STAMBOULEE'S MURDER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10418, 22 July 1895, Page 2

STAMBOULEE'S MURDER.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Sofia, Jnly 19.

Dr Stoilofl (the Premier) denies that the police'failed in their duty, and states that tbey ara now' searching for the murderers.

Prince Ferdinand has sent a second message to Madame Stamboulofi. He prays that God will support her in her sfiliction with the consoling thought that her husband will live in history and be preserved in the memory as a pir.riot.

The murder has occurred just at the time when increased effort*} are beiag made to induce the Czw to recognise Bulgaria. Prince Ferdinand ban offered to baptise his infant son in the Greek faith.

July 20. Tbree arrests have been made ih connection with tbe assassination of M. Stambonlofl: One of them (Georgereffi) has been recognised as the aesassiu. All aye said to be friends of the late Mayor Panitza.

The Emperor of Austria has sent a message of condolence to 11, Stambouloff's widow.

The Czar of Russia has given a Bulgarian deputation a warm reception, and has pro mised that Bulgaria shall have Russian protection.

Owing to M. Stambouloffo family refusing Prince Eerdmand'a sympathy, the latter hai wired from Carlsbad ordering all Rf=te officials'to be absent from the funeral It is expected that trouble will take dace while the cortege is passing through tha

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