Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-20
'Bu|garia's Victory,
PRINCE ALEXANDER MAKING
TERMS FOB TOkAIBH
AhSI6TAECE-THE
SERVIAN ARMIES LOSE.

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Despatches from
Belgrade, the Servian capital, admit
that to day 3 dispatches from the front
are un favorable to the Servians, and
demonstrate that the Bulgarians are
making stout defense of the territory
against the invaders.
Two Bulgarian battalions were de-
feated to day in an engagement with
the Servians on the road between Bres
mix and Peruik. The Bulgarians los.
200 killed and wounded. The Servians
captured sixty prisoners and quantity
of ammunition and provisions.
British Consul Lascel.es, who is at
Belgrade, and who keeps Lord Sails
bury informed of everything in con.
pection with the war, makes no men.
ton of the reported capture OF WiddIn
| by the Servians. 1t is, therefore.
believed that the BulRarians still hold
Widdin.
Prince Alexander, in answer to Tur'
keys conditions, that before II extends
help to him he shall aid in restoring
the status quo ante, states that he has
taken steps in that direction by with
drawing the Bulgarian troops from
Eastern Roumelia. he therefore begs
/ the Sultan to extend his immediate as
sistance.
The Balkan Conference had a sitting
of five hours in Constantinople to-day.
A marked approach in concord was
shown, the British representative es.
pecially yielding for the purpose of at
tanning harmony. Turkish envoy Ia
to 60 to Philipoppolis under the Porte's 3
name, bnt without a mandate from the
lConferenc
i THE BATTLE OF sLIvNITZA.
u LONDON, Nov. Further accounts
Iof the battle of Slivnitza on Wednesday
make it clear that 1t was Bulgarian
victory, but the Servians are endeavor.
ling to minimize its importance by de-
Iolaring that they only brought a sna /
Il force into actien, and that they will
3 lpush on with increase6 strength. The
facts are that the attack was made by
the middle one OF the three Serviar
Icolumns-that which is eDdeavoring Il
I advance direct on Sophia, the Bulgarian
! capital, and that, while it was repulsed
fthe Northern column moving towart
lWiddin and the Southern column
q which Is aiming at Pernik, have 30 IA
. met with no serious oppesition.
I'll Reports from the Austro hungarian
ltown of Semlin are that 'he Serviai
loss was three times greater than ina
ii given In the efaAcial accounts anu Re'u
j Tally excoede1 the previous total los
: siEce the outbreak of hostilities Prime,
Alex ender OF Bulgaria was in the tn icl
q of the D&ttiIe from beginning to ead
r The Servians uoticed that he first rode
d a white horse and afterwards a brown
horse. 1t is believed The white horss
was shot from under him.
THE sKRvIAS MINISTER'S VIEW
vi LONDON, Nov. 19.-The Press CORES
r pondent had an interview this evening
o with Miiatovich, the Ssrvian minister
= at London, who ridiculed the idea that
g the Bulgarians had achieved any I'm
I portant victory at Slivniizs. He said
r that the so-called victory was simply
the repulse of an attempt by the Ser
, vians to storm redoubt with an made
: -Iquate force. The statement that 30OC
3 Servians were killed or wounded was in
, the Minister'S opinion, pure bosh
However, he added, "the ServiaDs
are delighted TO find the Bulgarians d is
playing some tenacity at Slivnitza, for
that may enable King Milan to capture
Prince Alexander and the bulk OF his
army"
lBULGARIA'S STRENGTHENING ARMIES
LONDON, Nov. 19.-Bulgaria is de-
nuding the Turkish frontier of troops
and sending all available forces TO COM
bat the Servians. The public are allow
ed to go'to the depots to see their rela
tions and friends. Many of the viii
layers tramp long distances and wait at
the depo.s days and nights to see their
friends. Prince Alexander's success
before Slivnitza has revived the courage
IBf fhnaa uDfnU fhA frNnf and fhaU
undergo extreme hardships with re-
markable fortitude. In many cases
they are compelled to march long dis
tances in bad weather, and at night
In open spaces where they are shelter
less, not having even the ordinary tent
to protect them from the severity of the
weather.
,, What is every body's business is no
n body's business. If you have head
! ache everybody thinks it his duty to
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