The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-19
MOSCOW IS ABLAzE.
Bright Lights aud Decorations Greet
the New Gar.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CORONATION.
Arrival OF the Special Train With
Imperial lcrsonages.
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES,.
Costume. of Visttors Present u Curious
sigh-NrNriy Every >a,i"n on ear'h
Has AN Ambassador Present.


| innugurate the festival season IN cole
brnuon OF the coronation aud Tor which
| The city and the whole omiAtc have made
mouths Of preparations.
! rheir maJestics arrived IN ticii special
| train at the Sinol.usl station at 49, this
| afternoon The station is about malt way
between the krcrlin and the Peuovoehy
! palucc which is to bc tic apltiaS place
1 ot Tho car untn the irumphh VNtry INTO
! Tie city On Thursday. Ihc ial" Mhr p'Nl-
ing Gown IN torrents as thr itailt diiNN "a
Ia the station. but this sseiny' 'u hAES no
4, ,mcet ca tue loyal atiof ot the r'oI'..
! ana They we're lrulhctcd al inp stNt+1u 10
Tie number of several thousand tp Nt"id
! Il welcoming proutnS =" tisN 7'fNi''s X"
I and to eaten IL pitnpoc Nl ins nuf'9S lti.
son The str,ct- were iuli oi riatl any
( the countless Tags and rnerneis iut
| tered htCully in the bree1e.
An !mprianl iHNilon lssi nee" err Sep
| M tho station, into Whiun the luiHffiaI
! party stepped from their TRAIN enl ll"W
Nhich tncy stepped INTO we wy l','.9
I which earned them To the FvtruNoshs al
4 ace III. pavilion Was caipcicd add wh3
! bright With floral daCprapnus, hpuAN p'
/ inc cxarinu's regiment ui uhlnhns Was
| tLr ruati OF honor on the platform ne
i Grand Duke .,rrgius, uucl' OF the 'HAr
F, ami governor general of Moscow, win "A
! brilliant suite OF ullctrs. awaited u d" ar
| yigaI of the imInlia purity at ihn si"''9h
! rho appearance Ot IN" ilAlh Was lN ~ ,
/ raj Tor an outburst Of great aipausr hpl
| thr military baud played "a reNlnWl,di
| march as the tram lef' tnN station 90 wv
| ear lott his CIV The oAatinh, winch the
entered the imperial pnNiilr", VAS n 'lrN,i
| ia 1t white tGlu dress which was "'"intd
| With SILVER SuanBiea ana rh, VIC ,u'Ee"'-
llelr inajosties descended She earpetcd
! siairs from ,he puNihon tMfiNi Il Nat
rape and were driven To the l'c ANushy
al,c.. escorted by cnvelry oil'ceir of the
highest rank FOLLOWING anon rnrr'Er
camc the three lohhN. whlrh were az
lcupiel by tne Grand Duke ~r'B NS hln
hrs grand duchess, IN" 1fhua h,l@,
Michael Michaclovitc. cousin of TN lat'
ear. ana LIS grand duchess, ana ny Inv
intaut Grand Duchess Olga NleoiaicYi.a,
,,l.Assn OF the ear. who " not months
ola
The passage Of the party through the
streets WAS greeted wtrh great enthua-
,asu the roniu being lined WITH great
crowds Of cheering spectators one Hl To-
sie,'ul features of Ia" Present events III
Moscow Is the doing away with ~. Gus
to,nary employing special eonslNblcs IN
-ii2cns nross to guard the r"ut" OF me
czars coming aud going from the city
The route Of the cHur's progress was
Guarded ls' Il doNblr line Of military a
double rail- ~ sworn cisil'ans ne 81 mary
police IN uniform the polio" of thr ~
Tense department and tn deiec.ly' n9lir'
INC doing away WIKI the sNotn civilian
ranka VIII give heticr oipornniiy FOR ihp
oznr's subjects at laiEr 20 witness hiA
progress 10 HE oorJnaiipu
pr..pnraiious FOR Vim pilnl entry mo
,1c CITY aic NOD yet cnmlietni hut ih'Y
ffl advanced hlf'l Nfi tti' 81 ~ 49,
d.ucps of The confusion ANU "niIf ~ 'he
hast touches for oNnlY rr"n' lchIallon'
| Fire character of The pttpNhN"uN ~
u-,si intnosinr. TIC Alnoo Or thH Grand
limo e,,r..lus ls especially uHEuilic"ni
This ls SITUATED of ito y Nff hhjh N'rrci.
iniouR Witch the czpf foNS rtu Ne -
trayoslcv talare TO ihe krpmiin Thursday.
oppopiie The governor genethl rta Hehre
an l,t.al itamo tcrc a. huili 70 mask AN
NnnsiehUv trillirg used ~ n guard room
for the troops On official duty nt the mi
IA hand tN Matirn lpM'f ti
~, fire apartment. whi II Vas an un-
slrhtly "a ] ct. Lat has been mhske1 from
huro ii, i,D with evergreen and thousands
If lamps for Illumination Nv nlgh'. Scar.
