The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-22

and West Virginia to Wheeling. For
several hundred miles We have come
over the national pike, which is in a
very good condition. Our ride to-day
was much shorter than usual on nc
count ofthe muddycondition Of the road |
but we made thirty-hye miles. Our usual
day'srun is fifty miles, butwehayemadea
longer run. in Texas, as high as one
hundred miles. We are not 'sCorchers,
however, and ride the wheel for COM
fort, and because 1t ia the best for our
purpose. From Wheeling We will start
tomorrow morning for New York over
the national pike as far as Haggerstown,
aud thence over the Lancaster pike to
Philadelphia and New York, our desti-
nation.
'"our trip will probably be the long
est land journey ever made around the
world, our total mileage on wheels be-
ing 1871 miles,"
Mr.. Allen said that he and his com.
panion had on several occasions had
trouble with the people OF the countries
through which they were. passing. such
as being mobbed, stoned, boys and even
men throwing sticks between tho spokea
OF their wheels. At one or two places
the people were 20 anxious to soc them
that they broke into their sleeping
apartments and dragged them out for
inspection.
'At one place in China the inn.keep-
ers attempted to collect extortionate
prices from US, but we would not pay,
and they attempted force. We went at
it Marquis of Queensbury style, and
soon had much the best OF the three,
when the crowd that had gathered
around started to take q hand, where.
upon we whipped out our reyolyers, and
standing against tree dehed the whole
crowd. On several other occasions in
China we came near using the guns"
Mr.. Allen said the Kirghis Of Asiatic
Turkey are the most hoapitable OF tho
peoples they visited, and the Chinese
the least courteous. "0n one occasion
in the former country we were placed
on high cushion in the center OF one
OF their tents, and thirty or forty
people sat around at the sides watching
US and our actious. We were to them
an unknown race"
"Just before we entered Chinese ter
ritory there occurred very dramatic
incident We had been with some OF
the nomadic people OF Russian Asia for
several days, and they entreated US not
to enter China, saying that we would
never get out alive. When We parted
at the border they did not say word OF
farewell to us, but drew their hands
across their throats, signiiying the man
ner Of our death and left. Before this
they had knelt on the ground and pray
cd to Allah for our safety.
"0ur wheels were called by various
names in different countries. In Turk:
ish Asia it was called 'Gin-Araba,
meaning the devils carriage In Chi
na it was 'Fi.Chin,' or flying machine.
The two young men, after finishing
their remarkable trip at New York, will
commence the task OF writing up their
journey which they propose 10 publish
in book form, or as a serial in oneof the
leading magazines. They should Ger.
tainly have no trouble in disposing OF
their manuscript. They also contem-
plate lecturing tour, with stereoptican
Illustrations. One remarkable feature
was that they did not use guide or IN
terpreter at any time. OF necessity
they had to learn several languages,
and both now speak eight, German,
French, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Persian,
Russian and Chinese; very accomplish
ed linguists they are.
They resume their journey this morn.
ing. Several o the local wheelmen will
probably accompany them several milea
out the pike.