The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-04
KING WAS AHEAD
ON HIS SCHEDULE
Famous War Correspondent
Nearing the End Of His
Long Hike"
Is WALKING ON A WAGER
HE WILL VISIT PRACTICALLY Ev-
cry COUNTRY ON THE GLOBE
HAS HAD MANY INTERESTING
EXPERIENCES.

st. Paul, Mimi, July 3.-Charles
Addington King, war correspondent
who served through the Boer war, the
Russian-Japanese war and during the
Spanish-American war has been con.
veyed out of St. Pau! by local sports
men and will reach Chicago at noon
on July s, homeward bound on wag-
er with the publishers of the Strand
Magazine of London to complete a
journey on foot from Port Arthur,
Manchuria around the world and back
to Port Arthur in seven years. He
has already walked $4,000 miles. and
left St. Paul under second wager to
complete the st. Paul-New York Sec
ton OF his woodworking trip in 70
days or forfeit $500.
Starts From London.
King made his original start from
London. travelling ON foot through
Europe and making the long journey
through Russia, Siberia and Man.
churia to Port Arthur before starting
on his world tour. His original wag-
er specifies the course he is to take
and after crossing the United States
to New York. King will sail for Rio
de Janeiro. to cross South America
on foot to Lima. Peru. thence sailing
for Australia, crossing from Mel
bourne to Perth and back to Sydney
on foot. from which point he will ship
to Cape Town. working northward
through Africa on foot to some Medi-
terranean port. thence crossing to
Europe and working back through
Turkish territory to Russia and again
across Siberia to Port Arthur.
Seven Months Ahead.
Il am now seven months ahead of
my schedule" King said on leaving
st. Paul, ''or in other words l am 5000
miles to the good. | have full seven
years to complete my tour. this period
being settled by agreement at the time
l completed the wager with the rep
resentatives of the Newnes interests
OF London before leaving Port Arthur.
Seven years is more time than is actu-
ally necessary, and makes allowance
for accidents, sickness and other un-
avoidable delays. l have had some
experience of that already. The pre-
liminary trip across Siberia was heart
breaking. The country is rough and
extremely dangerous to travellers on
foot without armed guard. While
speak four languages and can usually
get along very we'll, met many Chin
csc with whom l could not talk and
was frequently entertained by hospit-
able functionaries who stared and
q u-h y; \ xh, H~,
could with signs and motions to carry
on conversation. The languages OF
various tribes have bothered me more
than hold-ups or robberies. although
was held up once. 1t was not in ST.
beria though, but at Dilworth. N. D.
and several hoboes accomplished the
work with the aid Of section OF rub.
Der hose bound with wire They took
everything had including $40 made
selling postcards along the route
King took off his hat and exposed a
welt on the scalp which is a souvenir
of his North Dakota experiences.
His Method.
Kings method Of verifying his ionr
ney is simple. In this country he is
following the railways. making the
trip to Chicago over the Northwestern
He carries leather bound memoran
dunn book in which station sign hin
in and out of their stations, endorsin,
their signatures with the official sta
tion stamp. In foreign countries h,
has the dates OF his arrivals and dc
parturcs endorsed by local officials.
King reaches GAINESVILLE on Sunda
leaving In the afternoon He vii
spend Wednesday night in Clayborl
Junction, walking into Chicago the TO
lowing morning. Unless he decides t
change his route he will leave Chicag
the following day. making the tri
eaat over the Pennsylvania lines.