The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-30
GOV. OSBORN AT HOME.
He Returns From His European Trip
and Talks to Reporter.

He Returns From His European Trip
and Talks to q Reporter.
Ex-Gov. Thomas A Osborn returned
yesterday from his visit together with c.
c. Baker to the old world, where he has
spent the time since the first of March.
Mr. Baker will return to Topeka later on
Gov. Osborn is full of interesting
things about the trip, and to a reporter
today he gave the following sketch of
his travels:
"We left New York February "a on the
steamer Augusta Victoria, and first
landed at Gibralter, where we spent
part of day. We next went to Algiers
and spent a night in that city, which we
found very interesting.
1--WE were a little curious to know
whether the representations in the Mid
way Plaisance, and especially the dances.
were correct and we found that they
were.
From there we sailed from Naples
and spent several days in that locality i'll
the examination of the ruins of Pompeii
and the surroundings of Vesuvius.
1--WE then sailed for Alexandria. pass
ing through the Straits of Mes
sina, along the coast of Sicily, and
we took look at Scylla and Charybdis.
We passed the volcano of Stromb boli
which was in active operation and pre-
sented a most startling appearance. We
also passed Mount Ktna.
a train for Cairo where we remained
about two weeks
sour visit in Egypt was most delight
full The climate was all that could be
desired, the scenery was grand and the
hotels as good the best in Europe. OF
course we visited the pyramids and
found them all they have been pic
tured. We visited the mosques and had
rides upon the Nile.
"The common people are the most
patient, accomplishing, industrious and
temperate people have ever seen. The
wages of a common laboring man are
from to ~ cents a day and he works
in the fields, he is industrious that he
never turns around to look at railroad
train as 1t passes.
From Cairo we took train for Port
Said, at the mouth of the Suez canal. In
making this trip we travelled one after
noon on the banks of the canal. At Port
Said we took a steamer for Jafa, which
is the Joppa of the Bible. From there
we took train to Jerusalum, and re-
manned several days examining matters
of interest in that locality.
From there we took horses for Jeri-
cho, Dead Sea and river Jordan. While
we were at the Jordan we found upward
of 1000 pilgrims from the Greek church.
in Russia who were bathing in the river
to wash their sins away.
81 didn't go into the river. didn't
think l needed it and was excused from
taking bath that morning.
''One thing that struck me peculiar
at Jerusalem was that SO many things we
have read about in the scripture are
close together. You find within the
walls of the church of the Holy Sepul-
cher and within few feet, Mt. Calvary,
where Christ was crucified, the slab where
his body was laid out after his crucitix-
ion and mis- tomb. Within a few yards of
these we came across the sepulcher of
our old friend Adam.
THE mosque of Omar is within a
stones throw. This is said to be built
upon the foundation of Solomon's tenn
pie We were shown through the base
ment of this mosque, which was once
the stable of King Solomon, and held
5000 camels.
1--WE returned to Europe by the same
route we took in going over. From
Naples we went to Rome and spent ten
days examining works of art and the
ruins of ancient Rome.
"The Pope was i'll and was not visible
to any one, SO we did not see him. We
spent day in the Vatican and St Peters
however.
"From Rome we went to Genoa where
we remained two days We looked over
the home of Columbus and also
some other interesting places. We took
a train for Nice, where we spent a few
days. Monte Carlo is situated near Nice
and of course we went there once or
twice.
"How much did you loser" queried the
reporter.
''On that point have nothing to say.
We didn't break the bank. We didn't
even try to break the bank while we
were there.
From Nice we came to Paris by way
of Marseilles and Lyons We remained
two weeks in Paris.
"We then went to London and received
many visits from friends whom we met.
On the 18th of this month we were en-
tertained at Gravesend on board the
United States war ship Chicago. We
sailed for home on the 10Th on the Teu-
tonic"