The Yellowstone journal., 1893-12-11
HE HAS THE NERVE.
DARING CT STAMBULOFF, Bull LGARIA'S
PRIME MINISTER.

Single Haudes Ise Has Held the Russian
Empire At BAY For Years-His Tilt Will,
the Diplomatic Agent-How He Crush I'd
fhe Panitza Plot.
For what Bulgaria is today she is in
debted almost solely to the valor and
wisdom and indomitable will of young
Stambuloff, the prime minister.
For years he has held the whole Rus
sian empire at bay single handed. The
other powers of Europe sympathize with
him. but give him no practical support.
Open attack and secret intrigue he has
alike baffled. Assassination he has de-
fed. though it has often been tried
against him.
He has resisted Russian aggression; he
mas beaten Seryia in the field and Greece
in the courts: he has made his sovereign 5
throne secure: he has made Bulgaria a
nation and created a national public
spirit, and he has. at less than 40 wears
of age. placed himself worthily in rank
among the leading statesmen of Europe
One OF his most drama tic passages at
arms with Russia occurred during the
war with Servia, when the ear showed
mis- hand In a decidedly offensive mali
ner. Stambuloff has lold many times
and seems never weary of telling the
story of Slivnitza.
In that battle the destinies of Bull
garia and Servia were to be decided
Prince Alexander bad gone ont to lead
the Bulgarian army in person. leaving
Stamoutotf i'll charge at home
1t was brilliant day. with cloud
less sky and scarcely breath of wind
stirring.
The roar of the cannon was plainly
heard III the city, owing perhaps to some
peculiar condition of the air or perhaps
to echoes from the mountains.
AT any rate it sounded much nearer
than It really was, and Stambuloff and
the others thought the Servians were
winning the day and were driving
Prince Alexander and his army in upon
the capital
In their anxiety they applied to the
RUSSIAN diplomatic agent for advice.
That gentleman shrugged his shoulders
and said il was no affair Of lis.
But. urged the bulgarian ministers.
''the SerriaLs are ailalst al aur ga,ez.
1ou could stop them with q sia-le word
if You would"
Yes, hut that worsl win s,ut Ea s,lo..s.i
lot though the.. wrre aa.t~a ~ ,r.,.,., D..
the cry with NvGr Tl2...a. Il lr.eca,.... T.. /
indeed they soon vii Go. tn car. l..
dition only will ! .tar tlsn. a,.1 tsH.t T.
that Your boggar IT Il prince nail :4iy....
cate at once"
And that, Numbered Staluunlrtn
''he will not do-no. not fur % I.r>.,iI>..'
With that Stamhaiolf s,ra,lg laFs
the saddle and dashed away to the b.t.
tletieli. while the Russian agent sent fo.,
his friends to come 10 his house and help /
him celebrate the defeat of the Bulgarian /
armies.
A few hours passed. and then the Bul- +
garlan foreign minister got telegram T
from STAIN bulotf, dated on the field of
battle, telling Of Prince Alexander's !
magnificent victory and of the utter rout
of the Servians
He hurried with it to the house Of the /
Russian agent, arriving there in the midst
of the festivities And when he told the +
news the representative of the car
ground his teeth with rage.
As the world knows. Prince Alexander /
lost his throne hecau>e he neglected to
heed the advice and warnings of his
prime minister
Prince Ferdinand is more wise. He
puts himself fully i'll the hands of Stam-
bulotf, making the latter the real ruler
of Bulgaria and the chief guardian of the
chrome.
How daring and vigorous the minister
Is IN his great work has again been shown
in striking incidents.
There WAS, for example, the arrest of
Major Panitza. who was at the head of
the most dangerous and powerful plot
ever organized against the prince.
Stambuloff finally settled the matter
by making the arrest himself alone. At
midnight ne knocked at Panitza's door.
The majors wife. with loaded pistol in
her hand admitted him.
Recognizing him and divining his er-
rand, she raised the weapon to fire He
looked at her, and her arm fell, and she
turned away. Then Stambuloff went up
TO Panitzas room. He found him in
bed, a loaded revolver at his side.
Major Panitza," said the minister
calmly, get up, dress yourself and come
with me-"
The desperate grasped his revolver.
The minister folded his arms and looked
at him as Marius looked at the slave
who came to slay him. Panitza laid
down the weapon. rose, dressed himself
and followed his captor to prison.-Mel-
bourne Argus.