The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-25
LAND PAINTED RED
Reported Massacre Of Wounded Prisoners by
the Bulgarians
Heavy Losses by the Servians i'm the Late
Battle-A Battle Was Fought at Wild
din Yesterday, But without
a Decisive Result.

BELGRADE, Nov. 22.-The Servian losses on
the 18th, 18th and 10Th insts. included eleven
officers killed and twenty-five wounded.
Emperor Francis Joseph, in compliance
with the request of Queen Natalie, has
granted permission to doctors of the Aus
trian Red Cross service to go to Servia.
dispatch from Tzaribrod says that the Bal
garians have massacred the Servian Lieuten-
ant kokitch, who was found on the field of
battle wounded, and the Seryian Lieutenants
Schivitiko and Ratkovich, who were prison
ers of war. General Lesjanin telegraphs that
the Bulgarian troops, which had been fight
ing in the field near Widdin, have been en-
sconced in the fortress of that town, and
that the entire district between the Timok
and LON. on tire Danube, has been clered
of Bulgarians. A rumor is current here that
SlivinitZa has fallen. No official contiFma-
ton of the report has been received, how
ever. The diversion bv force OF 1000 Ser
vians in the direction of Sofa aided Colonel
Topolovich TO win a victory yesterday. Thir-
w carriages containing about POO wound
ed soldiers, arrived here to-day. The Queens
sister, Princess Ghika, personally attended
to the sufferers and gave them refreshments
and tobacco. A large number of ladies
assisted her in the work. Every building i'm
the city is crowded with wounded soldiers.
SOFIA, Nov. 22-The Servians have be-
sieged Widdin. A battle was fought to-day,
which was without decisive result. The
Porte has proposed an armistice. 1t is Ie-
ported that Prince Alexander is unwilling
to listen to the proposal until he has driven
the Servians from Bulgaria.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Daily News says that
the Turkish Government has warned King
Milan to withdraw his troops from Bulgaria,
or Turkish troops will invade Serva.
The Servian Government has appointed a
commission to proceed 10 the seat of war,
and inquire into the reported killing of
wounded Servians by bulgarian troops. The
Servian Minister here has received no in
formation regarding the reported armis-
tice between Bulgaria and Servia.
SOFIA, Nov. 22.-Diplomatic representa-
tives here have been forbidden TO send
cipher telegrans. After a stiff battle this
afternoon, the Seryians were driven out of
| Dragoman Pass by the Bulgarians, who then
occupied the Pass.
! ATHENS, Nov. 22.-The Government has
prohibited the publication of news of the
movements of Greek troops or military pre-
! paratiOns.
A decree has been issued closing the nu-
merous channels of the coast of Greece dur
| ing torpedo practice. The troops on the
frontier are impatient to advance.
| BELGRADE, -NOY. 22.-Ihe SerYlan head
| quarters have been removed to Tsraibrod.
| CONsTANTINoPLE, Nov. .22.-The Balkan
| Conference has drafted a final protocol,
| which embodies the decisions declaring that
| the restoration of the status quo ante is
/ equally binding upon Servia and Bulgaria.
! 1t is reported that if King Milan refuses i'm
mediate peace under the terms of the con-
| ference he will be declared an enemy to the
| peace of Europe, and two of the sgnatory
| Powers will enforce his deposition.
1t was rumored here to-day that Turkish
/ troops had had a skirmish with Greeks. The
rumOr was subsequently declared to be un-
| true. There are now 272, 900 Turkish troops
| on the Balkan Peninsula.
! LONDON, Nov. ,2}.-The News has a dis
/ patch from Sofia, which SAYS that the
! seryian prisoners there say that King Milan
had declared his intention of celebrating
/ his birthday in Sofa, and had promised his
| soldiers rare feast of roast mutton and
| good wine in that city on the occasion.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Advices from Traribrod
state that the weather there is terribly Sc
we're. Dragoman Pass is blocked with snow,
/ and the roads across the mountains are i'm
| passable. The Dryna division forced its
way through after hard eand-to-hand strug-
| gle in Saturdays fight, and joined the main
army before S.ivinitza. Orders have been
| sent to Belgrade to defer the forma: ion OF
the second reserve division as il is not needed
/ at present.