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PART IV.
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NINETY-SIXTH
ST. LOUIS
Although his sympathies are with the
plucky Japanese. Doctor S. C. Martin, Jr.,
of St. Louis, says he believes that the
Russians eventually will defeat their op
ponents. In company with Frederick G. Luytles of
the Luytles Bros. Mercantile Com
pany. Doctor Martin spent many months
a year ago In making a trip from Naga
saki, Japan, through Korea, Manchuria
and Siberia over the Transsiberian Rail
xad. Most persons have a mistaken view of
the railroad and Its Importance to Russia
In Its development of the vast Interests In
Siberia, Doctor Martin says. It was built
originally as a military line, and while it
has carried many emigrants and con
victs eastward, the greater proportion of
travelers have been Russian troops, with
their ammunition, equipment and com
missary store".
Doctor Martin says no one can estimate
how many men Russia has in Manchuria,
but, as a basis, he said that, while he
made the trip over the road, 23,000 recruits
were transported eastward and none
homeward bound.
Although Doctor Martin made the trip a
J ear ago. it was then apparent that Rus
sia was making great efforts to throw a
large army lato Manchuria. From what
he could learn by close observation and
conversation with Russians 'and Japanese,
war then appeared to be not very far
distant. A Russian Colonel, who traveled
I!!i Doctor Martln'3 party, told tha
Americana boastfully what the Russians
wuuld do to the Japanese in the event of a
clash betwepn the nations.
While the Japanese may win, victories
for awhile. Doctor Martin savs he be
lieves that in the end the Russians will
crush their opponents. The Jap i3 quick,
audacious, persistent and a good fighter;
tho Russian is sluggish, brutal, Is not
moved to patriotism as the Jap 1, but
when once aroused will fight like a demon.
Tho Russians will retreat for awhile be
fore tho sudden blows struck" by the Jap
anese, but when once they take the offen
sive they will crush tho Japanese by
might of creator numberr.
BELIEVES THAT WAR
WILL BE protracti:d.
From what he learned on his trip. Dor
tor Martin says, he believes tho war will
lie more protracted than most people
think. Comparing the two countries by
size, population, wealth and resource", ho
said the war reminded him of a struggle
between a bantam and a shanghai rooster.
Of Siberia, about which so little Is known
by the outside world. Doctor Martin has
this to say:
"Every country has a history, and by
studying Its history we can acquire a vast
knowledge of Its inhabitants and resources,
but In old countries of vast territorial lim
its new fields rre inviting the attention of
restless humanity. In every part of the
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REUNIONS OF FAMILIES WILL
BE FEATURE OF WORLD'S FAIR.
Could the early American arcestors of
certain great families which will hold re
unions at tho World's Fair behold those
gatherings they would be well content,
and In their contentment declare that the
Oriental Messing. "May his tribe in
crease," had had its effect In their case.
These tremendous sitherings of kith and
kin will come on St Louis like the migra
tion of a nation. Persons of tho tame
name, and closely r remotely related,
will appear from oil sections of North
America, bearing their family trees. Bi
bles, household sods, tiadltiens and char
acteristics. They will meet on the Exposition
grounds, and for several days will ex
change information, compare records,
hear talks on their common ances-tors and
endeavor to trace and link their several
branches. Cousins, and even nearer rela
tives, who have not met for years, or who
have never seen each other, will shake
hands and"boast of their illustrious names.
Exposition authorities say the family re
' union Idea lias taken firm root through
out the country. Jfumerous families with-
wide and varied connection have been
working for months to hold a meeting onf
THE
YEAE,
PHYSICIAN, RETURNED FROM
SIBERIA, SAYS
DOCTOR S. C. 'MARTIN. .!!?.. DESCRIBES TRIP THROUGH COUNTRY WHICH IS NOW THE SEAT OP WAR, HAVING MADE TRIP OVER THE
TRANS-SII5ERIA.M RAILROAD CZAR'S GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED FOR INEVITAIJLE CONFLICT A YEAR AGO PREDICTS GREAT FU
TURE FOR REMOTE PART OF THE GLOBE.
world we find people who are not satisfied
with ther condition. In a change they
hope for a betterment of fortune and are
willing to tckc all kinds of chances to
gratify their vague desires.
"This 13 especially true of that great
country under the dominion of the Cir
cf Russia. This venturesome class have,
with the last few jears. turned their faces
toward tha great new America of tho
Orient Siberia. New towns and cities are
springing up as -if by magic all along the
great channels of travel. The great water
ways were first dotted with Milages, and
on that great Transsiberian railroad, ex
tending from Moscow to Vladivostok,
email towns have suddenly grown Into
large cities, where civilization has found a
home.
