The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01
VO0DV ARD WILL
ARRIVE TODAY
-. .
Crossed the Continent on an.
Election Wager on a
Donkey. i.
Held Up by Footpads, Played
in Theaters and Lost on
:-l the Desert.
His Donkey to Be shod With Silver
Shoes Before Entering San
Francisco.
: OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL

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. 908 Broadway, Oct 81. e ::
G. w. Glines arr we'd III this city to- night
from Brooklyn. N Y, on a donkey, as a
iorerunner of r. P. Woodward. ! The two
gentlemen have been panions all the
way across the continent, but Mr.. Gl mes
came On ahead TO prepare sui bic re-
ception for his partner OH his arrival to-
morrow. Mr.. Woodward Is on the edi-
torial staff of the Brooklyn Citizen. Last
fall he bet $4,000 that Bryan would be
elected, and il he failed be had the choice
of pay ing the money or taking a trip West
for his health by donkey. He lost and
Chose the latter.
About a week lateF, adorned with a
plug hat and green goggles. he was es,
eorted out of town by band and large
number of his friends. Then be began
his Journey. .-...... -"
At the Mississippi RIVER he transferred
the goggles to the eyes of his donkey and
pu on Prince Albert Goa; for the balance
Of his ride. He will reach here to-mor-
row morning. and take the ferry for San
Francisco. Mr.. Glines III the meantime
will secure band in San Francisco and
meet him at the ferry and escort him to
the Palace Hotel.
The donkey, that have been the carriers
of these gent.emen will be shod with sill
yer shoes and carried through the streets
OF San Francisco When seen tonight at
the Albany Hotel Mr.. Glines gave the iol.
lowing interesting account OF Mr.. Wood
ward 5 experiences:
"He left on the 27 h OF Novem ber, the
day after Thanksgiving. It took him
eleven weeks 20 cross New Y York State, and
at one time on the Montezuma swamp he
was held up by footpads. He had his nat
shot off there. but he wounded one of the
fellows and the other one ran. He had
very hard time 10 make expenses through
New YORK. ~" .s-
At one town he moppei out hotel
floor and at another place he butchered.
lad ii not been for the theaters he would
never nave made ii then. He appeared
on the stage between act with his donkey.
he has given thirty or forty lectures on
the trip IN large cities and towns. Through
Ohio the mud was so bad that he a tc
walk and Irag the don key after him. i
joined him at Ceaar Rapids on Miy IA
ana We travelled together. In Nebraska
we were entertained by q club appointed
by William J. Bryan b fore he LETT home
and in the evening Mrs. Bryan enter
tained him in her home.
I'VE reached Denvsr in July and were
entertained by the Jackson an Club. A i
Though ColCrA 10 We visited resorts and
found it q peasant trip. In Salt Lake
City We were treated to royal reception
and giysn three cheers. as We reached
the Templeton Hotel. The Trip acro,s
the desert south of. the salt lake
was extremely d tficuIt. We barely had
enough water to get through. On leaving
Austin, New, we were lost for Two days
and had no wa;er. The Western States
were noticeable for the cordial manner in
which we were received. -. ;- :.....-
From Carson CITY to Piaceryl!e we
had three feet o, snow. which tired out
the donkeys One was left in the valley on
the other side of the Summit, one in Fol
som and another on the road just this 81 ide
OF Sacramento. We had five, but Maca- 1
roni is the one that came through, and on
his arrival to- M orro W he will be shod witt
silver shoes. He may not make it till
Tuesday morning. Don Quetta, Mr.. Wood
wards dog, has been VIII b him from New
York and proved very faithful. He nearly
died on this side OF Austin and We had a
hard line saving him.: i:
I'VE are both nearly tired out. Our !
feet are sore and every bone in our bodles
is sore. Reaching the end makes us
cheerful We will go TO San Francisco, /
W here he will lecture on his travels if he
can secure a suitable hall. He may re
main here a few months, OF return for
Thanksgiving, or he may go to Australia.
Il am going TO have every hing ready
for him when he reaches here. His
donkey will be shod at once and then we
will go to The Palace Hotel. His mail.
clothing and all other necessities l will
take there Tomorrow"