Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-11-27
Milan Ready for Peace.
The Servians Discouraged Over
their Recent Reyerses.
Turkish Troops and Batteries
Continue to Arrive in
ROumelia.

LONDON. Nov. 24.-The Servian of.
ticials at Belgrade admit that the re
cent encounters with BulgariaHs al
Slivnltza, SlavInje and Glintzi result
Ell disastrously to the Servians. The
news of these defeats has had a de.
pressing effect upon the people, and
the inhabitants of Belgrade are panic
stricken. Additional proof of the
gravity of the Servian situation is
furnished by the fact that the siege OF
Widdin has been raised, and General
Llschjanin, with his army, is march
lag with all possible speed to the as
slstance of King Milan. A dispatch
from Shynitza states that the Bu,-
garians are elated by their late vic
tories, while the Serviass are very
much dispirited. Since the assunp-
ton of the command of the Bulgarian
by Prince Alexander in person they
have fought with more determing
ton and valor than at any time since
the commencement of hostilities.
They have not oRly succeeded in driv.
ing the Servians back from ths posi-.
tions menacing Sliylntza, but have
followed up their vantage so closely
that the Servisns have been compelled
to fall back on Dragoman Pass. The
Bulgarians have already advanced
within nile OF that place. and an
other big battle is imminent. The
Bulgariars place their loss in the en-
gagement before Slivintza, on Wed
nesday at only 500. Prince Alexan.
des's aide was killed during the en-.
gagement.
The kilograms special co respond
ent at Belgrade has succeeded in
evading the Servian press censorship
by sending dispatch from Semlin,
IN Austrc- Hungary, three miles north
west OF the Servian capital. He says
the defeat of the Servians at Slevnit-
Ia and Sleveuje was due to inadequate
picketing, which enabled the Bufqar
lans to approach without discovery
over confidence in their own strength
and under estimation of that of the
enemy. Rd-sdforcements are being
hurried forward, and $4,000 soldiers
will arrive at Plerot on Monday.
A Servian official dispatch saws
that the Servian repulse at Slivnitza
is attributed to the action of Feneral
Jovanovitch, commander of the Dan
ube division, who made several tac.i-
cal mistakes and failed io execute a
certain strategic movement. Jovano-
witch has been tried by a court
martial and dismissed from his com.
mand. -Four divisions of Seryians
have been concentrated Just beyond
Dragoman. And will renew the at
attack on the Bulgarians defending
Sllvnitza tomorrow. General Topai-
ovltch, commanding the right of the
Servlan army, is entrenched within a
few hours march of Sofia. A council
OF war is now discussing affairs at the
front.
Upon receipt of Prince Alexander's
call for volunteers for the defense of
the country, great acoessions were at
once offered from Roumelia. Moth
ing could more clearly show the salts
faction of the populace of Eartern Rou-
melia with the Bulgarian union than
the alacrIty of their response to the
call OF arms. This evidence OF truly
national spirit, together with the NOR
al effect of the recent Bulgarian vic
tories on the frontier have given Prince
Ale2ander's government prestige
which 1t has hitherto entirely lacked
in the eyes of European Diplomats. If
Widdin resists the Servian seige the
invasion of Bulgaria may be pronoun-
ced failure. At last accounts Eul-
garia still held the place. One re-
port says the Servians have raised the
seige and retired across the frontier.
but this lacks full confirmation. The
Roumelia contingent is expected to ar
rive at Sofia on Sunday or Monday,
and it is believed that that place will
then be strongly enough garrisoned to
resist the Servian attack, even if King
MILAN succeeds in penetrating the ad-
vance forces of Prince Alexander, now
nerved to gallant resistance by their
recent victory. Prince Alexander's
recent appeal to the Sultan for aid
turns out TO have been misunderstood
Instead of an appeal for protection
against Servla it was formal demand
upon Turkey to carry out the provis-
ions OF the Berlin treaty and prevent
Russia from trespassing on Bulgarian
soil. This was In view of the mass
ing OF Russian troops, on the frontier
a movement which is still reported to
be proceeding, and which, taken in
connection with similar demonstration
on the part of Austria, is the most
ominious feature of the present dipIo-
matte situation.
Turkish troops and batteries of ar
tillery sre continually arriving at Sa-
lonca in Roumelia, and the authori-
ties are maintaining the greatest sec~
recy as 10 the numerical strength of
the forces, the number of guns and
eventual movements OF the large
army being massed IN the vicinity.
The Times has information that
KING Milan's advisers have counseled
him to offer proposition for immedi-
ate peace, whether Sofia falls in the
hands of the Servians or not. The
paper says that the terms upon which
peace shall be declared will probably
be arranged next week.