The Portland daily press., 1895-07-29
FERDINAND DESPONDENT.
He Wished to Retire From the
Bulgarian Throne.
WAS DISSUADED FROM THE PLAN
BY HIS MOTHER.
There Is Strong Feeling Against Him in
Austria Hungary, and Russia Is Not
Apt to Be Active In His Support.


Apt to Be Active In His Support.
Berlin, July 2s-The report that an
entente established between England
and the Driebund in regard to a concert
ed policy concerning the Balkan states,
is generally discredited here. Count Goluc-
howski, the Austrian minister of foreign
affairs, had long conference with EN-
peror Francis Joseph at Is OIL, Thursday,
and Friday went to Altausse to see
Prince WON Hohenlohe, the German
chancellor, who is sojourning there The
official press are unable to say whether
the meeting of the two ministers was
anything more than one of mere courte-
sy, and handles the subject with marked
retlcence as to positive statements. The
tone of the North German Gazette s
articles indicates that Germany is not
committed to follow the lead of Austria
and Bulgaria. Germany, says the Ga
zette, though not Indifferent to what
may happen in Bulgaria, will maintain
an attitude of reserve. y
Prince Ferdinand left Carlsbad and
joined his mother and wife at Coburg os-
tensibly to assist in the ceremonies in
memory Of his father, who died in 1881.
Prince August of SaxeCoDurg and 9TH
ers of the Coburg and Bourbon Orleans
families, joined the group Friday. The
meeting was a family consultation upon
the question Of Ferdinand's retirement
from the Bulgarian throne in favor of
his son, Boris, now a year and a half
/ old ppinoacc (1ap,ontina Eordi nd G
mother, whose money and pluck persis-
tently backed her son in the requirement
and retention of the throne wants him
to remain in Sofia at any risk, and ap-
parently her counsel was needed and her
| proposition accepted. According to ad-
vices from Coburg, Prince Ferdinand will
return to Carlsbad to complete course
at the waters, after which he will go to
Vienna and later to Schwarzau to join
his wife and son, passing few days
With them before starting for Sofia
Pincess Marie Louise, with the young
Prince Boris, will not venture to go to
Sofia until things are quieted down.
Carlsbad gossip has it that Ferdinand
is very respondent and tells his intimates
he feels certainshe will meet an early and
violent death. In regard to Russian
recognition of Prince Ferdinand the
Festher Lloyd, the Hungarian official
organ, declares explicitly that such action
on the part OF Russia would by no pOsSl-
bility suffice to give him status with 9TH
er powers, and calls at+1ntion to the fact
that the treaty of Berlin debars Russia
from exercising any preponderating in
fuence in Bulgaria
There is stong feeling against Ferdi-
nand in Austria Hungary, and it is as
serted thatlPrince Ferdinand recently sent
large order.to a wineymerchantsin Pesth
who had long supplied the Princes cellar
with Hungarian wines. The merchant
notified the Bulgarian master of the
household that he refused to have further
dealings with the man was that most
guilty of the murder of Stambuloff.
kilograms received from Vienna say
Austria is about to initiate negotiations
with the powers in regard to the election
of a ruler of Bulgaria in the event Prince
Ferdinand is displaced.
Spanish Defeated.
London, July 2S.-A despatch received