The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-04
HIS BIC MISTAKE,
Letter to the Car
Condemned All Around,
A VERY CRAVEN APPEAL
For Substantial Aid from the
Emperor Of All the RusSias
MEETS WITH CONDEMNATION,
An Attempt Made to Wreck the
Princes Train.

to wreck the train on which was convey
Ing Prince Alexander TO Sofia, When
near PhilippOpolisthO engineer discovered
an obstruction on the track and brought
the train to a standstill. On investigation
1t was found that 6ve sleepers had been
placed across the rails, secured in such a
manner that 1t took considerable labor to
remove them, PrinCs Alexander when
informed OF the attempt upon his life,
showed no sign Of fear, maintaining calm
demeanor.
A conflict between the Revolutlonists
and followers OF Prince Alexander is fear.
ed at Sofia. Colonel MutkuroG is treating
with the rebel officers for their submis.
sion and the negotiations will probably DO
successful,
1t is stated that Russia has intervened
for the lives ot the COnspirators, and that
Prince Alexander has decided to be lenient
toward them. The Prince has promised
King Milan to send a diplomatic agent to
SerYia.
LONDON, sspt. S.-The Daily Nsws says;
"PrlnCe Alexander has been abandoned
and isolated by agreement OF the three
Empires. Nothing could exceed the humil.
lty Of his letter to the Car, which Is only
equalled in degree by the brutality Of the
Ozar's answer"
It Is rumored that Prince Alexapder's
father wants to throw up his honorary
commission in Russian regiment, and
that the German and Austrian Govern.
ments are trying 10 dlssuRde him from
doing 30, as such course would be o
great offence to the Czar.
The Standard says: "Prince Alexander
has committed serious blunder, and the
only unworthy act with which he can be
reproached. 1t 's carrying the comedy Of
Courtly disBimulation too far TO pretend
that the Czar did not approve OF bis dis.
position. England has done her best to
promote peace in the Balkans. II she
TAILS, Austria and Germany will either
suffer grave injury or make heavy ssCri.
tices. They may yet rue the day they
abandoned Alexander to curry favor with
the Gar"
PalLIPPoPoLIs, Sept. 3,-Prince Alex.
ander, when he arrived here yesterday on
bis way to Sofia, was received by all the
resident foreign Oonsuls, except the Rus.
sian. The Princes entry TO the city was
proclaimed by salute Of l0l guns. lie
was met by a great concourse Of people,
headed by a number OF bands lnassed
under a single leader. The bands vel.
coined him by playing the national
anthem, the people cheering enthusiast.
cally. The Princes return was then Cels.
brsted by u TeDsum service in the Ca.
thCdral.
Prince Alexander departed hence for
Sofia last evening. He intends TO give
amnesty to all the RevolutioniBts who ask
his pardon.
NJ. Stamalo1, the head oithe Loyal Pro.
visional Government which was set up at
Tirnova, declares that civil war in Bul.
garia would be the only possible pretext
for the intervention oil Russia, and that the
restored Government OF Prince Alexander
will do its utmost to conCiliate the Gear
and Affect o reconciliation between him
and Prince Alexander.
The Repubhque FrdncdiSs on The pub.
lished correspondence between the Czsr
and Prince Alexander, says: cater the
Cars reply the house Of Battenberg may
bs considered 10 have ceased to reign Ia
Bulgaria. That reply also humiiiates
England, whose lamentation nobody re.
CARDS. Events in Egypt proved Eugland's
egotisn. France must arrive at an entente
cordiale with Russia, both on the
Mediterranean and In the far east against
British invasion.
vienna, Sept, 3-The Austrian press
generally pronounce Prince Alexander's
letter of the 30th to the Czar, a fatal mis-.
take, and argue that his abdiCation Is now
inevitable.
PARIS, Sept 3.-Telegrams received here
from soha state that the Cars reply to
Prince Alexander's letter has produced a
profound impression throughout Bulgaria,
Dispatches say that the Cars proclaimed
hostility has paralyzsd tho movement in
favor Of Alexandefs return to the throne
and encouraged tho Rsvolutlonists. 1t is
further stated that Prince Alexanders
abdication Is believed to DO imminent,