St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-01

The latter, alas for the hopes OF the lovers,
threw cold water upon the proposed match.
Once let the princess of the German I'M
perial family wed the ruler OF Bulgaria.,
argued the chancellor. and any future trou
bles or complications in that uneasy princi-
pality will inevitably be laid by the other
powers at the door of Germany, In the in
terest of goodwill between the empires, the
suggested marriages would, therefore, be
best avoided. But it was also undesirable
on the ground of the doubtful stability OF
the throne which the youthful princess
would have had to share-the Bulgarians.
enthusiastic one day for their 'knez, ("
might on another, under different circum-
stances, give him and his bride somewhat
abrupt congo which would in no wise be a
thing to be contemplated for daughter or
the future kaiser.
The household of Prince ALEXANDER
is very limited in number, as the accommo-
dalton for their use above referred to shows.
There are four servants. all OF the Sterner
seX-Germans-wh the prince brought
with him from his old home in Hesse; be-
sides hall porter at the Risto Baja, who is
manufacturing Montenegrin. with smartly
turned up mustache. The aidesde-camp
are former comrades of his highness, the
most prominent among them being Baron
CoRvIN, who was captain in the company
in the Prussian Garde du Corps, in which
the prince served as lieutenant. A friend
of his boyhood, Herr MENGENs, occupies
the position of private secretary to the
prince. The life of his highness is one of
almost uninterrupted work. From in the
morning until midday he receives his min
listers, in the afternoon military
matters are discussed, and seldom
are the evenings free for recreation.
At the court of Prince ALEXANDER, II
court it can be termed, there is observed
neither the etiquette of the East nor OF the
West. 1t is simply a military society where
ceremony is little thought Of and admission
is easily to be obtained. As there is no
aristocracy amid the Slav peoples of the
Balkans there is no mark of distinction be-
yond the possession of lesser or greater
store of roubles. Consequently every Bull
garian has right of free speech with his
ruler, and this right. we may add, ne Is
fond of exercising. For the latter there is
one slight drawback, however, to the COM
plete success of this beautiful democratic
system, namely, the want of personal clean
illness on the part of his loyal subjects.
Thus it happens that the janitor is often
obliged to refuse admission to the bearers OF
petitions or complaints on account OF their
unpublished appearance.
The following remarks made by the
prince in the course of a conversation with
the distinguished Hungarian savant, Prof.
LUDWIG TALLoczY, are very character
istic of his views. The prince referred to
his Turkish subjects as the best possible
citizens ''They are honest, obedient and
true, and as regards the payment OF taxes
and the execution of any allotted task. they
stand alone among peoples The ability OF
the Bulgarians is difficult to develop (the
prince here shows the kindliness of his dis
position), and their shyness before strangers
is not easily conquered" When the con-
versation turned upon military subjects the
professor remarked that the dress and
equipment of the soldiers appeared to him
to be somewhat too glittering. THAT
must be so," replied ALEXANDER,
''because it is meant to impress
Orientals." When, upon having pointed
out the colors of the various regiments the
professor observed that Bulgarian flag
was carried before the king OF Hungary,
the prince exclaimed, 81 know it. 1t was
the same at the coronation OF the car.
Now who is the real ruler?"