The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-19
RUSSIA GROWS IMPATIENT.
Kaulbars Ordered to Leave Bulgaria at Once
If His Demands Are Refused.

Kaulbars Ordered to Leave Bulgaria at Once
If His Demands Are Refused.
LONDON, Nov. 18.-The Gear has instructed
General Kaulbars to leave Bulgaria at once, with
all the Russian consuls. if his note to the reeen
Mutkuroff, the commaudant at Philippopolis, for
his conduct in arresting Russian cavass, is not
complied with. In the event of departure, Gen.
Kaulbars has been ordered to place all Russians
in Bulgaria and eastern Roumelia under the care
of the German agent at Sofa. General Kaulbars
is expected to leave Bulgaria on Saturday.
The regents have asked General Kaulbars to
give them time to reply to his ultimatum. They
wish until the end of the week, when all of the
Ministers will be in the city,
1t is believed that General Kaulbars has been
instructed to find a pretext to end his mission in
Bulgaria by some couprdetat which would
make his departure political necessity. Susp-
eiUn prevails that he is attempting to work up a
case out of the incident of the arrest of the Rus
sian cavass, at Phiiipranolis
General Kaulbars and all the Rassi.n consuls
will leave Bulgaria on Friday. Everybody ex-
poets that Russia will occupy the country
NJ John Lemoinne writes in the Paris Matin
that the revival Of the Eastern question, which
is producing such confusion in Europe is due
to British irtrigues. "The Prince of Bulgaria, :
says NJ. Lemoinne, "must occupy the position
of Russian prefect Prince Alexander of Bat
tenberg however. preferred to be a British
sub-prefect. He has paid the penalty of his
folly. All Europe, except England, is unani-
nous in the opinion that a prince
protected by Russia must rule Bulgaria.
This accords with the spirit, if it does not accord
with the letter. of the Berlin treaty" Contlnu-
ing, NJ Lemoinne speaks angrily of the Marquis
of Salisburys speech at the Lord Mayors ban
quet on the Bulgarian question. He excuses
Count Kalnokys speech for being much IN the
same strain as the British Prime Minister'S, on
the ground that the Austrian minister had to
quiet the Hungarians. 'If the provocations be
renewed" M. Lemoinne says, sit is impossible
to calculate what the results will be on the sem
sitive mind Of the irresponsible Czar."
The statement that all the powers had
sanctioned the candidacy of Prince Nicholas of
Mngrelia for the Bulgarian throne, is semi
officially declared to be untrue Count Kalnoky
has not replied to Russias proposals.
Nicholas of Mingrelia is Prince who has
never reigned nor been more than an obscure
henchman of the Gar He was born on JAM L.
lS47, and on April &c, 1874 was married to Marie,
daughter of that conspicuous Russian general
and minister Count Adlerberg he is colonel
in the Russian army, and aid de camp to the
Gar His hereditary title of Prince comes
from his ancestors having held chieftainship
over some of the wild tribes of the Caucasus
and is scarcely to be compared with similar
titles even in the most insignificant German
State. Mngrella forms portion of ancient
Cochis. 1t is in Asia, bordering on Circassia and
the Black Sea, and is a part of the lieutenancy
of the Caucasus, of which the Grand Duke
Michael is satrap. 1t has an area of 2 600 square
miles, mostly mountainous. the low lands being
fertile but swampy, and infested with the most
malignant fevers. There is an iron mine. and it
is said that gold has been found there but the
people do little beside raise corn and rice enough
for food, and tobacco and bad wine enough TO
supply their appetites There are practically no
roads or other improvements, and the whole
country has a savage, unforbidding aspect The
inhabitants number about 24G, 900, and are of the
most debased type of GeorGians, being, physic
ally, mentally and morally, the lowest of the
Caucasian tribes They belong nominally to the
Greek Church. Mnerelia was taken in CONQUEST
by Russia in 1904 but tho Prince was allowed
to retain his place as chief, under Russian
overseer, until 1867, when he was altogether
turned out and consoled therefor with a bounty
of $3.50 900.