Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-27
TBLEGRAPHIC.
THE CORONATION.
Celebration General Throughout The
Russ an Empf.
rng CATHEDRAL or ASSUMPTION.
Tho Emperor q Majesiic but Lonely
Figure In the Thioned Cathedral
A Bouquet on Fire.

Moscow, May Elm addition to
he ao.s oi clemoncy already noted,
The czar's amnesty has been granted
also to the German preachers OF the
Baltic pfovincoa. who were Imprisoned
Tor offending against the Russian
church laws. The ietos were cslohrai.
81 with the greatest splsndOr through
put the south Of Russia, sEd II was
mace a general holiday all over the
empire. French oflicep visiting So.
baslopol were given n splendid fecep-
ton.
cir EDWIN AHNOLD DESCRIBES THE
CHURCH,
LONDON, May 2L-sIr Edwin AT.
mold in HE disgatcn TO tho Daily rele-
grsph describes tho Cathedral Of 40.
sumption, IN which the coronation Of
the ear took place. Sir Eiwiu eayt;
The ediiict Itself D. minute, but iis
Inner gloriea and ganciiiies are such
that you feel 90 " you were standing
u the heart Of SOME iewulut cavern Of
duamland. To feel, however, ~ the
dev0ut kussian feels Ia this nslonish-
ing piece, you muat know something yi
the over wueluiingly followed utsocia-
tons clustering around It,
This most impfusaivo moment was
when All, including the metropolitan.
were pfosita,u ON their knees Ia prayer
for the protection aud guidance u the
car. lilo alone remained VI Indiug-n
lonely figure In the turonou cathedral
I'll aHsN Ia liz Hf.IH AT
this inisnnc moment all the empire L.
practically ou IT, knees for him before
Inc thfono VI heaven. one eau harlly
lear 10 look upon bic face ~ this pro-
uigious instant, when u hun rod mil.
lion hearts concentrate their thoughts
aud applications upon that ihinl IL
head. imperial. lofty, C0unluui, per.
haus he ~; tut how Isolated, how soil.
tafy, row alone.
Now commences the striking feature
OF the ceremony, which fllis the mind
with iuexprcssiDlu sympathy anu al.
most with clmpass ou-thc melting u
loyalty Into tue family passion chGrac-
tsIistic OF the Slav,
Win an exquisite soitutss ~ voice
nud gesture, ihe emperor called 10 him
hrs empress. a passing tfemUr sromcd
to shade the fair form which arebu In
obedience 10 the summons. But With
oil dignity and grace she falls up1u
her kntu before her august loTd-n
eight ~ touching A. u IL majestic, hot
lsug hair loose upon her wuitu neck,
her splendid garments trailing In o
shrenry glory, her unglovcd hsndl
meeklY claspCd-eycfy iuch queen
though not yet crowned"
Df. ID lion, OF the Diiiy Telegraph
doscfibrs the lighting VI the kfemlir
~ folluwI
"At . o'clock IN tho evening III,
smpetsf Apl cared upon balcony o.
the paltce wteaihod IN smilrs, his
tguto adorned with medals anu rio
hons. lie advanced with graceful
bow anu offered u the cEatina cur
Gus bouquet. Directly the c1lriuai
hand tuucuul tue u0sugay every Howe
and huu took IRE nud NJ the luml
momeut the whole Of the krumli'
burt iut0 flame. The thunder VI 1000
volcet 10 { tho tkiss. followed bi
pBatchts nf alrg huu Hhriuks % dCiigh
ne the var tiEu q In o. came int
tigut. mluI| Tod WITH bowls Of pain H
some u Fortunate pcTsuu was cfushyl
and die blei by the careless crowd.'
sEKvIcFs Al sAS FRASCIsc1.
BAN FRASCIsc, May g7-All th
nations oi the earth were foprusrniu
nj the FpoUial services held by the Rus
sian e,'ouy yesterday In Celebration o
the cafuuatiUuuf tIe car nuu rzhrln
at the little Greek church here. tn
auditorium was crowded with resident