The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27

Cathedral of the Annunciation their
majesties placed themselves again un-
der the baldachin, and We're escorted to
the foot OF the Red Staircase, which
they assembled amid the shouts of the
troops and the people. AT the top their
majesties stopped, and, turning toward
their subjects, bowed. They then en-
tered the palace.
The emperor and empress SUISSE
quently dined in state in the banquet
ting hall of the GranoVitaya Palace,
wearing their imperial crowns and
nantes The members of the imperial
family and the chief clergy and high
dignitaries of the empire were their
guests, and officers in gala uniform
served them. Every dish for the EN-
peror and empress was brought in with
especial ceremony by a general follow
ed by the masters of ceremonies, at
tended by pages A court chamberlain
poured out the wines. For this BAN
quet the court chef had under his di-
rection two hundred cooks and fifteen
hundred assistants.
Among those who were privileged to
enter the cathedral and witness the
coronation ceremonies We're the Hon.
Clifton r. Breckenridge, United States
minister and Mrs. Breckenridge; Cen
eral A. McCook, United States repre-
sentative at the coronation, and Mrs.
McCook; Admiral T. o. Selfridge, U. S.
N, and Mr.. Louis H. Moore, the Lon
don manager of the United Press, who
was the sole representative of the
American newspapers within the cathe-
dral.
In the tribunes near the cathedral
were Mr.. Herbert H. d. Pierce, United
States secretary of legation, and wife;
Colonel J. McCook and daughter, Mr..
Creighton Webb, Captains Scriven and
Waldeigh, U. S. N; Commanders ]. C.
Bedfield and r. P. Rodgers, U. S. N;
Lieutenants J. ]. Hunker and Daniel
Bertollette, Ensign r. l.. Russell, U. S.
N; Mr.. Potter Palmer and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Logan, jr., and Mrs.
Alexander.
Following were the special represen-
tatives of foreign powers at the coro-
nation:
United States-General A. Med. Cook
John A. Logan and two other aides-de-
camp; Admiral Selfridge, naval Off
GERS from the United States cruiser
Minneapolis.
Austria ungary-Archduke Eugene.
Belgium-Prince Albert of Flanders.
cess Frederick
France-General LIE Houton de Bois-
deffre, who was for some time attache
to the French embassy at st. Peters
burg; Admiral Larmornaix, General
Jaennerod of the war office; General
Tournier, military secretary to the
president of the republic; Captain Car
not (son of the late President Ca<not),
and two other orderly officers.
German empire and states-Prince
and Princess Henry of Prussia; Lieu
tenant General Won Villaume, comman-
der of the Seventh division, who was
for many years military attache in st.
Petersburg; Lieutenant General Won
Plesson, commander of the emperor's
headquarters; Major General Won Blu
low, commander of the First Infantry
Brigade of the Guards; Colonel Won
Moltke, Colonel Count Klinkowstreem,
commander of the Cuirassier Guards,
and the commanders of the Alexander
Grenadier Guards and the Eighth Hus-
sars, whom the cZar, as honorary colo
mel of these regiments, has specially in
vited; Prince Louis of Bavaria, Hered-
itary Grand Duke Frederick William
of Baden and Prince Macmillan of Ba-
den, Prince George of saxony, Duke
William of Wurtemberg, Hereditary
Grand Duke Adolph Frederick of Neck
lenburg- Strelitz, Prince Albert of
Sake Altenburg, Hereditary Grand
Duke Frederick August of Oldenburg
and Hereditary Grand Duke William
of Luxembourg.
Great Britain-Duke Arthur Of Con-
naught and General Sir Francis Gren-
fell
Greece-Duke and Duchess of Sparta
and Prince George
Italy-Crown Prince Victor Emanuel
of Naples.
Portugal-Duke of Oporto.
Spain-Duke and Duchess of Najera.
Sweden and Norway-Crown Prince
Custaf of Sweden.
Turkey-Marshal Fuad Pasha, noted
for his brilliant victory over the Rus
slams in Elena in 1877 and three 9TH
ers.
Vatican onsignor Agliardi; also
Prince and Princess Ferdinand Of Rou-
mania, Hereditary Prince Louis of Mo-
naco.
China-Li Hung Chang and Shao Yu
Lien.
Japan-Marshal Yamagata, with his
chief secretary. K. Tsudzuk; Prince
Sadanaru Fuchima, General Kavakami
of the general staff and his aide-de-
camp, Colonel Murara.
Persia-Prince Abbas Mira Moulka-
ra; also the Emir of Bokhara and the
Khan of Khiva.