Evening journal., 1890-05-12
GLOBE TROTTER TRAIN.
He Is Bound to Beat Nellie
Bly's Record.
THE ECCENTRIC CITIZENS TOUR.

THE ECCENTRIC CITIZENS TOUR.
on the Homestretch 20 Make Tacoma
Famous and smash This Country He
Says He win Complete His Girdie
Round the Earth in sixty-two Days.
LONDON, May George Francis Train
is on the homestretch OF his tour around
the world. and it seems not only probable
that he will break phineas Fogg's record
but the record Of Miss Nellie bly, as we'll
He has reached London fifty-two days from
Tacoma, Wash, aud expects TO finish his
tour in ten days more. To correspondent
Of The Herald who met him with extended
hand, he said
They shook Chinese Fashion.
"Hahl No, haven't touched the hand
Of man or woman for fourteen years. We
will shake hands Chinese fashion, This
was Mr.. Trains greeting We shook hands
Chinese fashion, which means shaking
hands with yourself and looking at the
other fellow Mr. Train Is packed with ex-
clamation points. In his ordinary CONVEX
sation jump Of 5000 miles is nothing to
him. One moment his manner is dove
like, the rest he is like unto combination
of tiger, dangerous ltmatc and steam
hammer. He is modest In his own way
he says, yet he is not above blowing his
horn. Let him tell his own story.
Citizen Trains Adventures.
"Fifty-two days on the way, and will fin
ish my journey around the world in ten
days more Remember the fuss some peo-
pie made when young woman went
around the world In seventy-two days and
some hoursg It's enough to make one sick
Nothing. Anybody could do il. Remem-
Der jules Nerne's Around the World in
Eighty DaysY He stole my thunder I'm
Phineas Fogg But have beaten phineas
Fogg out of sight What put the notion
into my headg Well, I'm possessed Of great
psychic force. I'm a volunteer of Tacoma
on Puget sound. They asked me 10 go
around the world said would. gave
a lecture, and for 1t they paid me $500 |
told them I'd go around the world aud
make Tacoma famous.
Passport or
II left Tacoma on March is; chartered
steamer Olympia for GOO to catch Nancou.
yer boat; caught it Made trip to Yoko-
AAdAtth III niAtttn uA9Hs ihtit Aouili AhhN
North German Lloyd steamer had been
gone two days, She was at Kobe ! asked
them to hold her by wire They laughed at
me. held her by wire and engaged spe
cial train. ! travelled 800 miles through
the interior Of Japan at Nagasaki the con
sui told me that no foreigner could get a
passport in less than three days. ! said I'd
| get one in less than three seconds or see the
the mikado or burst the empire. ! went &c
| Toxic and got my passport in thirty min
utes. left Hong Kong on April l3 an6
reached Singapore distance Of ,4ss miles
in three and half days Was detaine,
hours on way by rain and a cyclone.
some mig Jumps.
Jumped to Colombo, distance Of 1914
metres in four days, and made another
jump of 1908 miles to Alden ia six and one
half days. Went up Red sea TO Suez, dis
tance Of ,30S miles, In three and one-hali
days, and got into the canal before r. anc
o. boat
II went through the Suez canal IN six
teen hours, was at Brindisi two and hall
days later and left Brindisi at .. m. on
Thursday May s. Upon arriving at Calais
found there was no boat which could
catch. | telegraphed to Dover for a special
boat and was told could have one for e4O
All right The boat came. / telegraphed
for special train from Dover to London
left Dover at noon, arrived in London al
p. m, and will leave at $50.
In sixty-two Days.
II will arrive at New York next Satur
day. will then take the fast express 0vei
the New York Central or Pennsylvania
railroad, and reach Chicago, 900 miles, Il
twenty-four hours. Then / will take
special train over the Northwestern rail
road for St Paul, and get there in ter
hours. At St. Paul / will hire a specia
train on the Northern Pacific railroad II
will cost me $500, and will carry me &
Tacoma, distance of 1000 miles Arrived
at Tacoma, / shall have been around thl
world in sixty-two days.
He's Going to Smash the Country.
"pll startle 'em, tell you. Ill tell 'en
what man with brains and purpose car
do. ! built the first tramway in London
built the Northern Pacific railroad pvl
been candidate against Grant and Greeley
I've done more than all the presidents from
Washington to Ben Harrison. Pretty father
of his country was Washington Why, HI
never had a child of his own. Ill toll then
some truths when / get home. / tell yoI
that if you are owed any money over therl
get it inside Of thirty days, or you'll neve
see il. Countrys going TO smash, and In
going to smash it."
Twelve Days Lost by Accidents.
The glittering eyes Of the old campaigne
snapped as he ratified on, remarking occa
sionally that his mental and physica
powers were never more virile, in spite o
his sixty years. His trip, he predicted
would remain the record until he saw fl
to break IL, for he claimed to have los
twelve days by accidents or more vexatiou
delays. Mr.. Train looked in first elias
health, and in spite Of the somewhat errati
manner in which he at times expresse,
himself, particularly when he declared tina
he was a socialist, anarchist atheist an,
several other lists, he was never at a loss t,
tell the difference between half crown an,
a two shilling piece.
Lottery Fight in Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, May l2.-The Legislature
is in second biennial session at Batoi
| Rogue. The session will be an exciting