Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-15

From the New York World.
Thomas Stevens, whose tour around the world
on . bicycle has been attracting great attention
in Europe as welr as In America. has reached
MesheA, In Persia A lettsr just received from
him by Outing, 1t the instance Of which maya
zine be IL making the trip. will be the last news
of the piucky bicycler until he has either me,
his tate 1t the hands of the natives or completed
his run. MI. stevens letter is as follows
arrived At Meshed yesterday evening. after
an almost continuous struggle with the ele-
ments Tor twenty days. made the mistake OF
starting too early in the season, and have paid
the psna,tJ in the shape OF swollen streams.
mud saow. rain and bad weather generally. II
was summer weather when left Tsherxn, but
the cimates oi Teheran and khorassan are
March 10, with summer helmet, low shoes and
evening stockings, light outrit for warm
weather, 1 reached Meshed on the 3Oth through
Two rect OF snow. khorasSan is q fearful couu-
try 70 bicycle through in March. After q rain
storm streams OF liquid mud come down from
the mountains ,I aud spread over the plain form.
nave forded rs many as fifty streams in q day,
and the wind blows worse than IL does in wyo-
The changes IN temperature are also sudden
ana violent On the 2Sth, forty-fye miles from
Meshed, got caught ia u blizzard that would
enough 10 form icicles on ones eyelashes and
10 transform ones downy upper lip into a solid
cake vi ice, and with the air niled With binding
snow, mountain torrents thigh deep had to be
torded, where one had 10 step ont Of the water
lnto Snow-drlftS, / ieii down i'm one stream.
dropped the bicycle and wetted everything.
WIN clothes frozen sliif, hands numbed, one
nngef slightly frostbitten, and the b.lxzard at
~ worst, had to wade through snow-drfts,
late mountains tor miles before shelter was
nnally reached. And. then, such accommo-
dauon! mere caravansary, crowded with
mules. cameis, donkeys aud their drivers,
and with pilgrims en- route 10 Meshed, huddled
together for warmth aud shelter. Next morn
Ing the snow lay two ieet deep between me
ana Mesneo, Dut II Was question OF forcing
nay way through or experiencing something
like weeks delay in place where nobody
would voluntarily remain an hour. Pack ami
mails broke a single trail through the snow,
along which 1t was barely possible to strugg lie
ahead. Alter noon the sun asserted its power
and IL became uncomiortably hot. The marrow
path became ankle deep in mud and slush, and
Tor fourteen miles L had To wade through this
and trundle the bicycle ahead with rear wheel
aloit, occasionally varying this exhiiarating
performance by spiurging through stream
Comparatively speaking all else on the journey
has been chtid's play; yet with good weather II
would DE a fairly agreeable journey with q
bicycle. There are no difficult mountains and
much good wheeling surface.
have little complaining to do, however, a,
this juDctufe-a Complaint OF the Russians
After the Russian minister at Teheran speak
Ing 10 me 50 fair; alter going To considerable
expense and trouble 10 provide myself with
Russian money sufficient To carry me clea
through TO Japan, VIA Merv, Samarkaud, and
southern Siberia, / received notice when hal
way TO Meshed that l would not be allowed ..
go through. Here, also, with Holy Russia
Diocking my road on the one hand, L am as
sured on the other thai shall Also be turned
back at the Afghan frontier; that the Afghan
government unable 10 guarantee my safety
will simply turn me back. This is com
torting, 10 say the least ann hers
| the guest of Mr.. Gray, English teleg
r;ipher, connected with the Afghan Boundary
commission. knowing before the news reached
me On the road that the russians had refused
10 give me The ROAD, lac kindly sent "A letter by
the boundary commission courier explaining
the difficulty TO Col. Sir West Ridgway anu
asking MIN to try and obtain permission FOL
me to go through AIghan.stan. The return
courier with an answer Is expected every day
The commission camp Is SOME 5UO miles eas
OF Meshed, aud il no Insurmountable obstacles
prevent shall probably reach India via theil
camp, Cabui and reshawer. Great crowds are
at this moment vocilerously bowling" Tomasha
tonasha. asp-i-awhen" Let us see the iron
hofsc), on the streets ouJside. Armed guard,
have just been Stationed at our door by the
authorities TO keep OH the MODS