"We may form a crude Idea of the ex
tent of this great land when we realize
that it is one and one-half times as large
as Europe, and forty times as big as Eng
land. This great country Irjs lain dor
mant for ages, but has now become the
mccca toward which an Immense army of
sturdy men arc moving. Already thl3
great stretch of lmd Is peopled with 10,(00.
020 of inhabitants. For many years it ha
been the dumping ground for Russian
criminals and political exiles, who, with
their descendants, constitute a large pro
portion of the population, and jet there 1?
only one person to even two square miles.
THE TRANSSIBERIAN
LINE RAILROAD.
"Russia's main object In building the
Transsiberian railroad of S.COO miles was
to establish a military line for trie rapid
movement of troops to tiie Pacific. This
was a grand conception, which will not
only accomplish this object, but will en
courage a stream which will eventually
develop the resources of the grandest
country on tho face of the earth.
"Where tho land borders on the Arctic
there is no vegetation except moss and
lichen, bat farther south is the great forest
zone a stretch of woods 2.003 miles wide,
extending cast and west across Asia. Adjoining-
this belt of woods on tha southern
border is the agricultural region, with the
richest soil In the world.
"Hijtory misleads the Wetern mind in
many matters relating to the climatic and
agricultural conditions of Siberia. Wp are
led to believe that it is a land of eternal
winter, vvUh snow and ice as the staple
products, but it must be understood that
If the winter is long. In a few days it is
transformed Into summer, and crops soon
pass from the bud to maturity. There is
no -long bleak spring to retard vegetation.
"The dairy irdustry Is making- great
.strides., while the raising of cattle, horses
and sheen Is not a less remunerative Decli
nation. The Russian Government is too
harshly criticised by ununlformed persons,
for the Russians in general are not pre
pared for much more liberty than they
now enjoy. Settlers in Siberia receive a
a0vvll
O DAIS ASfSIGHED TO
Mi:CII KAnlMES. s
Juc 3 Estill family reunion. s
August 31 Tler family reunion.
September 7 Brigham famllj re- O
O union.
September 23 Lewis Loyal Legion
O Day.
October 10 Kingsbury family re-
4 union.
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some special day at tho World's Fair. In
some cases the gatherings will number
t-evcral thousand."
Up to date, spepial days have been as
signed for five family reunions. These
arc: June 3, Estill family reunion, under
direction of the Kentucky branch.
August 31. Tyler family reunion. This
historical family has extended its branch-
les throughout the United States and pro
poses to pencci its national organization
at the Exposition.
September 7. Brigham family reunion
Thl3 family organization was completed
at the World's Columbian Exposition at
Chicago, and it is closely allied with the
Tyler family,
ST. LOUIS
SUNDAY. MORNING. FEBRUARY 14, 1904.
libera! grant cf land and are furnished
with farming Implements at nominal colt.
They are exempt from taxation for three
j cars, and are otherwise aided to make a
start. Even the exiles and criminals have
no desire to return ta their farmer
homes."
Doctor Martin spent two months travel
ing In Japan and then boarded a steamer
for Fusan, Korea. Tho leading street of
I'uran Is quaint and picturesque, both as
to the architectural character of the build
ings and the population. Both seem to be
decidedly primitive In their make-up, tho
doctor said. The Koreans are simple-minded,
submissive and apparently contented
with whatever fate may have In store for
them. They are slow to grasp the sim
plest proposition, but are Kind and hos
pitable to strangers.
After traveling in Korea for some time
Doctor Martin took steamer for Vladivos
tok, tho eastern terminus of -the Trans
Siberian Railroad. Regarding Vladivostok
and the railway. Doctor Martin savs:
REMARKABLE JOURNEY
THROUGH SIBERIA.
"We had left behind, as completely as if
we had sailed to another planet, the mud
huts of Korea, and the slight, one-story
wooden houses of Japan, and suddenly
found ourselves In a city of brick and
stone, which recalled to us the fact that
we were about to step ashore in monarch
al Russia Instead of republican America.
If did not take us long to see all of Vladi
vostok's attraction--, for it is a new town.
In tho raw. half-baked stage of its ex
istence. "In lew- of the long railroad journey to
which we were Icikir-g forward, the rail
road rtation. primitive a3 It -4b, was the
most intsi esting building in Vladivostok.
