The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-27
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ro'nss In which the Present Corcu alton vii,
Differ from Previous Ones.
Moscow, May 12-On May 81 Alexander
IL nonsnon Will crown himself as Autocrat
OF oil the Russias. OF half a dozen cznr.
doms. and OF many princedoms and Than.
atcs. counting altogether lOO17l. 537 sub
)ects. Being the sole legislator the only
supreme Judge. the chief executive OF his
own laws. and the head OF the Church. tho
Gar considers himself to be the successor lot
only OF Peter the Great. Ivan the Great and
Vladimir tho Monomochist. but also OF Con.
stantine tho Monomachist Of Byzantium and
OF the C@sars OF Rome. and no is likened to
paVid. King OF Israel. In the prayers and
speeches delivered during the coronation core
mony they particularly dwell on David and
tho two Monomachists. They assert here that
the Cars are chosen and anointed by God as
David was and that the Russian Monomachist.
upon receiving the crown and throne OF the
Hreek Monomachist. transferred the prestige
OF the Eternal City to the Russian capital as
formerly it had been transferred to the Bv
zantine capital. OF course these high sound ding
names will do for such pompous ceremony ns
tho Cars coronation Is. but II tho walls of tho
uspensky Cathedral. which have witnessed the
coronation OF all the Cars. could speak. we
should hear quite different story.
The first Moscow ruler crowned in the
Uspensky Cathedral was Vastly the Blind At
that time Russia belonged to the Tartar do
main. and the great Prince OF Moscow was only
tSa ''o sr"f Khan az the oi
the Golden Horde. Monaghan baskak came A.,
V SSfGS s anf Ivan ss rsn the HSssaa p.1f
OF me aartaf yoke hurried to revive the BY;
His wife. Sophy Paleologus. induced him to
accept ae the imperial double eagle az the coat Of
BY his deeds that the Cars Of MOSCOW ' were
, S rather to the Tartar Khans than TO
dodune Of Tartar oriHin n Sas eiaesaa To-
sational OF ali the ceremonies performed in the
Uspensky Cathedral. On receiving the Mono
maehists paraphernalia Boris enthusiastically
Father great Patriarch Job call God to
o %ishess nai in my Garden there shall be no
ar Of If his ihs shirt he added; Even this will
terruped the rite. They cried prayed. and
praised the Gar 4 fey, years afterward tho
iutcd 10y an mpostor. u yagabond monk. Who
G;oTSeyer was proclaimed as God.ehosen and
hat Ss tr$S rna % Gm as0 G Ssds5Hs
faith h. a should be crowned; Thus the wife q
az tS m WAS l9 first Czar'za crowned
the Mononiachist. and then 1t came into tho
hands Of the Romanofrs; OF these many have
hands rcd with the blood of their predecessors
Only the tn three first RomanoT Cars wore the
Potter l. were crowned at once. two new crowns
were made for them and since that time the
Peter the Great The Monomachist's para.
pher ,,: however. are always carried in the
Vladimir the Monomachist. received from the
byzantine Emperor the following presents: A
soiaen cross nn particle from the
stone. which formerly beIongel to Augustus
ssr Of fG% a saa az & The
Ssbho q Eg 81 soshv o av
In oden Lines the new crow, bearers Of
coins. which scpned that their ruling would Si..
Of %hss nn
| drink rs much as he liked. The people were
also treated to roasted oxen stuffed witt,
her subjects by monster masquerade, which.
perhaps, would have ouishone Barnunis show.
| cession containing $50 huge carriages drawn by
| oxen. from six to twelve pairs being hitched to
gods and heroes OF mythology. kings and fools.
| monks and laymen. men and women. each per-
| forming his or her role go
At the approaching coronation there will BIO
| no golden shower no wine fountains. ana no
making. The Moscoyitcs will DO treated to
roasted sheen stuffed with small game; and
an there viii be four popular theatres
and u circus and twenty carouscl5 built on tic
| Khodnsky Field. There will be also six pol
ishcd and well Escaped poles on top OF which
| there will be placed big prizes.
One little innovation. however. may greatly
interfere with tho pleasure OF the good Mosco-
vitcs. No person will be admitted to the coro.
procured either from the police or from the
priests of the Moscow parishes Prince Dol
| gorouki the General Governor OF MOSCOW. has
also issued an order which has created great
situated on the way which the imperial process
sion will follow. The owners arc strictly for;
hidden to rent their balconies. windows. and
do for centuries and they will be held respon-
their houses. Riding ON horseback is also for
hidden to all except officers Besides the reg
thousands Of private citizens have boon en-
gagged to act as detectives during the coronation
On the day of the coronation the imperial re.
gala will be carried 6y the highest dignitaries
the Gar, by tho Member Of the Council OF State
Mr. TtoM; the sceptre. by Gen. Count Adler
berg: tho sword by Con. Count Milutin; the
the small crown Of the Empress, by Gen. Coun
the Gar and Cznri,za will walk will be carried
by thir,y-two General Adlutants. among whom
will be Count Lori, MclIkof GoH R dgn9''isdd
miral Popoy and Prince Syiatopolk- Mirsky;
There will come to this city over 100 dlner
ont provincial deputations. each OF which WI
present 10 the Car bread ana sa. on mv S,Vf
OvtchinDikof .Khlebnikor. and Sazikon. thu
| best silversmiths in this city, amount 10 owe
a million rouhies. There Will DO deputation.
from all the tribes and natS nn;on y vi Gn aG
| lie Sen and from the North Sea to the borders o