The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-01
A GRAND SPECTACLE.
1terander Crowned and Pro-
claimed Emperor Of Ill
the Russids.
Brilliant Coronation Ceremonies that Cost
$lOOO0OOO.

The Czlr has been crowned and pro-
claimed Emperor Of all the Russias, and sti
lives. The Mill st plots and schemes for
his destruction, if there were any, failed or
accomplishment There were no untoward
accidents or incidents. The following ac-
count of the cor onation ceremonies is taken
from the New York HeralTs cable report.
The procession moved from the Imperial
Palace before z o'clock amidst the firing OF
artillery and the ringing of the Cathedral
bells The gendearmeries and troops led
the way and the imperial coaches which
followed were surrounded by masses OF
mounted General officers and personal
guards. All the prinoely guests and repre-
sentltives, personally, of foreign powers,
followed AT an early hour the foreign Am
bassadors, members of the Diplomatic Corps
and ENJOYS had met by appointment
at the residence of the German Ambassador,
that place having be n selected Tor its con-
venient loca ion; they joined in the process
sion, gilded state coaches having been pro-
vided for them The Car looked in excellent
health and appeared in the Culrassier Guard
uniform OF pure white and without orna-
IN mt or decoration The Czarina wore q
heavily-embro dered costume, and the i'm
perial pair moved from the throne-room to
the Uspensky Cathedral under a magnificent
canopy, upheld by thirty-tw two Generals of
lar acclamations announced the starting of
he procession.
The divine services in the Ca ,hedral were
begun at o'clock, the invited guests, only
80 in number, crowding the chapel like
building. The services were performed
while the procession was passing from the
palace to the church, and at the conclusion
of the TIE Deum the Clacowitch and the
other members of the imperial family and
the foreign Princes entered and took their
places at the right of the throne Everything
was in readiness and the audience only
awaited the arrival of Their Majesues
AT the Cathedral entrance they Were met
by the superior clergy. The regalia accom-
panying the procession consisted or the
two imperial crowns, the two collars OF the
Order OF St Andrew and the globe and
scepter, whose money value exceed s200O,-
W0 but whose statistic value is very small.
The imperial crown was that of Catherine,
with It's nifty large stones and 5000 bill
hants, which had been used at five preced-
rng coronations The Or.oH diamond
mounted the scepter, and the sphere holds
the finest sapphres in tie world
Their Maze ties entered the Cathedral with
all pomp, and ok Their places on the throne
d is The throne Of Alexander was of carved
ivory and that of the Czartna was of silver
gilt incrusted with diamonds, but lower in
form than that OF the Emperor. The impe-
rial insignia were placed on tables in front
gorod advanced with the clergy to the foot
of the throne, while the clergy and the Car
repeated the Lords PRAYER. This was fol-
lowed by the repetition by him of the creed
of the apostles as adopted by the Greek
church He then received the ermine
man-le for the first time and, it having
been placed upon his shoulders the crown
was raised upon its cushion, and the En-
perOr himself took it in his hands and
placed IL ON his head The Empress was
crowned In the traditional manner, the Car
touching his own crown TO her forehead,
laying it aside and placing her own crown
upon her brow. The announcement of the
conclusion Of the ceremony was made by a
salvo Of artillery, followed by cheers
throughout the Kremln and re echoed by
cheers and t umpet blasts throughout the
CITY.
The ceremonies were followed at once by
Almost innumerable banquets, the Cars
guests being much TOO numerous TO admit
OF their entertainment at one meeting.
The manifesto of the Gar RENTS al ar
rears Of taxes up to January, 1888, and all
penalties under Judgment not yet enforced
against persons who Were concerned in the
last Polish ms ERECTION
In the evening the Kremlin, with its spires
by many hundred electric lights, which had
been especially arranged at high attitudes
by Triggers anil sailors brought from Rega
and Cronstadt They Illuminated the whole
city
The cost of the coronation ceremonies
will, IL is said reach slOOOl,OOO.