and
thinks the natives are a civilized peo-
pie and will fight long time for their
Independence.
He is now on his way to Canada,
which country he has never visited.
After visiting Canada he says he will
have visited every known habitable
portion of the globe, from 76k degrees
latitude north to Norway
The Count has a poor opinion OF
Nansen, the north pole explorer. He
even goes so far as to say that he is
an impostor, and is getting. peoples
money under false pretenses,
Nansen has never been 50 far -noTrh
as he claims, said Count Dianovich.
He can't speak the language OF the
EsquimeauX. I told him face to face in
Chicago in 1897 that he was not what
he made the people think he was. He
says the DsquimeauX live in snow
houses and eat blubber and
cook everything. AS a mat
ter of fact they live in huts built Of
timber caught In drifts and covered
with walrus skins, and they don't eat
bluhber, but live chiefly on lean meat,
and do not cook anything. Nansen can.
not travel in that country in the win
ter. as 1t is colder there In the dead
summer than in Norfolt's coolest win
ter days. the Count declares.
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