St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-05
BULGAREANs EXCITED.

they DenOunce Russias Defy Gen.
Kaulbars and Cheer For AutOnr
ony.
SOFIA, Oct. Alive thousand persons
Intended the meeting held yesterday TO hear
rom DR.. Voultcheff his report of the con-
erence between Gen. KaulbarS and the ia
Bulgarian notables, headed by the doctor,
Who called upon the Russian agent to re-
Iuest modification of his demands. The
audience cheered DR.. Voultcheff during his
narrative. and uttered grOanS for Russia.
Dr. NOultche1f proposed, and the meeting
ldOpted. a resolution declaring confidence
IL the government, and assurance to 1t OF
moral and national support so long as 1t
continued 10 maintain the independence OF
Bulgaria and the constitution and laws OF
he country During the proceedings q
Russian rose and shouted: ''Long live the
,zarr' and ''Down with the governmentr'
he was at once set upon by the audience
mi roughly handled, and would probably
aave been killed if the police had not
,eScued him and conducted him to place
If safety. While the proceedings were in
progress
GEN. KAULBARS
suddenly and Unexpectedly appeared and
mounted the tribune. His appearance made
sensation. The audience became quiet
md respectful. He addressed them and
said he was there to express the cars desire.
lie was at once loudly interrupted by shouts
If I'VE want no deSire;' I'VE will listen
% advice, if it is good" Gen. Kaulbars,
when order had been restored. continued,
saying: II have heard that Russian has
been beaten here because he cheered Tor
the car" Here there were fresh inter
ruptOns and shouts of, 1.-The man was not
beaten for cheering for the car, but be-
cause he cried down with Bulgaria. The
same fate will befall all saying the same
thing Gen. Kaulbars then endeavOred
to explain the three points in the Russian
demands. They cried out that they would
receive no orders. Among the shouts were:
The state of s2ige has already been
raiSed;'' the political prisoners will not be
released;"
THE PEOPLE WILL STONE THEM
if they are Free" the elections will not be
adjourned;' 1.-The law must be respected.
otherwise progress is impossible" When
the crowd had ceased shouting, Gen.
KauIbars declared that the car would re-
fuse, unless the elections were postponed,
to recognize the great SObTanje elected to
choose a successor to Prince Alexander.
The audience again became tumultuOuS.
They shouted at Gen. Kaulbars: 1--WE
don't care; we will stone whoever violates
the constitution" Gen. KaulbarS' pa
thence became exhausted, and in menacing
tone ne threw the responsibility for refusing
to listen to RuSSia'S advice OH the country.
1.-THE BulgaIians as a nation" he said, ''dO
not desire constitution; only a few men in
the country want one." The shouting here
became violent. and Gen. Kaulbars was
compelled to withdraw from the tribune.
A popular orator Immediately assembled it. |
and asked the people if it were true that !
they desired to abolish the constitution. |
The crowd loudly protested that it was not |
true, and
MADE THREATS
against any one who should attempt to !
tamper with the constitution. A commit |
tee was appointed to 90 to Premier RADIO |
slavoff's residence and present him with a |
COPY of the resolutions adopted, and the |
meeting then adjourned. The premier |
received the committee and listened to the
reading of the resolutions. He.declared lie |
would always follow the policy he had hith- |
ertO adopted, and maintain the laws and |
constitution Of Bulgaria, in order to assure |
its independence and liberty. This declar-
alton was received with some applause by |
the committee, and when communicated to |
the great crowd, which had followed the |
committee, the people became extremely |
enthusiastic. They crowded in upon NJ |
Radoslavoff, and carried him out in their |
arms, cheering wildly and singing the ma
tional anthem. NJ. Neklindoff, the new
Russian diplomatic agent at Sofa. accom-
panied Gen. KaulbarS to the Voultcheff |
meeting.
All but seven of the officers who were ar
rested for completely in the deposition of |
Prince Alexander have been released. !
Prussia and Germany have unfavorably re-
ceived Russia'S suggestion for conference
to settle the Bulgarian question. Gen.
Kaulbaro, before leaving Sofia on tour of |
Bulgaria notified the government that Rus
STA would not consider elections to the
sobraDje legal.