The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-11-24
PRINCE ALEXANDER DEAD.
Death OF 3 Prince Who Only Needed the
Opportunity and the Country to Become


Death Of q Prince Who Only Needed the
Opportunity and the Country to Become
Great.
CRATE, Nov. 1s.-Prince Alexander
Joseph, of Battenberg, recent prince of
Bulgaria, died at noon to-day. He had
been i'll of peritonitis and Inflammation
of the bowels.
HIS REMARKABLE CAREER.
Prince Alexander was the son of Prince Alex
ander OF Battenberg (Hesse). who died in De
cember. 1883 He was brother OF the late EN-
press Of Russia and brotherin -law Of Princess
Beatrice, Queen Vicioria's daughter, who was
| married to Henry Of Battenberg, elder brother
of the deceased prince.
Alexander was born in April, 1857 His
mother, born Countess Won Kauck, was the
daughter of a former Polish minister of war.
and was raised TO the rank of princess on her
morganatic marriage with the ruler of Hesse
Alexander was a second son of this union. He
served with the Russian army during the war
with Turkey part Of the time with the Eighth
regiment of Uhlans. He was also attached to
the stan Of Prince Charles, of Roumania, and
also 10 the Russian headquarters. He was
present with Prince Charles at the battle of
Plevna and was with Gen Gourko when that
intrepid general made his memorable midnight
journey across the Balkans
After his return TO Germany Alexander did
garrison duty at Pc am a member of the
Prussian Life guards In April, 1872 he was
elected hereditary prince Of bulgaria b. the
assembly of notables at Tirno a, and by a vote
OF the Grand National assembly in july. 1881.
was invested with extraordinary legislative
powers for seven wears
When Alexander assumed the position of
reigning prince of Bulgaria he found his coun-
try in a sad state, with no army, no means Of
defense and little inclination TO defeud The
of ito
their names He set vallianty TO work and
in time organized with his shepherd subjects
unused TO arms, an army Of respectable
strength. The commanding officers, for a
time were Russian, but it soon became
apparent that the Russians intended TO Rus
sianiZe Bulgaria and it WAS for the purpose of
quietly exp ing the Russians and the Rus
sian influence that the young prince was in-
vested with unusual legi lative rights After
ruling one year a sovereign. he returned the
power into the hands of his people. In the
fall of 1885 he united Bulgaria with Roumelia
without bloodshed. In his moves both diplO-
matte and otherwise, attending and following
the union. the prince was unusually successful
and aroused the enmitv of King Milan Of
Ser Ia, VIII seized a pretext and declared war.
He crossed the boundary of Bulgaria with his
force, seized several towns and marched to-
ward Sophia the capital Alexander gathered
his army. which mailer than that CON-
manded by King Milan. and sailed forth
Though rather inexperienced in the art of war
the prince proved himself the equal of
his adversary and by his personal bravery
and strategic skill won several pronounced vie
tories. and on the intervention of the European
powers King Milan was obliged - consent to a
treaty of peace, which WAS signed nj Buch ir
est BY consenting to the union of the Two
Bulgarias Prince Alexander incurred the dis
pleasure of the ear who struck his name from
the Russian army list
Thence Alexander found his position exceed
ingly difficult until August ~. 1856 when, in
fuenced by Russian intrigue part of hi army
revolted and he was forced 10 abdicaIc. He
was tax rris ner and carried down the Ban
ube into Russian territory, but the oujburst 81
Indignation in Bulgaria secured his liierat on
His place was taken temporarily by council
OF reeencv and later ny Prince Ferdinand. the
present ruler
Alexander quit Bulgaria ard went 10 Darn.
stadt, where he devoted s lime 10 music and
art, IN which he had Away, taken ccnsid, Fable
interest He lived quietly and wItaous osten-
Atom.