The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-16
RUSSIAN INTRIGUE.
Grave Apprehensions Result from
q Bulgarian Protest.
A BAND OF HIRED MURDERERs,

Living on Russian Soil and Sup
ported by Russian Money, Whose
Object Is the Overthrow of But
garia's Government in the Interest
of the Czar.
VIENNA, April 16.-The grayest ap-
prehensions have been aroused here by
the announcement that Bulgaria has
sent note to the powers complaining
that the sultan has ceased to protect
Bulgaria's interests, and that the Turk
fish government protects Russia's pro-
teges who have entered upon cam
paign of assassination against Bulgaria's
public men, from Prince Ferdinand
down. The note demands that Turkey
be compelled to expel the assassins whom
Russia supports on her soil. The note
is supposed to be the precursor of a
proclamation Of Bulgarian independence
from Turkey, and such proclamation
would inevitably result in q European
war.
The note is considered the immediate
result of the protection by Turkey and
Russia OF the murderers of DIR. Vulko-
witch, of the revelation of a plot to mur-
der Prince Ferdinand and Stambuloff,
made by Costa Ivanhoff, brother -in-law
of the Servian minister-president, Paste,
and of the discovery of remarkable
band of conspirators living on Russian
soil and supported by Russian money.
Russia's Hand in the Conspiracy.
The intriguing with the czar on be-
half of these conspirators is carried on
by General lgnatieff and other high
= military men who are anxious to annex
Bulgaria and fight out the unavoidable
war with Germany and Austria at once.
The conspirators have been encouraged
by the czar, and thea millions paid by
Bulgaria to Russia in connection with
the Russian occupation have been ap-
piled to the support of the conspiracy
against the Bulgarian government. the
head of the conspiracy in the Bulgarian
committee of instruction is i'll st.
Petersburg. This committee consists of
five Bulgarian refugees and one Rus
sian, Theoharoff.
There is a committee of execution in
Odessa, acting under the committee of
instruction in st. Petersburg, and issu-
tng for it orders to ten minor organiza-
tions in Galatiz, Brailla, Giurgewo,
Turn-Severin, Kalafat, Radujuvenatz,
Belgrade, Nisch, Adrianople and Con-
stantinople. To the committee of in
Btruction is due the planning and to the
Odessa committee the killing of Belt
Chef and Vulkovitch, the repeated at
tempts on Stambuloff, the Panitza plot
and the conspiracy just discovered
against the life Of Prince Ferdinand.
Trying to Calm Bulgaria.
. Austrian newspapers and statesmen
have tried to suppress the present note
sift- to calm Bulgaria until after Prince
Ferdinand's consultation with Emperor
Francis Joseph, now but few days
distant, but the excitement due to the
revelations in questions have rendered
their efforts fruitless. In case Bulgaria
persists in proclaiming her independence
Austria, it is said here, will support her,
and thus fall in direct conflict with
Russia, and Germany will be obliged to
back Austria to prevent the annihila-
tion of her ally. France would aid Rus
sia, but the attitude of Italy is doubtful
The Russian spies in Bulgaria have kept
Russia informed of the approach of the
crisis, and the massing of Russian
troops on the border is supposed now to
have been in anticipation of it.
Russia's Warlike Measures.
LONDON, April 16.-Advices from St.
Petersburg say that the council of the
empire has adopted series of drastic
measures, which indicate that prepara-
tons are being made for war. A plan
has been approved by which all private
railways and steamers will be turned
over to the government in the event of a
mobilization of the forces being or
dered. The severest penalties are pro-
vided for any one who shall coinmuui-
cate abroad any of the plans of the gov
Tnment or any document containing
Information which, because of consid-
Tations of external security, should be
tept secret. The authorities will also
punish without trial such persons as
shall be discovered to be secretly teach
ing the Polish language.