The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-18

Earian foreign minister got a telegram
from stambu.oH, dated on the field of
battle. telling OF Prince Alexander's mag
nifcent victory and OF the utter rout OF
the servfans He hurried with X 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 czar ground HIS teeth in rage.
How daring and vigorous the minister
was IN his wofk was again and again
shown IN striking Incidents. There was.
for example. the arrest of Mai. Panitza.
who was at the head OF the mos. danger
Gus and powerful plot ever organized
against the prince. How widespread the
conspiracy was. no one could tell Who
was 20 he trusted. no man dared say
Panifza himself was a formidable des-
perado, always armed 90 the teeth and
ready 10 shoot on the slightest ,,rovoca-
ton He must be arrested at once. But
how Send policey soidiers7 officers.
They might be IN the plot with him, or
they might be banned by his desperate
resistance.
stambulofY finally settled the matter
by making the arrest himself. alone. At
midnight. alone, unarmed ana undis-
guised. he Knocked at Panitzas door.
The majors wife with a loaded pistol In
her hand, admitted him. Recognizing
him and cfvining his errand, she raised
the weapon 10 fire. He looked at her.
and her arm fell and she turned away.
Then Stambuioff went up TO panitzas
room. He found him in bed, loaded re-
volver at his side.
Mai Pani:za." said the minister. calm
iy. get ur. dress yourself and come
with me-
The desperate grasped his revolver. The
minister folded his arms and looked at
him. as Marius looked at the slave who
came to slay him. Panitza laid down the
weapon. rose. dressed himself and for
lowed his captor to prison and death.
Stambuloff really did not seem to know
what fear was; personal fear. at any
rate. Although he was by no means
quarrelsome man. he never troubled him
self TO keep out OF a quarrel, and indeed
sometimes deliberately sought one-for
political reasons. Years ago. when he
was I'm exile at Bucharest, a paper there
published gross attack upon him and his
fellow-patriots, saying that hey had
left the country for their country's good"
He did not care for Il personally. but
for political reasons he had TO take no
tice OF IL. To let IL pass would injure
the Bulgarian sause. So he called on the
editor, whom he found alone, and de-
manded a retraction. The editor replied
that he would make one. adding: Meet
me this evening at the cafe. and / Will
show you a draft of IL for your appro-
val. SfdmDulcn went 10 the care IN
the evening. and found the editor sur
rounded by a DOZEN OF his friends. Rus
sian bravoes. Thus feeling secure. the
editor insolently laughed In Stambuloffs
face and babe him go to the devil. SIAM
buloff quietly said: 81 shall not challenge
you to fight me. for you are a coward
and would decline. But I Will force you
10 challenge me--o- show Yourself
greater coward than I suppose even a
Russian can be''
Thereupon he forced his way through
the ring OF desperadoes. and struck the
editor three times IN the face With his
open hand. then spat In his face, turned
on his heel and walked away. But the
editor did not challenge him. nor did any
OF the others venture 70 take up the
quarrel Soon after, Stambuloff chal-
ienged In succession three OF The most
notorious fire-ea sers in the anti-Bulga-
rian party but not one OF them yentured
70 accept Indeed. Stambuloff never
fought duel. though he publicly chas-
Used at least half dozen fighting men,"