The evening times., 1896-10-20

An Interesting young man visiting the
city is Mr.. c. B. Randall, ,twenty-eight years
| OF age, who started from Boston on January
&c. 1894, To walk around the world in
two years, unless barred by sickness or
other unforeseen detention. He completed
his task September % Just four days before
the expiration of the allotted time
According to a wager he has won there
by the sum OF S25 900.
Mr.. Randall gives a thrilling account OF
his wanderings over the globe. The condi-
tons OF his contract. were hat SD ould coin
inence his journey without a penny or q
scrap of clOlhing. Before leaving Boston
he exhibited himself in nature garb charg-
ing a fee for admission
BY this means he was able to buy news
papers and pins. and make himself suit
OF paper clothing. Then he was engaged
for advertisement purposes Among other
things, he hesatinashop window at So an hour
Within ten days he had raised over
81 900, and before he left New York had
81 600 in bank.
He followed various railroad lines through
the West, and after walking 4,4OU miles
from New York to San Francisco, sailed
for Hawaii, arriving there the day the
island was declared republic.
While in the Samoan Islands he was the
guest for three days OF Robert Louis
Stevenson, who then was sick, but believed
himself tobe getting better, though actually
growing worse.
While in China he had pleasant inter
view with Ii Hung Chang, who gave him
letter to the mandaTins, charging all who
saw the document with personal RESPONSE
bility for the safety Of the bearer. This
was necessary o wing TO the war with Japan.
UNDER Ii HUNG CHANGES PROTECTION
With this permit he put in about 90 miles,
but, finding things rather rough, he turned
back to Japan and obtained an interview
with Count Ito, who appointed him TO the
rank OF Lieutenant in the japanese army.
He fought in twelve battles and has sew
eral bullet and bayonet wounds, received
while fighting against the Chinese.
While in India he was arrested as a spy
and detained for two months. 1t was there
he found "a friend in Sir William Hudson,
who provided him with an escort Of 100
men for the next 900 miles to Persia.
The idea of a man walking amazed the
Persians. 1t would not have surprised them
had he been a woman; but for a man TO
stride along showed extreme poverty and
low breeding.
The talk about him reached the ears of
the shah, who sent for the british resident,
Sir Mortimer Durand, to ask him t o bring to
him the eccentric Traveller. The shah was
more than puzzled to find the pedestrian
sufficiently educated to converse with the
monarch in his own tongue.
The Shah became interested in the wager,
and when he heleftprovided him with an escort
of 500 soldiers to the Ar.acnian frontier.
SAW THE MASSACRE.
While in Julpha, an Armenian town, it
was attacked by Turks, and 5000 of the
inhabitants butchered. He was at the Bri-
tish consulate with Mr.. Shipley, at Ere
roum, at the time of the three days ma assa-
ere. He and Mr. shipley saw piled tier
upon tier a. least % 900 victims who had
been killed by tue Turks. At MocuI he was
imprisoned four months by the Turkish gov
ernment. He was never told Thy, but sup
ises that it was because he had seen too
much Of the cruelty Of the Turks, and they
knew if he got to Europe he could make
statements detrimental to the government.
Hecrussed the Arabian desert to Bagdad
having ac avalcade of camels to carry water
and food He walked from Constantinople
to Liverpool except when crossing water;
stepped briskly through Ireland and reached
home none the Worse for his trip He has
returned with the satisfaction OF know
ing America to be the greatest country in
the world. though he sayshe must own that
in all his travels he saw no city to compare
TO VieI1na, which, he claims to be the clean
est and most attractive capital in the world.
Mr. Randall viii remain here a few days
erd then proceed to Atlanta.