New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-19
A RATTLE AT SLIVNlIZA.
Rrr1GARINNs WIN THEIR FIRST VICTORY
DESPERATE FIGHTING FOR EIGHTEEN HOURS
ALEXANDER WOUNDED.

ALEXANDER WOUNDED.
JoxDoX. Nov. 19.-TRe Daily NecS mas a us
match from Sofia confirming the report OF buii"i''
victory The servians lost ten guns and 800 hoise9 w
II Is estimated that 5000 Seryians were hi"eu ooo
wounded. Tic Bulgarians Tuesday cap'uieo ~
seryian cavalry. The Bulgarlans nave "s"i"
attacks DragOman. ,,,,o,
. to,ecram received at Sofia states that Bulgaria"
troous have recapturel Bresnik and dispersed 'ho
yiaus No fears are entertained at present lot V ''
OF Sofia ,or, that
The NeWc Frcie PreSSe. OF Vienna mas loP''' '
Prince Alexander has been wounded II,
t. &c ronor,ed At st Petersburg that the army o'l'
TONS in the Kief Kharkof and Odessa ds'rie'S ""'0
been ordered to prepare TO mobilize al any "ionon"
an, DoIy Tleordph says 1T is almost certain 'n''
Greece will 90 to captain OF 'ne "reeA navy
has started for London TO purchase men-oI-"ar'
II is roDorted that Turkish troops will occupy Ko-
,eI,o o-norroy the Porte asking the Consuls OF the
Powers to accompany thom ,,.
Adv,ces from Belgrade say that Servian adminlS'r~
tion has been arranged for all the occupied uSt0 "
Bnlgaria The inhabitants Of tho places thuS " ooC"
pied it IS said, display friendly spirit 'o""" 'n
6ervians. re. ,
IoSnoy. Now 1s.-A dispatch from Sofia says:
"Troops arc arriving hero from Roumcl@ lweh!
five thousand Servans were engaged yesterday
near Sfiypza while there only 10000 BnlGariahs
in the engagement There was desperate hghting a'
e,vnitza to-day The Bulgarians forced the SerVhn
right wing back at the point OF inc oa9 9ono.
for several Kilometres with great losses IL Is reioou
that the Scrviaus fred upon the Red cross amouIaces
Amilltia force from widdn made successful inroao
into servia capturing $50 prisoners The serVlans re-
.a,oa IN disorder from Butchno, Smoltcha and
Tuden."
The following sorvan account is from Tsarioroo
"Tho servians found the BulgaTians OF unexpected
strength at svnitza. The Servians, after copthuai
fighting for eighteen hours are slowly pressing fnco
Alexander toward soa the Bugarians disputing every
inch"
Another dispatch says "The Bulgarans after desper
ate fighting have carried every of the servan posi-
lions whch were menacns slivntza Prince Alexander
led the Bulgarian columns in person.
Thirty thousand Servians were engaseu III "-uA'
fighting at Sllvntza
dispatch from Belgrade says queen
Natilae has received telegram from Zhtchar
announcing the fall OF Widdin The same us-
match says that a portion of the MoraVa DIVISION,
after a severe fight, captured Radomlr -Four huhorcu
prisoners have arrived at Belgrade from the front
The Prefect of TIN announces that tho serVian IN
haants that place who took refuge In serva arc az
liberty TO return.
Oficja servian reports say: "On King Mlans arrival
in Tsaribrod he was welcomed as 'Liberator' The
seryans have met with enthusiastic receptions at every
place in Bulgaria"
The Bulgarian force atWiddin has blocked the Danube
River
BRLGRApE Nov ls-An official dispatch relative TO
the engagement between the servians ana tile Bull
carians near slivnza says that after heavy hghthg
Prince Alexander was forced to retreat before the
Servan advance and retire to slivnza Both SIDES ost
heavily Sharp gbting occurred on the left OF the
Serylan advance ine where both forces hold thor posi-
tions.
An official report from the front states that the
Eervians entered Bresnlk yesterday. The town hau
been abandoned by Busarans who, in their haste
10 get away left eight guns behind them The capture
of Bresnik leaves that route open to Sofia The Bnl-
garian army the Widdn district may be considered
completely destroyed ana dispersed
Further details of the capture Of Bresnk state that th
seyians carried eighteen lines OF cn,renchments aud
captured lGl prisoners with number OF rincs TIC
Bulgarian commander at Bresuik. General Philipoh,
ncd leaving his military papers behind him. The Bul-
earjan volunteers with Their leader also fed
CoNsTANTINopLE Nov. lS.-Ihe Porte has sent to the
Uowers formal protest against the Servian invasion
OF Bulgaria. Turkey reserves the Isht 10 take hI"J
RricR,pl. Noy is-Zia Boy the Turkish Minister
here has handed 20 " GarGchauinc, the SerVlal Ilc
Minister, the POrtcs formal protest AGAINST StlN"
81 PETrRsrI-rG Nov Is-The Journal de st. Peters
Iouig in an editorial to-day advises Prince Alexander 70
CONFORM with .he desires the sultan as expressed III
the latcrs reply Prince Alcxand rs request or a.
1ia.Srr' 1irp' R"Tmea THIS 1t save will deprive
and enable the Porte 6assume n decided attitude to-
ward Scrvia II she persists in her military aggression
PulpaI1 has no night to pro Ong an operation -beguh
and worse prepared when Europ. demands peace IL Is
no humiliation for young Nation 10 cOHhde h'l u's
TIMES 10 the Powers and abandon projects she uhaOIc
10 conduct to successful issue" ,
PARIS Nov l5.--M. Philemon, Mayor OF Athchs' lh
IN interview with NJ de Freycinrt Minister OF IOlclgn
Affairs, explained to him the reasons Wny GdeoCt
struggle in the Balkans and sah that
Greece would be Obliged shortly to invade Ottoman
territory. VI. Philemon appealed Tor Frcnch sylhpdthy'
NJ de TToycuet replied that he was unable to enicrlhto
q discussion with NJ. Philemon on the subject