Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-16
WHOLE NO. 1O,707.

2inlchHcvltch and Benecky, commanding
| Lne Driha and Shumadja divisions, are adj
! yanclng on Dragoman Pass. General 10
TanoVltch IS IN command of the Danube
! qiYlsloIl, winch Is held as a reserve force at
Bela Pa!ank. Djuknitch is leading the
! ilfnaN DIVISION against Belogradshik. Each
alylsloa Sll consists of 10000 men. King Mi
IAN, 1eiore the advance commenced, OBJ
! served to Colonel Beneckv that Sofia would
! be captured within three DAYS
sERyIAN SUCCESSES.
LONDON, November 15th.-It is reported
i t,Idt me e, oefVlans have captured Adlich-
that they had captured Tien is revived. 1t
Is SAID that both places We're taken after a
Drief hand-to-hand struggle.
FINE WEATHER FOR FIGHTING. Bur NOT FOR
SLEEPING.
LoNBoN, November 15th.-Tbe weather
is splendid for the campaign in Bulgaria
but the troops suffer from cold at NIGHT
owing to inadequate covering.
WHEN WILL IT END?
LONDON, November 16th-A m-Tbe
!Std1dard commenting on the outbreak of
hosulues between Seryia aud Bulgaria.
says: War has been kindled in the
Balkans. We see the beginning. but no
human intelligence can pretend TO set the
Llmlts OF the area or to the intensity of the
fire"
The British in Isurnlah.
RANGooN, November 15th.-Armed steam
launches from the British steamers Kgth-
leen and Irrawaddy have captured King
Iheeb&w's war vessel. The capture was
effected under the guns of Clutter Bulk
| tort, after sharp fight. one British officer
was wounded.
ANOTHER aGCoUNT.
RANGooN, November l5th.-Aceording to
another account, King Theebaw's man-of-
war was captured opposite For; Sip1hol1rg-
! Weh after Il sharp encounter with those
works. The launches from the steamer
Vog are said to have taken part in the
affair.
SLIGHT sKIRMfsH
RANoooN, November 10th. A slight
skirmish has taken place between small
body OF British troops and the Burmese
frontier guard. The latter fed. No casu-
alties occurred.
Change of Embassadors.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, November 15th.-Rus-
TEN Pasha formerly Governor of Lebanon.
j has been appointed Turkish Enbassador at
London, vice Musurus Pasha, who has been
recalled.
The Condemned Half-Breet Leader.
QUEBEC, November 1j.h.-Sir Hector
Langevin, who came here on Friday morn
ing from Ottawa, returned home Yesterday
afternoon. 1t is currently reported that
his sudden and unexpected departure was
caused by q proposition 10 him cf some
extreme measures IN connection with the
Rlel matter. It is stated that he came here
with the sole purpose Of ascertaining the
views of the French Canadians in Quebec
upon the subject Of the Riel hanging, and
| that, contrary to his own private
opinion, he found that the population
! here had actually taken d steadfast posi-
ton, and demanded the communication of
Riels sentence. While Sir Hector was
here, his residence was besieged by promi-
nent and active politicians III the conser-
vative interest to gain this end From
what Sir Hector and prominent politicians
have said, Riels fateis not sealed beyond
doubt. One prominent man here last
| night said that still thirty-six hours must
elapse before the appointed time of the
execution, and wonders might yet be
worked i'll the Dominion Government.
THE WARRANT FOR THE EXECUTION.
| WINNIPEG, November 15th.-The ques-
| ton of Riel's fate seems to be finally set
/ tied. This morning Sherwood, Chief of the
| Dominion Police of Ottawa, arrived by the
| regular train on the Canadian Pacific Rail
road bringing the Governor Generals war
| AIT lOi TIC eAtCullOU- he llnnGGlaIelY
after left by special train for Regina, and
should arrive there early in the morning.
Absurd rumors have been abroad here of
probable attempt at rescue by Dumont and
a party from the States, but there is no
| truth in them.
THE LAST HOPE GONE.
REGINA On. w. T., Canada, November
| 15th.-The special messenger, bringing the
, warrant signed by the Governor-Ci General
of Canada, directing that the execution of
Louis Riel, the leader of the Canadian
half-breeds in their recent rebellion, should
| take place in accordance with the verdict
of the jury which tried him, arrived here
on a special train at o'clock tonight.
There is now no longer any doubt that
| Riel will meet his fate on the scaffoid at
| some hour tomorrow
A Weeks Smallpox Deaths.
| MONTREAL, November 15th.-There have
| been 235 deaths from smallpox in this CITY
ana adjoining municipalities for the week
ending last night, and 304 for the previous
week.