St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-07
THE LION rs AROUSED.
Russia Will Not Be Allowed to
Have Her Own Way in
the Balkan States.
ENGLAND Will Demand the Counting Of
Her Vote for Prince Alex
ander's Successor.
Turkey Engaged in Preparing TO
Defend Her Possessions
in Asia.
Parne11 Makes Terms With the Tor
les Regarding His Proposed
Land Bill.
The Bulgarian Crisis.

LONDON, Sept. 6.-Prince Alexander
will, tomorrow, proclaim his abdication.
The Russian consulates in Bulgaria are dis
tribuGing for signature, petitions to the car
favoring the election Of the Prince of
Oldenburg as successor to Prince Alex
ander. Sir j. Ferguson. under-foregn
secretary. stated in the house of commons
this afternoon that change in the govern
ment OF Bulgaria can only occur in accord
ance with the treaty of Berlin and with the
consent OF the Signatory powers to that
treaty. England, he said, had no separate
interests. The election of new prince Of
Bulgaria must be unanimous. Cheers.
The government, said the speaker, had
hoped much from the ability and great
qualities of Prince Alexander, and they
deplore
THE TREACHERY AND VIOLENCE
which had interrupted his reign. His fina;
decision to abandon his work in Bulgaria
was greatly regretted. The Times says:
regency composed with Or without Rus
sian partlSanS can only hasten the day when
the people OF Bulgaria. wearied and dispir.
tied, will abandon their dreams of autonomy
and welcome Russian domination as the only
means OF escaping anarchy. The date of the
entry of Russian troops into Bulgaria is an
unimportant detail. All that has been effected
NY tuc uulOH VI hOuIuO1d ana bulgaria. is Jn6
enlargement of the Turkish empire which
Russia secures by the operation German
and Austrian Indifference probably springs
from consciousness of their inability to pre-
vent the Russian advance The central
powers may be making the best of unpleasant
and unavoidable circumstances, but they can
not pretend that the course of events are
especially such as they would prescribe were
they masters Of the situation.
Before Prince Alexander announced his
intention to quit the throne. he received
A TELEGRAM FROM BISMARCK
recommending that he abdicate in order to
save Bulgaria. Prince Alexander on Satur-
day presided at a meeting representing all
parties in Bulgaria. 1t was decided to ap-
point M. Stambuloff, NJ. Radoslavoff, N.
Karavel0ff M. Guechoff and NJ. Stolloff to
negotiate with Russia and the other powers
for the settlement of the Bulgarian crisis.
An ordinary session of the Bulgarian cham
Der of deputies has been summoned to dis
cuss the abdication. 1t is believed that the
departure of Prince Alexander from Bull
garia is likely to result in civil war. A dis
patch from Semlin says that King Milan. of
Servia. who with his prime minister. NJ.
Garashanine, was on his way to Chicken
burg, has. on account of the gravity of the
situation created in the Balkan states by
Prince Alexander's abdication, abandoned
his contemplated journey and arranged to
return to Belgrade. The Bulgarian crisis,
it is feared, will have
A CRITICAL EFFECT IN sERvIA.
Russia has engaged a French steamer to
carry stores and 1.500 Russian emigrantS
from Odessa to Vladivostock. 1t is rumored
that the alleged emigrants are Russian
soldiers.
Nm. Stambuloff and Radeslavoff ap-
peared at the Russian consulate in Sofia to-
day and
IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNMENT.
demanded first the name of the candidate
for the Bulgarian throne whom Russia
favors; second. formal promise that Rus
STA will not occupy Bulgaria; third, that
the present constitution be maintained.
the freedom of Bulgaria respected and the
country allowed to manage its domestic
affairs; and fourth, that if Russia sends
general to Bulgaria he must act simply as
minister of war and organize the army.
These demands have been telegraphed to
st. Petersburg and an answer is awaited.
1t is stated that as soon as Prince AleXan-
der leaves Bulgaria Prince Dolgourki will
start for Sofia, taking with him a
large amount of Russian gold.
The Daily Telegraph says that Brit
ish Consul Lascelles interviewed Prince
Alexander and tried to persuade him not to
abdicate at present. but the Russian diplo-
mats conferred with Alexander and advised
opposite tactics. 1t is said in Sofia that the
national assembly will re-elect Alexander.
It is stated that Russia continues her en-
deavors to form an alliance with Turkey.
The Bulgarian government has offered
Prince Alexander the sum of 80, 900, 600
francs. The prince refused to accept more
than 5OO 900 francs. Russia has also Of
fered Alexander money for his personal
wants. The Italian press unanimously de-
nounces Russia's attitude on the Bulgarian
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