Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-04
THE FORGED DOCUMENTS.
The Purport Of the Letters Recently
Sent to the Car.
A Conspiracy to Aggravate the Bulga-
rian Difficulty.
Their Publication the Most Important
of Recent History.
Emperor William Directs His Oiflcer!
to Observe Military Manoeuvers.
Further Explanations Concerning Rus.
sian Frontier Movements.

BERLIN January 2.--The text OF the forged
documents recent to the CEar, appears in
to-night's Reichsanzeiger, which prints four
letters, three Of which purport to have
been written by Prince Ferdinand, of Bull
garia, to the Countess of Flanders, sister ol
King Carl 1. o! Roumania. The nTst. ii
these three letters is dated August 27. In
it Prince Ferdinand says he would not
have gone so far if ne had not received most
satisfactory information from Berlin
through a note written by Prince Reuss,
German Ambassador at Vienna explaining
the secret views OF Prince Bismarck. Prince
Ferdinand enclosed this note to the Prin-
cess and begged her to induce King Carl to
use his influence at st. Petersburg. The
second document is a forged letter to
Prince Reuss, stating that Ferdinand's tax
ing possession OF
THE BULGARIAN THRONE
was question of personal initiative to
which the German Government cannot for
the time being give it's official support. 1t
was not, however, to be concluded that the
German Government would give unofficial
encouragement to Prince Ferdinand's en-
terprise. However unfavorab BILE or hostile,
says the letter, the acts Of Germany in the
meanwhile may appear, the sentiments Sc
cretly cherished by her may one day be
made apparent. The third document is a
letter from Prince Ferdinand to the Count
ess OF Flanders under date ofSeptember1 16
He says in spite Of the open war Germany
is waging against him he receives assuran-
Gee every few days from German agents
that
BlsMARcK's POLICY MAX CHANGE
in the most favorable manner, Germany's
attitude depending upon the issue of a
letter Ferdinand informs the Countess that
according to a communication he has re-
ceived from Berlin, the fate OF Bulgaria has
been discussed at meetings between Bis
marck, Kalnoky and Crispi. and that the
central powers. he says, hope that Bulgaria
will give no occasion to the powe to
modify their friendly attitude. Prince
Ferdinand denies that any Of these docu-
ments are authentic. He says there was
never any correspondence between him and
the Countess OF Flanders. The forgers re.
main undetected
THE CARS LOYAL INTENTIONS.
BERLIN. January 2.-Ihe North German
Gazette, in the course OF a political review
Of the year just closed. says: The pubIica-
tion Of the forged documents recently sent
to the Gar is without doubt the most i'm
portant of recent history and affords elo-
quent proof OF the loyal intentions of the
Gar in paving the way for the modification
nj the existing situation.
ADDRESS TO THE GUARDS,
The National Zeitung states that Emper.
or William. during his reception yesterday
Of officers of the guard, briefly said: II
would point out that this year your chief
attention will be claimed by the maneuvers
which the guards and Third army corps
have been ordered to execute The En-
peror afterwards bestowed the order of the
Black Eagle upon the Court Chamberlain,
Count Stalberg Werneigeroder.
RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
VIENNA, January 2.-The Fremdenblatt
denies on authentic information that the
movement of Russian troops and war ma
terial to hsfrontier continues. The latest
news shows that recent reports concerning
Russian movements referred mainly 10 dis !
placements effected within the frontier
provinces.