Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-13
monarch possessing such sweeping authority -
the Car Of Russia. Article Of vol /. Of the

the Csar Of Russia, Article Of vol l. OF the
Law says:
The Emperor Of all the Russlas is an autocrat
onH ras IN when s Ged himself
but also for the sake OF conscience.
Article A OF the same volume says:
The Russian Empire IS governed by virtue OF
laws institutions, and instructions issued by the
Article 42 says:
The Emperor, as Christian sovereign, is the SUI
preme protector and guardian OF doctrines and OF
order In the State Church In this sense he Is the
head OF the Church.
In short, the Gar Is the sole legislator, the
sole supreme judge, and the unlimited admins
traitor OF the sixth part of our globe, populated
by JOG, O00.O0 of his subjects. Indeed he is the
earthly god" OF the Russians. And yet that
god is now trembling like an aspen leaf at the
very idea of going to Moscow for his crown.
And there Is no wonder that he trembles.
While his special couriers are galloping with
sealed orders into his numerous domains where
as yet there are no railroads, no telegraphs, and
no regular post communications. and while the
Nose ovites are in full turmoil of preparation for
his coronation, at the same time his deadly foes
are reported to be also busy preparing for the
Gar some fireworks Of their own make. But
where to look for these frewOrks-under-
ground, on the surface, or in the air-nO-
body knows, and everybody is full Of
dark apprehensions. The question, where the
discussed here in whispers. In the first place.
the Gar has to travel from st. Petersburg to
Moscow, 400 miles, by railroad, and who knows
at how many points that railroad is undermined?
Who knows how man9 of the switchmen of that
road are Nihilists? In the next place, after
reaching Moscow the Gar will STOP according
to an ancient custom, in the Petrovsky Park,
about two miles from the Kreml, where he will
remain until the eve of the coronation, and
then will go to the Kreml Now, that short
vxyhi hvyt1I hn vn6r,
cession. amid masses of people, will, of course,
be extremely dangerous Then. in the Kreml
the Car has to 60 on foot from his palace to
the Uspensky cathedral and back, distance of
about fifty wards, amid thousands of representa-
tiyes OF the people, who will occupy the space
between the palace and the cathedral. Who
knows whether at that moment, when the Gar
In full glory appears before the representatives
OF his people nihilist bomb may not be thrown
down from the roof Of the cathedral? Nobody
denies here that there is great danger for the
Car and for those who on the coronation day
shall surround him, and on that account the
good people of Moscow have never before been
so much excited on the eve of a coronation as
they are now, while awaiting the coronation Of
Alexander Ill.
But the world moves in spite Of all dangers to
the little god of the Russians, and with it move
the smart MoscOvites. Some of them are pre-
pairing cheap popular shows, where the mOujck
testers will amuse their brethren with homespun
punS Otners are making ready gigantic
swings, towering up to the dome of Ivan Veliky,
such swings as Russians only can enjoy. Others
are preparing polished poles as tall as tele-
graph poles, which when soaped and pro-
vided with big prize stuck on top will afford
an opportunity to many Russian boy either to
break his neck or to win the prize and become
the hero of the day. Butchers and cooks are
constructing gigantic ovens, where they will.
roast uncarved bulls and rams, which. with
gilded horns and otherwise ornamented, will be
served, at the governments cost, to the people
on the public squares Many other enterprsing
Moscovites are trying to do something for the
Cars glory and tor their own profit. But none
of them can avoid the worrying question, "if a
sacrilegious hands pulls a trigger, or throws
bomb. or untes the electric current running to
mine, what them"
Moscow, happy and unhappy at the same
time! Thou art now indeed in the situation of
the man who, according to Russian saying,
stretching forth his hand for sugar, got knout