Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-01

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me Russian empire Is governed by virtue
by theRutoorat. $50
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The empsror. ss a Christian sovereign. II
the supreme protector and guardian of do 3.
trines and of order it the state church. In this
sense he Is the head of the church.
In short, the Gear is the sole legisla.
tor, the sole supreme Judge, and the
unlimited administrator Of the sixth part
of our globe, populated by 100, O00,O00
of his subjects. Indeed he is the ssearth-
ly 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 Moscovites are in full turmoil of
preparation for his cornation, at the
same time his deadly foes are reported
to be also busy preparing for the Car
some fireworks of their own make. But
where to look for these fireworks-under
ground, on the surface, or in the air
nobody knows, and everybody is full of
dark apprehensions. The question
where the nihilists can best deal their
blow to the Gar is discussed here in
whispers. In the first place the Gar
has to travel from st. Petersburg to
Moscow, four hundred miles by railroad,
and who knows at how many points that
railroad is undermined Who knows
how MANY of the switchmen on that
road are nihilists? In the next place, af-
ter reaching Moscow, the Gar will stop,
according to an ancient custom, in Pc.
trovsky Park, about two miles from the
Kreml, where he will remain until the
eve of his coronation, and then will 60
to the Kreml.
Now, that short journey, which will
be rather a pompous procession, amid
masses of people, will, of course, be ex-
tremely 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 yards,
amid thousands of representatives 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 be-
fore the representatives of his people,
nihiist bomb may not be thrown down
from the roof of the cathedralp 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 Mos
cow have never before been so much ex-
cited on the eve of 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 Mocovites.
Some of them are preparing cheap
popular shows, where the moujick jes-
tiers will amuse their brethren with
home-spun puns. Others 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
provided with a big price struck on top,
will afford an opportunity to many
Russian boy either to break his neck OF
to win the prize and become the hero OF
the day. Butchers and cooks are con-
structing gigantic ovens, where they
will roast uncarved bulls and rams,
which, with gilded horns and otherwise
ornamented, will be served, at the gov
ernment's cost, to the people on the
public square. Many other enterpris
ing Moscovites are trying to do some
thing for the Cars glory and for theil
own profit. But none of them can avoid
the worrying question: "Ifa sacrilegious
hand pulls trigger, or throws bomb,
or unites the electric current running to
a mine, what then?"
o Moscow, happy and unhappy at
the same time! Thou art now indeed
in the situation of the man who, accord
ing to Russian saying, stretching forth
his hand for sugar, got a knout. Hos
co,0 Cor. Chicago Times.