San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-19
THE CARS CORONATION.
IMMENSE OONC0URsB AT MOSCOW
STATION.
Elaborate Preparations For the Event
The Gar Is Plainly Clad In
Infan try Uniform.

LONDON, May ia dispatch to
the Daily News from Moscow
says:
A hundred thousand persons
awaited the cars arrival for two
hours in the elegantly decorated
perron. The station was a bril-
liant spectacle with the glitsering
uniforms Of the commandants of
nearly every regiment.
The czariana looked charming in
white dress and bonnet. The
czar was plainly clad in the uni
form of captain of infantry and
with no decorations, in marked
contrast with his brilliant suite.
There were 300 special CORES
pondents on the platform.
Two new and resplendent balda-
chins have been prepared for the
coronation, one for the car and
cZarina and the other for the
dowagerlczarina. The first is the
larger OF the two and is lsvishly
overlaid with gold on each of it's
four facets, the interior ceiling be-
ing adorned with the imperial
arms included in the chain of the
order of st. Andrew. Around the
imperial shield are grouped the
nine different escutcheols OF the
Kingdoms and the principalities of
Russia. In each corner is the i'm
perial monogram worked in the
chain Of st. Andrews in pure and
glittering gold. On the exterior
corince are embroidered sixteen
large and four small eagles with
the imperial monogram. Alter
nately placed at each corner there
is a gold crown in relief and a
number Of gold eagles with smaller
crowns upon which are l6 plumes
of black and yellow ostrich ieath-
ers, bound with ribands OF the
national character. The tufts and
fringes adjoining the supports are
made of gold, surmounted by sill
yer globes and enamelled eagles.
The imperial baldachin will be
borne by 16 generals.
The second baldachin is half the
size Of the first and similarly but
less deliberately adorned.
The three ancient thrones Of
Ivan III, Michael Todorovitch and
Alexis Michaelovitch, will be used
for the occasion. Each will be
furnished with new transoms, COW
cred with crimson shades. The
monogram Of the car is embroid-
cred upon that Of the Michael To-
dorovitch throne, that Of the car
ina upon that of Ivan III's throne
and that Of the dowager cZarina
upon the throne OF Alexis Mich
aelovitch. The new imperial
standard is mounted upon black
and yellow spear shaft, surmount-
ed by a gold enamelled eagle.
The Chronicles Berlin cores
pondent reports that the Berliner
Tageblatt claims that the czar's
manifesto will give amnesties,
partial or complete, to Russian
prisoners In Siberia. Those sent
enced to life penal servitude will
receive communication OF sentences,
and all those domiciled in Siberia
will be permitted to return to any
part of European Asia except st.
Petersburg of Moscow.
The Rome correspondent OF the
Chronicle also hears that the vati-
can has received Information that
the car will pardon all Catholic
priests who have been imprisoned
or sent to Siberia for breach Of the
public worship law, and that he
also promises to grant gradually
large measure Of religious liberty
to ali subjects including the Cath
olics.
Cardinal Agliardi, the vaticsn's
representatives at the coronation
at Moscow, will hand to the car
an autograph letter from the pope
urging an extension of religious
liberty.