The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-29
RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.
Indications that the Present Condition of
Affairs Is About To Be Changed.

Indications that the Present Condition of
Affairs Is About To Be Changed.
LONDON, Oct 28-The Herald a German pa
per published in St Petersburg. says there are
four hundred troops on board the Russian cruis-
ers despatched to Varna, and that they have or
ders to occupy that city if the Russians who
were illegally arrested are not released.
The Journal de St Petersburg says; 1.-The hes
summoning the Sobranje, and the fact that the
deputies to that body are delaying their depart
ure for Trnova, are symptoms of more con-
ciliatory attitude. The condition of affairs how
ever, is aggravated by the authorities, who man
ifest little disposition to enforce respect for in
ternationa law, compelling Russia to send cruis-
ers to Varna to protect Russians there"
The Novoe Vremya says: ''The dispatchng
OF cruisers to Varna is the beginning of the end
of the crisis. The temporary occupation of
Varna will be guarantee against fresh viola
lions of the rights of Russian subjects
At private meeting, at Tirnova, Of deputies
belonging to the government party, it was unan-
imously decided to adhere to the governments
policy toward Russia General Kaulbars tele-
eraphed to the regency, advising the raising of
the state OF siege at Sofa and Varna.
The Russian consul at Varna threatens to or
ser the Russian war ships to lombard the town
tnless the prefect permits free access of Russo
bulgarian partsans TO the Russian consulate
r II he tries to prevent the landing of sailors
rom the war ships.
The members of the Sobranie are preparing
elect regent to replace Karaveloff.
How Alexander and the Gear Fell Out
Interview with General Berdan.
''The blacklist outlook for Bulgaria's national
I'D Sc T. h. H.
attitude of Bismarck. / cannot believe. as some
1T the correspondents intimate, that Bismarck is
allowing the diplomatic pawn Kaulbars to be
pushed down into the Bulgarian king-row by
Russia's array of castles. knights and bishops
With any design of ultimately unmasking on
Russia when she has gone too far. No; he is
Acting in good faith toward Russia for value re-
selved in diplomatic promises. The rights and
prospects of the Balkan states count no more
In this diplomatic commerce than the Offices and
franchises that your city politicians barter 1t
is not impossible that Alexander may again be
placed upon the throne. The whole trouble
arose from his failing completely to understand
the willy policy of Russia in regard to the union
of Roumelia and Bulgaria.
"The Prince is fine manly fellow, of strik-
ing personal appearance and with good common
ness and sharpness. He didn't quite catch on
20 the devious ways of Russian policy. He saw
that Russia was working for the union; in fact
that was the sole object of the Turkish in
which she spent 800, ZOO, 900. Seeing this. Alex
ander reasoned that it he didn't put the matter
through they would get some prince that would
80 he pitched in. in his open handed way, and
brought the affair to head before it was quite
ripe. kussia's carefully prepared mine was
sprung too soon, and the Gear has never forgiven
his princeling for that ferwardness The Car
never does forgive anybody or anything. There
Is not the slightest spark of generosity in his
oispositlon. he will grind man relentlessly
INTO the very dust. No one can do ANYTHING
with him except the Empress. But Alexander
Is great favorte with the Empress and that ia
the single ray of hope in his cloudy future. He
Is popular with the people, and if the Emnress
can moderate the Cars wrath there ia nothing
to prevent reinstatement of the Prince.
while Alexander has little of the German
heaviness of intellect his wife, the recent Onaan
OF Bulgaria, was without exception the most in
telgent woman / ever met We were GREAT
friends, and the last winter was at their Court
taught her to skate. The Prince speaks En-
9lish we'll and is fond of field sports Tbonph
he is much younger than /, being about thirty
three or thirty-four, struck up quite an init
macy, both ct Sophia and Berlin, where saw
much Of him. The whole misunderstanding
With the Car began, as have said. with that
matter of the union, and the breach widened
through Alexander's lack OF subtlsty, which
rendered 1t impossible for him to work back into
sne good graces OF the Russian despot"