, 1885-11-19
WAR NEWS.
WAR NEWS.
The Bulgarians Victorious Al
ter Desperate Fighting.
5000 Servians Reported Killed
or Wounded.
Demonstrations in Montreal
Over Riel.


LONDON, Nov. l9.-The Daily Netos
has a dispatch from Sofia confirming the
report Of the Bulgarian victory. The
Servians lost ten guns and $50 horses and
it is estimated hat 5000 Servians were
killed oil wounded. The Bulgarians on
Tuesday captured 200 Servian cavalry.
The Bulgarians have again repulsed the
attacks on Dragoman.
1t is reported that the Servians fred
upon the Red Cross ambulances. A
militia force from Widden has made a
successful inroad into Servia, capturing
1850 persons. The Servians retreated in
disorder from Butchino, Smoltcha and
Tuden. The following Servian account is
from Tsaribrod: The Serviaus found the
Bulgarians of unexpected strength at
Slivnitza. The Servians after continu-
GUS fighting for eighteen hours, are slowly
pressing Prince Alexander toward Sofia.
The Bulgarians are disputing every inch.
Thirty thousand Servians were engaged
in yesterdays fighting at Slivnitza.
A dispatch from Belgrade says Queen
Natalie has received a telegram from
Zaitchar announcing the fall of Widden.
The same dispatch says a portion of
the Moraya division, after a severe fight.
captured Rodemir. -Four hundred pris-
oners have arrived at Belgrade from the
front.
The Bulgarians, after desperate fight
ing, have carried one of the Servian posi-
tons which were menacing Slivintzs.
Prince Alexander led the Bulgarian col
umns in person. An official report from
the front states that the Servians entered
Bresnik yesterday. The town had been
abandoned by the Bulgarians. who left
eight guns. The capture of Bresnik
leaves that route open to Sofia. The Bull
garian army of the Widen district may
be considered completely destroyed and
dispersed.
A dispatch relative to the engagement
neal Slivintza says that after heavy fight
ing Prince Alexander was forced to retreat
to Slivintza. Both sides lost heavily. A
sharp fight has occurred on the left of the
Seryian advance line, where both forces
hold their positions, The Bulgarian force
at Widen has blocked the Danube river.
The Daily Telegraph says: 1t is almost
certain Greece will go to war. 4 captain
OF the Greek navy has started for London
to purchase men of-war.
A dispatch from Sofia says Troops are
arriving here from Roumelia. Twenty
five thousand Serviaus were engaged yes
terday near Slivnitza, while there were
only $1,000 Bulgarians in the engagement.
There was desperate lighting at Slivnitza
to-day. The Bulgarians forced the
Servian right wing back at the point of
the bayonet for several kilometres with
great loss.
BELGRADE. Nov. ls.-Further details
of the capture OF Bresnik state that the
Seryians carried eighteen lines of en-
trenehments and captured lGl prisoners,
with a number of rifles. The Bulgarian
commander at Bresnik fled. leaving his
military papers behind him. The BulgI-
rian volunteers with their leaders also fled.
VIENNA, Nov. lS.-The Meut Free
Presse has a report that Prince Alexander
has been wounded.
SOFIA, Nov. lS.-A telegram states
that the Bulgarian troops have recaptured
Bresnik and dispersed the Servians. No
fears are entertained at present for the
safety Of Sofia.
LONDON, Nov. lS.-The British
forces in Burmah have carried tn,
forts in the vicinity of Minhla.
and captured the city after three hour
firing from the floating batteries of thu
armed launches and heavy guns on boarl
the steamers. The British lost four mel
killed and twenty-sevcn wounded. Mimi
Ia was the most strongly fortified position
on the river, and by is capture the wa,
is clear for the British a Vance to Man
dalay, as the forts at Ava, twelve mile
from the Burmese capital are only Sigh
structures in comparison with those a
Minhla.