The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-18
AT MOSCOW.
Great Preparations to Entertain the
PeOple-No End Of Free Shows, Feed
ard Beer for the Mn!ti!ude-A Great
Army Win Parade Before the Car
ard His Guests.

Moscow, May 17.-Though it has been
occasionally cloudy today the weather
most of the time has been bright and
clear. The city is perfect bee hive of
industry. Various streets are being re-
paved and the entire city has been
turned into an immense workshop. DoZ-
ems Of important persons arrived to-
DAY, and it is expected that visitors
win come in hundreds tomorrow,
These nreuarations are being made
for the popular fcte, which is to he held
on the HOdynsky plain on May 80 This
large plain is opposite the PctroTsky
Palace, end has been the scene of the
tcteS for the people that have always
marked Coronations. Flanked on two
sides by the exhibition buildings and
the race course, ii stretches away indef-
initcly into the country. It was here
that Napoleon massed his troops be-
fore marketing into the city of Mos
COW.
Russian troops. drafted here from the
various gaiTisOns for the festivities
now occupy large portion of the plain,
which resembles a vast Camp, and the
life incident to an eGcamumcnt of 150,-
eco soldiers is exhibited in all its phases.
Stretching away for more than a mile
are the snow white tents of the army
corps Of grcnadiers. the guards from
st. Petersburg. and detaChmCnts from
various quarters Of the empire Not
oil have vet arrived. hut ii is learned
that before the omperor's coming there
will be i'm this encampment. including
the soldiers ON duty at the various
PALACES and fOrtresses in and about
Moscow, cighty-thrce battalions of in
fantry, thirty squadrons of cavalry.
seven regiments of COssacks and four
teen batteries.
OF these vast forces the Grand Duke
Vladimir holds the command Ii is
on this plain that this mighty force will
Oarade before the emperor on the last
day of the festivities. June 7.
ON the part directly facing the pal
ace, large grassy plain has been en-
closed by Venetian maStS. upon which
are hung the usual bunting and shields,
bearing the arms of various cities and
provinces of Russia. Within this en-
closure booths, tables, open-air thea
ters, merry rounds, circuses. and
swings are being erected. Hundreds Of
wooden booths dot the entire circum-
ference Of the enclosure. and will be
| loaded on Saturday week with bread,
cakes, sa,SaEes, meat pies, and other
delc"tablc daiuties dear to the Moujll
heart. At every booth there will be Il
large hogshcad of ale or beer and in
some cases mead, and everyone who
joins the fostiva! may eat and drink
to his hearts content without money
and without price. No strong drinks,
however, will be supplied. as Russian
MoujiNS filed with vodka are not likely
to be conducive to the peace of the cap
ital.
y present hundreds Of worl;men are
| getting ready for the great popular en-
tertainment which will represent the
| hospitality of the city. ON the side
nearest to the palace the imperial pa
| viliOn has been built, from which the
| emperor and his guests will witness
| the merry making Of his subjects. The
! pavilion is in the Russian style Of the
| Gft"e0th century, has two stories. and
| is suIU0unt2d by an enormous Cuvuld
/ The facade is most elalurGtClv deco
. rated IT is t'ankod by two other pa
/ viljCrs for d'\ti0Cushed visitors, and
at a greater d\tancc tribunes capable
of seating betW\an 1000 and 5000 per.
sons have been GSected.