Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-19

Prince Alexander was forced to retreat to
| Slivnitza. Both sides lost heavily.
A sharp fight has occurred on the left of
the Servian advance line, where both forces
held their positions.
| The Bulgarian force at Widdin has
blocked the Danube river.
| An official report from the front states
| that the Servians entered Bresnik yester-
day. The town had been abandoned by
| the Bulgarians, who left eight guns. The
capture of Bresnik leaves that route open
| to Sofia. The Bulgarian army of the Wild
DIN district may be considered completely
destroyed and dispersed.
FURTHER DETAILS.
BELGRADE, November lStb.-Furtber de-
tails of the capture of Bresnik state that the
Seryians carried so lines of intrenchments
and captured ISL prisoners, with numbers
OF miles. The Bulgarian commander at
Bresnlk fled, leaving his military papers
behind him. The Bulgarian volunteers,
with their leader, also fled.
REPORT CONFIRMED.
LONDON, November 19th-A. M.-Tbe
DAILY NetUS has dispatch from Sofia con.
nr1nlng the report of the Bulgarian victory.
The Servians lost 10 guns and $50 horses.
and 1t Is estimated that 5000 Seryians were
killed or wounded The Bulgarians on
Tuesday captured 200 Servian cavalry. The
bulgarlans have again repulsed attacks on
Dragoman.
GREECE To GO TO WAR
LONDON, November 19th-A. M.-The
DAILY Telegraph says: 1t is almost certain
that Greece will go to war. A Captain of
the Greek navy has started for London to
purchase men-of-war.
NO FEAR REGARDING SOFIA.
SOFIA, November 1Sth.-A telegram states
that the Bulgarian troops have recaptured
Bresnik and dispersed the Seryians. No
Tear IS entertained at present for the safety
OF Sofia.
PRINCE ALEXANDER WOUNDED.
VIENNA, November 1Sth.-The Neue Frei.
PfeSSe has report that Prince Alexander
has been wounded.
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
LONDON, November 19th-A. MA dis
patch from Sofia says Troops are arriving
here from Roumelia. TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand Servians We're engaged Yesterday near
SlynitZa, while there were only Is 600 RuI.
garians in the engagement. There was
desperate fighting at Slivnitza to-day. The
Bulgarians forced the Servian right wing
back at the point of the bayonet for several
Ellometers, with great losses 1t is reported
that the Servians fired upon the red-cross
ambulances. A militia force from Widdin
has made a successful inroad into Servio
capturing 1,500 prisoners. The Seryians
retreated in disorder from Bulchino, Smolt-
cha and Tuden.
FALL OF WIDDIN.
LONDON, November 19th-A. MA dis
patch from Belgrade saws: Queen Natalie
has received telegram from Zaitchar. an
nouncing the fall of Widdin The same
dispatch says portion of the Moroyta
division, after severe fight, captured Rad
omlr -Four hundred prisoners have ar
rived at Belgrade from the front.
sERvIAY ACCOUNT
LONDON, November 19th-A. M.-Tbe fol-
lowing Servian account is from Tsaribood
The ServianS found the Bulgarians of I'M
expected strength at Slivnitza. The Ser
vians, after continuous fighting for eight
cen hours, are slowly pressing Prince
Alexander toward Sofia, the Bulgarians
disputing every inch. Thirty thousand
Servlans were engaged in yesterdays fight
ing al Slivnitza.
THE TROOPS OF WIDDIN ALL PRISONERS
LONDON, November 19th-A. MA pri
vate telegram received at Belgrade states
that all the troops comprising the Widdin
garrisons have been taken prisoners.
Another London Sensation.
New YORK, November 1Sth-The Suns
London special says: News of the elope-
ment of a beautiful heiress of eighteen.
who is ward in chancery and under the
guardianship of the Hon. Gothorn Hardy.
with the latter's steward, q married man
named Anderson, was first published in
London this morning. No names were
trlV but u-a ~.
had fled to Mitchellstown. One result of
the publication was that thirty peers tele-
graphed inquiries to Mitchellstown. almost
every one of them fearing that the heroine
OF the escapade might be relative of his.
The ladys name is Ridgeway Anderson,
in order to evade the severe penalty of the
law against abduction or clipping with a
ward in chancery, caused Aiiss Ridgeway to
sign an agreement by which she bound her.
self to Anderson as a domestic servant.
This document was also signed by Ander-
son and was legally attested. 1t was pro-
duced by Anderson to-day, but it will not
materially benefit his defense. Miss Ridge
way vows that she will never desert " the
only man she ever loved"
Germany Agreeable.
ROME, November 1Sth.-Germany has
| acquiesced in the Popes settlement of the
Carollnes question. 1t only remains now
| to give it definite form.
Church Observation-Disclosures.
LONDON, November 1Sth.-Brigbt. in a
speech at Birmingham Monday night, in
stanced the condition of the Episcopal
Church in America as proof that the
Church of England could maintain its
| rights without a state alliance.
Cat with Smallpox.
MONTREAL, November 1Sth.-A singular
case, showing the contagious nature of
smallpox, has been discovered here. A
child who died of smallpox had pet cat.
which it fondled during its illness When
the health officers came to disinfect the
house the cat was found to be covered with
smallpox pustules. 1t was shot and its
body burned.
Typhoid Fever and Diphtheria.
MONTREAL, November 1Sth.-Tvphoid
fever and diphtheria are prevalent here,
but though they are not epidemic. there
are quite a number of cases in the city
Two Catholic priests and two young re-
porters are down with the typhoid fever.
To the diSgraceful sanitary condition of
certain parts OF the city is to be attributed
the presence of these scourges.
Spread of SMALLPOX.
HALIFAX, November 1Sth.-Sixteen new
cases OF smallpox were reported in Char
lottetoWn yesterday, making forty-one now
existing i'll that city. Another death. that
OF a child, occurred to-day, making thirty
since the outbreak of the disease about a
week ago.
In Mourning for Riel.
MONTREAL, November 1Sth.-The for
mer comrades of Riel, in the school he at
tended here, have resolved to wear mourn
ing Tor month in respect to his memory.