Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-18
HE HAS THE NERVE.
DARING or sTAmBuLoff, eULoARlNs
PRIME MINISTER.

Single Handed tie mas Held the Russian
Empire at nay Ter Ycars-nis Iilt win
tho Diplomatic Agsut-now lie Crushed
the raniisa Plot
For what Bulgaria e today she is In
debted almost solely TO tho yalor and
wisdom and indomitablo will Of young
stambuloH. the primo minister
For years he has held the whole Rus
sian empire at bay single handed The
other powers u Europe ympaihizo with
him, but give him no practical support
Open attack and secret intrigue he has
alike bailled. Assassination no has de.
fed, though It has often boon tried
against him.
lie has resisted Russian aggression. he
has beaten Scrvia IN the field and Greece
IN the courts. he has mado his soyoreign'a
throne secure; no has made Bulgaria %
nation aud created n national public
spirit, and he has. NJ less than 40 years
Of age, placed himself worthily In rank
among the leading statesmen Of Europe
Ono Of his most dramatic passages NJ
arms with Russia occurred during the
war With servia. when The car showed
HIS hand" la a decidedly offensive man.
ner. stambulon has told many times
and seems novor weary u telling the
story Of slivnitza.
In that battle the dcstinios Of Bul.
gariA and Servia were TO be- decided
Prince Alexander had gone out 10 lead
tho Dulgarian army In person, leaving
stambuloG IN charge at home.
II was a brilliant day. with n cloud
lees sky and scarcely breath Of wind
stirring.
Tho roar Of the cannon was plainly
heard In the city, owing perhaps 10 somo
peculiar condition " tho air or perhaps
20 echoes from tho mountains.
At any rate Il sounded much nearer
than Il really WIS, and stambuloa and
tho others thought tho scrvians woro
winning the day and were driving
Prince Alexander and his army la upon
the capital.
In thor anxiety they applied 10 tho |
Russian diplomatic agent for advice. |
That gentleman shrugged his shoulders |
and said II was no affair Of his.
"But,' urged the Bulgarian ministors,
"the ScryiauH arc almost nt our gates.
You could stop them with a single word |
II you would"
"Yoa, but that word will not be spoken,
not though thoy wore actually entering
the city with your prince a prisoner, a.
indeed they soon will do. On one con.
dition only will / stop Thorn, aud that Is
that your beggar Of prince ahall abdi.
cato at once"
"And that" hundred stambulon.
"ho viii not do--no. not for 20 Russiasf'
with that Stambuloii sprang into
the saddle and dashed away 10 tho bat.
tlohold, while the Russian agent sont for
his friends 10 come 10 his house and holm
hun celebrate tho defeat Of tho Bulgarian |
armies.
A few hours passed, and then Tho Bul.
ghrian foreign minister got u telegram
from siambulon, da,od on the field of
battle, telling Of Prince Alo1andors
magnificent victory and Of the utter rout
OF the Serylans.
Ho hurried with II TO tho house OF tho
Russian agent, arriving there In tho midst
OF tho festivities. Aud when ho told tho
news tho representative Of tho car
ground HIS tooth with rage.
As the world knows. Prince Alexander
lost his throne because no neglected. 10
heed the advice and warnings Of his
primo minister.
Prince Ferdinand Is moro wise. 10
puts himself fully In tho hands Of STAN.
bulou, making tho latter the real ruler
Of Bulgaria and tho chief guardian Of tho
throne.
How daring and vigorous tho minister
Ia In his great work has again bocn shown
IN striking Incidents
There WA, for example. tho arrest OF
Major PanitEa, who was at tho haad OF
tho most dangerous and powerful plot
ever organized against the prince.
siambuloif finally settled the matter
by making tho arrest himself alone. At
midnight no knocked at Panitza's door.
The mayor wilr, with loaded pistol an
her hand. admitted him.
Recognizing him and diyining his err
rand, aho rsised tho weapon TO fro. IIe
looked q, her, and hcr arm fell, aud she
turned away. Then Stumbulon won't up
70 Fanl,zaa room. lie found him IN
bed, loaded revolver at his aide.
MAJOR Panitra." said the minister
onlinly, get NJ, dress yourself and come
with ins,-
The deaperado graspcd his revolver.
Tho gAali'sr folded BIZ arms and looked
at hin ~ AiArlus looked 40 tho slave
who aa1s 70 Stay him. PanitEa laid
down the vssspon, rose. dressed himself
and followed bis captor to prisou.-Mel.
bourne Argus.