~ IN ~ tho buildings tn Moscow arc buil'
: 81 wood and brick coycrol indiseflml
, naiely with whit" ftucco. INC t'ncIh
3 sflec, bong that Of "A White walled ,iit
} rho cnloring uf the siuocp has i4ren al
p mot uniycrfally renewed nud tiffhcpta
tor tho ocrasion. lending 20 tie c'iy - pc
cunaily brighi aspect ISerNhhJh street
hong he route Il tho car $ paHsnSe IRON
= the l'.irovosky pnlnec To tn" klemiin, ma
. concentrated wfhin iiE lonSil much 81
a ilrn rr.nafnti0ns The competition tor pu
sitlon among nose not officially prol idrt
70 tor NaA tfcn uuprrcel' MED Many place.
1 along the iflact have he"n rented ut
= high rate fol tho wnole yonr inFrtly Il
/, secure u window for ne pro iSalpn ThurS
II day, For single wind W. ishlior pro"
n have he.n olffr'd. nud many iitirr DIS
4 futes cVrr points fer seeing tho slrcilcl
n have already found tleir way INTO fh'
courts.
"a commodious navilous scl aside for The us
of tine favored oncs. Al aIre solidly ban
and win the Dubbed roofs aud tower
% characteristic Of the litseian architecture
These pap lions are placed IA iui"fse ion
Of Tyerskajn street. wiib broad highway
u that follow the course Of the various lam
PARTS which have been buili IN conceulrit
rings about the ancient rity. The frloT
Ing of all thes" temporary structure.
~ mos, brilliant. In nccofdanee with IN
l. Russian taste and rs confined 10 the priui
'e tive colors IN broad strips nnd Hpctrhe
p on roots and sidewalks; 'olumrs nay
e. also been erected along me ~ rf"is l"hFt
n for brilliant electric iilumiun,ionH. Elet
)f triri,y Is used 10, HE irsi time IN Il
N Illumination of the cars eoronation nn
VI electorate preparations have been mad
by the authoriilcs to avail iheWstlYe
OF ,his agent. Nearly all lile public bniid
ings have their complete outlines traHe
l. by light Wooden frame work for The hti
4, port OF The electriet lights and fame
~ lamps which chow M" ar'hi'"'iurhi on
or tines Of the city traced IN ire and ugh
u, The walls of the kremlin Itself and "a
ID towers of the buildings within nfe thu
y outlined against 10. n'Yht ~ ny eitte =,
Of lights and by thousands 81 yafuF OF IA
p j1Is. perforated at ''o'' ''''''''' 30 81
Along the bouevaris, which run acro-
"A | the Vcsskaia the decorations are iliumii
. a,ed and very elaborate ENff$"hrir IN
e. Russian flag Is flying, especially consp''
ner inscribed \. A. q Many of tn. paw
Ions and ground s,ands show INC WOO
,r work elabora'eiy carved, m n,r, ate m Gn
l. save the car and nightly rehearsals {
of HE illumination OF the public building
le IN. ,novemenis of II Hung Chang an
a, Field Marshal Count famasaia are 10
J., lowed with the keenest popniair III, ,.'er's
4. IN their magnificent rohcs "i soid eio'
al and other Eastern poienlaies ~ tni ia a
~ tire are exciting general ,h mr. ss,
al srra Is speciai ambassador or represents
i've and evsry proy'neds ol, ine naf ma i
o: sian empire has ss, hics IN i,sslf forrss
~ a. a., arr,,t,ty 9ntbo.oyiea, eonsfess It
n. l,ribss Of Siberia ara ~ sisspss ,ne In
Al ars cassseks, Tsriars, Ar,nenians. 9,es /.
T. xtans' lsireassians. galmpohs, ~, ~ w =
q cninese, Aopgos and Aiso o'ne'n