The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 19, 1896, Page 1

" VOLUME LXXIX.—NO. 17 S e SAFE AT MOSCOW With Glittering Escort the Czar and C:zarina Appear. ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CORONATION. Russia’s Real Capital Thronged by Digni- taries of the World to Witness the Dazzling Festivities. MOSCOW, R A, May 18. — Distin- | most universally renewed and freshened s from all parts of the | for the occasion, lending to the city a pe- | ving here hourly to witness | culiarly brilliant aspect. s attending the coronation | Tverskaja street, the route of the Czar’s i Hung Chang, the repre- | progress from the Petrovsky Palace to the “mperor of China, with a | Kremlin, has concentrated within its nt suite, arrived here to- | length much of the preparation. received at the station with | This preparation has necessarily been sm. Among other arrivals | very elaborate to insure a point of van- are Field Marshal Yamagata, representa- | tage for the vast number who are under tive of the E or of Japan; the Crown | official care. The competition for position among hose not officially provided for has been unprecedented. Many houses along the o street have been rented at high rates for Prince of Roumania being received at the | the whole year, merely to secure the lessee ary honors. | a window for the procession on Thursday. was the arrival | For single windows fabulous prices have | 5 and their escort | been offered and many bitter disputes over gara, the Duke representing nd King of Spain. Ail honors, the Crown | The Czar looked | points for seelng the spectacle have s appeared in fine | already found their way into the courts. ed in The Czar on the occasion of his corona- tion, it is said, will abolish every form of corporal punishment inthe empire. Itis cted he will pardon thousands of con- in Siberia. coronation of the Czar of all the Russias is an exceedingly elaborate and | impressive ceremony. While it may jolt the plain republican ideasof an American there is no aspect of it that appeals to his sense of the ndiculons. Although the | central event of the ceremony does not take place until May 26, the processional pomp of the affair has already begun, Some time ago the imperial regalia were . | taken with every conceivable splendid state ceremony from St. Petersburg to Moscow. This collection is made up of the thrones, scepters, diadems, crowns, precious stones, the gold and many quaint and costly uniforms of former monarhs, Unlike the regalia of other European monarchies — now merely matters of curiosity—the regalia of Ruasia has a living value, for is not the Czar the sole master of his dominions and of his sub- jects? The transfer of these treasuresto the place of coronation was, therefore, | attended with much show and state and constituted the first of the many imposing ceremonies that will follow. These will be as theatrical, as giorious as a Roman triumph, and will show the world that the largest country in it is guiltless as yet of modern notions concerning government. The entrance of an Emperor and Em- press into Moscow, the real capital, will be attended by mauy picturesque scenes, From the Petrovsky Palace to the ancient Kremlin will march side by side in gala uniform every description of European troops and soldiers of semi-oriental and | purely Asiatic appearance. Stout infan- try of western type, ancient regiments at- tired in the costume of the time they were raised; heavy artillery, bright cavalry in tunics of green, blue and scarlet; Ublans with long lances, dragoons with glittering swords, Cossacks from the Don, the Volga { and the Black Sea; Oircassians with high £ | caps of lamb's wool; Kirghis from the frame screen, built 10| ste;pes of Central Asis—tbese and others btly building used as a| y;like these will show the way to the coro- for the troovs on official duty | ;ai0n chapel and guard the persons of the master and mistress. X r at hand is a watch-tower of the The Czar, knowing no higher personage fire department, which was a clumsy and ‘ than himseli, for he is at once absolute unsightly object, but hus been masked | political and ecclesiastical monarch, will from base to the top of the tower with | place the crown upon his own head with cvergreens and thousands of lamps for | his own hands. He will receiveit from illumination by night. the Archbishop of Moscow. This central arly all of the buildings in Moscow | ceremony will take place in the Cathedral are built of wood and brick, covered indis- | of the Assumption, in the heart of the criminately with a white stucco, the gen- | Kremlin. The church is so small that eral effect being that of & wWholly white |few persons can actnally see the corona- walled city. | tion. But the consummation of the fact The coloring of the stucco has been al- | will be announced by thundering cannon. i regiment. afternoon w. arrived at the Petrosky foscow, where the celebrated and Temain until te fixed for the | 21, the 4 urg Due! the palace to the railw ne with enthusiastic | ¥ hed God speed to ajesties. e of the special features of tie present ts in Moscow is th oing away with £ loying special consta- e route of the ¥ a double line | of sworn ci- | v police in unifoims, ense Department and y with the sworn civilian | give better opportunity for the t large to witness his pro to the coronation. rations for the grand entry into )t yet completed. They are and on all sides are evidences i y of the last cter of the preparations is The palace of