St. Paul daily globe., 1885-11-21
The Servians Much Cast Down by Their
Recent Defeats by the Exasperated
Bulgarians.
Prince Alexander and His Followers
Succeed in Driving Them Back
to Dragoman.
Late Reports Showing the Bulga.
rtans to Be Rapidly Gaining
the Ascendency.
Turkish Troops Massing at Salonica,
Maintaining Secrecy in Their
Movements.
I'm a Panic.

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Official admissions
from Belgrade show that panic exists
there. The siege of Widdin has oeen raised
and Gen. Leschjanin. who with his division
has been carrying Oh the siege, is now march,
ing to assist King Milan. Servians have
become dispirited over their recent reverses.
The BulgarianS, on the other hand have
been aroused to the highest pitch Of
enthusiasm by the example of
Prince Alexander and the VIC
tories gained under his leadership.
They have gradually driven back the Ser
Wan advance line until the Bulgarians' for
ward line in intrenchments is within mile
of Dragoman village. In the fighting yes
terday the Servian loss was 800 men killed
and wounded. One of Prince Alexander's
aids was killed during yesterdays fight.
The following are additional details of the
fighting yesterday. The right wing of the
Bulgarian army yesterday morning ad-
vanced from its fortified position and at
tackled the Servian position between
ter column of the Bulgarian
army soon followed in order to
support the right. The fighting then be-
came general and the Bulgarians. not being
able to drive the Servians from the intrench-
ments, towards noon the left wing of the
Bulgarians also advanced and assumed the
offensive. An obstinate battle ensned,
lasting till 6 o'clock in the evening. The
Bulgarians found it no easy task to dislOdge
the Servians from their position. The
former
FOUGHT DESPERATELY,
however, and finally compelled the Servi-
ans to retreat to Dragoman, the Bulgarians
holding all the roads leading thereto. The
latter took 400 prisoners, includ-
ing several officers. Up to noon
to-day there had been no further
fighting, the Bulgarians deeming it prudent
not to attack at present the Servians at
DragOman, which has strong natural forti-
ications. The Bulgarians yesterday re-
pulsed Servian attack in the direction Of
Widden. A Servian official dispatch from
TZaribrod says that the Servian repulse at
Slivnitza is attributed to the action of Gen.
Jouvaniten. commander Of the Danube di-
vision, who made several tactical mistakes,
and failed to execute certain STRAIT
egetic movement. Four divisions Of
Servians have now been concen-
trated just beyond Dragoman, and
will renew the attack on the Bulgarians de-
Tending Slivnitza tomorrow. Gen. Topa-
tivitch, commanding the right wing Of the
Servian army, is entrenched within few
hours march of Sofa. A rumor prevails
at Belgrade that Prince Alexander has pro-
posed an armistice. Gen. Jovanovitch has
been tried by court-martial and dismissed
from his command for his failure to execute
the order given him prior to the
repulse before Slivnitza. The court
martial which tried Gen. JovanoEitch
found him guilty Of disobeying orders in
attacking Slivnitza instead of maintaining
defensive attitude. Gen. Mickovitch has
been censured for remissness in the attack
on Slavinyi A Constantinople dispatch
says it is reported that the privy
council has decided to send Djerat
Pasha to Philippopolis as temporary
governor of Eastern Roumelia, thus virtu-
ally restoring the status quo ante. 1t is
rumored that the proposed armistice is to
enable the two armies to gather their dead.
The soldiers wounded in the recent fights
are suffering severely from the inclemeney
of the weather, there being no habitations
near. The Times has advices stating that
King Milan's advisers counsel him to pro-
pose immediate peace. whether Sofia be
captured or not, and that treaty of peace
will probably be arranged next week.