Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-12-26
HE HAS THE NERVE.
pAaINo or srAMsvtorv, sutoAaIAv
PRIME MINISTER.


si,gis HEADED Ne Hss Held The nsssias
Enpiss ~ nay FER years-ab fiis with
Ne Dipis.asis Ass.s-usv He Crushed
Ne Psaitsa Plea.
For what Bulgaria u today she u In.
dsbtsd almost solely 10 the valor and
wisdom and indomitabls viii Of young
BtambuloR, the prime minister.
For years he has held the whole Rus
Sian empire ct bay singls handed. The
other powers Of Europe sympsthise with
him, but give him no practical support.
Open attack and secret intrigue he has
alike bafied. Assassination he has de-
iisd. though II has often been tried
against him.
He has resisted Russian aggression; he
has beaten Servis In the held and Greece
In the courts; he has made his sovereign's
throne secure; he has made Bulgaria q
nation and created q national public
spirit, and he has, ct less than 20 years
Of age, placed himself worthily In rank
among the leading statesmen Of Europe.
One of his most dramatic passages ut
arms with Russia occurred during the
war with Servia, when the car showed
his hand" In 0 decidedly Offensive man.
ner. Stambulon has told many times
and seems never weary Of telling the
story of slivnitsa.
In that battle the destinies Of Bull.
garia and Servia were to be decided.
Prince Alexander had gone out to lead
the Bulgarian army In person. leaving
Stambuloh In charge ut home.
Il was o brilliant day, with cloud.
less sly and scarcely . breath OF wind
stirring.
The roar of the cannon was plainly
heard In the city, owing perhaps TO some
peculiar condition Of the air or perhaps
to echoes FROM the mountains.
At any rate 1t sounded much nearer
than It really was, and Stsmbuloff 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 II was no affair Of his.
"But," urged the Bulgarian ministers,
''the Servians are almost at our gates.
You could stop them with . single word
II you would"
"Yes, but that word will not be spoken,
not though they were actually entering
the city with your prince q prisoner, al
indeed they soon will do. On one con-
dition only will stop them, and that !,
that your beggar Of q prince shall abdi'
cate at once"
"And that" Numbered Stambulof,
''he will not do-no, not for 20 Russias!'
With that Stambuloff sprsng into
the saddle and dashed away to the bat.
tle6eld, while the Russian agent sent fol
his friends to come to his house and helr
him celebrate the defeat Of the Bulgarian
armies.
A few hours passed, and then the Bull
garian foreign minister got telegram
from Stambuloff, dated on the field Of
battle, telling Of Prince Alexander,
magnificent victory and Of the utter rou,
Of the Servians.
He hurried with II 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 Graf
ground his teeth with rage.
As the world knows, Prince Alexander
lost his throne because he neglected Il
heed the advice and warnings Of hi
prime minister.
Prince Ferdinand Ii more wise. H,
puts himself fully In the hands OF STAN
bulof, making the latter the real ruler
Of Bulgaria and the chief guardian Of the
throne.
How daring and vigorous the minister
IL In his great work has again been shown
In striking incidents.
There was, for example, the arrest Of
Major Psnitza, who was at the head oi
| the most dangerous and powerful plo,
ever organized against the prince.
Stambuloff finally settled the matte,
by making the arrest himself alone. Al
midnight he knocked at Panitza's door
The majors wife. with loaded pistol IL
her hand, admitted him.
Recognizing him and divining his er
rand, she raised the weapon to fire. ID
looked at her, and her arm fell, and sh,
| turned away, Then Stambulof went III
to Panitza's room. He found him In
bed, q loaded revolver at his side.
"Major Panitza." said the minister
calmly, "get mp, dress yourself and come
with me-"
The desperate grasped his revolver
The minister folded his arms and looket
at him az Marius looked ut the slave
who came to slay him. Panitza LAID
down the weapon, rose. dressed himself
and followed his captor to prison.-Mel
| bourne Argus.