Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-17
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. ALEXANDER IN THE FIELD Leading His Hosts Against The
 Servians.
 THE CURTAIN DROPS ON REEL. A Quiet Scene At The
 GallOws. --- SLOSSON SCORES A VICTORY. Butler Anxious To Go To
 Congress.
SCORES A VICTORY.

BULGARIANs OFF FOR THE FIELD. Prince Alexander At The Head of His
 Command Leaves For The Drago-
 man Pass. Where a Decisive Battle
 Will Take Place.
 SOFIA, Nov 16-About twelve thousand Bulgarian troops, including cavalry and in fantry, left this city in the direction of the Dragoman Pass. They are under the immediate command of Prince Alexander There is the most intense ex- citement here on account of the report that the Bulgarian troops on the frontier have been defeated by the Servians. The scenes attending the departure of the troops were most affecting. The Prince was pale, but bore resolute expression. He addressed the troops in words which showed his full recognition of the gravity of the situation. At the same time his remarks were courage ous and inspiring, and they elicited warm applause For some distance along the road leading from the city the troops were accom- panied by miscellaneous crowds of citizens, of which the wives, mothers and daughters of the soldiers formed large part. Pepu- lar and patriotic airs were started by the populace and caught up by the troops as they marched along. It was the comment of one accustomed to such scenes, however, that there was less of national enthusiasm mani fested than of the personal sympathy natur- ally brought out by the presence of danger. In short the people do not feel the sense of wrong, nor the ambition for conquest, which are requisite to arouse nation to exaltation Still it is hoped that the fidelity of the troops AL D-.s, l. l. Servian success and save the capital from the enemy. It is expected that decisive battle will take place at the Dragoman Pass.
 VIENNA, Nov. 16.-The St. Petersburg press is violent in it's abuse of Austria and England because of the attitude of those powers in reference to the Roumelian situa- tion. The Rounanian government has issued a note protesting against the fertilization of Widdin. claiming such action to be contrary to the provisions of the treaty of Berlin.
 LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Times, comment ing upon the situation in the Balkans and es- pecially as to the fertilization of Widdin, is inclined to the opinion that the occupation of Silistria will soon follow.
 LONDON, Nov. 16.-Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, speaking at Bristol tonight, expressed the hope that the powers would endeavor to restr jet the area of the conflict now begun in the Balk- ans. Should no timely restrictions be placed upon 1t the contest might eventually result in repetition of those great confagrations which have ere now desolated empires. England's interests, he said, were not ex- ceeded by those of any other of the signers of the treaty of Berlin.
 LONDON, Nov. 16.-The Telegraph publish es Vienna dispatch which says that peti ton signed by large number of the most prominent residents of Sofia praying the Russian government to deliver them from the hands of a stranger (neaning Prince Al exander) has reached St. Petersburg.
 CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 16.-The confer ence of mbassadors on the Balkan question.
 h5sh hsla it's its fsh sessiajt res Servia and Bulgaria were already at war over the question which the conference had as sembled to dispose Of. It was also unani- mously agreed that the conference should advise the restoration of the staths quo ante Among those present was the Russian minis ter M. Nelidorf.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The department of State was to day officially notified of the declaration of war between Servia and Bull garia.
 VIENNA, Nov. 16.-It is reported tn at eight million cartridges have been shipped at Odessa for Varna.