The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
CIRCLED GLOBE
IN 81 DAYS
New Record Of Henry Frederick
In Around the World Trip.
WAR imminent IN FAR EAST
Russia Not Avoiding Issue With Japan and
Clash Liable to Occur at Any
Moment.
WAR IMMINENT IN FAR EAST

New York Aug. PA new record for
rush around the world has been made by
Henry Frederick. the writer and traveller.
Mr.. Frederick reached this city late Tues
day night from the Pacific coast. He left
here on July on the steamship Deutsch-
land. His time for circling the earth was
"a days. z hours and 20 minutes The best
previous record was made recently by
James w. Sayre, of Seattle. whose time
was 81 days and 10 hours. Jules Vernes
dream OF Phineas Fogg's wonderful trip
around the world In eighty days Is beaten
by Mr.. Frederick by nearly twenty-six
days. But for a mishap which caused him
to lose fast steamer from Yokohama he
would have made the journey in fifty
days.
Mr.. Frederick went from here TO Ham
burg, a distance OF 340o miles; from Ham
burg to Port Arthur by rail, 700 miles.
then 20 Yokohama by rail and water, 400
miles; then 10 Vancouver, b. c., by wa
ter. 400 miles. and then by rail across the
American continent. S4oo miles. He slept
In hotel only two nights during his en-
forced stay in Yokohama.
1T will take me week or more" said
Mr.. Frederick yesterday at the Hotel
Marlborough, Ito get the clicA of the
railroad wheels out OF my ears. An ordi-
nary bed Is too quiet for me 10 sleep on
comfortably
EXPECTS WAR IN FAR EAST.
Mr.. Frederick gathered facts which
convince him that war between Russia
and Japan Is near at hand on this sub
Ject he said:
"All the trains OF the Trans Siberian
railway were guarded with soldiery and
detachments OF troops were being moved
toward Manchuria. on the train on which
i travelled there were sixteen armed
guards. and a striking fact was the pres
ence OF small detachments of soldiers at
bridges. dangerous precipices. in fact. at
any point where a wreck would cause dis
aster TO the railway. These guards are
presumably on account OF a supposed
oanger from spies or others whose pur-
pose would be to dynamite bridges or
wreck Russian trains
"Often as I stood on the hack platforn,
OF the train in the night 7 could see the
Russian soldiers miles from nowhere
guarding trestles or bridges. Near Lake
lBatkal, j asked the conductor OF the
train. who spoke broken English. why
the trains were guarded with soldiers.
and spoke OF the detachments OF troops
mat were being carried out toward Port
Arthur. He shrugged his shoulders and
said 'Rumors OF war
RUSSIA NOT AVOIDING ISSUE.
From what ] saw in Manchuria can
tell You this Russian policy Is without
doubt 10 hold Manchuria and also New
ehwang. Moreover. IL seems that Rus
STA does not intend TO take any stems IN
evert hostilitfes with Japan. particularly
II she feels assured that japan will fight
unaded. The war feeling among the
Japanese Is now quite strong and war
was regarded as imminent when | was
therein fact, II seemed a matter of
months. II not weeks.
For japan nothing could be more tire
eome and Irritating than the Russian at
ttude In Manchuria. crowned by the os-
tentatious gathering Of the large war
feet as an act of defiance The con-
centration Of the squadrons al Port
Arthur. where there were 81 warshlns OF
oil sorts and sizes, is for Japan much
what a similar gathering OF an antago-
nistic nation I'm the English channel
would be to England. England would
ldoubtlessly treat such gathering as an
act Of war. and the japanese do not bv
any means feign Indifference TO this
gathering at their gates.
|, From what I saw ana learned OF
+ Manchuria. II ts a country we'll worth
holding. and Russia Is in possession As
the country is rich. and with promise
OF untold wealth when development
comes, Russia Will doubtless retain that
which she holds. for is not possession
nine points Of the law? Manchura iS rich
In minerals. rich in agricultural lands.
and has many resources
"Manchuria Is still nominallv Chinese.
of course. but II Is ruled from St Peters
burg. Whether the Russians will be able
10 manipulate their strings so that
Chinas forces will be utihzed in the
coming strife Is n disputed question"
/ Mr.. Frederick Is manager OF the House
hold Journal. During his rush around
the world several typewriter concerns
made charges against that publication
Mr.. Frederick left for Boston last even
fng TO consult his attorney and direct him
70 bring damage suits against those who
made the charges
Mother-Do yo' spect young Jackson
means business