The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-10-21
WAR BEGUN.
The Servians, Led by King
Milan, Invade Bulgaria.
COUNCIL AT SOFIA.
King Milan at the Head of His Army
---Austria Protests and So do.
the Ambassadors.

LONDON, October 16.-The Servians
crossed the Bulgarian frontier near Char
! koi. They are advancing toward Sofia
! and are now near Dragoman Pass. King
Milan is in command. A panic prevails at
Sofia. Four battalions OF infantry have
gone to defend Dragoman Pass. They have
with them only two batteries of small field
guns. There is no Bulgarian heavy artil-
lery nearer to the scene of the disturbance
than that at Sistova and Rnstchuk. It is
expected that Sofia will be captured by a
coup de main.s Austria has warned King
Milan that whatever is the issue of the
present trouble it will be useless for him to
expect support from Austria. The railway
companies in Austria and Hungary and the
Danube Navigation Company have been
notified to prepare for the transportation
OF troops and munitions OF war.
RUSSIA GETTING RILED.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 16.-The Jour-
nal de st. Petersburg to-day in comment
ing on the Bulgarian question shows
signs OF impatience at the delay in settling
the difficulty, and says: "Russia will not
submit to the dictation OF Karaveloff, the
Bulgarian Prime Minister. If the warning
VI cAV IAIIDdSytOOTS GO ITluCe AieAduUeT
to pacify ROuIlelia at the risk of losing the
union does Mt make Bulgaria return to
reason, the fIesh conference to assemble
shortly, will Settle the difficulty on the
same basis q the starting point in the
present course of action"
A BATTLE IMMINENT.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, October 16.-A large
force of Turkish troops have been ordered
to advance in the direction of Nissa. A
battle betweh the Seryians and Turks is
imminent.
BELGRADE, October 16.-Servia has pro-
tested against the decision OF the Embas-
sadors on the RouInelian question and has
Bulgaria. Aaarge force of Servian troops
crossed the Bulgarian frontier from Nissa
at 5 O'Clock Yesterday afternoon.
THE PLOT THIcKENINa.
CoNsrANrINoPLE, October 16.-The EN-
bassadors have presented note to the
Porte, in which they say that further time
will have to be afforded them so as to OBJ
tain complete European understanding
respecting the Roumelian difficulties, and
they advise the Sultan to continue his
peaceful policy. They do not, however,
dispute the Porte's right to send troops in
to ROumelia to assert his rights in that
province. 1t is generally believed that the
Powers have advised Bulgaria, Servia and
Greece more strongly than heretofore to
remain quiet. The Porte's note regarding
the armaments of Greece and Servia gave
the Powerssground to protest against
THEIR wARLlKE ATTITUDE.
The report that Greece had offered to |
orm an alliance with Turkey is unfounded. !
The ambassadors have adjourned their !
'ittings, but will reassemble shortly, when |
t is expected they will have received fur |
5her Instructions from their respective |
in regard to the final decisions. !
satisfactory, but has intimated |
that he will not recognize the Bulgarian |
lnion. No matter what the ultimate result |
II the conference may be, Herr Won RADIO
sltz, German ambassador, and NJ. Nelidoff,
Russian ambassador, have refused to |
eceive M. Petroff and NJ. Tehama-
ioff, the delegates who had been COM
nissioned by Prince Alexander to assure
he Porte that peace and order reigned in
Eastern Ronlnela.
WARNING BULGARIA..
SOFIA, October 16.-The ambassadors of
he Powers have presented collective note
o the Government urging Bulgaria to re-
rain from hostility and holding her respon-
BILE il the peace is disturbed through her
nenacing attitude.
THE PRINCES FIRM ATTITUDE.
Prince Alexander was given an ovation
N his arrival here. In addressing the
rowd OF citizens he promised to make every
acrifce in order to maintain the union.
lie afterwards presided at meeting of the
ouncn to prepare a reply to the note Of
he Powers.
Gladstone deprecates the threatened
Movements OF Greece and Servia and hopes
he Bulgarian union will prove successful.
suggests that Alexander re-
lain Prince of Bulgaria and be appointed
Governor of Roumelia and that the Turks
e permitted to occupy the Balkans.-The
army has been equipped and
ready to move.-Prince Alexander has
allied out all the reserves has inspected
he military works at Tiernova, Jambi and
opia and is now visiting the southwestern
ontier.