The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-25
FESTIVTTIESATNOSCOW
Date Of Gar Nicholas Corona
tion Proclaimed.
SUBJECTS ASKED TO OFFER PRAYER

Heraids Pass Through the streets and Pro-
claim the Great Event with Grand Pa
geant-Wild Scramble of the Popuiace
for the Printed Copies of the Official
Ukas-To Take Place Ina the Cathedral of
Assumptions.
Moscow, May 25.-At Q o'cloekSaturday
morning one of the most interesting
sights connected with the festivities took
place in the senate square, In front of the
arsenal inside the Kremlin. 1t was the
proclamation of the coronation by the
picturesque Russian heralds With the
exception of the cmblcms of mourning
and the wording of the proclamation the
ceremony was i'm all respects the same as
the one witnessed in st Petersburg at the
funeral of the late ear Many people had
gathered TO listen 10 the proclamation and
TO see the sight though, as II was to be
repeated in other parts of the city the
crowds in the ancient cathedral OF the
Kremlin were NOT excessively large, Drawn
up on two sides of the square, ilanked by
the arsenal and the ancient senate house
were four squadrons of cuirassiers, two of
the life guards, and two Of the cheyalier
guards. These were commanded by a
general, supported by his officers.
Magnificent scene.
On either flank of the lines of cuiras-
siers, whose coats of mail glistencd i'm the
morning light, were regimcntal bands.
At the side near the general were two
secretaries of the senate, two oaides-de-camp
and four masters of ceremonies in rich
tnI mi fia.a mi
horses In the very center of the square,
facing the artillery barracks were six
mounted hcralds, escorted by an equal
number of esluires. These were arrayed
i'm costumes strikiugly like those in which
Charles | is represented with large caval-
ier hats of crimson, surmounted with
plumcs of yellow black aud white, satin
mantles, trimmed with II profusion of
gold slashcd hose aud doeskin riding
boots As o'clock rang out from the
Ivan tower. the hcrulds sounded a flourish
upon their golden trumrets and the crowd
rcyerently uncovered, To hear the procla-
nation. while the cuirassiers and guards
sat like rigid statutes in scrrled lines
Read the Proclamation.
One of the secretaries of the senate strobe
a few PAGES forward and read in IA loud
| tbilt tbt lip'itiillAA'is AihNihS iN"' wv
proclamation, which was received with
| cheers by the people, the secretary retired
| To his former place and the esquires threw
| into the crowd beautifully Illuminated
| copies of the proclamation, on which were
engraved the arms and insignia of Nicho-
| las IL The same sOlemnity will be enact
| cd i'm a similar manner tomorrow and the
| day after; thus ON three days preceding
| the coronation is the great event an
| nounced publicly to the people. In addi
| ton To the formality two masters of ccre
monies i'm gala chariots formally an
| nounccd to the foreign diplomats, pleni
| potentiaries and special ENJOYS the day
| fixed for the coronation. The coronation
will take place in the cathedral of the As
| sumption. the most sacred place in the
Russian empire.
The proclamation was printed on folio
vellum, beautifully illuminated, and
adored with the arms, monogram and in
sigma of the emperor. Copies were scat
tered through the crowd, and there was a
"A wild scramble TO obtain possession ol
| them.
Prince Lebanon Rostovsky, the Russian
minister for foreign affairs, gave rout
| party Friday evening at which all the
imperial and foreign princes, the spccia
cuvoys and members of the diplomatic
| corps, etc, were present. The scene WAS Q
brilliant one, and the festivities lasted un
| til very late