Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-05-21
We ANCIENT CAPITAL

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ter. bet it czazss< rox :. said 80 Be
r~adF % u~earpun< the cxar xish f.tfnx
e~rx@1si~< ~ his an~i~rt capf-aL For
w~~-s the ~isy has h-~n in gala cos
tzz~- has 1Rrh sill r~--aics % -
do@e cv~izx - sh~ fs~s that heavy
r1izs hsve retarded the e,lmpletion %
the s~r&- Th~ weather y cold. nnA
DESPITE IN fact that sh~ sza - shia-
ia< hrixhsly. ev~ryhS4y II srap7-t IN
-ins~r eIoshfux-
Yesterday the a1ene- of the Krrsntia
sn4 the images in th- Ih-rian csa Pei
we're r~siti--s. azd nsay other works
ot si>eu~s,iss1 v~-e essnBt~t~d- Every
shiax - r-~Pi~nd~ut with light and
e'rtsr- sad ta~ waol~ ci-y presents an
exsF~u-ly xsFtsh appearaae~-
TsosSsni> of r-rr~5as are aa-r<inx
q sh~ cathedral. comprising all
cr0r'tS - 10 s~hozd the Huaxuis-~nc-
Of sh> a~~oratiaos % the pl4ees -
worship. eSyecialiy th- eath-d-al os
the A>>snPsiou- Uhich has h-~n h~as-
sis~d b-yoasi the power e d~~criD-
tioa-
In the kr~mifa ant over the rvus-
-htrh the inS-riai procession viii
take n~xt Thzr~stav tn making The
triampaal entry in.s Nnsrsz h-xis-
drriax naxnise~ne~ - h-jax m1ss- fl-
the -pcoaztioa ss the exs< aad Gag
ina
Perhaps tn Eso>s ~unsiersul ebi~-s
II the kr-mlin ant the buflsfinxs wish-
in The baftE~usens--i walls within
their enttr~ eirrumfer~ar~ are ous-
lin>d With heavy iron ga pip.-s. DIT
ted with 'h0usa1dS of buru~r.. IS hieh
Will b. uS=d IN tn xea>rzt illaminz-
tioa On the two ni<ht> .ae->r,iia< th=
eorouatioo-
TIE lofty Ivan tower n. the fs-es OF
~hi-h rests the fanou> great bell. -
outlinei With electric lights. earr5~i
on deii-4;e s<~lesoa Of wood
The ars-aal. the treasury ami other
buildingS arr sr-at-Sf N the sane man
nsr. ami will on the nights of the iElu-
nina;iOn. afDri n mrs. daxxsinx spec
tzeie
The kr~nli1 wall. between the
Nicholas and >pas<v gates. alosgSsde
the red saaars. opposite the vat
modern haEa&r. Is one esutiauoas
xrantSsaad. while inside tie Spass =
gate in the great ball >4aare. evt ~ud-
ing frOz the gate 20 tn. Arcszaxel
cathedral, y a large ssaasi capablr %.
holAing thousanis % people Th5-
viii be o<s-uPi-I b. inrit-I guests ol
the dzy of the state entry. AMI again
vn the cssrDuatiOa ssay isS~-if
AL the government baildinxs and
hundreds of private hoa>.-. ha vs h<~a
prepared for the ilIumin1tion by -
inz covered with IissI- fairy Ianps in
variozs colors- hanx On wooden fram~<.
forming vzrious devices. often in the
shap~ of the >lavou5e letters form ing
the initials % Nicholas .1I Alexau-
drz-
The rUuts frOz th- Palae- 60 the
kr~mlin. thr0axA sh@ >gIsiSy gates.
will be via the TrumDlaEis On ThErs-
day next Aioax Tser street N gss ot
the temporary ~rabassse-s Of the for.
eign powers az iO,zted- ea IA WING
with the others ia briIiiRncy, the
French embassy easily taking The
palm Not a bailiinx along ;hre@
s,r4ixh; miles OF roas, y xi;host
decoration Venetian mas. brave
with eOlo-s- have bsea plao-i A. hor,
distances along the pavement On both
sides of she st-ee-. AMI the EhoIs
street seems n moving mas ot color
and beauty