The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-21

SOFIA, July 20.-The funeral of ex-
Premier StambuIoff today was pro-
life Of exciting scenes in the streets.
The police were under orders from NJ.
Sterlof. the present premier and min
lister of the interior, to take all pre-
cautions TO secure tranquility along
the route Detachments occupied the
side streets, keeping out of sight in
the houses.
The friends Of NJ. Stambuloff, their
wives and members of their house
holds, assembled at o'clock at the
murdered mans house, where the
coffin rested. covered by garlands and
/ wreaths of flowers.
/ About 5 o'clock the cortege started
/ for the cathedral Representatives of
all the foreign powers except Belgium
followed the funeral train The at
tendance OF mourners and Of the gen
eral public was small, owing to the
notice placarded last evening, detailing
accusations leveled against the de-
ceased and urging the people not to
take part in tine obsequies. Three hun
dred PAGES from the house the spot
was reached where M. Stambulof fell
by the daggers of the assassins.
Run For Xour Lives"
The cortege was held and NJ. Petroff.
who was with the deceased statesman
when he was attacked and who was
himself wounded made a speech to the
asSenblage. His head and arm were
wrapped with bandages, where ne had
been stabbed on Monday. In an i'm
passiOned harangue, he charged the
enemies of Bulgaria with the terrible
crime Of numbering a man to whom
the country owed her independence
and the prince his throne. He was
Stfn speaking when a loud cry was
raised, Run for your hives"
\ terrible panic enSued as the crowd
became frantic and made a rush To
escape, every one believing that fight
ing had begun. Men and women We're
trampled upon. and the children car
Tying WTeaChS in z. part of the process
sion. threw down the flowers and fed
screaming. a detachment of gen
darmeS rode up with drawn swords.
In a moment their appearance in
creased the panic, but after a while
they succeeded in restoring order New
elTthelesS, when the procession was re-
formed and had resumed its march, it
had lost many of its adherents, all
the foreign diplomats having retired
except the representatives of Germany,
Servia ard ROumania- The funeral
train had hardly STARTED again when
a second panic broke out, causing an
other scene of confusion, which de-
stroyed the ranks of the procession.
WreathS were dropped and trampled
under foot. Some order was again re-
established. the bedraggled gdrlands
were gathered up and the cOrtege was
finally reached
Another Shocking Scene.
Here there was another shocking
scene. The enemies of NJ Stambulofr
and the friends Of Major Panitz. who
was executed some years ago for con-
spiracy, at the instance of NJ. Stambu-
loft, had organized a, hostile demon
stration against the dead statesman.
The grave of Panitz had been be-
decked with flowers and flags, and a
large crowd which had been attending
requiem to his memory, assumed a
menacing attitude in the path of the
hearse. A detachment of cavalry gall
lOped UP just in time to prevent a col
lision. When the grave was reached
the coffin was lowered in silence. There
was no Grafton over the remains and
no ceremony to mark the delivery to
earth of the former powerful ruler OF
Bulgaria, beyond the hOoting and
hurrahs Of q band Of his enemies, who
were only prevented from attacking
the remains by a Gordon of cavalry
which surrounded the grave. 1t is said
the panic was started by a shot at the
the town of Tiernova and by the
Union club, from which Mr.. Stambulofe
was going on the fatal night.