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admitted. u choir of boys chantcd the 7t
Drum. and hmih>t profound silence outside
the church as well as In 1t the clergy, accom-
panied by Hcolyt+s bearing n cross and Il ever
Of holy water, proceeded to receive the Care.
witch. This scnin of royalty. who was In the
midst Of n brilliant cOrtegc, took his place at
tho right hand of the throne. When the I'm.
pcrial procession started 1t was made known
To those inside the Cathedral by the renewed
ringing Of bells. by sOnnrouS music from,
scores of bands and by the shouts Of those
outside. AS
THE y AIR
appeared Mt. the doors Of the palace the i'm.
! mcnSr multitude Immediately uncovered
their heads and burst into loud acclamntionS
Even women were bonnet bare, and the en-
thusiaSm was as unaffected as 1t was spon'
taneous and hearty. At the head Of the roy.
nj procession which new entered the Eremiin
was tho master Of ceremonies thanked by her.
aids richly clad and mounted upon pure
white horses. The procession wasof immense
length and composed Of deputies from the
.As!ntic States Of the Empire, students Of the
universities. clergy. judges, nobility and pre-
frctS from every section of the Empire,
When its front reached the doors OF the Pal
white uniform OF a colonel OF Imperial Guards
and by the Empress dressed In the Russian
national costume OF black velvet richly EN-.
b:oidered with diamonds, her waist girdled
with q magnificent belt of precious stones
The Empress leaned on the arm of her royal
consort and the pair placed themselves be.
meath n canopy richly wrought In silk and
gold and borne by thirty-two generals OF high
near the head OF the procession. being direct.
~ after the rcgalla. At this moment
TIE ENTIRE oDY OF CLERGY
emerged from the Cathedral in order 10 meet
| The rcgalla. which they sprlnkled with holy
water and performed with incense. Upon en-.
tering the portals OF the Cathedral the En-
tropolitnn or Moscow. The Metropnlitans OF
Nov.orUl fnd keitf presented to them cross
to be kissed y %sprinkled with holy. water,
first by the Emperor and then by The En-
press. Hefore the sacred images which flank.
eel the doors Of the Cathedral they knelt and
bowed 1iseir, Heads. after which they were con
lrcted 10 TIC ancient thrones of Ivory and
silver. Alexander occupied the :historical
throne Of the Car Vladimir Monomagnc,
, while the Empress was seated In an armchair
rildcd and rncruste'l with jewels. The thrones
were placed upon q dais, erected between the
two middle columns OF The Cathedral. Over
the Gais was a canopy OF scarlet velvet. suS.
pended from the. archcd roof, embroidertyl
with gold and lined with silver brocade.
which was worked with the arms OF Russia
ious manner. In front OF the thrones were
two tables covered with gold cloth, upon
which were placed
II CROWNS, ORB M scEpTRE.
None but foreign princes were accommodated
with seats. The Russian princes and digni-
! I'liFS wv u ttC Sltllc NtIcillOISt az
cording 10 the custum OF the Greek Church.
The dicnitarkes OF the realm, who were carry.
Ing the standard and seals OF the Empire
took their stands upon the steps Of the dais
After their Mujcsties had been seated the Me
tropollian OF Nov.orod asked the Emperor.
in a loud voice: Are you 4 true believer?'
The Emperor. falling on his knees. read In re
ply. In Il cleara voice. the Lords Prayer and
! Apostles Creed OF the Greek Church. The
Metr-ro!iian, responding May the grace OF
the ll3ly Ghost remain with thee descended
from the dais.
The following customary was
then three times repeated by the bishop: III
there be any of you here present knowing
my imp.llmcnt for which Alexander. son OF
Alexander, should not be crowned. by the
grace of God, Emperor and Autncrat OF al
Rus-Ic,"& &c .lhere follows the Emperor'scom
! r.atc title "lrt Them come forward now IN
the name of the Holy Trinity and show what
the impedi:ncnt is. or let them remain dumt
forever
A fter reading selections from the Gospel tn.
MetrnpoiilanS ct Novgo,od and Kcif again
assembled the d;.is and invested the Emperor
with the imperial mantle of crmine. the Me
tropolitan Of Moscow saying at the same
time. Cover and protect thy people az this
robe protects ana covers thee" The Emperor
responded, 81 will, I wild. will. God helping
The Mttropolitan of Noygerod. crossing Ills
hands npon the head of the Emperor: then in
vokrd the bencdiction of Almighty God upon
him aud his reign, and delivered
THE CROWN OF RUSSIA
to Alexander III. who placed 1t upon his own
head, and aSSumin. the sccptre and orb took
his seat upon the throne. He then returned
the Insignia OF his title to the dicnitaricS up.
press, who k:elt before hin. He touched her
head lightly with her own cr0wn. The en-
preston and attitude OF the Empress as she
knclt was one Of sympathy, with her royal
husband. and touched deeply the audience.
