Evening journal., 1895-03-02

ward the west. He became AN enthusias
tic hioyolist and made excursions to st.
Louis and Now Orleans before ho began
In 1892 the first westward wheeling tour
OF the world
In the spring Of that year he trundled
his bicycle from pittsburg to New York,
and on June 4 he started from tho city
hall on his long journey. He made the
trip across this country successfully and
wrote letters 20 Outing, for which he was
travelling. Hereached China before Christ
mas and Is said 60 bo the first oycllst to
SO into the northern part Of the F'Iowery
Kingdom. He went leisurely. through
Burmah, and across India, and through
Persia, and sent his last contribution 10
his magazine on April B, 1894, from Ta-
hrlz, whom he was about to start Tor Err
zeroum, in Turkey
Lost In the Kurd Country.
He has been trnced from Tabriz past
Bayazad and Mount Ararat and as far as
the Kurd country, which 1t is supposed,
he reached Ia about five days. This IS IA
Armenia on the way Co Erzeroum. in
Asiutic Turkey, nnd II IN the country
which has lately been the scene OF the so
called Armenian outrages, which are now
under investigation by an international
ferocious OF the wild tribes that possess
the mountainous regions thereabout and
they have never been subjugated by the
Turks, although they are nominally under
the sultan's government Turkeys efforts
Go keep them subdued, it is said, have
been largely in the way Of opposing quar-
relsome tribes one against another, and 50
sparing tho regular Turkish soldiery,
which, moreover, were wanted In more
important regions.
The dangerous character OF tho country
has always been well known, and travel
ers have usually been careful to provide
themselves with escorts In passing through
it. But LEM was of an adventurous spir-
It, and it is thought probable that he es-
sayed the passage Of the mountains alone.
Somo Of his friends believe that he was
killed in the Delibaba pass or drowned IN
fording stream. Others think the Kurds
may have made him prisoner, and that
they are holding him for ransom.
May he Held For Ransom.
II he is prisoner, he may be recovered
either by payment Of ransom or by the
intervention of the Turkish authorities,
who may be forced TO act by this country
or by this country and England, whose
diplomatic offices have already been ap-
pealed TO By Secretary Gresham owing to
the weakness Of the United States repre-
sentatives there.
Mr.. Sachtleben has Travelled through
the Kurd country on his wheel, and has
some familiarity with their customs and
language, and he thinks he should be able
TO find LEM If he be alive. II any one can.
Mr.. Sachtlebcn is courageous, but has not
been called daring and when he went
through the Delibaba pass he took with
him an escort Of four men provided by the
authorities He is % years old, year
older than Lcnz. He was born in Alton
and educated at st. Louis. He ID enthu-
siastic in undertaking the search for Lenz.
Besides Sachtleben the Outing search
party includes two missionaries from the
American (Congregational) board Of for
eign missions and the Presbyterian board
OF foreign missions. Thomas Cook & Sons
are nlso aiding in the search. Sachtleben
will endeavor to interest the international
commission, which is looking into the
Armenian outrages, in his quest, and will
no doubt succeed in doing so, and if Benz
is found living in durance Sachtleben will
appeal if necessary TO the governmental
agencies of America, England and Russia
to effect his liberation.
The editor Of Outing is not hopeful of
immediate results from Mr.. Sachtleben's
journey. but believes that before summer
is past 1t will be known what has become
Of Lenz. la Champagne sailed at o'clock
this morning