the Grand | magnificent. | kaja street, | goes from the OLAS CZAR NICH As He Appears in the Dress of a Private Gentleman, Which Is Said to Be His Favorite Style of Apparel. Il OF RUSSIA, representing the entry of the former Czar and Czarina into the Kremlin at Moscow. torical event, with new actors in the leading role, CROWNING OF CZAR AND CZARINA. The accompanying engraving is reproduced from the London Graphic of October 7, 1882, | ceremony that the great Empire of the North can furnish. That his- is soon to be repeated with all the magnificent #d buds The ancient city will be in a blaze of light that night. Moscow stands on hills and the points | of view will be advantageous. All the ereat buildings of the city will show their architectural lines in fire. From the gar- dens the Kremlin the cathedrals and the belfry of Ivan Vel will be seen in their dress of fire, while from the Kremlin terrace the whole of Moscow will seem to stretch itself out in a sea of flame. Fire- works of all sorts will be burned and | music will fill the air. There will be a | public feast. At the Grand Theater an | opera will be sung, and the Czar and his wife will sit in the center box. Then the ceremonies will be over and the Emperor will return to St. Petersburg. —o—— | THE CZAR IS TWENTY-EIGHT. | | Anniversary of His Birth Celobrated Throughout the Empire. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, May 18.— | The Duke and Duchess ¢f Connaught ar- rived here to-duy en route for Moscow, where the Duke will represent his mother, FAIR WOMEN PRESENTED. Magnificent Costumes Displayed | at the Buckingham Palace | Drawing-Room. Most Admired of All Was the Duchess of Mariborough, Formerly Miss Vanderbilt. LONDON, ExG., May 18.—The Princess of Wales hela a drawing-room on behalf of the Queen at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. The Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Miss Vanderbilt of New York. was presented by her mother-in-law, the Marchioness of ‘Blandford. The Duchess wore a magnificent train of white duchess satin embroidered with pearls, with a gold | Queen Victoria, at the coronation cere- monies. In the party are a representative of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Queen's special equerry and Colonel and Mrs. Gerton. They travelea to St. Peters- burg in the royal yacht Victoria and Al- bert. The Czar is 28 years old to-day and the anniversary of his birth was fittingly cele. | brated in all the cities of the empire. All | the warships at Cronstadt, including the American and British, joined in firing | salutes in honor of the occasion. - — [ To Extend Keligious Liberty. LONDON, ExG., May 18.—The Rome correspondent of the Chronicle telezraphs | that the Vatican has been informed that the Czar will pardon all Catholic priests who have been convicted under the public worship laws. He will also gradual largely extend religious liberty in his do- mains. Socialisty Fined. BERLIN, GErMANY, May 18.—Herren Bebel, Auer, Pfannkuch, Singer, Gerisch and other prominent leaders of the Social Democratic party, who were recently ar- rested under the law governing associa- tions, and for having Socialist literature in their possession, were convicted to-day nd fined from 30 to 75 marks each. Tue ess well-known members of the party who were arrested on the same charge were acquitted. with brussels lace and fronted with a bouquet of tiny woite rose-buds. The | sleeves were of tulle and white satin, - The iMbs Sanford, sister of Miss Muriel San- and silver true lover's knot, bordered with foliage. The bodice was of the same material and design as the train, trimmed Duchess wore a head dress and court plume with a veil and ornaments of lilies of the valley from Blenheim Palace. The three sisters of the Duke of Marl borough were attired alike in white satin- and wore the family pearls, chioness of Blandiord wore pearl gray satin. Among the debutantes presented were ford of Canada who was presented at the last @rawing-room and who wore primrose satin, and Miss Maude Taibot of New York, attired 1n a handsome gown of white | satin lined with yellow, which had the ef- | fect of shot satin. Her corsage was | trimmed with laburnum. Mrs. Wittinck, another Amercan, was | also presented. She worean orange satin | dress with a court train lined with prim- | rose silk. The weather was bright and ‘ clear and the attendance large. Although there were many debuntantes, | the Duchess of Marlborough was the most | admired of all. Mrs. Bayard, wife of the United States Embassador, presented Mrs. Calvin 8. The Mar- | Brice, wife of Benator Brice of Ohio, and the Misses Brice and Mrs. Donglas Grant, at the drawing-room. After the drawing-room Embassador Bayard and Mrs. Baysrd held a reception at their residence. SADISe R b Archbishop Ireland Suffers From the De- preciation of - Property, but Is Yet Solvent. CHICAGO, Iiv., May 18.— A special from St. Paul, Minn., says: . The report that Archbishop Ireland is financially em- barrassed is not true. All the property in which he 1s interested belongs to the Catholic church, and he merely acts as | trustee. During the last three years real estate values have depreciated greatly and this has caused the Archbishop considerable inconvenience, but he has never been | threatened with insolvency. The principal piece of property which the Archbishop, both personally and as trustee of the church, is interested in is what was known as “‘Reserve township.” The land lies at the outskirts of St. Paul. Bishop Ireland, acting for the church, in company with other capitalists, bought the land, platted it, put it on the market and has sold quite & number of lots from it. They spent considerable in improving the property and it was found necessary during the panic of 1893 to mortgage it. The Archbishop had at his commend funds and influence to render the loss of this real estate practically impossible. & R 1owA GUARDSMEN ACCUSED. Colonel Guest, a —D;nted Candidate for Brigadier-General, Wants Officers Arrested. DES MOINES, Towa, May 18.