The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-01
RANDALL AGAIN.
The Globe -TrOtter Was
Seen Yesterday.
Wanted to Go to the Sandwich ISL
andS-Rev. Dewitt Talmage
Leaves for Sydney.

The departure Of the steamer Alameda for
Sydney via Honolulu, yesterday was made in-
teresting by the appearance of Charles Randall
the ambitious young man who started from
Liverpool on the 2Gth Of last January on tour
around the world with only 10 cents in his
pocket.
Randall has wager with the Liverpool Ath-
letic Club that he will clrcumnayigate the
globe without expanding a cent for trausporta-
tion or board or lodging en- route. II he sue.
ceeds in getting back to England within three
years time he will earn SO, 600, so lie says
Randall claims that lie walked from New
YORK and accomplished the journey In ninety-
three days. He says ne is an Engllshman, but
he has the appearance OF a thorough down
East Yankee that Is very misleading 10 q true
Brton. lie does not drop his "h's,' nor does
ne converse strictly through the medium of his
mouth, preferTlng to use his nasal organs more
| frequently when delivering himself of q few
words.
Randall is dressed In a dark blue double
breasted suit OF clothes, and wears an African
| explorers hat that lends VeTisimilitude TO his
claim Tor recognition as a RObe-trotter. He
exhibited two nickels and said that he was
| given them IN Liverpool and told to "go West,
| young man, go West" he did not explain
| why IL was that the residents of that city did
| shilling.
The sensational press got hold of RandalPs
! yarn some weeks ago, and used up several
| fonts of type in trying to tell how the Young
fellow suffered The fortunes Of the unblessed in
making his trip from the United Kingdom.
Randall went on board Of the Alameda and
told the ships offic ers that he wanted to 90 to
! Honolulu. He endeavored to explain that he
! was duly bound by moral contract not TO beg,
| borrow or steaP' in going the rounds of this
mundane sphere. He failed to impress the
| steamboat men as much as he did the American
| press, and was told that il costs money TO run
| steamers, and that people were expected to pay
their way when they took passage. Mr.. Ran
! dali stayed behind.
Rev. De Witt Talmage and Rev. Frank Tai
mage, his son, were passengers for Sydney on
| the Alameda. DR.. Iamage was accompanied
| to the steamer by number OF frirnds and
stood beside the gangplank until the vessel left
| the WHAT. bowling pleasantly TO those who had
| assembled TO bid him adieu.
There was an unusual number of passengers
! for Honolulu and Sydney on the steamer and
| good list for Auckland.
| Purser Sutton has sufficiently recovered his
| health 10 take charge of his regular duties,
| much to the delight of those who appreciate
him as competent, affable md efficient officer
| BIDS for the construction of the new drydock
! at Spear-street wharf, the story OF which was
| told in The CALL OF several weeks ago, Will
| De opened to morrow. The new dock will cost
about 100000.
Great secrecy was maintained about the pro-
posed work, because ii was feared that the
| State might raise the rent of the wharf. The
| Drydock Company is renting the Spear-street
| dock al very reasonable figure. 1t cost the
| State nearly as much 10 dredge the approach 10
| the dock as Is received from its rental