The Car preserved throughout q grave and
decorous dignity and u nobleneSS of dcmean.
or which also |: v"ked the admiration IF all.
After the Empress had been duly invested
with the Imperial mantle, and their MaJesties
were both seated again on their thrones, the
Arcbdeae.n ,intoned the Imperial titles and
sang the Domiuc sairum |nc .mperatorem.
which was taken up and thrice repeated By
the choir. Directly this part OF the ceremony
was finished the bells In the churches In Mos
COW rang Tut In chW us. q sa'ute Of one hum
drcd and five guns was fired. and inside The
Cathedral the members OF the Imperial faIni-
~ rendered their congratulations TO their
MajestleS. The Emperor then Gnelt and re-.
cited Il prayer. at the end OF which the Gerry
and all present kIc.t before the Emperor.
The Bishop Of Moscow Saida aloud in behalf of
tn" nation a frrvent prayer for the happiness
OF their MaJestics. Shouts OF
"LoSG LIVE THE EMPEROR"
then rent the Cathedral and were taken up by
thousands outside and carried from mouth TO
mouth until that part of tire multitude who
were unable TO get inside even the ample area
of the krem!in cauylt the sound and waved
II huge volume Of congrntuiati0n to the re-
motcst part ~ the city, where IT was speedily
known that another Gear Of the RuSsias had
been crowned.
Tie Cathedral choir then sang the Te Dcun,.
after which the Emperor ungirt his sword
and. accompanied by the Empress and nu-
mrr"us dignitar!cs. proceeded to the gate Of
the Sanctuary. There the Metropolitan OF
Novgorod nnno!ntcd the Emperor's forehead.
eyclids. noStrils. Hips, ears, breast and hands.
at The same time cAciaiming: "Bch0ld the
hoiy!" The Empress was annointcd only on
the forehead. Both partook Of the sacrament
and then left the Cathedral, wearing their
crowns and mantlcs. the Emperor also bear.
Cathedral OF Michael the Archangcl. their
NajrStics returned to the palace escorted 10y q
procession. which presented even n more
splendid sight than that which escorted them
tO the Cathedral. being Eow augmented by
gorgeous sta'e carriages bearing the Imperial
families. banners waved from all points In
tie krcmlin. and the whole route OF the pro-
ccs>ion f:irly g:owcd with bright draperics
and hangin2s. The Emperor re-entered the
palace by tile celebrated Red Staircase.
whence the laws were ancicntly promulgated.
There he turned and Sa!uted the people, who
Immediately uncovered shcir heads. cheering
enthusiastically and blessing the Gar.
THE CARS MANIFESTO
was issued At 0 O'Clock this evening and Is n
document OF very considerable length.
Crowds b~csieged the printing offices TO obtain
copies. the pcrusal Of which caused great re-
joiclng.
rho Car his addressed the following 20.
script 10 NJ. de Gierc, minister Of foreign az
fairs:
1.-The great power and glory acquired by
Russia. thinks to Divine Providence, the ex-
tent of her empire and her numerous popula-
c%onquests. My sulicitude is exclusively de-
voted TO the peacenble development Of the
country. and ls prosperity. to the prcserva-
on the basis Of existing treaties and The
maintenance Of the dignity of tho empire.
Having found In you a constant, jealous and
useful collaboration ftr the promotion OF these
In the direction of our international re-
I confer upon you my order OF st.
Newski in diamonds, us U testi-
OF my gratitude"
II BANQUET
,esin at 3:m p. NJ. in the hall called Grano-
1ltaia Palata. This hall was specially re-
stored for the occasion and was splendhly
with cloth of gold. The Emperor
Ind EN- Emp ."rfss w ng ,n;oa ,neir r, CROWNS soHa s sat at
Their Majesties were served by distinguished
lobles acting rs clpbearers, carvers, &C.. The
irst toast was His Majesty the Emperor"
sn,sn S Next iS Wns SHer eS M q j ss,y's the OF E s,x5y sns
by tiny.sne guns The third was
The Imperial household" followed by thir-
y.oneg guns. and the fourth was The clergy
md all faithful subjccta,' followed by twenty
me guns. The foreign princes and diplomats
stood during the first course, after
yard. In accordance Will ancient custom,
withdrew to n separate repast.
The weather was fine throughout the day
nd everything passed off successfully. Sit
'er tokens in emo of the day were dis
In twenty churches in Moscow TO-
light.
A Celebration in st. Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG. May N.-The coronation
the Car wGs celebrated by special services
n all the churches here to-day and by q pa
ade OF troops. The city is brilliantly illuml-