The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-21
RIOTS At A FUNERAL
Disgraesful Scenes Along the Line Of
the Procession.
REMAINS OF STAMBULOFF
Enemies OF the Dead Premier Gre
ate a Disturbance During the
Solemn Ceremonles-Worse
Than Heathens.

Sofia. July 20-The funeral Of the ex-
PREMIER Stambuloff. to-day was pro-
life OF exciting scenes in the streets.
The police were under orders from NJ.
Sterloff. present premier and minister
Of the interior, to take all precautions
to secure tranquility along the route.
Detachments occupied side streets.
keeping out Of sight. Friends of Stam-
buloff. wives and members of the
household assembled at o'clock at the
murdered mans house. where the cof-
fin rested. covered by garlands and
wreathes of flowers. About Q o'clock
the cortege started for the cathedral.
Representatives Of all the foreign pow
ers except Belgium followed the funeral
train. The attendance Of mourners and
of the general public was small. owing
to the notice placarded last evening
relating to the accusations against the
deceased and urging people not to take
part in the obsequies.
Three hundred PAGES from the house
the spot was reached where Stambulolf
fell by the dagger of his assassin. The
cortege was held and NJ. Petroff. who
was WIN WIG atSCasCu skdhtoihati
when he was attacked and who was
also wounded. made a speech to the
| assembNge. His head and arm was
wrapped with bandages where he had
been stabbed on Monday. In an i'm
passioned harangue he charged the
enemies Of Bulgaria with the terrible
crime of numbering man TO whom
the country offered independence and
the prince his throne. He was still
speaking when loud cry WAS raised
Run for your lives" A terrible panic
ensued. The crowd became frantic and
made a rush to escape. every one be-
lleving that fighting had begun. Mer
and women were trampled upon and
children carrying wreathes in a
part Of the procession threw
down the flowers and fed scream
ing. A detachment Of gendarme:
rode up with drawn swords
In a moment their appearance in
creased the panic. but after a Will,
Nevertheless, when the procession wa,
reformed and had resumed its marcel
1t had lost many of its adherents. al
foreign diplomats having retired excep
representatives Of Germany and Rou
mania. The funeral train had hardl,
started again when a second panic
broke out, causing another scene oi
confusion which destroyed the ranki
Of the procession. Wreathes wer,
dropped and trampled under foot. Som,
order was again reestablished, the dis.
arranged garlands were gathered vi
and the cortege was finally reached.
Here there was another shocking
scene. Enemies of NJ. Stambuloff anC
friends Of Major Panitz, who was exc
cuted some years ago for conspirac,
at the instance Of NJ. Stambuloff
had organized hostile demonstrat ton,
against the dead statesman. The grav,
of Panitz had been bedecked will
flowers and flags and a large GROVE
who had been attending requiem L
his memory, assumed a menaclng atti
tude In the path Of the hearse. A de
tachment Of cavalry galloped up jus
In time to prevent a collision. Wher
the grave was reached the coffin wa!
lowered in silence. There was no ora
ton over the remains and no cere
mony to mark the delivery to earti
Of the former powerful ruler of Bul
garia. His enemies were only pre-
vented from attacking the remains b,
a Gordon of cavalry which surrounded
the grave. 1t is said the panic wa,
started by shot at the carriage bear
ing the wreathes sent by the town o
Tiernova and by the Union club, from
which stambuloff was going on tn
fatal night.