Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-12
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fhsan Ihs nnti. un e1gsxnnnenf
whisk thsy desigs end ny vi appaF.
ankIg y eompalisd o nessps . gro I,un-
sinn aosrnmenA which I'll D. entirsly
uns4lsl1eaFg e SC sInsaea. % eearzs,
ne wishes ~ ~ Balaarl4ns ~ ouly
reopfs dirscliv a9soiea. va - Tor
no1hine Il ne Mates, Esd sFtF5flinR
VII dspenx npan the WI u ths Cz1F
sd shs 0srnan gkanesllog. uAe ears
ahont g mush fos ihs nsslfars q fhs
pospIs % Bulgaria A. sAsy a. fox ne
proper pssssfyasioD q kgYpiian NAM
MIA
A. for kIoxandsx. be has BID fassWall
. BE nasDtsd eeankry and returned =
bis natiye land. bszeisg that Be nay be
ailewsd - resuns bis poaliion - a.
sntear b ibe QeEnan army. Hs has
bad 3 Wondslfai experisnee Hnss that
das ahen, drinkinR beer 10 . Fnankfort
taporn, BE- wzs lnierruOted y . aueassn-
aeswho inf0Fmsa him that BE- bid been
enessn % ruis osss ths people - BAH
CARA. His stsfg sincs fhsa bas had IL
itmuch ~ ne rsmanse whieh astaches
20 ne asssea u OTisntat m0naEshs Of
&c cider day. A thonahilsas Fossss1er,
be be- developed 3 maeaiaosnt eapaciiy
Zoe g0yernmsni. 4 Wild. harum-ssaTum
youna oiissF, BE has eommandsd sEmissl
with . skill and success watch indicated
ihas ~ extraordinary mIlltary genius
vas latent within him. Utterly forsien
and unknewn 10 ihs BnlRarinns, be b
came iheis dol aud che representative
~ thsif nafional sxistsacs. Never haV-
ms seen he country over which be was
called 70 rule. be has idsntiaed himaslf
With ~ inslitutions e oompletsly e. Il
be wese Bulgarian born and bred. de
bee displayed qasiItiss which would
naks hin enc q ths greatest men q
his tina. wsfe be net cruahed bsneath
Ne iron rule q expsdlsney.
AZ Instance i given showing she
msasuses whlch Alexander nssd 10 en-
daar himself 70 the Bulgarian pospis.
Fos days hstoFa be entered Tirnesa, The
old Buleagian capital. thsre YES an
anery disputs amona the Inhabitants Is
io ehe aiyle o. bead ReaF which hs
rhanld weaE. Part Of tbs population |
fsVeznd his wearing tho eaD q 3 Has
elan ofioeF. Indicating that he vas
aaoeadine she Bulgarian thFons a. the
vasanl a. the Gar. The anii-Russian /
party, on the contrary, maintained thai |
ass vanaal 81 the Satan be should and |
ueal1 wear the Turkish fss. Absurd as
sanh q diapnie seems 10 Americans, Il |
ragged win extraordinary fury IN the
Old oriental city. The population vas
dlvidsa into two parties. bitterly antaa
oniaiio, and Il vas plain shat Alexander,
e be wore cap, uould incur The an.
compromising hostility n tho anti Rus
sian portion 81 his Subjects. uhils II b.
wore iez, be would b. bitterly opposed
By the pro- Rnaaians. Il Is not Wonder.
fnl. then. that Whea Alexander with bic
suiie came riding into Tirnoya, the eyes
Of the inhabitants weEs turned az once
70 bic bead, and al aazsd eagerly 70 see
vhat style Of head gear the Prince
wose and With which party be proposed
10 identify himself. As be came nearer
there ran lhFoueh the erowd a murmnr
Of approval, which swelled lnlo cheer
Of Wild enthusiasm. Alexander had BY
abrilliant stroke won al Tirnova to bis
side. He wore neither the Russian Gap
nor the Turkish fsx. Instead. his head
vas ornamensea with the sheep skin
head scar Of chs Bulgarian psasantFy.
He had served notice that be vas 10
rule Bulgaria, not a. q Rnsaian Or
Turk, but aa Bulgarian.
By thousand and one such acts The
Prince strengthened bis held upan the
affections 81 bis new subj cts. His aim
vas 70 build up Bulgarian nationality.
BY . brilliant stroke be reunited Bul.
Raria. whish had been torn asander by
ths BeElin treaty. when King Milan.
Of HsFsia, supported BY Anssria. AZ.
tempted 70 crush he growing spirit Of
Bulgarian nationality, Alexander met
bic armies a. lhe frontier and Utterly
roaied them. invading servian territory
and Debating peace almost a. the
wallae II Hslgrade. He returned then to
bic capital aud devoted himself TO The
work Of strengthening sha nation
which be bad brought into being.
The eveAia Of Tie last few weeks Of
bis life are too Well known 10 need ~
counting. His strictly Bulgarian
method Of governing ineensed TIE Car,
whe looked upon Bulgaria almost a.
part Of he own dominions and believed
that Alexander vas guilty Of little lees
than treason In disrpgArdiHg The sug
Roationa Of kassia. Russian agents
fomented 3 plot By which Alexander
waa kidnapped Ia tha night and con
veyed 20 Russian territory. A provi.
sioaal government vas - ap in Bal
garia By the eonspiEatuFs. but before Il
wae fairly established the Bulgarian
peopie aFoss and demanded tho return
Of thelR beloved Prince. The govern
meat Of the oonspiFat0rs vas over.
thrown, Tie consplFaiols we're impris
oned and Alexander returned IN tri.
umpA 10 hia capital. The hour Of biz
uacoess, howevsF, vas she hour Of his
downfAl. Discouraged Al tha hossiIs
aiiisuds o. Russia. rsesivinr ne aasar.
Aaas Of support from any ether govern
ment, apparently deserted By all bus HE
loyal eubieosa be realized ths hopsless,
ness Of bis task and ahdieated TIE
thfona which be had 90 veil earned.
Alexander viii nsv rsturn 10 Biz
duties 40 = German oiilcur and very
probably 70 bis beer drinking Al Tie
Frankfort inn. Bas b. has played =
great and Hoble part Ia the history Of