The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-03
In Which the Servians We're Compelled to
Retreat, but Subsequently Recovered the
Lost Ground and Entered Bulgaria.
Turkey Has More Troops Ready for
Service than Will Be Required.
Editor Stead Appears in the Witness-BOx and
Testifes in His Own Behalf-Spurgeon
on Church DiSestablishment.
A FIGHT ON THE FRONTIER.

The Servians Finally Win and Enter Bull
garia-Turkeys Vast Preparations
LONDON Nov. 2.-King Milan and the general
| staff have arrived at Pierot.
| 1t is rumored that the Bulgarians attacked the
| Servians at Tsariboda, and that the Servians
retreated, but afterward crossed the Bulgarian
| frontier.
The Bulgarian government denies the state
ment that Servans being imprisoned in Bull
| garia, and invites the Servian agent at Sofa to
inquire into and refute the grave charges against
| Bulgaria.
| The city of Nissa has been denuded OF troops,
all having been sent to the front. The new
Ottoman minister has had long conference with
King Milan.
It's reported that the principal grievance of
Servia is that she expended her resources on
railways which are useless until Bulgaria builds
her lines of railway.
A dispatch from Sofia says that neither the
Bulgarians nor the Roumelians will submit to
renewal of the status quo ante without fighting
even if the Balkans conference so desired.
The archives of the Roumean government
have been sent to Sofia. Nj. Stransky, provis-
ional Governor of Eastern Roumelia, will prob
| Seventy thousand troops have been modified
| They are well oficered and are equipped for
| winter campaign.
| The Servian government recently sent dis
| patch to the Bulgarian government complaining
of the treatment which travellers received on the
| frontier. The Bulgarian government, in reply,
| made general denial of the charges, and stated
| that travellers are unmolested if they pass the
customs stations.
| The Turkish War Office has issued orders to
| stop all further mobilization of troops. 1t
| found that more men hadturned up than could
| possibly be required unless for the purpose of
| war with some European power Of the first class
The official report presented to the Sultan shows
| that Turkey now possesses under arms 430 900
men. all well equipped, armed and clothed,
making due allowance for the troops stationed
| in otner parts of the empire, remote from the
disturbed provinces. This means that the Turk
| ish army now in the field ready for immediate
| action cannot be less than 15O, 900 strong. The
report further states that marv battalions can
| muster 1900 men. In the face Of this strength
of the Turkish position must be considered the
frigid attitude of the powers. Servia is show
ing signs of backing down. Greece, however
continues clustering. but no danger is appre-
| hended by diplomatic circles of breach of the
peace in this quarter. A peaceful solution of the
question was, in fact, considered certain by the
ambassadors Of the great powers at an informal
meeting of the conference that took place ON
Thursday.
Two railway companies have been quietly or
dered by the Austria War Office to prepare 1000
| wagons for the accommodation of the military
transportation department.
1t is reported that Russia secretly encourages
| Servia in the latters belicose attitude.
The Vienna Tagblatt commenting on the
| speech of Count Kalnoky, Minister of Foreign
| Affairs, Saturday, to the delegation, says
| Count KalnoKy referred to congress to follow
| the ''abortive conference" at Constantinople on
| the Roumelian imbrogio. The delegation sits
| with closed DOORS and the official report Of its
proceedings does not mention such a remark.
The Balkans conference meets in CONSTANT
| nople tomorrow. The attitude of Greece is
! causing much uneasiness in diplomatic circles.
| Turkish military preparations continue.
| The Berlin Freie Presse says: "At prelim-
| mary conference of ihe powers, England and
| France declined to sanction the appointment of
| Prince Alexander as Governor of Roumelia, as
it would be an infringement of the Berlin treaty.
| They pleaded earnestly for such settlement as
| would satisfy and quiet the people of Roumelia
and Bulgaria"