—As a re- sult of the contest for brigadier-general of the first brigade, Iowa Nauonal Guard, Colonei James A. Guest, who was defeated at the last election, has filed charges against the following guard officers and asked that they be put under arrest: Colonel A. W. Swalm, Captain Clark, Lieu- tenant-Colonel J. C. Looper, Major W. H. S. Matthews, Major Frank Lyman, Cap- tains Worthington and Devore and Lieu- officers, with others, are charged with con- spiring to defeat Colonel Guest, with wrongrully enlisting men to increase the number of votes for Prime, the 1 candidate, just prior to the election, and with conduct unbecoming officers. No | action has been taken by the adjutant- | NOT FIIM/IL‘;ILLY EMBARRASSED. | general on the charges. - Lumber-Dealers Assign. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18.—Edward i Kelton & Co., lnmber-dealers, assigned to- | day to George L. Converse for the benefit of their creditors.” The liabilities are rated at $200,000; assets unknown. ROTEST AGAINST MKINLEY TACTICS, A. P. A. Delegates Renew the Boycott on the OQhio Statesman. WANT TO DEFEAT HIM, Action of the Advisory Board Is Declared to Be Binding Upon Them. SUPREME COUNCIL OVERRULED Disreputable Blackmailing Methods Used by the Lobbyists Vigor- ously Denounced. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18.—The A. P. A.Supreme Council closed its ses- sions to-day, but few delegates remaining to the adjournment. The most important action was that of discontinuing the ade visory board, which was accomplished after a long discussion, in which it was specifically stated that the recent develop- ments in the McKinley boycott had noth- ing to do with the action, and was no re- flection upon Judge Stephens, the chair- man. The Supreme Council, composed of the supreme officers of the organization, replaces the advisory board, and this body was by resolution directed to pass upon the statusof the Presidential candidates of the Republican, Democratic, Populist and other parties and report publicly on them. ‘Wasnington was adopted as the perma- nent quarters of the A. P. A., and Kansas City selected as the next place of annual meeting. Four of the principal officers were elected Saturday and the list wascom- pleted to-day as follows: Supreme secre- tary, W. J. Palmer, Butte, Mont.; supreme treasurer, F. C. Campbell, Minneapolis; supreme sergeant-at-arms, J. W. Ellis, Ine dian Territory; supreme guard, W. B. Howard, Omaha; supreme sentinel, T. 8, Henson, Columbus, Ohio. The convention closed with a public mass-meeting to-night, which was pre- sided over by Congressman Linton. At a meeting of delegates to the Su- preme Council, representing twenty dif- | ferent States, held this evening after the council adjourned, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted unani. mously : WHEEEAS, The Supreme Council of the A. P, A. of the United States, at its session Saturday evening, by & unanimous vote, adopted the report of the National advisory board, which report indorsed the action of the executive committecol said board, and in plain lan, guage saia that the executive committee wag justified in publishing the political affliation of McKinley with the Roman political hier. archy, which affiliation is proven by the gm. davits of reputable members of the order, anq which aflidavits have never been controverteq :pt by the unsworn statement of Mej ler himself, and whereas, Major McKj did on May 14, 1896, t0 & committee of the National advisory board, in thecity of Canton, Ohio, state that he heartily approved the prine | ciples of the American Protective Association and on the following day gave an interview to the press denying that he had met such a com mittee, thu ing the lie to the report of the ¢ which was composed of honorable and truthful gentlemen; and | whereas, the members of the Supreme | Council have during its session been hounded ed a large McKinley lobby, composed of members and non-members of the | order, that used the most disreputable black- | mailing methods to discredit the advisory | board and to turn the Supreme Council into a McKinley ratification meeting, and having signally failed to clear MeKin | quence of his pro-Papsl political r after two-thirds of the deleg for home, attempted to take revenge by abol- ishing the National advisory board,snd sge complished the same by & vote of 30 to 29. Reeolved, That we, the delegates in condeme nation meeting assembled, denounce the une warranted interference of the said McKinley lobby with the affairs of the order, and de. nounce the cowerdly denial by McKinley of his indorsement of the principles of the order given by him to our committee; and Resolved, That because of his record as re- ported by the National advisory board, we ord, to-day, s had started Z e = 7 e 2. o THE CZARINA OF RUSSIA, tenants Baker, Groom and Biyth. These | AS She Appears in Traveling Costume. She Is to Be Crowned Amid Pomp and Pageantry at the Kremlin-