The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-29

When tho building Of the great trans.siberian Rail.
road was decided upon. rule adopted that all tho
materials required for the road should be Of Russian
product and manufacture. The rails and steel ap-
planes for the eastern part OF the road ordered
at tho St. Petersburg foundries those for the
part will be supplied by the foundries to tho Ur
Mountains FROM st. Petersburg the materials must be
sent by water and foreign steamers have TO he char
tered for the purpose. Two such steamers freighted
with 100000 pools OF railroad supplies. have this
month left ST. Petersburg for eastern Siberia They
chartered for 10000 rublcs for tho cruise
the question arises IN economic circles whether tho
supplies could not he got cheaper In foreign factories
IL the freight of those that at home
amounts to so much. The most nggravating circum-
stance Is tls that tho freight mus: be paid In gold.
and as tho Russian values hardly he expected to
rise the noxt year. the Government may have to pay
for Its freight than IL has paid for the first
transport OF St. Petersburg railroad materials
Tho Ministry Of War will soon after New Years begin
building strategic railroad line from Batoom to the
Michailovskiy fortress. The object OF that line Is to
facilitate the mobilization OF the trans Caucasian
troops and to establish direct communications between
that fortress and tho hcadquarerxof tho Caucasian
garrison
A curious stowaway was discovered In Scbastopoi
An unknown person delivered at the wharf large
Turkish bag for shipment to Constantinople by tho
freight steamer oleg. The clerk received the baggage
and labelled without taking any notice either OF Its
form or Of the appearance Of the man who had brought
IT, But when the shipping bands to take II away
they noticed suspicious abou and reported
the case to the superintendent. Tho bag was opened
live Tartar was found In IT, His papers showed that
his selimon VI Oploo. and that he was
n native Of Bakhtchisarsy The Turkish Consul would
endorse his passport 10. landing IN Constsnnope
and hs wished 10 come to that place In the shape OF
baggage.
The efforts which the central and local Governments
make TO relieve the peasants Of the hunger region sre
ueutsoed partly through the corruptiouo the Govern
msnt clerks and partly by the Generalization OF the
cipiepts themselves. IN villages II discovered
that peasants had received only four poods Of rye
for every ten pools which had been granted them for
provision; tho other six pools "ost between tho
hands" Of those who commissioned to deal out
the grain In other places the peasants receiving their
grain sold It tho same day and Fpent the money In
drinks. Large quantities Of grain purchased by
OF tho local Governments In the
districts where the harvest plentiful this
Br: grea, portion OF these wasted the freight
trains by the careless unskiiod handling Of the en-
p0ye-s. From many rairoad stations on the CAucas
ian line II reported that IN the freight depots ono
had to wade ankle deep In rye an oats spilled from
Wagons and bags in unloading. The huns-r IN the
twenty stricken Governments IL assuming . most
alarming form In tho meantime. Women and children
ents killing their children bsoauss they could mot see
thsir suffering have occurred In several parts OF the
country