Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-18
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE FALL OF DRAGOMAN. King Milan Rushing On
 Towards Sofia. A MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE. The Revision Of The
 House Rules. SCHAEFER LOSES TO VlGKAUX. Gladstone Makes A Reply
 10 ParnelI.
THE FALL OF DRAGOMAN PASS.

THE FALL OF DRAGOMAN PASS. A Crushing Defeat Inflicted on 1he
 Bulgarfans-KIng Milan Pushing
 Forward Rapidly on Sofia-Rus-
 sia and Austria Preparing for
 Hostflfties and War Between
 Them Almost Inevitable.
 BELGRADE, Nov. 17.-General Topalavitch, with the Morava division, has had des- perate battle with the Bulgarians at Trn, and the latter were totally defeated. The Ser vians fought with great gallautry and cap tured two guns and many prisoners. Three battalions of Bulgarians surrendered. A battalion of Bulgarian volunteers stationed at point on the Timok river capitulated without firing gun to Colonel Djukniteh commanding the Servian Timok division. The Bulgarians have evacuated their forti fled position at Dragoman, which the Ser vians attacked on Sunday. Details of the capture of Dragoman Pass by the Servians show that the Drina and Shumadga divisions under Colonels Michkovitch and Beneky were engaged and attacked the Bulgarians in force, completely routing them. Herdes of Bulgarians laid down their arms, being panic stricken. Several guns were captured and Pe1oo marching on Widdin gave battle to the Bull garians near Widdin and inflicted upon them a crushing defeat. The loss was heavy on both sides. The Servians captured one thousand prisoners. The headquarters of the Servian army have been fixed at Tzari- brod.
 LONDON, Nov. 17.-Now that the Drago- man Pass has fallen into the hands of Servia the fall of Sofia is hourly expected to be heard of. King Milan is reported to be pushing forward rapidly on that capital. A Belgrade correspondent, however, prophe sies that the Bulgarians will do their hardest fighting after the Servian army captures Sofia, provided further attempts at the con quest of the country are made. The Bulga- rians have always been successful in the half-guerilla warfare which harasses the advance of an enemy ill strange and thinly populated country than in meeting large armies in open battle and resisting the cap ture of strategic points. The belief is, how ever, that upon occupying Sofia the Servians will pause to await the judg- ment of the powers to what readjustment shall follow her bold and successful cam paign. Reports continue to be received and apparently with some foundation that both Austria and Russia are mobilizing considers ble forces tic frontier. Deep interest is aroused in the prophecy of the very inhuen- tia1 and well informed Frankfort Gazette that hostilities between Austria and Russia can now be averted only by something equiv alent to the miraculous. This sober state ment from so weighty a journal is more in fuential upon public opinion than the less well considered predictions of scores of cor respondents at the front.
 VIENNA, Nov. 19.-Snow is falling heavily in the district comprising the scene or the Bulgarian Servian war. It does not deter the adya,aes if shs hsss Ssyiens ifonrteeH tnfo ours
 SOFIA, Nov. 17.-The defeat of Bulgarians at Dragoman Pass and the advance of the Servian army in the direction of this city have caused panic here. Many people are fleeing with their valuables, while others ap- know not what to do.
 BELGRADE, Nov. 1.-The Servian off cials admit the loss of seven hundred men killed and wounded in the battle with the which resulted in the capture of Adleijah by the Servians.