Over its doo-s is printeu in old Russian
characters. 'Vlaalortok to St. Petersburg,
9,877 versts.' Our first acquaintance with
the Siberian railroad was Interesting and
full of novelty and surprises. We hurried
to the station to have ample time to make
preparations, enly to find that only a train
of fourth-class conches would so out that
day.
"Although we had boueht first-class tick
ets, we could do nothing better than to
allow ourselves to be ushered Into a
fourth-class car, sandwiched In between a
motley crowd of coolie' and filthy pea
sants. Eery available foot of space was
September 23, Lewis Lovul Legion Day.
Under the auspices of the Lewis family
descendants of Captain Meriwether Lew
is, of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
October 10, Kingsbury family reunion.
This family, originally from Rhode Island.
ha3 branches' In nearly every State in the
Union. The celebration Is under the aus
pices of the Rhcdo Island branch.
OTHER NOTED FAMILIES.
In addition to these specific allotments,
thero are numerous applications on file
with the Committee on Ceremonies for
dates for other roted families. Then
there will be many gatherings which will
have no official dates assigned them, but
will simply meet and carry cut their pro
grammes in an unostentatious manner.
Just what programme will be carried
out by the principal reunions has not
jet been definitely determined. Where It
Is possible, either Festival Hall or the
Hall of Congresses will be furnished by
the Exposition for the principal features
of tho entertainment.
Neariy all the families will include In
their programmes speeches by members
who have attained prominence as orators,
or are leaders In politics and the affairs
of the nation. Papers will be read on
the family history by persons who have
devoted time and study to preparing
them.
If a member of the family is distin
guished as a musician, an actor, doctor,
lawyer or in any other way he will have
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occupied. These cars are arrar.eed with
what are called lylns-Cowa bunks-tare
boarls. ens over the o'fcer, with room
enowth between for ono pcrscr.. With c
stick, wo aroused some of cur fcliow
travclers. and with a few pieces of coin
we Induced the coolies to make room for
us to lie down.
"The distance from Vladivostok to
Khabaroff sk i-i about KO miles, and it re
quires fully forty-eight hours to cover t.
so It will bo seen that tho trains are not
run on the Empire Ersress plan. The sta
tions on the eastern endNof the Una are
few end far between. The buildings are
cf wood, neat and attractive. The dtatlon
master always rings the bell, Indicating
the departure of a rr.l:i from fifteen tc
thirty minutes before Actual leaving time.
"About 3 o'clock in the morning cf our
second day out, the trainmen broke in on
our slumber with a hideous and resound
ing yell, the train came to a sudden stand
still, and a rush for the doors wis made
by the variously scented err.igran. leav
ing us the sole occupants cf the filthy
coach. In a few minutes one of the train
guards came to our bunk3. and. jabbering
in his native tongue, motioned for us to
set out.
"We rushed out of the train with all our
baggage, and the train pulled cut. leaving
us with a pile cf .luggage, dumped out,
and net even a freight train or a water
tank in sight. A passenger nolng In the
opposite direction soon came along,
stopped, and before any one could give us
any information it departed. We waited
until the break of day. when arother train
came along, and we again started on our
Journey.
TREATED COURTEOUSLY.
"After reaching Khabarovsk we sought
the best hotel, and after recovlng from the
tiresome triD. just finished, sought Gover
nor General Grodekoff. to whom we had
a personal letter from the Russian Am
bassador at Washington. The Governor
took us in charge and appointed a detail
of cclic? to look after U?. He also tele
graphed all along the road to local officials
a p'ace on the programme. Family relics,
hciricoms. records and trees will be
shown. Organization will be perfected
and plans made for regular reunions to
be held in the future.
With each family there is usually, some
member who assumes the task of getting
the various branches in communication
with each other and setting on foot tho
reunion movement. With this, member as
the starting point vast correspondence is
set In motion, and even at this early date
good preliminary organization has been
perfected, and a fair Idea of the number
of family members who will attend the
reunions can be formed.
Arrangements are being made for ac
commodations for members during their
ctay in St. Louisi. Both rich and poor will
come, so that a irariety of lodgings are
being engaged. At the reunions, however,
every ono will be on the same footing, and
all distinction as to wealth and station
will be in the predominating family senti
ment. GEORGIAN HEARD FROM.
W. J. Heard of Augusta, Ga.. recently
applled to President Francis for the as
signment of a special day at the Exposi
tion for a reunion of the Heard and Mc
Gehee families. In this reunion would bo
Included all members of the McGehee
family, no matter how they spelled their
name. Different branches spell the name
differently, such as. McGhee, McGee. Mac
Ghee. Heard is also spelled Hurd.
