The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-20

| the nine different escutcheons of the king
dom and principalities of Russia. In each
corner is the imperial monogram worked
| in the chain of st. Andrew in glittering
folds. On the exterior cornice are en-
broidered sixteen large and four small
eagles with the imperial monogram. AL
ternately placed at the corner is a gold
crown in relief and number of gold eagles
with smaller crowns, upon which are six
teen plumes of black and yellow ostrich
feathers bound with ribbons of the same
national colors.
The imperial baldachin will be borne by
sixteen generals. The second paldachin is
half the size of the first and similarly but
less elaborately adorned.
The three ancient thrones of Ivan III,
Michael Teodoroyitch and Alexis Mich
aelovitch will be used for the coronation.
The monogram of the Gar is embroidered
upon that of Michael Teodorovitch's $
throne, that of the Czarina' upon the
throne of Ivan III, and that of the
Dowager Czarina upon the throne of
Alexis Michaelovitch. The new imperial
standards are mounted upon black and
yellow shaft surmounted by a gold enam-
eled eagle.
1t is claimed that the Cars manifesto
will give amnesties, partial or complete, to
Russian prisoners in Siberia. Those sem
fenced to life penal servitude will receive
mitigation of the sentence, and offenders
domiciled in Siberia will be permitted to
return to any part of European Russia ex-
cept st. Petersburg and Moscow. The
sentences of those in Jail in European
Russia for serious offences will be reduced
by one-third.
A large number of minor offenders will
be pardoned. Numbers of those who left
the country for political belief will be par
doned on condition of their taking the
| oath of allegiance.
The peasantry in certain poor districts
dues. Even the Jews will not be forgot
ten, and the ill-starred Hebrew agricul-
tural colonies at Ekaterinaslav will also
be excused from arrears.
The Car will probably pardon all Cath
olic priests who have been imprisoned or
sent to Siberia for breach of the public
worship laws, and he also promises
| to grant gradually large measure of re-
ligious liberty to all the subjects, includ-
ing the Catholics. Cardinal AgIiardi, the
Natlcan representative at the coronation,
will hand to the Gar an autograph letter
from the Pope urging An extension of re-
| ligious liberty.
In the first draft of the coronation mani
festo paragraph provides for the cancel
lation of warnings of the censors standing
against Russian newspapers. which amount
to 3, 600, GOO of roubles and the suppression of
| the papers. Most of the Russian papers
| have had couple of warnings hanging
| over their heads for years past.
This paragraph il the manifesto was
| omitted at the institution of certain court
| ministers. Russian pressmen are naturally
displeased, but it remains to be seen if the
paragraphs will be recovered.
Criminals and debtors will doubtless be
| favored and political prisoners will not be
| forgotten. The lmpecunious mobiles whose
| estates are heavily incum bered will prob.
ably be relieved by reductions on the inter
est of their loans. There is also talk OF
| the sons of merchants and manufacturers
| receiving the same rights regarding their
movements as the nobility enjoys.