The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-18
THE HAND OF GOD
Russian Newspapers Comment on
the StambuioH Tragedy.
4 MucH.PeRsEcuTeD STATESMAN
Whose Wisdom and Valor Has
Built Up Bulgaria.

ST. PETERSBURG, July ls-The Novoe
Vnmya, referring 10 the attempt 90 assas-
sinato ex-Premier Stambuloff OF Bull
garia, expresses the opinion that the gov
ernmcnt of Prince Ferdinand may have
played with the life of NJ. Stambuloff In
bringing him 90 trial. Ia any case, Tho
Novoe Vremya ADDS. IL was harbarous
deed and revolts not only the friends but
the foes az the ex-premier
The Novosti, commenting upon tho
same subject, remarks The removal or
M. Stambulof was needed by those 10
whom the present circumstances were
most dangerous.
The Swift sees the hand of God in the
coincidence that he was struck down at
the moment when the Bulgarian dcputa-
tion was ct 81 Petersburg begging OBJ
hvion for the evil wrought by him.
stambulon Is Doomed.
SOFIA, .Julv ie.--It Is doubtful whether
ex x-Prcmicr Snnhuloff will survive until
tomorrow. Hope has been abandoned OF
his recovery.
Stefan Nicolof Stambuloff Is true
Bulgar, for. despite his Slavic name, there
is little Slavic blood i'm his veins; he is
Turanian, and has ever hated the Slays as
have his Hungarian kinsmen. His very
face proclnms his blood. IL is strikingly
like that of n Chinaman. A short, stout
man. with a round face. a black mustachc
and small, gray cvcs-such in personal APP
pearance Is the mar now lowering between
life and death IN Sofia. guarded with tiger
like fiercencss b. his wife
What Bulgaria Is todnv is due almost
solely 90 the valor and wisdom and in
domitablc will OF this young statesman.
For years ho has held the whole Russian
empire at hay, single handed. The other
powers Of Europe ha sympathized with
him, but have given him no practical
support. Open attack and secret in
trigue he has alike bafflcd. Assassination
he has hitherto flcficd, though it has often
been tried against him.
Ho has res.stnd Russian aggrcsson no
has beaten Seryia in the field and Greece
in the courts. he has made Bulgaria n
nation and created national public
spirit, aud nc has, at i2 years of
age placed himself worthily In rank
among the leading statesmen of Europe.
Not only has he done all this, but he too,
would have made his sovercign's throne
secure had Ferdinand submitted 10 his
dictatioe
Fcriii md has apparently no gratitude
Tor the man Who pnt him on the Bulga-
rian throne, and who made him the hus-
band Of Princess Marie Louise of Parma.
Stambuloff failed TO secure recognition
Tor Ferdinand from the triple alliance,
and the prince promptly turned him out
of Office and attempted rapprochement
with Russia.
Ever since Stambuloff's resignation In
May Of last year, he and those who con-
tinue TO DO known as his supporters have
been marked out for persecution by the
Bulgarian government.
ferdinand's Regrets.
CARLSBAD, july 1S.--Prince Ferdinand OF
Bulgaria photographed to Miner -Staiabaleff
yesterday as follows: "The fearful news |
of the outrage TO which your husband has |
fallen a victim has filled me with the deep |
est indignation, and cannot rest without |
expressing to the wife of him who, for
many years. was my fellow worker, the
horror that the awful crime has aroused
In me, and also the keen and entire SYM
pathy with which share her terrible sor-
row"
The Frankfur.er Zeitung publishes an
interview which its representative had with
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria at Carlsbad.
The prince repudlated the charge that no
or the Bulgarian government were aware
OF tho intended attack upon nj. Stambu-
LOFT, or that they melted the plotters.
Since the resignation of the government,
he said, he had urged NJ. Stambulofr To 90
abroad and he had refused The govern
ment had then attached him and warned
him not to visit certain places without an
armed escort