The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-23
BULGARIAN AFFAIRS.
+StambOulOf Gives His Views on
the Situation.
MAJOR PANITZA'S CONSPIRACY
A Testimony to His Military Abilities From
the Premier-Russia Has Removed the
Seat of Her Operations to Belgrade.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Cable.l
SIsTovA, July 22.-After two days OF
hard riding across the Balkans in a tropical
heat, l came up yesterday morning with
Minister and President Stambouloff al
Sistova on the Danube. In an interviews
he said the government of Bulgaria has no
intention of precipitating matters by Of
tending the Sublime Porte. "a long period
of time will have to elapse before we can
assert our independence. Prince Ferdi-
nand must stay. Do not think he has ever
entertained thought of leaving us. Should
he ever entertain that thought his high
ness will lind that he can not leave the
country in the lurch with honor. His case
is different from that of Prince Alexan-
der's. He was not the nominee of any
power but was elected by the representa-
tives of the Bulgarian people While we
are under fire he cannot leave US without
dlshonor. He may be kidnapped or assas-
sinated, but voluntarily leave US, never.
Zone word about the Panitza affair.
which, on the whole, | think, was
thoroughly misunderstood. Panitza was
undoubtedly a gallant officer with tina
military qualities. He needed no assist
ance IN obtaining rapid promotion, but
three years ago | obtained unmistakabla
proof that PanitZa was in traitOrous CORE
spondence with representatives. of great
powers in Constantlnople. L called him to
me and showed him his intercepted CORE
spOndence. He burst into tears and left
protesting his innocence | ordered
Panitza's arrest and the warrant was
signed by the prince. | did not assist, as
mas been published, in the capacity Of
| policeman. l learned on what large scale
the conspiracy was planned and then took
the whole matter in hand, trusting alone to
myself. The fact of the matter is Panitza
was in the whole matter IL cats paw and
rash tool of other and more formidable men.
In Bulgaria we nave a saying, II you want
10 cross deepand dangerous river, send a
fool ahead TO try the ford Well, in this
stair Panitza was the fool and he paid for
| his folly with his life.
Il think that Russian agents see that
their game is up in the interior of the coun-
| try. While l am prepared for anything
from such an implacable foe, think they
have changed their base TO Belgrade. I
| Imagine that this move is to get Servia to
attack US again. The Bulgarian govern
ment, and | personally, wish King Milan
every success. ] suppose Europe would
let the Servians march out against u.s. lead
! by Russian officers armed with Russian
| rifles. The upshOt of the whole matter
would doubtless be a general war in which,
may God protect Bulgaria! we can put
200, GOO men in the field as well armed aa
any and as brave soldiers as ever faced an
Lenemy's fire. Then there are Bulgarians
in Servia and Macedonia who will aid US.
1.-The Bulgarians like the change from
Bismarck very much. General Won Cap
rivi does not seem so ferocious in his hatred
of Bulgarians as was Bismarck; at any
rate he is more polite, does not grow red
faced and spit in the fire when you men
ton Slavs to him as did Bismarck. l re.
gard the change in the Wilhelmstrasse as
favorable to us.
Then the coal black eyes of the Bulgarian
premier sparkled with amusement as he
recollected some of the adventures which
he and his fellow regents had in searching
for the prince.
First of all we offered the throne to
King Charles, of Roumania. He declined
promptly. King Milan was simply frantic
for the throne. Could the fratricidal war
of 1885, which he waged against US, have
passed away from memory, he would in
many ways have been an eligible candidate
''In the regeneration of Bulgaria. hs
said, lone of the most potent factors for
: good with us has been the American Rob
erts college, kept goin by the Presbyterian
church in ConsJantinOple for quarter of &
century. Forty or fifty young Bulgarians
were graduated from this model institu
ton. lighting ever unselfshly on the side Of
} their country. The alumni of this Ameri
can college may well claim proud place il
Il our future Walhallan