The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, May Is. = Distin-
guished persons from all parts of the
world are arriving here hourly to witness
the ceremonies attending the coronation
of the Car. Ii Hung Chang, the repre-
sentative OF the Emperor OF China, with a
large and brilliant suite, arrived here to-
day and was received at the station with
great enthusiasm. Among other arrivals
are Field Marshal Yamagata, representa-
tive of the Emperor of Japan; the Crown
Prince of Roumania and the Duke and
Duchess of Niagara, the Duke representing
the Queen Regent and King of Spain. AL
were received with honors, the Crown
Prince of Roumania being received at the
station with military honors.
The chief event to-day was the arrival
OF the Car ana Empress and their escort
from ST. Petersburg. The Car looked
well and the Empress appeared in fine
health. Her Majesty was dressed in white,
and the Gar wore the colonel's uniform OF
the Propajensk regiment.
It was late in the afternoon when the
Gar and Czarina arrived at the Petroskv
Palace, outside of Moscow, where the
birthday of the Car was celebrated and
where their majesties will remain until
Thursday, May p, the date fixed for the
triumphaI entry of the Gar into Moscow,
which is TO be one OF the most imposing
spectacles in all the ceremonies attending
upon the coronation.
They brought with them on their special
train from ST. Petersburg their infant
daughter, the Grand Duchess Olga.
Their departure was made the occasion OF
most elaborate civil and military display.
The streets from the palace TO the railway
station were lined with enthusiastic
crowds, who heartily wished God speed to
their majesties.
One of the special features of tie present
events in Moscow is the doing away with
the custom OF employing special consta-
bies in citizens dress TO guard the route of
the Cars coming and going from the city.
On general occasions the route OF the
Cars progress is guarded by double line
of military, double rank of sworn ci-
villains, the ordinary police in unifol ms,
the police of the Defense Department and
the detective police.
The doing away with the sworn civilian
ranks will give better opportunity for the
Cars subjects at large to witness his prog
ress to the coronation.
A4S pdAdt4O4lS 4O1 lue SIdnu SnDTY INTO
the city are not yet completed. They are
far advanced and on all sides are evidences
OF the confusion and hurry of the last
touches for every celebration.
The character OF the preparations is
most imposing. The palace of the Grand
Duke Sergius is especially magnificent.
This is situated upon Ferskaia street,
along which the Car goes from the
Petrovsky Palace to the Kremlin on
Thursday.
Opposite the Governor Generals resi-.
dence is great frame screen, built to
mask an unsightly building used as a
guardroom for the troops on official duty
at the palace.
Near at hand is a watch-tower of the
fire department, which was a clumsy and
unsightly object, but has been masked
from base to the top of the tower with
evergreens and thousands of lamps for
illumination by night.
Nearly all of the buildings in Moscow
are built of wood and brick, covered indis-
criminately with white stucco. the gem
eral effect being that of a wholly white
walled city.
The coloring of the stucco has been al