The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-01
A BL00DLESS BATTLE.
EVIDENCE THAT RUSSIA DID NOT IN
SPlRE THE RISING
The Sultan Wayerlng Between Dlplo-
matio settlement aud bloody War
Recovering Their Heads, but smart
Ing Under InAulta Foreign,

muJoI llulloIi UllnlNly hllNVHN W lNN blN'
ish embassy, AMI Mr., j, A, Flwc'Ur, hor
majostys consul general here, arrived from
Philippopols Tho correspondent, who met
them at the railway station, had tho ploNs'
ure Of hearing from their Hips an account Of
the recent occurrences In Bulgaria, Of which
they had boln uyo-wiuoss's,
Both gantlnmon unhoslnIIngly declare
thor opinion Chat the coup dn.ut was on'
tiroy tho work OF tho National party In
Eastern RDmaIn, which Is nuli-lWrlun,
and that Russia Is much annoyed ut tuli dis
play Of ind, ,roudunce on the pUt OF hur pro-
tegos Prince Alexander assured hem on
his honor us gentleman that he know ub'
solutely nothing of whit was going on until
tho oAcr reached linn At Vprua 20 crown
him ruler OF the United BulgurRs The
prince was confident that anarchy musthny0
ensuod had he refused the o.ler 0ll was
most anxious that bis motives should not be
misunderstood, He had several interviews
with Mos5rs ITotlcr aud Rawcott aud In,
trusted 70 them messages Tor the foreign ant
bassadors tho Grand Ni2ior aud the Sultan,
explaining his action aud his viowa OF The
situation, aud giving assurances that
Turkey would lose nothing by recognizing
tho iait accompi, lle added that he would
always remain faithful yasssl, strictly
observing existing obligations,
The prince declared that no had thrown
his lot with tho Bulgarian natonalIsts aud
that no could not leave thom now II no do
sired, and he said that II II becomes necos'
sary no will light at their head, Maj, Trot
ter, who knows the prince well, says that he
t,u u,lItnVy puulttt.g and haa
moreover considerable military experience,
which ho gained ON the staff Of Gen, Gourko
during tho late war, Mai Trottor thinks
highly OF tho Bulgarian army, llo wai
present at tho recent manmuvr0s NJ Shumla,
Thor soldiers have been we'll drilled, aud
have good lighting look, Tho withdrawal
Of the Russian officers would, however have
a damaging effect upon thoir efficiency,
Mai. Trottor was informed that orders ar
rived prohibiting the Russian officers from
participating In the present movement,
Mr. Fawcott reached Philippopola from
Sofia, Major Trotter from Shumla, Both
wOro detained until tho arrival OF Prince
Alexander, although they were allowed TO
move about tho town freely under thosupor.
vision Of the police, Thoy saw Gabriel Pa
NHh NhlRhkh WV HlNNNs W. wa Ni'N
carriage, In company with an oStrayagantly
dressed woman, who sat by his side brand
ishing naked sword This woman, known
an the Queen Of Bulgaria, Ia the unfortunate
lady who, at Otlukichi, during the Bulg0r'
ian revolution, was 80 shorGingly treated
whom shO was handed over 10 tho Turkish
soldiery as punishment for having ON.
broidorod revolutionary banners
Tho insulting treatment { Gabriel Pacha
was tho only bad feature about the manner
In which the government was overturned
Tho doposed governor general was lott In n
village hut without food for several hours
Tho first act OF Prince Alexander was tc
send orders 20 treat him with the greatest
respect. llo Is now comfortably lodged ai
Sofia In tho princes own palace, MoSsra
Fawcott aud Trottor said that tho movo'
mont had been almost bloodlcss, tho only
persons killed. boing tho postmaster OF tho
latO government who resisted arrest, aud n
military commandant who was bOyonotod
by gondnrme,
This movement owOd It's remarkable sue
cess to the revolutionary agent DR. Struslty,
n very Intelligent man, formerly doctor In
tho Turkish army and member OF the
government until tho advent Of Major MIC
laioif, who " now tho chief Of tho Roumo.
lan militia, Dr. Strausky headed u com.
mlttoo formed among tho reserves, which h0
intended 10 use 20 oVcrNwo the militia A
Russian military Ott0chO h0rangucd tho
troops surrounding the government house,
ordering them IN the name OF tho ear 10
dispcrg 10 their homes llo Kept nt this
until u himself was ordered 10 dcdst from
his threatening language by Major Nico'
lalof,
Tho Turkish aud Bulgarian torccs oro
both In cchoon olongth frontier rhc Bull
garinns keep we'll within thoir own tori
tory, The sJrclest orders have boon ro'
covod ON cNCh side 10 mako no movement
In advance, but only to repol attack This
" very like tho recent situation on the
Afghan frontier
Prince Alexander allowed Mcssrs Trotter
and Fawce,t 10 proceed on thcir Journey on
condition that thoy would mako no effort 10
observe his military positions They were
placed In close carriage aud sont of undor
an escort with orders 20 convoy them 10 tho
Turkish lines, but thoy were left TO shift for
themselves IN the middle OF tho night whom
some fifteen miles distant from tho Oh.
tomona, Their escort refused 10 proceed
further fearing bad treatment II thoy mot
tho Turks. Thorocroant escort having carried
or tho drlvor, Mai Trottor mounted on tho
box and drove tho carriage on, following tho
course Of tho Martha an a guido, llo os.
caped all tho Turkish yodottos until right
within tho lines, whore ho found tho military
authorities Of Adrianoplo making ovory pro.
paratlon In anticipation OF an order 10 adj
vauco. Throo thousand mon are now con.
oontratcd about Mustapha Pachu. Tho
damage 10 tho railway not very great and
can oasily DO repaired, Ono span only over
the Martha river IL destroyed
According 10 Mr., Fawoett, popular on
thusinsm favors tho revolt, which was
evoked by tho promise 10 abolish all taxes,
A terrible panic has prevailed on tho Bourso
hero for tho last fow days, aud fonrs woro
entertained Of general crash People are
now recovering thoir hoads, as II IL booom.
ing apparent that this Bulgarian business
was not started by Russia The sultan has
boen wDvcring between diplomatic sottlo.
mont and bloody war At one moment
ho would DO ordering an advance without
delay Tho next moment he would sock
fresh counsel from tho foreign officers Of tho
| imperial service, Won der uolg was sum
monod 10 the palace, and left under tho i'm.
preston that his views had prevailed and
that orders would be sent 10 attack tho Bull
gariaus Three hours aftorward change
In tho ministry was announced This IL the
strongest indication possible that tho sultan
still prefers 10 settle this matter by diplo-
macy,
Tho old ministry was almost unanimous
for war Tho now Ia composed for tho most
part Of mon known for their weakness Of
character, who would think twice before
facing the responsibilities of warliko action.
There Is reason TO believe that tho sultan Il
sustained In his pacific desires by Russian
assurances that thcro shall bo return x
tho status quo Worry strong feeling IL man
ifest among the Turks ot the goyernment'l
inactiou, aud thcro is ominous grumbling