The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-31
BULGARIA's TURBULENT HISTORY
Question Of it, Political standing Kept
the PGMer~ Affiliated.

In fS4a the New York Times published a
letter from Mr.. Har0.d Frederic. It's Lon
don correspondent. IN which. IN discussing
the Bulgarian question. ne said.
The Bulgarian story Is very old one.
when the Berlin congress in ISIS mark a
out on the map broad 0hlong section OF
Turkey In Europe. lying between the Dan
ube and the Balkans. and stretching from
servia east ward 10 the Black sea- S.ind
called il Bulgaria. Il was in eveIybody's
mind that a doCjle and characterless de-
tendency of Russia had been created.
which would take IT'S orders suomissively
from 81; Petersburg. This impression was
80 strong that when the car said he Aad a
fit young prince in his minds eye for this
new state. nobody dreamed of 0biecti1g.
and nobody pretended surprise wnca his
young man turned out 20 be the nephew Of
the czarins, Prince Alexander OF Batten-
berg
This hitherto insignificant person was
one Of the four sons of a sonewha trrcg-
ular marriage which the czarinas brother.
Prince Alexander % Hesse. contractei
with the daughter IF a Polish alyenture-
named fIauck The bride vas not o. a
lineage 10 become a recogaiZsl me6loer
OF the Hesse family. but she was created
Princess Of Battenberg. in order - give
her children the title of serene highness.
and they we're called Battenberx for the
mother instead Of Hes.e for the sire.
Alexander the second II these soEs, was
AZ the time Of MS sele sd1n - years Oil.
and was serving as a second lieutenant
In the Prussian Carrie du Coros at Pots
dam. as all MS brothers have done. But
though ne Was Tins placed as 4 German
noble in the German army. nc had always
heen thought Of as poor relation OF the
Russian court r was Well known that
what uttle pocket money tho Battenbergs
had came from the purse II the imperial
auns a. -. PetsrshurE. Alexander. more
ever. had secured she personal liking Of
his auguest relation. :he sZar. and nad
arml-ssn 20 sc~ve the Rus
stan army during the Turkish war. just
ended | mention al this 10 show how
completely he 1aS regarded as The cZAT's
personal nominee.
Alexander. ia mis- new national zeal.
seized upon Eastern R0umelia Dy the de-
vice of a popular and blo0dless rev0iu-
tion and annex 4 II 70 Bulgaria. In the
war with Servia which ensued ne Won
conspicuous laurels as a general on the
field Then, after nearly a ear, the
czar struck az him IN characteristic Tar
TAR fashion. Re was abducted from his
palace and carried 10 Russia. Return
ing ~ was frankly notified that he car
was fmplacahle. ard. as help was forth
coming from neither coward Vienna nor
Interested Berlin. De "a frankly said that
the TASK vas too b.s for him. ard nii-
Gated Then the Russian kaulnars tried
ID, rule The country. and lamentahly failed.
After Danish prince had been elected
AMI had declined. Prince Ferdinand. 81
aNe-Coaurg-Gotha- accepted the risky
most and has held 3. ever since lie vas
a lieutenant in the Austrian nussars. IS
RS Predecessors had been a. Berlin. oar
fr otrer RESPECTS his status was much
higher He was the grandson e Louis
Phn5pne. thc hs}r 10 an enormous for
tune. arss a rersor8ge IN both ihe scholar
" and the court circles Of Vienna.
After nearly three years a pretend
ing not - know thai he is On lhs Bul-
s-srtar throne Tn-aoe = az last coufrcct-
81 NH The necessity of recognizing him
SIC has brought Eu-Ea-ia into CONNER
ciaI prominence. hair railroads. o7euei
harhars. founded schools and -stse1 ths
whole ievs! 81 Industrial ari zoclsl iifs
IN his rrsuc}pahty. he has tEe profound
-eesrf and LOYALTY % nineteen ~ .Ser1s
- N}s ve,arie Mex Meek a traitar sol
AZ and some 61zen acconp'tcsS are % Re
r,,,. On .hesr ,rial for a conspiracy - as
ssessra+e him ara RS premier. So-ne -
.hase are Russian s8hjec,s, and az are
,~,.a~,s 49, tools - q Russia a. intrigue
--a0sr,-s ~ ire Russian minister a. Flu
.-.,,-..ss ara r,aE3 f5r wiEh Russian money
re- ~.-r.,fs - This ara direct a1i unan-
s-rs~ah4e Vow fully thPv VII tse pro
suresf az ne coulug ria Il st.H -nce--
fsf~-fr- ere set % advisers ara urging
mon ere Tu'Earsan government the p5licy
80 r,ee .,res.y conHe,t8rE Russia e--th the
..a-ssl Bur ne scandal remains. a1d
,ne Bu. xarIans naturally Feel that tsssr
r,4tsrre ras been faxed O. ths ina, iri-
4aQutasten ViH - seni arol73 20 re
va-e~s conrtS submitting - s-o-y q