The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-08
STRANGER Is
WITHIN GATES
Count Salvatore Pays Visit to
Wichita.
WALKING AROUND WORLD
For Wager of $4,000 Made
With Duke Spinetta.
WHICH GOES TO CHARITY
Nine Countries Must be Visited
Within Three Years.

There is a stranger within the gates
of Wichita that aside from his high pO-
siition in the aristocracy OF Italy, is more
Interesting from the fact that he is walk
ing around the world This stranger IS
Count Della Gurestra Reggie Salvatore
OF Palermo. Italy. q member OF one OF
the strongest Neapolitan families, an
athlete, a scholar and gentleman
TWO years ago this month Count Sal
yatore and Duke Spinetts made a wager
The count was TO walk around the world,
or an equal distance, was TO visit nine
countries within three years and for this
he was to receive from the duke s20.oo0.
1t was also stipulated that this money
should be devoted TO charity, not 4 cent
OF it is 20 go TO the count ard all that he
is 70 receive is the experience. travel
and the facts he can pick Up
The stipulation in the wager says that
the traveller must not ask for anything,
not even 4 glass OF water. He must not
mention the fact that he IS thirtsy. hun
CRY. footsore, or fatigued. Everything
that he receives must come voluntarily.
He can have all Of the fun he wants. get
all the money he can and all the data
he can. but must not ask a person for
a drink Of water. This would seem
hardship TO the average man, especially
on some Of the hot summer Kansas days.
But Count Salvatore cannot ask even this
small favor II ne is hungry he must
go on until some one offers him some
thing 10 eat. II his shoes OF clothes
wear out he must keep moving until
some one takes pity on him and offers
him some clothes.
Count Salvatore and Duke Spinneta ara
both members of the Unione Pedes-a
Italia. which, as its name signifies, is =
walking club composed Of the members
OF the ar-stocracy of his country. It
was at this club that the wager was
made. Several members wanted 70 take
the wager and there was some rivalry
as to who should be the lucky member.
Count Salvatore was finally selected He
started on his journey on the first day
OF February, 1871, and has been travel
ing ever since. be is now several
months ahead OF his schedule and thinks
Lat il his heaitn holds out he will De
able TO complete his journey long before
the three yeafe are VI.
The start was made from Naples He
walked to Paris and thence TO Calls.
where he took a steamer for London
He walked over some parts of England
and was given a first cabin passage 70
this country.
The count is a singer of no mean abiI-
fly and he furnished much entertain
ment for the ships passengers He has
q beautiful tenor voice and sings the
classic songs in truly impressive man
Ter.
He has already tramped across the
United States, from New York 10 San
Francisco and back 10 New Orleans. and
IS now on his way u San Francisco.
He landed in Wichita yesterday morn
Ing at o'clock. from Guthrie. Some
one had told him there was a man nam ID
Garabaldl living in Wichita. He sup
posed that they could speak Italian and
he hunted them VI yesterday. He can
not speak q dozen words Of English in
telFigibiy and had some trouble in find
ing the home OF Mr.. d 4. Garabaldi at
sSfs East Douglas avenue. and when he
did find them they could not speak
word OF his native tongue Mr.. and Mrs
Garahaldi brought him 70 the ROOMS Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A G. Walden in the Seds-
wick bloc Mrs Walden and her
mother. Mrs Dreschaux. are the only
residents OF Wichita who can speak ItaI-
ian. so far as known, and Count SAL
vatore wanted TO ind some one whom
he could talk TO. II was at the Walden
home that a reporter for the Eagle found
the count.
Count Salvatore is a healthy looking
young man. about - years OF age he IS
an athlete and is ldrge and musculer
He weighs about 145 pounds and every
pound is solid muscle. He IS as straight
a an arrow. His black hair is cut close
and he is just starting to srow nous
tache This seems 10 improve his facial
appearance. even IL il IS short and stub
nv. The face is one Of refinement, with
NO specially prominent features. except
the high forehead He was dressed neat
" and wore a new pair Of shoes. given
him BY the Italian colony OF San An
tonic. Texas.
He carries a small hand satchel. in
which he keeps his credentials. press no
tices. autographs and other things that
he picks I'd in his travels At Fort Worth
he spent Christmas and some good friend
presented him with cheap harucnica-
He laughed heartily when he pulled the
instrument out OF his valise and said
that the friend gave II 10 him 70 play
during his long traups. He was learn
ing TO play IL now and found that il was
very nice little thing 10 while away the
hours while walking
In the year and . half the count has
been in this country the count has found
many things 10 excite his wonder and
interest m He told Mrs Walden that
tbfrrx were diff in America and