Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-30
HE HAS THE NERVE.
DARING OF sTAMsul OFF, euLoARiA's
PRIME MINISTER.

PRIME MINISTER.
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the Diplsoasse Aceae-uew He Crushed
the Ps.lsse P1es.
Fer what Bulgaria b today she b IN
debted almost solely TO TIE valor and
wisdom and indomitable viii Of young
Stambulo6, the prime ministce.
For years u has held tho whole Rus
sian empire 1t 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 haf1led. Assassination he has de-
hed. though It has often been tried
against him.
He has resisted Russian aggression; he
has beaten Servia in the field and Greece
In the courts; he has made his sovereign's
throne secure; he has made Bulgaria .
nation and created . national public
spirit. and he has, at less than % years
Of age. placed himself worthily in rank
among the leading statesmen oe Europe.
One Of his most dramatic passages at
arms with Russia occurred during the
war with Servia, when the car showed
his hand" in . decidedly offensive man.
ner. Stambulo6 has told many times
and seems never weary Of telling the
story Of Siivnitxa.
In that battle the destinies oe Bull.
garia aud Servia were to be decided.
Prince Alexander had gone out to Lead
the Bulgarian army in person, leaving
Stsmbulof in charge ut home.
1t was Q brilliant day. with cloud
less sky and scarcely q breath Of wind
stirring.
The roar Of the cannon was plainlS
heard in the city, owing perhaps to some
peculiar condition Of tho air OF perhsps
to echoes from the mountains.
At any rate it sounded much nearer
than it really was, and Stambulof 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
ind said it was NO affair Of his.
But" urged the Bulgarian ministers,
''the Servians are Utmost at our gates.
You could stop them with q single word
If you would"
Ives. but that word will not he spoken,
not though they were actually entering
the city with your prince q prisoner, as
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ditiOn only will stop them, and that is
that your bcggar Of u prince shall abdi.
cate at once"
''And that" thundered Stambuloff
''he will not dO-no. not for 20 Russias!'
With that Stambulof sprxng into
the saddle and dashed away to the bat.
tlefield, while the Russian agent sent fol-
his friends to come to his house and heir
him celebrate the defeat of the Bulgarian
armies.
A few hours passed, and then the Bull
garian foreign minister got a Telegram
from Stambulof, dated ON the field Of
battle, telling Of Prince Alexanderl
magnificent victory and Of the utter rour
of the Servians.
He hurried with il to the house of tn,
Russian agent. arriving there in the mids
of the festivities. And when he told tn
news the representative Of the CA.
ground his teeth with rage.
As the world knows, Prince Alcxande
lost his throne because he neglected I,
heed the advice and warnings of hi
prime minister.
Prince Ferdinand is more wise. H
puts himself fully in the hands of STAN
bulOf, making the latter the real rule
Of Bulgaria and the chief guardian of tn
throne.
How daring and vigorous the ministe
in striking incidents.
There was, for example, the arrest Q
Major Panitza, who was ut the head @
the most dangerous and powerful pic
ever organized against the prince.
Stambulof finally settled the matte
Ivy making the arrest himself alone. A
midnight he knocked at Panitza's dool
The majors wife, with loaded pistol /
her hand, admitted him.
Recognizing him and divining his el
rand, she raised the weapon to fire. II
looked at her, and her arm fell, and oh
turned away. Then Stambulo6 went u
to Panitxa's room. He found him ]
bed, loaded revolver ut his side
Major Panitxa," said the minisse
calmly, get mp. dress yourself and com
with me-"
The desperate grasped his revolve
The minister folded liis arms and locke
ut him - Narius looked ut the slav
who came to slay him. Panitza lai
down the weapon. rose. dressed himse
and followed his captOr to prison.
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