St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-18
servia's Forces Again Do Battle With the
Bulgarians, Routing Them from
Their Position.
Both Sides Have Heavy Death Loss, But
One Thousand Bulgarians Are Made
Prisoners.
Gladstone Makes His Second speech,
and is Received With Great
Enthusiasm.
He Talks Briefly Upon the Irish.
AfGhan, Servian and Soudan
Questions.
Again UnsuccesSfuI.

Rr1GRADE, Nov. 1.-THE Servian di-
vision marching on Widdin gave battle to
the BuIgarians near Widdin and inflicted
upon them crushing defeat. The loss was
heavy on both sides. The Servians cap
tured 1000 prisoners. Gen. Topalvitch,
with the Morava division, had desperate
battle with the Bulgarians at Tien, and the
latter were totally defeated. The Servians
fought with great gallantry and captured
two guns and many prisoners. Three bat
talions of BulgarianS surrendered. A bat
talon of Bulgarian volunteers, stationed
at a point on the Timeh river, capitulated
without firing a gun, to Col. Djaknitch,
commanding the Servian Timeh division.
The Bulgarians yesterday evacuated
their fortified positions at Drago-
man, which the Servians at
tackled on Sunday. Details of the capture
of Dragoman pass by the Servians show
that two divisions attacked the BulgarianS
i'll force completely routing them. Hordes
of Bulgarians laid down their arms, being
panic-stricken. Several guns were cap
tured and the pass abandoned. Prince
Alexander of Bulgaria has sent a note to
the powers as follows:
Bulgaria, after espousing the Roumelian
cause, did her utmost to comply with the de-
cision of the ambassador and to prevent agi-
tatOn. She sees now q Servian invasion
without Servia sending through the porte,
the only competent channel for an ult1-
matum in conformity with international law.
VIII Europe, who is anxious, and Turkey,
WHO Is JEALOUS
Cor the integrity of her empire, permit Ser
via to infringe on the principle of that in
tegrity on which they laid stress in the case
of Bulgaria under circumstance of much
less gravity? The powers knew whence the
aggression emanated. Bulgaria, as
vassal, is unable to declare war,
and has addressed the sultan directly
on the matter without getting a reply. She
has ordered NJ. T. Zonoff, her special envoy at
ConstantinOple, to demand a reply from Said
Pasha, the Turkish minister OF foreign af-
fairs. Bulgaria has not violated the
integrity of Turkey, because Bull
gara and Eastern Roumelia belong
to Turkey, whilst Servia is an independent
state and violates the Integrity of Turkey for
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, at the expense of
Bulgaria, to satisfy Servia's ambition and
egotism. Bulgaria relies Oh the sense of JUS
tice OF the powers, as Europe must speak the
last word on the question.
Servia has decided to annex the Bulga-
rian arm of the international railway
route, which will enable Servia to complete
her line of railway; also the Widdin dis
trict. so that she can construct railway to
the lower Danube by Chupria, Zaitchan
and Widdin to meet the projected Rouma-
nian railroad from Krajova to Kalafat.
Travellers report that the Bulga1ians
are hopelessly depressed ard expect the
Servians to enter Sofia forthwith. There
are only two battalions of Bulgarian in
fantry at Widdin. The Servians have oc-
cupied all the positions in Dragoman pass,
and have captured the village of Dragoman.
X q nISnatph OnQpn
Natalie announcing the success of the Ser
Wan army.
The Servian troops will not advance
beyond Sofa if left alone. Turkey, Servia
and Bulgaria will soon settle their own
business IN confederation with Greece,
but Russian intervention is hourly ex-
Dnptnd