The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-21

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Dsre sse rssa 1000 BE- en.hase 70 szYpfy the
vhes~ world wiz Wheat
Ezssts has yor-za.son % abc-- - SO
o. esrprise: ~ifhsz II ara % zhou.
IMsss square rss3es. ss conpz-ee WIKI
about the sxrze popuszrsca as tks Uratsz
States snG ssost s.ss.se sszsre Ezses
exesnssse Il AiaskA- In a13zrsoz &c TITS
TIE Russian gpvernnent ezse.1s sser
Fosan4 Ffxs2nd. fhs Caucasus. Siberia.
Ksryhfx territories. ard Zzrkes-a-s. giving
her total area n s-zss-W square r,zaes.
ard . tesal r>ssusattoz q stsosx sxssssa
Essce TIE ttn.s Of Peter / tae car of
Ezasia hss eeea sor OILY tie tezzporE
DOCTRINE fhs Kzssszs eh1-ch 10 precisely
TIRE same ~ sh~ Greek church. sltho1xn
eSsssnc. n s1-ztrs.srrattors. azst Ne fo1z6se
or the ballet tsat u b tne direct 1esc-nG-
arr Of the Apostolic church. z-s1 the Pr
ct form Of chrisraansty. TIE political
nzssn BODY Of the Greek church took place
after TIE hight 0 Tia Greek patriarch
fro8 cszssanssnopss 10 Moscow IN The
ssxtsenth century. Ths pasyssrehz.e x&s
sbotisnec BY Peter. Who reserved fer him
SELF snc Successors tn leadership o. the
church ar1 established . church admin
istrasisa consisting q bishops. Who form
the body known ~ tire hosy synod The
sosemnssy Of the cereDosy 20 be bold a.
4oscow 10 due TO the tAes that II ID not
nssre4y the crosa1.ng q a temporal sover-
eixs. but the coasecraxaon Of an eecieki-
ssueai potentsss.
While the event u intended 70 impress
the people Of Russia with a sort Of reser-
eEtixl ave for their xr;ocrztic ruler. the
careful p-1paratioz has Included repres~n-
t2,fves Of Asi@t.e countries. tribal caiefs
and Tsaests from adjacent territories.
which shown that there 10 . deliberate
design 20 invest the occasion with AZ
ambitious political purpose. The raASns4-
cence Of tie funcsioas ard the almost IN
r&raleled Display Of military graz1<1r
which uail b. witnessed ~ these sascepts-
bic visitors cannot sSfl 10 arouse the wen
der. the fears and the reverence Of those
10 whom RussiA would most desire to ccu-
vey . realization OF her power. wealth
and grandeur.
The marriage Of the royal family Of
England iato the families Of Germany.
DenrzAxk and Russia does not seem 70 have
Strengthened Great BritAia's Friendship
with those countries. ana indeed. while
the Princess q Wales has been popular
In England. the daughter Of the late car.
who married Queen yicsoriA's second son.
vas rsoeived with cooiness ~ the hands
Of the people. ana the German consents.
with The single sxceptson OF Prince Al
tert. have been exceedingly unpopular.
kussia. on the other hand. has immensely
strengthened her alliances By marriage
into the rsignins families II Denmark.
some parts Of Germany. and Of Greece.
What makes the career q Russia the
more remarkable 10 that for the last ten
year,. during which time most OF her
Advancement has been made. she has been
distinguished neither by great inteileo-
tuAa or military force on the part OF her
emperor, nor By such world famous Dip
lorsAts as guided her destinies during tia
days Of her greatest adversely. Her poi-
Icy has been 70 make friends on every
hand always. IL would seem. with q viex
to her svn sxErandssensnt and extern
sion of territory and influence. and with
the concurrent purpose 10 eheekmxie Eng
isrd a. every posni In Europe and in ASA
Every s;xa points to an Inevitable sirug-
gle between those two great powers. but
u vi. net Be Gnrl England has found
means to recover her lost alliances II
EUROPE. and mos; probably with Germany:
AMI The result vii have an importan,
innoence In reshsping the map Of Europe