The herald., 1896-05-20

been prepared for the coronation, one
for the cZar and cZarina and one for
the dOwager czarina.
The first is lavishly overlaid with gold
on each of it's four faces, the interior
ceiling being adorned with the imperial
arms, including the chain of the Order
of st. Andrew.
Around the imperial shield are group
ed the nine different escutcheons of the
kingdom and principaiities of Russia. In
each corner is the imperial monogram
worked in the chain of st. Andrew in
gllttering folds. On the exterior cor
nice are embroidered sixteen large and
four small angles with the imperial
monogram. Alternately placed at the
corner there is a gold crown in relief
and a number of gold eagles with small
er crowns, upon, which are sixteen
plumes of black and yellow ostrich feath-
ers bound with ribbons of the same ma
tional cOlors. The imperial baldachfn
will be borne by sixteen generals The
second baldachin is half the size of the
first and similarly but less elaborately
adorned.
The three ancient thrones of Ivan III,
Michael Teodorovitch and Alexis Mich
aelovitch will be used for the carriage.
The monogram of the car is embroider-
ed upon that of Michael Teodoroyitch's s
throne, that of the czarina upon the
throne of Ivan ILL., and that Of the dow
ager czarina upon the throne of Alexis
Michaelovitch. The new imperial stand
ards are mounted upon a black and vel
low shaft, surmounted by gold en-
ameled eagle.
The Chronicles Berlin correspondent
says that the Berlin Tageblatt claims
that the czar's manifesto will give am
neSt1eS partial or complete to Russian
prisoners in Siberia. Those sentenced
to life penal servitude will receive litiga-
tion of the sentence and offenders domi-
IN harta H.
turn to any part of European Russia
except st. Petersburg and Moscow. The
sentences of those in Jail in European
Russia for serious offenses will be re-
duced by one-third. A large number of
minor offenders will be pardoned. Num-
bers of those who left the country for
political relief will be pardoned on con-
dition of their taking the oath of alle-
glance.
The peasantry in certain poor districts
will be excused from arrears of crown
dues. Even the Jews will not be for
gotten. and ill-starved Hebrew agricul-
tural colonies at Ekeratinaslav will also
be excused from arrears.
The Rome correspondent of the
Chronicle also hears that the vatican
has received information that the czar
will pardon all Catholic priests who
have been imprisoned or sent to Siberia
for breach of the public worship laws,
ana tnat ne also promises TO grant grad
ually large measure of religious
liberty to all the subjects. including the
Catholics. Cardinal Agliarci. the vati-
can representative at the coronation,
will hand the cZar an autograph letter
from the pope, urging an extension of
religious liberty.
The correspondent Of the Times at
Moscow says: In the first draft of the
coronation manifesto paragraph pro-
vides for the cancellation of warnings
of the censor's standing against Rus
sian newspapers, which amount to three
million roubles and the suppression OF
the papers. Most of the Russian papers
have had a couple of warnings hanging
over their heads for years past. This
paragraph in the manifesto was omit
ted at the instigation Of certain court
ministers. Russian pressmen are nat
urally displeased, but it remains to be
seen if the paragraphs will be recov-
cred.
Criminals and debtors will doubtless
be favored and political prisoners will
not be forgotten.
The impecunious mobiles whose es-
tates are heavily encountered will prob
ably be relieved by reductions of the