The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-23
FOREIGN.
War in the BaIkans-Widdin Not Yet
Captured.
The Steamer iberian Goes Ashore
and Sinks.

and Sinks.
A Terrible Cyclone Causes the
Death Of 5000 Persons.
SOFIA, Nov. 21.-Widdn has not yet been cap
tured The Seryian troops In that district never
assumed the offensive. The Bulgarians have fire.
quently attacked them, In the attempts to draw
them within range of the guns of the BulgarianS
gunb0ats on the Danube, but there has been no
important fghtingin the Widdin district. The
garrison of Widdin is now rapidly being strength
ened by the arrival of re-enforcements from Ba-
kova and Nikopolis, and intends Immediately to
assume the offensive and advance into Servia
towards Naitshar, to haraSs the rear of General
Leshyania's force, and cut off as much of his sup
plies as possible. The Roumelia auxilaries con-
tinue to arrive in detachments and are being hur-
riedly drilled here before being sent to the front
The Servians have fallen back at all points and
are now in the Dragoman Pass anxiously await
ing reinforcements. The coming battle will be a
decisive one, and in view of its uncertain results
all the public archives are, by order OF Prince
Alexander, being removed to Shunla for safety
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 21.-There Is great
public excitement here today; The government
gard to the Bulgarian war, and there is general
movement of the troops. The barracks and arse
nails which have been filed with idle soldiers for
the past three weeks, are the scene of great ac-
tivity. Con6antinople is evidently to be stripped
of her defenders, who are to be hurried to the
frontier. The embarkarkation of troops for Mac
exdonia has been compelled, and 1t is believed
that there is suficientforce now on the Grecian
frontier to cope with any force that that State
couldcommand in event of hostilities.
PARIS Nov. 21.--Seryia has ordered some 32
600 steel projectiles and 16 batteries of canon.
All Servian batteries have six guns.
BULGARIA. Nov. 21.-Intense excitement pre-
walls here, owing to report that Col. Toployltch
has cut off the retreat Of the Bulgarians, from
Silvnia while Col Benitzky with another dyi-
sion entered Sofia unopposed
LONDON, Nov 21.-Advices from Tsaribrod
state that Coils. Benitzky and Toploytch yester-
day affected junction OF their forces and made
joint attack upon the Balgarians az SllVmtza; tne
latter were driven from their position after des-
perate fight At five O'Clock last evening the ar.
mics We're still engaged. An aide de camp OF
King Milan was wounded during the fight three
other Servian officers were killed and six wound
ed dispatch from Bulgaria dated midnight
says it is believed that fighting Is still going ON by
midnight The report OF the. capture OF Sonia IS
untrue.
BFLGRApE Nov 21-Six hundred wounded
Servians and batch of Bulgarian prisoners ar
rived here today
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 21.-The Balkans con
ference sat for four hours today. 1t Is not known
what action was taken. The statement is made
that the Servian government has announced lts IN
tention of withdrawing its forces from Bulgaria,
when treaty OF peace has been concluded.
CoNsTANTINopLE, Nov. 22.-The Balkan con-
ference has drafted the final practical whlcn elm.
bodies decision declaring the restoration OF
status quo ante Is equally binding upon Seryla
and Bulgaria. 1t is reported that II klng Milan
refuses immediate peace under terms OF confer
ence he will be declared an enemy to the peace OF
Europe and two of the sgnatorypowcrs will sem
force his deposition.
Steamship iberian Nearly Wrecked.
o. ,la in harris frnn
Boston for Liverpool, is ashore in Dunmanus bay,
and is likely to prove total wreck. Dunmanus
bay is an inlet on the southwest coast of ireland
in the county of Cork 1t is four miles wide at its
entrance, and is about q miles long. The Iberi-
an is four masted brig rlgged screw steamer OF
1852 tons burden. She is 1893 feet long ana was
built in Belfast in 1867.
later dispatch says the Iberian has hole in
her bow. Hopes are now entertained that she
"A still later dispatch says that the steamer Ibe
rian which went ashore Saturday in Dunmanus
bay has listed and sunk.
Terrible cyclone.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-A terrible cyclone swept
over the PHILIPPINE Islands yesterday. Eight
thousand buildings, including numerous churcnes
and school houses were destroyed, ana twenty
two persons were killed
A dispatch to the Times from Calcutta says that
5000 peopple have been drowned and 100 villages
Submerged % in Orrissa by cyclone and that 1241
square miles in the Mooshabad and Huddea dis
tricts are devastated
Lieutenant creeiy's Lecture.
EDINBURG, Nov. 21.-When Lieutenant Gree
ly lectured in this city Thursday night before the
Scottish Geographical society, two thousand per-
sons were present, including many OF distinction
The Earl of Rosebery presided. The lecturer
gave the history of the expedition to the Arctic
regions. He complained that the Encyclopedias
Britannica credited the British with the results of
his expedition. He expressed MS deep grattude
for the aid extended by the British government in
sending the steamer Alert to take part in the ex-
pedition and urged that further exploration be
made in the direction of FranZ-JoSef Land. AT
The conclusion of the lecture the Earl of Rosebery
made a bief address. He said that Lieutenant
Greey by lecturing in Edinburgh, paid tribute
existing communion of feeling between Great
Britain and the United States rendered aWar be-
tween those countries impossible.
The English Elections.
LONDON, Nov. 22.-Under the polling arrange
ment the tendency of borough elections will be-
come known Thursday, the general resnlt of
borough and county elections Saturday, but the
exact position of the parties will not be determn
ed until the drawing to the clese Of elections early
in December. Lord Salisbury Will deliver the
final Conservative manifesto at dinner OF the
St Stephen club Monday evening. The Parnel-
lite manifesto has fallen fat Most of the Liberal
newspapers have passed it by without comment,
while the Conservative press crtisse 1t in sligat
ing manner.
ParneII at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 22.-Parnell in speech here
today said he endorsed every word of the Irish
manifesto He said there were authors OF the
coercion act measure that rendered life and liber;
ty unsafe and at the moment of their downfall
they were contemplating renewal Of the worst
clauses of that act. The Conservatives on the
other hand had partially restored liberty. Every
Irishman who voted with the Liberals would help
relegate Ireland to chains, imprisonment and
death.
Foreign Notes.
The Marquis Of Salisbury has written highly
innortant election letter on the church
Question: In it he says Gladstone is shilly shally-
Ing and adds Make the support of the church
test question above all others.
A Triple Tie at Chicago.
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