The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-29
niaroBic KREMLlN
5 Packed With Treasures, Yet Mob
 Made No Effort to Loot 1t.

 From 1he Washington Star
 Itisa remarkable fact that the mob of nsereents in MOSCOW have made no at emat a phnder public property al- aaaeh within the walls of the kremlin nerhana the most valuable collection or asats and articles of silver and gold that in be found assembled anywhere in all fse wolIa iu tho French revolution and lirioa ghe commune the great palaces rf Paris were loeted of all ther treasures 8HH artIejes of furniture, china. silver bronze and marble and valuable paintings Of all SECS and descriptions that were a5=fan Hsn tae Tmna1ics may still be ts55sIshasaa In Che cnfio shops. The lm- baHai Haiacc Che treasury ana the fbzrehe W tda the kremln walls @ie r#ah m3ea tempting than the IniheIles' ls fhea have not been touched, and so as we know from the telegraph dis aafabeg they have not even been lhrsde- rsed a5haueh hunger and thirst, such as hsas haen suffered by the poor people or afaarovg. naturally sharpen the appetite Rer 55 veaTs 1t has been the custom r a4rh al the CzQl-s Of Russia 10 nave .g throne5 new crowns new seepeels aad new coronation robes, anu ~ th9 .s55ea of each successive reign these have
 
 f-aasurQa of Che iSramlin. together Wiln ff5a valuable gifts each has received al tE. lime of hls coronation and an1lhs EH refaa rom his fellow suvereisns or bI sar|e-ts. ENhibtqd with them are fhe thraues and crowns and coronation rahas Of thelr consorts, and lhose VI +a@ taflHHs they haze overcome lh pa1- aa and whose dominions, from uine 10 tHa5. have been auneNed by conquest U fsa rusian empire Thus in the treas t..4 a Vfator can have an epitome or its bis#orv written in gold, silver and pfecious .s6ore is succession of crowns upon rtaaestaIs standing before the enlply ilfanrs of those who wore theIni tleo '3.- .r1vns and thrones of Poland Sioe- r.5 caoraia. Astrakan I<azan, the .fl- fge5 and other nations which We're TOT ,,5riy irHependent. but by force or arms t.e raaa added to che Russian empire. ka ard covered wish jewels some oi taan1 among he largest and most pieciOus
 the world scrowns upon crowns .i.5.5s,as anon thrones. scepteis upon scep-
 tVefs Of ruhiea cascades ol dl5- ,.sat oceans of pearls,' some one mas
 rha brasent Czar sensiby decidea
 Hze new throne. From the
 artnaHf of those beloneln8 10
 saaaqsofs he selected one iaane oi
 4iaaa work and exquisite cary fal IfitAhfR ftf--F
 gfa czarina selected sofseohs
 a a8onv. heavily nerusted with
 aoh was capWrea from fersia
 M bears siG diamonds and lzz3 5f aes mary other stones of lesser falue. aoronatto., #a ualH room ate lfe eotelalloii
 Fa 17a bean worn bT Che several f,5se oriais tlia are almost price haH tiled WIth if7e cir=
 8 auea luev have ridden from the kramiin @ another on
 ...t.an d4gs. Fl covered with
 f..f and esaulsite carving The panel
 sf a-e painted with appropriate s4.,+a of mous artists of tneir time C.I4sr hre the RHsan coat -of-arms or f.... ..l44af7fa Of the sovereign for whom fs5 rar made set with diamonds, rl- +aas Hres pearls. turenoses and 4.fser nrf 0s stones 0ne witch belong .s5 tHemus fhe Great lsts the hnbs
 ~ aafHele covered wi1h Per
 rHia Hllims of dollars are
 lvfe file in ihe Jewels upon the asr-iaees and ornaments. saddle pre- zantsd bg the sultan of Turkey 10 Cathe-