The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-07-26
STAMBUIOFF DEAD.

Hts Youth The Assarstn'- Knife Proves
fatal- Prince Ferdinand and III. Minis
tiers Freely Charged with Direct Hrsp"n-
.ibiiity for the A--s.sinsi,on -int-nsriy
Bitter Feeling Results
SOFIA. July l>->tefen >tambn-
lon. ex-prime minister o. Bulgaria,
died ~ $50 o'clock this morning.
from the fleets ~ the wounds inflicted
upon him Monday when he was re-
turning - his home from the Union
club. Only forty years 81 age. he had
earned for himself the title of the
bismarck Of bulgaria" and his last
words were God protect Bulgaria"
His death has intensified the bitter
feeling that exists between his parti-
sans and the supporters OF the present
government. and ii has been freely
charged that Prince Ferdinand and his
ministers were directly responsible for
his assassination.
VI. Petkof. VI. >tambulofs personal
friend aud editor Of his newspaper or
gan. the >vohoda. who was VITA him
at the time he vas set upon by the
assassin>. and who was himself
wounded. has been sitting beside the
body ever since death occurred lie
refuses 10 leave the dining room.
OF the >tambulof residence. where
the remains are now lying. His
wounds are in the head
The funeral of NJ. >tambuloff will
be fixed for tomorrow afternoon.
Eumors are current that The poniards
used by the assassins had poison Oh
their blades. but these reports are not
generally believed
VI. Stambuloff. who has been called
1.-THE Bismarck of Bulgaria" was born
at Tirnova in i>55. and was educated
for the Russian church al the seminary
of Odessa. In ISIS, when the insur-
rec,ions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
broke out. he Joined the party which
endeavored to produce a similar upri>-
ing in Bulgaria. The plot failed. and
he took refuge at bucharest. where lie
continued TO intrigue a a bulgarian
revolutionist. During the Russo-Turk-
ish war he served as a volunteer in the
Russian army.
After the election of Alexander /.
a. prince of Blu lgaria he became. with
NJ. karaveloff. n Of the chiefs Of the
liberal party. and was elected presi-
dent Of the sobramje in succession Of
the latter in lsss. lie continued pres
ident for two years. but in August.
Is>6. when the conspiracy against
Prince Alexander anne 10 a head at
Sofia. he. together with Col Nut
kurof and VI. karaveioa. formed
a counter-government in opposi-
tion 10 The revolutionary govern
ment of VI. Zankof. which had
only a very short duration. Prince
Alexander was able to return 70 Bull
garia aud NJ. S~tambulos was sent to
him at the head Of a deputation at
Rustchuk.
The prince abdicated in view Of the
hostile attitude Of Russia. ana STAN
bulof. karaveloff and MutkurOff were
nominated regents on September ..
VI >~tambulof escorted the prince 10
the frontier, convokei the >obramie
and informed the national representa-
tive Of the establishment Of the re-
gency.
Ah1 go 1ANH% =
Stambulof played a preponderant
part in the direction Of bulgarian af-
fairs. and in shaping the destinies ~
that state. lie was from the first
signaliy opposed TO the Interference
of Russia in the international affairs
OF his country. and constantly endeav-
ored, first, To render her more
independent Of the porte. and
in the end TO have her recog-
nized as an independent European
state. Under his influence the grand
sobra1je. which met a. Tirnova ON
July 4, iss-. elected Prince Ferdinand
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha prince OF
Bulgaria July -. This prince. though
not recognized by the great powers,
assumed the reins Of government, and
Stambuloff became. and for long re
manned. his chief adviser and minister,
and welded a power verging On a die
ta%torship-
During Prince FerGinand's absence.
S;ambulof acted a. regent. IL.
dictated the policy OF the national con
gress. and his rule became 50 auto
cratic that Ferdinand was forced, as /;
measure Of self-protection. to demand
his resignation. This was given OF
May %. 1894. and since then the ex
premier has been accused OF variou
irtrigues looking 10 the overthrow
of the young ruler Recently
il was charged that he was il
the pay Of the Russian govern
ment. Public feeling turned agains'
him. and on several previous occa
sions he was attacked in the street
Of Sofia A few months ago he wa
arrested for criticising Prince Ferii
nand. and. in default ~ bal. a loca
magistrate ordered him locked mp
stambulof. upon being released. ex
pressed n desire to leave the country
but the authorities refused to issu
passports TO him. anil he remained il
Sofia under threatening condition
2 until attacked by assassins on Monda
night
Crack at Ferdinand.
LONDON. July l9.-The Pail Mail Ga
zet;e. in an article on the assassina
tion OF ex-Premier ~>tambnlof. u Iul
CARA. says: Prince Ferdinand. il
, sitting still in Carlsbad without a pre-
tense ~ bringing his instrument, t.