REPtJBLIC.
RUSSIA WILL DEFEAT JAPAN
HH W SS
AUXNDER IBBUiAKOFP.
THI. KIOHET KAN Hi 5EBIA".
requesting them to give tc us every at
tention and information necessary for our
afoty and comfort. At almost every turn
iurlnx our stay la tl.e town we saw Rus
ilcn soldiers marching up and donn the
street.
"The country through which we slowly
meandered has a history which Is full of
thrilling interest to these who are watch
ing the present and prospective changes in
the map of notions.
"Manchuria, which Is now the bone of
contention between Russia, and Japan, and
threatens the peace of half the world, pre
sents to the traveler some of the most en
chanting scenery. The day Is not far
distant when the banks cf the great Amur
will be dotted with great cities Instead of
scattered hamlets. The villages on the
Amur are all about alike in size and
architecture, consisting of one or two
streets of log houses, one or two stores of
general merchandise, and the inevitable,
handsome Greek church.
"On the seventh day out we arrived at
Algun. This shattered remnant of a for
mer thriving Chinese city, containing 50,
03 inhabitants. Is a striking example of
the mlsrortunes of war. A little more than
three years ago It was the metropolis of
Manchuria, ard noted as the place where
the treaty was signed in 1SCS which gave
all of Eastern Siberia to Russia. During
the Boier uprising. China hurled its sol
diers against the Russians so savagely
that they, in their wra'tli. drove all who
did not escape inlo the interior into the
riier and reduced the city to ashes.
Mr. Heard states In his letter that he
Is In correspondence with the Secretary
of War relative to securing the use of 1.000
tents to bo used in domiciling the two
families during their stay in St. Louis. He
declares there will be more than enough
persons at the reunion to fill that many
tents.
"Men and women of the families
throughout the United States," says Mr.
Heard, "have communicated with me. and
all approve of the Idi a of a reunion. There
will be such a gathering that it will be
like In? coming of the people of an entire
city. Burins the reunion the names of
Heard and McGehee will be as common in
St. Louis as Smith and Jones."
Application for the Lewis day was made
officially by the officers of the Supreme
Castie of the Lojal Lewis Legion, an or
ganization with officers In West Kingston,
R. I., and made up of Lewis societies cov
ering many of the States of the Unron.
Edward S. Lewis of St. Louis, is pres
ident of the Lewis Society In this section
of the country. It was largely .through
his efforts that the movement was start
ed and that a special day was secured.
The Loyal Lewis Legion is an organi
zation that sustains a patriotic, fraternal,
genealogical and hlstorlcalrelatlon to all
persons of the name of Lewis throughout
the world. It publishes a monthly enti
tled "Lewisiana," devoted to the Interests
of the family. In the application for a
special day It was pointed cut by many
( members of the organization that Meri
"At Lake Baikal, which Is crossed by
boat, ;W passengers were compelled to
welt for twenty-four hours en the conveni
ence of a Russian official. At the village
of Listvinitsky we had another exasperat
ing delay of eight hours, while passengers
and baggage were being transferred to an
other train, a transfer which would have
been made in America In half an hour.
"For half a day we sat about on our
baggage in the broiling sun. surrounded by
filthy Moujiks, while the engines leisurely
puffed back and forth, and the still more
leisurely porters loaded the train.
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS.
"At length all was ready and we steamed
In a leisurely fashion to Irkutsk, the Paris
of Siberia. Kow a road that is so slow
and halting in peace can be great In war
I do not see. How a line that cannot car
ry a few. hundred passengers and their
luggage without interminable delajs can
be used to. mobilize a hundred thousand
soldiers at short notice is difficult to com
prehend. "The railroad has been fancifully called
two streaks of rust across Siberia. It Is
little more than that. The gauge is two
feet wider than standard, and the track Is
double-for a great length, but the rails are
so light that they cannot stand much
wear, and when I was there I heard that
the entire line would be reconstructed and
heavier rails laid down. Poor as the
Transsiberian Railroad is. It will undoubt
edly prove a very Important Instrument in
forcing beneficent Russian fetters on poo.
decrepit, worn-out China, although it may
wether Lewis commanded the first expe
dition to explore the Louisiana Territory
after its concession to the United States,
and that he wis the first Governor of the
Louisiana Territory. September 33. the
day allotted, is the anniversary of the
day on which Lewis returned from his
tour of exploration.
KINGSBURY' FAMILY.
The assignment of a day to the Kings
bury family was the result of tho effort
of George N. Kingsbury. Executive Com
missioner of Rhode Island and treasurer
of the KIng3bury Association. At the last
reunion of the family, held in Boston.
