Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-05-23
THE CZAR AT MOSCOW
THE CEREMONIES ATTENDING THE
CORONATION.
Passage of the Imperial Party
Through the Street ii Signal f"r
Great EnthuSiasm.

Moscow, May lS.-Nicholas H.. car Of
all the Russlas, is y years old today ana
with tho anniversary of his birth are III
auguruted the ceremonies incident to MS
final coronation as the miShti6st temporal
ruler of the universe. After week Of
travel by easy stages the car and MS I'M
perial consort arrived this afternoon al III"
Petrovsky palace, on the outskirts Of the
city, ana where they Will rest until Thurs
day, the date assigned for the triumpnll
entry into Moscow. The birthday rec2n-
tun and banquet at the palace, and which
took place This afternoon and evening.
were on a gorgeous scale Five thousand
guests had been b;dden and these nclurl-
cd all the representatives Of foreign po%-
els and republics accredited 10 the coro-
nation and the notablcs ana statesmen of
The empire. l is said that the eNpendl ife
incident TO the functions Of today ana
which We're only the prelude to a month
or more Of festivities ana ceremony, wee
3l500O rOubiCs or nearly quarter OF II
million dollars.
Meanwhile Moscow is full 10 Overlooking
and has been for days. Five hundred mi
umphal arches have been erected. and thr
eXteriors OF public and private buildings,
monuments and houses OF worship are al
most entirely covered with flags, silks an 4
rich draperies. The individual gas Jets lot
the various ilumnutioMs number, il It's
calculated, fully 20,0D0G0o, so that AT ntGn--
fail the city will be literally lake OF fire.
The coronation ceremonies proper take
place a week from tomorrow. Ine United
States is well represented, among those al
ready here being Mrs. John a. LOG IN.
Mrs II. O. Stone of Chicago; Mrs. Phoebe
a. Hearst, widow of the late senator from
California; Miss Virginia Fair, daughter
of Senator Fair; Mr.. ana Mrs. Herman
Oclrichs, ana representatives, of the Y an
Gerbilt Astor and G0elAt families.
The arrival of the czar and czarina this
afternoon may be said to inaugurate ttt
festival season in celebration OF tlle coro
nation and for which the city and th'
whole empire has made months OF prepar-
alton.
Their majesties arrived in special train
a the Smolenk station at $50 this after
noon. An imperial pavilion had been
erected at the station into which the
imperial party stepped from their train.
and from which they stepped into the
equipages which carried them to Petroy
ski palace
The passage of the party through the
streets was greeted with great enthusi
asm the route being lined with great
crowds of cheering spectators. Prepara
tions for the grand entry into the city
are not yet completed, but are far ad
vanced, and on all sides are evidences
of the confusion and hurry Of the last
touches for every great celebration. The
character of the preparations IS most
imposing. The palace of the Grand Duke
Scrgius is especially magnificent.
TVerSkaya street, being the route Of the
cars progress from the PetroyslI palace
to the kremlin, has concentrated within
its length much Of the preparation. The
preparations have necessarily been very
ella bOrate to insure a point OF vantage
for the vast number who are under official
care. The competition for position among
those not officially provided for has Deen
unprecedented. Many houses along the
street have been rented al nigh rates for
the whole year, merely to secure the les
sees window for the procession on
Thursday For single windows fabulous
prices have been offered, and many bit
ter disputes over points for seeing the
spectacle have already found their way
into the courts.
Great IRON columns have been erected
along the streets for a brilliant electric
illumination. Huge obelsks draped and
vividly colored by day and carrying bril-
liant lights from top to bottom by night
are features of the decorations.
Representa- tives Of the rural population
to the number Of about 800 have reached
here and are lodged in tha korch theater,
whose stage has been transformed into
vast dining hall The costumes Of the
country visitors present a most pictur-
esuue sight, comprising all kinds, from
middle Poland to the extreme ASlatlc dls-
tricts Of the Russian empire.
over the Maison PerloW, in which the
Chinese embassy is located, the building
belonging to an important firm Of tea
importers, floats Ii Hung Chang's crest
the double dragon. The house is furnish
ed throughout in Chinese style.
L! Hung Chang ana suite arrived today
from St. Petersburg The Chinese envoy
was received in most brilliant manner
and afterwards presided at reception
given in the Chinese embassy. which wa
profusely decorated with flags. Field
Marshal Tamagata, the japanese envoy
Duke Najara, representative Of Spain, and
the crown prince Of Roumania have also
arrived.
Berlin, May 1S.-Emperor William has
appointed the emperor Of Russia TO BE-
honorary colonel Of the Second dragon
guards, which regiment will hereafter q
termed the Empress AlcXandria's dra-
1OONS.