The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-20
THAT CORONATION.
, Half Hum 1rous, Hall Pathetic Portrayal
al the Perils in Store for the Gar.

, Half Hum 1rous, Hall Pathetic Portrayal
ofthe Perils in Store for the Gar.
Tse preparations for the ears coronation
"a about completed. 1t is true that no
ons knows what is exactly the state of tie
,r,r's personal preparations, but the nj
hyssts. who have charge of the most impor-
,.nt part of the ceremony, have kindly in
armed the car that they have made full
and complete arrangements for blowing
hin, M. aud that invited guests will consult
,beir own safety and comfort by keeping as
,.- az possible from the imperial carriage.
The effect OF the invitations sent out by
,hs ear 10 foreign potentates to attend his
Soronation mas been painful, but, under the
circumstances, no. in the least degree
s,rsD-e. The German emperor was imme.
&steiy taken i'll, and will not recover in
lime 10 attend the coronation. The queen
NJ Fprland, with great presence Of mind
SeIup stairs, and the condition of her knee
vii of course, keep her at home.
Ths emperor OF Austria waited until
fortnight or so ago, and then had an at
Isl OF some mysterious malady, which
vii eompell him TO spend the summer at
Carlspad in order TO use the mineral wa
,erS. As for the king of Ashantee, no
sooner had he received the cars invita-
ZION than, with the impulsiveness of the
co,ored rice, he resigned his crown and
concealed himself in the depths of the Jun
De Fortunately for the monarchs OF TIA
~ Spain and Portugal, they were able to
iscIine the cars invitation on the ground
that their conscience would not permit
tnem to assist at Il religious ceremony con-
ducted by the chief diguitary of the schis-
manc Greek church. Much as the car
must regret the inability of his brother
monarchS to attend his coronation, he NAV
console himself by rejecting that. in all
probability, they will recover immediately
after the coronation, and will be able to al.
tend his funeral on the third or fourth day
after the coronation ceremonies are over
N impossible, however, TO hello sympa.
thzng with the hasty king of Ashantee.
and it is great pity that he went TO the
unnecessary length of abdicating the
throne when simple fit of illness would
have given him sufficient excuse for stay.
ing at home.
The representatives of the European DOW.
ers-unhappy diplomatists and soldiers.
who are compelled to obey orders-ourht
10 be grateful to the nihilists for the warn
ing which they have received. Most OF
these representatives have already made
their wills and contracted for their collins,
but they can now save their lives BY keep.
Ing at q respectful distance from the czsr
on the day Of the coronation. All they will
need 10 do will be to see TO it that either
their carriages or their horses meet with
some tritling accident sufficient to cause a
delay OF half an hour or more. The car
will certainly decline to stop his carriage i'm
the open street and to wait for the carriages
containing the foreign representatives, and
they can drive up as soon AS the smoke
clears away and assist in the search for
fragments of the car.
1t is impossible TO suppose that the car
really expects to outlive his coronation day,
As long as he renlalns1n his palace closely
guarded the nihilists will continue to find
il very difficult to kill him. In the case Of
the czar's unfortunate father all attemnta
10 assassina'e him failed until he undertook
TO drive through the streets of the capital
aud as soon as he entered the carriage he was
at the mercy of the bomb-throwers, We're
the car to ne crowned in his palace, or were
he to secretly make his way to the Kremlip
and be crowned there in privacy he might
pass through the ceremony in safety. But
either because he is tired of life or because
he regards private coronation as unwor.
thy OF him, he has determined to drive
through the streets as ii there were nc
nihilists in Russia, and TO be crowned in
public.
II the nihilists are in earnest in thei,
threats, and there is not the slightest
reason to suppose that they are not, The
chances that the car will live to wear his
crown single day are eXtremelysmall. II
may be possible for the troops to take
possession OF every house Oh the line of the
carriage route from the palace 20 the Krem
lin, but unless this is done some nihilisr
will surely drop adyncmite bomb into The
emperor's carriage, IL may he possible fol
the police TO detect any dynamite mine
which may be placed either under The
pavement OF the street or beneath the
kremii1, but in order to make sure that {
such mines exist f, experimental borings
w'td have TO be made so close to
crypt OF tie kremlin woulC
be honeycomb,a. Ot course, the troop,
could prevent a'v u.e from approachine
within ritle-sho. o. me car. bat corona
ton which no one except soldiers could see
would not be public coronation
The simple truth is that the car, from
the moment his carriage leaves the palace
gates, will be practically without any pro
lection from his enemies. If they wish to
Kill him, they will be able to carry out thei,
purpose, 1t is impossible to help respect
ing the bravery OF the man who has resoly
eu TO lace almost certain death. His sole
hope OF safety lies in the possibility that the
nlhilstS may, at the last moment reent
but we might ms well expect to see q tigel
relent and spare his prey MS to look fol
mercy among those worse than wild beasts
the Russian nihlists IN. Y. Tribune.