New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

ers themselves are not filled with luxuries though
they all right according TO Siberian standards.
Il seems 20 be the custom here for travellers TO
provide al their own bed clothes and towels not
70 mention such TRIES soap and water basins.
Go 70 hotel and IS shown into a with
bare bed water and towels. Water is
supplied application without charge but
every towel sheet. blanket and pillow is separate
item On the BILL and establishment and irri
tstson TO the foreigner whe has this experience
the FIRST time. Later he recognizes that It is the
ousson OF the country. and accepts It. II is the
same On the boats. Each stateroom contains two
hare cots and table. If considers anything
more necessary for comfort, is at liberty to
provide ii! washroom for men and one for
women, each with single bowl, supplied to
provide all necessary opportunities for the attain
ment OF personal cleanliness If one is possessed
OF q private basin, much the better
FOUR MEALS A DAY.
The meals cost two rubles a day in addition TO
the fare, and for this four meals are provided In
the morning g great samovar is placed in the mid
ole Of the table, and is surrounded by glasses and
spoons Each person makes his own tea and helps
himself TO bread and butter u o'clock is the great
meal OF the day, a three course dinner! This con-
sists OF soup, always with great pieces Of meat
In l. The second course is generally composed Of
meat and potatoes, served together though com
bination Of young pork and pickles is provided at
Intervals After this dessert of pudding or dingy
looking ice cream. At o'clock there is again the
russian tea about tl~ smoking samovar at 8 D. m.
z supper OF one meat course and tea again The
fare cannot be characterized dainty; still the
cooking is not bad Passengers may grumble hut
they do not become ena ciated Many Of them take
hampers Of wine and potted meat and Jam Good
brands OF Russian claret and beer may be procured
al the ships bar, but any foreign brand comes
high passenger has been known 10 pay a ruble
and half for a bottle Of schlitz! In fact. it Is
the extras which make Siberian travel costly The
fares low. the hotel tariff IS ostensiblv reason
able, but one days stay begets a page OF extras
which, being undecipherable the average foreign
er. must be paid without demur
Russians are proverbially willing 10 suffer
disconforts than other civilized nations or oer
haps they are more hardy. At any rate a Rus
sion officer VIII travel in this country for less than
half what Il would cost American Officers OF
the Russian army also have the privilege of tray-
cling first class when they pay for second or trav
cling second class when they pay for third A
snort time ago one Of these went from St Peters
burg to Nladivostok for I2) rubes $500
At this time of the year the Amur IS sinking
from one 70 two inches a day The ice breaks up
IN the last Of April that the river open about
May !. and remains so until November During
this time the Russian steamers ply constantly mn
and Gown There are about two hundred and fort,
OF these on the ATnur and its tributaries ana az
many Russian barges- These all fly the Russian
fag for any ship which has not the right TO do SO
s prohibited from navigating these waters This
seems rather hard on the Chinese. whose great
Mahchursan and Mongosn tracts bound the river
70 TIE south and who it would seem have as
much right 20 the river as the Russians whose
possessions lie on the north. However. this is q
cause 10 one OF their agreements with Russia and
not an arbitrary decree Of that Power F,,-tbar
more, II is generally admitted that Mancburja e
Russia's-though informally! When the open as
similation Of il will take place IT is fnnpossbIa ~
tell ~
MoNoToNoUs SCENERY
Between KhabsroRsk and Blaeov.s,.ha,.,. a., =
scenery on either side OF the river IS ratbe-