The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-14

possible he took out naturalization pa
pers- The count became known through
have always delighted the thinkers of the
country. Count Lochwitzlxy is a remark
able man; he has made the greatest men
and women in America search for sU-
periatives when describing him. A man
who gave family, position, wealth, home
and all that can be dear to man, freely
that the poor and untaught Of his fellow
cOuntrymen might be liberated from the
letters of ignOrance-this is the sort of
man who is entered in The Herald
contest and who is enthusiastic over his
nomination
Il am working, and working hard he
said yesterday 7 can use prize, should
l be so extremely fortunate as TO win
one, to good advantage. and 1 want one
that l may be able to do So
Ills eyes tWinkled as he spoke. Some
thing told the interviewer not to ask
questions at this juncture. The count
continued in his stirring way:
Il am pleased that some one nominated
me. When I found my name entered,
read over the rules and descriptions of
prizes Both were so attractive that
went to work 1T once. have high hopes
to have high totals
It was Count LOchwitzlly President
Roosevelt found so charming 1t was
David 8. Jordan. president of Leland
Stanford university. California. who be
came a stanch friend and admirer OF the
count from their first meeting. The
counts friends and admirers among noted
educational folks number UP into the
scores Right now the count is residing
in Salt Lake-at go West South Temple
street-aud there is no more enthusiast
tic booster for Salt Lake Utah, and
The Herald. than he
The story of his life is far more alb
sOrbing than any play, and. were the
principal events in his life to be woven
into a play, it would contain many tragic
scenes; If compiled into a book, many
dark. unpleasant chapters. Following a
happy marriage TO the Countess Anas-
tasia, daughter of the late Count Waldo
mar. counselor of the court. Count
Lochwitzkv was exiled to Siberia be-
cause he endeavored to teach the illiterate
Russian peasants. Three children were
born. and the count has never seen any
of the children since the day of his eX-
lie as he was denied all communication
with his family. One daughter he has
never seen. as she was born six months
after the father was torn from his fam
ily- This was I'm May, 1897. He was
thrown into a dungeon in the Fortress
Of St Paul and St Peter in St Peters
burg and held for fifteen months in soil
tary seclusion. His property was con-
fiscated and all possible chances of com
municatng with his family destroyed. He
was tortured to make him confess to
things he had never dreamed Of doing.
Without trial-without so much as
chance to fight for himseif-he was sent
to the island by the ukase of the Car
Nicholas II. He escaped to Japan, thence
to China and after wonderful adVen-
lures. got to America. He has love for
the Stars and Stripes. and his lectures
are brimming over with patriotism for
his new country and with astounding
stories of Russian methods and practices.
The count is of a retiring disposition
and breads even the publicity necessary
to success of lecture tours, vet in t..
Herald contest he Is anxious that all shall
know he is entered and ''hustling." And.