The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-11-20

Intense excitement prevails. Active
preparations are being made to defend
the city. A number of heavy guns are
being mounted in available positions
commanding the different roads to the
city.
Prince Alexander, in an order of the
day to the officers and men of his army,
says:
"King Milan has declared war against
US and has ordered the Servian army to
invade Bulgaria. Our Seryian brethren
instead OF assisting us wish to ruin our
country. Show your courage now and
defend your mothers, wives, sisters and
homes. Pursue and annihilate the
cowardly, treacherous enemy. Let for.
ward be your battle cry, brethren, and
may GOD aid us and grant us victory"
Zia Bee, the new Turkish minister, has
received an ovation here. The newspa-
pers recall the fact that his grandfather,
Mustapha Pacha, was strangled here In
1901, on account OF protecting Servians.
EAGER TO FIGHT.
PHILIPPcPoLIs, November 15.-Great
excitement and enthusiasm prevails in
this city. Troops are being hurried for
ward to the defense of Sofia, aud the
war fever which had recently died out is
again at the highest pitch.
The Servians commenced operations
by vigorous attack on the Bulgarian
position at Bewskedol. The cannonading
still continues. The Servians de scendins
from the heights of Dasteheni and Kla
denet1 occupied the Bulgarian villages 10
Miloelowtzi, Zslene, Gard and Fevontzi,
In the SUN district. They met with no
opposition. No serious action has yet
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the frontier, while others are advancing
by forced marched from Eastern Roume-
lia The Servians have made no hostile
move in the direction of Widdin. Prince
Alexander has telegraphed to the Sultan
asking his intentions In regard to the
maintenance of the integrity of the Otto-
man Empire.
EXCITEMENT AT VIENNA.
VIENNA, November 15.-The greatest
excitement prevails here over the latest
news from Servia. War has finally been
declared and the Servian troops are on
the march. What the end will be none
can foresee. The first intimation of this
| action on the part of Servia was received
| here from Sofia last night, but was moi
generally credited until this morning,
| when its confirmation was made by the
Servian ambassador here. The general
and most reliable opinions agree that the
war has been precipitated by the blunder.
| ings of the Constantinople conference
Their note to King Milan ordering dis
armament of his troops, which ELECTED
his curt and fat refusal, gave no other al
tentative; he had to proceed to carry ou
| his designs at once, for delay would have
enabled the conference to compel him tc
| darpnhili1n yyhfeh nj raunInfinn q
| the possible loss of his crown. He de
| cided on prompt measures. Taking ad
vantage of the late Bulgarian raid into
| Vlasina, he yesterday morning officially
announced to Prince Alexander, through
M. Ranagabade, the Servian envoy a
Bucharest that he considered this rai'
an outrageous and unjustifable act
which he felt 1T his duty to resent, ant
war was ammo unced. Prince Alexander
reply was courteous and to the point. I'll
bowed to the Inevitable.
Dispatches arriving here at noon stat
King Milan has issued d stirring addres
to his troops and assumed personal com
mand. Belgrade is wild with joy, am
the troops manifest the greatest en-
thusiasm. The march toward the Bul
garian frontier began at ten O'Clock yes
terday morning. The following has beeI
| lCSCltCo piH PiOpubiO pau "a VI
campaign decided on by King Milan. l
is furnished by an Austrian military at
tache on King Mian's staff: The mair
movement will be made directly on Soft,
by the highway or State road fror
Palanka on the Danube. Two of th
largest divisions, composed of th'
flower of the Servian army
commanded by the King !
person, will take this course, as 1t
considered the one where the most OF
position will be experienced, for nc
only is Sofia strongly defended, but th
Dragoman Pass, a most important noun
tain defile, thirty-five miles northwest c
Sofia, is strongly guarded by the bes
of the Bulgarian army. The pass bristle
with cannon, something which the Sci
vians lack sadly, and Prince Alexande
will be there himself. 1t is here tina
the Servians expect to demonstrate thei
superior fighting qualities. The pas
once taken, Southwestern Bulgaria an
Western Roumelia would be at the mere
against the force Milan has with him.
THE OTHER POINT
to be attacked simultaneously with Sof
Is Widdin, on the Danube, in the noril
western portion of Bulgarian, some IL
miles north of Sofia. Two divisions
Servians will proceed to invest this ir
portant stragetic point, as it is consi
cred the key to Bucharest, and if takel
Prince Alexander would have his far
, turned and his communications with
capital cut off. For two months the Blu
gariana have been working night and d.
, on these fortifications, and here the ma
of their artillery is located, including t
guns lately received from IKrupp. T
Servians will hardly be able to take
J without seige and at all events will c
a.warm reception.
Another single division of Servia
, will attempt, 1t is said, TO penetrate t
Bulgarian center some place midway b
, tween Widdin and Sofia.