Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-07
Train Arrives Today

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Of s537.I5 and costs and disbursements in
this action.
Train Arrives Today
George Francis Train, the eccentric
globe trotter, who is to make the city Of
New Whatcom the starting point for an
other trip around the globe, to be accom-
plshed within 55 days, Is expected TO
arrive this afternoon. A delegation OF
citizens. headed by Mayor jenkins, viii
be at the depot to receive him and take
him for a ride through the main portions
OF the city. Tomorrow, Friday evening,
Train will deliver his great lecture, and
Saturday morning at $3.50 he will leave on
the steamship Premier, which has been
chartered for an excursion into the Brit
ish domain. Two brass bands VIII par !
ticipate IN the excursion, The steamer 1
wifi go through the picturesque afehi- I
pelago, will call in at Roche Harbor.
thence proceed to Victoria and EsQui-
malt harbor. At Victoria the steamer
will remain several hours, and at p. m.
will proceed out into the Straits, and
amidst music and cheers will place George
Francis Train aboard of the steamship
Empress Of India, then return and arrive
here IN the evening.
The greatly reduced fare for the round
trip, the brilliant opportunity OF viewing
the superb scenery OF the Sound and
islands, the music and general good time
"a
tendency of crowding the limited number
of 200 excursionists at $50 for the round
trip. Tickets will have TO be obtained be-
fore going abroad.
The event of the coming Of Train and
his advertising of New WhatcOm to the
outer world IS an enterprlsing move on
the part Of Mayor VIII ID. jenkins and
number OF citizens, aud no doubt the com
munity at large will be well represented
at Trains lecture. the receipts of which
will go towards defraying expenses. Dur
ing his brief stay In Portland the Oregon
ian speaks Of him In the following man
ner:
On the Union Pacific overland train
there arrived in the city last evening a
rather heavy built man, with gray hair,
iron-gray mustache, sharp gray eyes and
a small flower garden for a buttoniere.
He was accompanied by another man.
much younger than himself, and appar-
emily a Frenchman, bundle OF papers
and a solitary trunk. On reaching the
Hotel Portland he brushed up to the
clerks desk, and, taking out a blue lead
pencil, scrawled the following inscription
on the register:
G.. Francis Train, Round
John Kleptch, World
Private Secretary, So days.
He was George Francis Train. Citizen
Train, the globe trotter and man who
never shakes hands. He Is making
another trip around the world for the
purpose of advertising Beilingham Bay
and breaking the record he made in the
interest OF Tacoma. He expects to de,
liver a lecture at the Marquam Grand
this afternoon, having been Induced to
stop over AT whose bidding he is doing
this he hardly knows, and on what sub
ject he is to speak, he does not care. He
e Will, talk on any subject suggested and by
she yard at that.
No sooner had a reporter introduced
himself when he sent for his bundle oil
papers. These he opened and spread out
upon the floor of the reading room. They
contained clippings from nearly every
paper in the country, cuts OF himself anC
dispatches.
These" said he, after they were
spread out so as to cover nearly half o
the floor. represent the notices / havt
been given during the past four weeks.
am not the president; | am not Harrison
Blaine or Bismarck, but do claim to b.
the biggest monstrOsity on earth. Their,
is no man more talked about or writer
about in the world. Why? j presume /
Is Irresistible. / am about 20 start OF
another trip around the world and wa
induced to deliver an address here befOr
| leave. This is what am here for.
don't know on what subject am TO speak
nor do care. / let the audience sugges
any subject they see fit, and II ! don
catch the drift, why | am done for.
leove Vancouver on the 9th and expect {
took me fifty-nne days TO make my las
trip, After reaching New York It is
matter OF 5000 whether | cross the con
tinent In three days or in five days Pee
pie may call me fool and luuatic, bu
know my business. | coined the wOr
crank and presume | am one myself, bJ
am far from lunatlc, as you can see b
my conversation"
Mr.. Train, in speaking OF his earl
travels through the Pacific NOrthwes
said he was In Tacoma when there wa
= >. nothing 10 sight but a grizzly bear, bal
eagle and polec cat He is the same errat
Train OF yore and can't very well be am
thing else.
~ The following dispatches were receive
from him yesterday:
Advertise Tuesday. Cannot wait Il
Wednesday. Red hot events. AdmlssC
quarter
PENDELrON. May g. 1891.
To w. II. Hurlburt-Congratula
agency; leave midnight; Whatco
seventh. Vancouver ninth; invite pres
Dent: engage room.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
The DAILEs, Or, May T..
Oregonian Statf-Portland hotel, II l.
night: will show YOU around world pr
pramme GEORGE FRANCS TRAIN.
The first was TO Manager Friedlande
OF the Marquam Grand. The messag
are characteristic of the man.
Drive Whist Party
Miss Emily NJ. Aitken entertained Il
Whist club In a very pleasant manns
last Tuesday evening, at the residence