Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-07-26

from behind which the enemy
kept up q CALLING fire upon the
British. When Captain Baird
died on the following morning he
strongly urged DIR. Robertson, the
British political agent, TO record
the bravery displayed by Captain
Whitechurch. Colonel Kelly who
relieved the Chitral garrison after
accomplishing brilliant military
achievement in leading n flying
column from Gilgit to Chitral,
passing over the snow covered
Shander Pass some twelve thou
sand to fourteen thousand feet
over the level of the sea in bitterly
cold weather, has been made Com
panion of the Bath, and has been APP
pointed aid-de-camp to the Queen
with the rank of brevet colonel.
The other officers who distinguish
ed themselves during the Chitral
campaign have received the dis
tinguished service order and have
been promoted.
ASSASSINATION IN BULGARIA.
Assassins attacked M. Stambu-
loft, ex-premier of Bulgaria, at
Sofia and after inflictlng fatal
wounds upon him, escaped. The
assailants attacked his carriage,
compelling the coachman to stop.
The coachman fired but missed
his mark. AS M. Stambuloff
jumped out he received cut that
almost severed his hand from his
wrist. NJ. Stambulof then tried
to escape, and was followed and
stabbed in the head and received
q revolver shot, when he fell to
the ground, where his ASSISTANTS
continued their stabs. M. Petioff,
running to his assistance, was al
so stabbed.
Both M. Stambuloff's hands were
amputated, He regsined conscious
ness the next morning but soon re-
lapsed, and his condition is pro-
nounced hopeless He has fifteen
sword cuts OH his head and one of
his eyes is destroyed. Although
the attempt t. murder was made
on a busy street no one came to
his assistance. Everybody seems
convinced that the police were in
the plot to assassinate the expire
mier, as five Of the police force
were near him when the attack
commenced and made no attempt
to interfere. When one Of Siam
buloffs servants started to chase
one of the assassins be was stop
ped by the police. Stambulof's
coaohman, who fired his revolver
but missed hitting anybody when
the ex-premier's assassins attack
ed the carriage, is also believed
to have been one of those who
plotted against the statesman's
life, as he made no attempt to
whip up the horses when the at
tempt was made.
Police and cavalry patrolled
Sofa during the night, but found
no traces of the assassins except
some daggers, which were found
in the streets, .... ...
M. Stambuloff had long been
convinced that he would fall
victim to the vengeance of the
friends of Major Panitza, whom
he caused to be executed after
having been found guilty of
treason in 1890 in conspiring
against the life of Prince Fer
dlnand. Since the refusal of the
government to give M. Stambu loft
u passport to Carlsbad, represent
atives of the diplomatic corps
have frequently called the atten-
ton of the government to the fact
that they had become aware that
an attempt upon the ex-premier's
life was impending. Strange to
add, not single member Of the
cabinet called upon M. Siam
buloff since he was wounded.
M. Stambuloff made a state
ment to the public prosecutor.
who has ordered the arrest Of Tu-
fsktchieff, who was formerly
charged with the murder of M.