Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-20
ACROSS THE SEAS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRp.rs,or ;
The Balkan War

| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNros-t
The Balkan War.
BELGRADE November 19tb.-An account
| from Tsaribroti, the Seryian beadouarters
of the battle yesterday before Slivnitza
states that the SerYians were unable ia
bring their full strength into action and
were thus defeated and compelled to with
draw to Dragonan Pass. A junction of the
IDanupe, DTlna and Shumalia divisions.
With the secona-class reserves. will be
completed to-day. This win bring forty
eIght more battalions of infantry into
aC5ioD together
| ANOTHER BULGARIAN DEFEAT.
| BELGRADE, November 19th.-A dispatch
| from TsaribrOd says two Bulgarian battal-
ions Were defeated to-day in an engage
ment with the Servians on the road be-
tween Brlsnik and Pernik The Bulgarians
lost 2OO men killed and wounded. The
Servians captured so prisoners and n ouan-
tty OF ammunition and provisions.
sERvIAcs ATROCITIES.
BRUSSELS, November 18th The hide
pendehce Betgc to-day publishes dispatch
from its correspondents at Sofia stating that
the Servians attacked the Third Bulgarian
Regiment, eseorting an ambulance train.
and bayoneted the wounded soldiers in the
amhulances.
CAPTURE OF wIDDI1J NOT CERTAIN.
LONDON, November 19th.-British Con-
! sui Lasceiles, at Belgrade in keeping Lord
Salisbury informed Of whatever transpires
III connection with the war. makes no
mention OF the reported capture of Widdin
0y the Servians Il is believed that the
Bulgarians still hold Widdin.
THE sERyrAN Less.
SEMLIN, November 19th.-Reliable re-
ports received here state that the Seryian
loss at Slivnitza, yesterday, was three
times greater than given in the official
accounts, and actually exceeded the pre-
vious total loss since the outbreak of hos
tilities. Prince Alexander was in the thick
of the battle from the beginning to the end.
The Servians noticed that he first rode a
white horse and afterward brown horse.
1t Is believed the white horse was shot
from under hin
REPORTS DENoJECED as FALSE.
vienna, November f9th.-An official
Servian report received here this afternoon.
says: The accounts that the troops mena-
cling Slivnitza were repuised by the Bulga-
rians under the immediate command of
Prince Alexander, are false. The Buga-
rians succeeded in approaching the Servian
positions under cover Of heavy fog. but
after sharp fighting were repulsed. The
Servians drove the BulSariaus to the Slo-
Vinyi intrenchments, and in the whole en-
gagement bad 500 men killed and wounded.
A reconnoitring force, sent in the direction
of Slovinyi, skirmished for two hours with
the Bulgarians, and then retired within the
Servian lines.
THE BALKAN CONFERENCE.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, November I9th.-The
RalLan Con fnranpn 10, 4 - =
stated that one of the results is that a Turk
lsh Envoy will go to Philippopolis under the
Portes name, but without mandate from
the Conference.
HEADQUARTERS CHANGED.
BELGRADE November 19th.-The Servian
headquarters have been Withdrawn to
Perot
A BULGARIAN VICTORY.
SOFIA, November 19th.-The Bulgarians
repulsed the Servian attacks on Slavinyi.
and drove the enemy back eight Iilometers.
Subsequently the Servians opened a strong
artillery fire from the right wing The
Bulgarians hotly defended their position.
and again repulsed the Servians. The Ser
Wan force consisted of three battalions of
infantry, one of artillery and a squadron
of cavalry. The victory was finally won
by the Bulgarians. The latter further re-
pulsed the Servian attack on Glintz, taking
several prisoners. The behavior of the
bulgarian troops was admirable. Fifty
Servian prisoners have arrived here.
ANOTHER BATTLE IN PROGRESS.
LONDON, November 10Th. "A dispatch
from Tsaribrod, dated Thursday noon,
says A violent cannOnade is going on at
Slavinyi, where the Bulgarians are strongly
intrenched preventing the approach of our
turning column from Glenci Pass The
Bulgarians are advancing from Sofia in the
direction of Pernik to meet our advancing
Moravo division, which is heavily handi-
capped, the snow making the plain a
swamp.
The British in Burmah.
RANGooN, November 18th. - General
Prendergast, commanding the British ex-
peditionary force, has strongly garrisoned
the town of Minhla, which he captured
from the Burmese.
THE TOWN OF MINHLA DESTROYED.
RANGooN, November 19th.-Some British
shells accidentally set fire to the town of
Minhla, and it was destroyed.
;iIe German-Americans Must Go.
KEEL November 19th.-The autiiofifttiis
here have received instructions to order the
German-Americans TO quit the island of
Foher.
Birthday Celebrated.
PARIS, November l9th.-De LessepS cele-
brated his eightieth birthday to-day. He
received many presents. All the foreign
ambassadors and prominent persons in
Paris visited him, and paid their respects.
Ex-Empress Eugene and the Khedive of
Egypt telegraphed congratulations. De Les
seps is confident that he will live to sail
through the Panama Canal. He has not
yet fixed the date Of his departure for Pam
anna to inspect the work On the canal, but
says he will start soon.
An Actress Dead.
PARIS, November 19tl.-Zaire Mante1
Nathalie, the actress, is dead.
SMALLPOX i'll Canada.
MONTREAL, November 19th.-Twenty-
six cases of smallpox were reported here
yesterday and two at Toronto.
The Body OF Louis I;ieI Laid 20 Rest.
ST. PAUL, November 19th-A Regina
special To the Pi9aecr Press says: The body
of Louis Riel was buried to-day by Father
Andre, in the vault underneath the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, and a guard
placed over the remains. The ceremonial
was simple but impressive.
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