September 30, 1903, St. Louis was selected
as the next place of meeting of the or
ganization. Headquarters are to be made
at the Rhode Island building.
Soon after the incorporation of the- Ex
position letters were received by World's
Fair officials regarding a reunion of the
Smith family, to Include all persons of
that name of whatever spelling. One of
the writers suggested that a Smith build
ing be erected at the Exposition, the ma
terial to be contributed, one brick each,
by all persons of the name of Smith. This
correspondence was looked upon largely
as In the nature of a Jest, and nothing
came of it.
Some years ago the Gentry family, a
large and Important organization oi per
sons of that name, held a reunion at Mer
amec Highlands, near St. Louis. This
family has an organization covering many
of the States of the Union, but no appli
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not be of very great account in the mobil
izing of large masses of Russians in Man
churia In the present war.
"During thirty-three days we had trav
eled nearly 3.5W miles, and between
Irkutsk and Moscow fzere still lav more
than 3.C30 miles to be traversed. But the
peculiar hardships of the journey were
nearly over, for a train de luze starts
from Itktusk for Moscow every Friday
mornlny, and we had but three days to
wait end replenish our seedy wardrobes
end take passage on the most famous
train in all the world, which, without a
single change of cars, runs a distance con
siderably greater than from Boston to San,
Francisco.
"We were happy enough to board this
train after the bare boards ard filth of tho
uncertain train which had carried us from
Stretensk, and were in a lit frame of
mind to enjoy Its luxuries and overlook
Its defects. The Siberian train de luxe
was luxurious, indeed, compared with ths
fourth-class emigrant train on which wo
had been journeying, but it Is still manx
degrees behind the best American trains.
"Flrat and very mturally comes the en
gine of Russian make, with a great flaring
smokestack for bJming wood. Next to It
is the baggage car with one end fitted with,
a bath tub. where dusty travelers can en
joy a refreshing bath on pajment of ono
ruble. 50 cents.
"Following the baggage car was tho
dining car, which also was divided Into
two sections, half being occupied with
small tables that seat two aud four each,
and the other half fitted with easy chairs
for the smokers, and provided with apple
windows for observation. Behind the
'dicing car comes the second-ciass sleeping
car. then a first-class sleeper, and last of
all two more second-class yleepers.
"All thes? cars are divided into little
staterooms, holding two or four persons
each, with a window, a table, and a wide
and very comfortable berth for-each per
son. The cars arc handsomely carpeted
and upholstered in plusii.
"One curiosity of this train is that tha
first and second cls3 cars are precisely
alike in every particular. Each car has
Its porter, who speaks German or French,
but those we saw were very lazy and In
efficient compared to our porters. The con
ductors on the trains are physicians, as
required by the regulations. I suppose
none but doctors will be hired as con
ductors because of the long Journey, which
makes it necessary that medical'aid be al
ways at hand."
cation for a day at the Exposition has
yet been made by Its officers.
it is understood that a strong move
ment is now un foot among the Gentrys
to hold a reunion at the Exposition. As
yet nothing definite has reached the Com
mittee on Ceremonies regarding this
movement, but - plans will doubtless
bo presented In t. near future.
EXTENSIVE CORRESPONDENCE.
The Committee on Ceremonies has
charge of all family reunions, as of all
other special davs, and ceremonies. Mem
bers of the committee have done every
thing possible to encourage the family
reunion Idea. They believe the gather
ings will bring out a large attendance,
besides furnishing nn exceedingly inter
esting and novel feature for the Exposi
tion. Colonel Gulp, secretary of the Ceremo
nies Committee, handles the bulk of tho
correspondence on the subject of tho
family reunions. He says hardly a mall
fails to bring in one or mere Icflers ask
ing for information and details regarding
thii gatherings. ,
"The Committee on Ceremonies says
Colonel Culp. "has had end.ess applica
tions for special family days, both bona,
fide ones and ones which will not result
in anything more than talk. The com
mittee is willing to negotiate with any
family for a special day at the Exposition
un'.ess the family has an organization,
which will charge itsjlf with fcirmulatln
a programme of exercises for the day anC
make other arrangements for bringing the
attendance of the members of the family.
"The Lewis fam'Iy has gone to .con
siderable expense In circuiting liter
ture of the Exposition, ami so has tho
Kingsbury family. Tor this reason wo
have considered them entlt.cd to a special
day. Both thtso families will produco
notable gatherings, which will be a credit
o inemeeivcB u.u tu w. j-.jyv ..
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