The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-26
SOLDIERS WILL GO OUT.MISS STONE IN DANGER
COMPLICATIONS UNEXPECTED
ARISE.
Question of Whether the Ransom Shall
BE Paid On Turkish or Bulgarian Soil.
Latest News.

LONDON, october 1S.-The Globe this
evening says il fears that the safety OF
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone is seriously cOm-
promised by the attitude OF Consul
General Dickinson in refusing to pay
the ransom and in demanding that Bui-
garia arrest the leaders of the MacedO-
nian committee as the real authors OF
the missionarys abduction.
The paper says the situation contains
all the factors Of grave international
complication and threatens to assume
Importance far beyond the personality
Of any individual missionary
NEW YORK, October lS.-The repre-
sentative at Samakov, of the journal
and Advertiser, cables that paper as fol-
lows:
1t is learned that Nine. Bakhmtiew
wife Of the Russian diplomatic agent al
Sofia, formerly Miss Beal, Of Washing
ton, has begun energetic work on be-
half Of Miss Stone, and the strong at
titude taken by the German diplomatic
agent because of the murder OF a Ger
man traveller may hasten the au.hori-
ties to bring about Miss Stones release
The Bulgarian authorities are WORK
ing hard to prevent the ransom from
being paid on Bulgarian soil Henc,
DR.. Haskill is likely to get another let.
| ter requesting payment the .ansOm
on Turkish territory"
NEW YORK October 1.-THE Rev.
Charles c. Creegan, Secretary Of the
American Board. announced today that
Mr.. Ingram, Of Eau Claire. WIS, had
offered $4,000 required to complete the
ransom fund for Miss Stone. Mr.. Cree
gan also said that he had received a
telegram from the Rev. r. De witt
Talmage, Of Washington, Offering to be
one of fifty to pay $1,000 each, to COM
plete the fund Contributions are being
received by Kidder Peabody & Com
pany, Of Boston, and by the American
Board, 105 East TWenty-Second Street
New York.
NEW YORK, October 17.-Rev. z
Low Thompson, Director of the Coleg-
ian and Theological Institute, cables
| the following from Samarov, Bulgaria
| to the Journal and Advertiser, con-
cerning Miss Stone, the kidnapped mis-
sinoary:
The headquarters of Miss Stones
| captors is thickly- wooded mountain
top near the boundary line of Turkey
and Bulgaria. Miss Stone has only
light Summer clothing and cottor
dress The brigands refused to allow
hor to keep her baggage, but let hel
have a Bible.
"The leader of the band is the motor.
ious BouchO, from the Bulgarian towr
of Dubnitza. We sent word to Con
stantinople, pointing out that being pri.
vate individuals we cannot prevent the
Government from pressing the brig
ands, also that the ransom is too
princely. No such sum was ever befor,
demanded. Usually brlgands ask abOu
a thousand pounds and then agree tC
half.
Twenty thousand Turkish
pounds means two horse loads of gold
and that is more gold than there nov
is in Bulgaria.
Besides the brigands demanded pay
ment in Turkish gold, for which i
would be necessary to send to Constan
tinople. l should not give the brigand
the ransom until Miss Stone Is safel!
delivered to us, as they might murde
her after the ransom is paid in orde
to seal her lips forever. We have thre'
Theological Institute students wht
We're captured in the Stone party. on
tells patheticaly that he was robbed o
money intended to pay for his tut
ton."
CONSTANTINOPLE October ia
no news has been received here from
Messrs. Baird and Haskell, the mis-
sionares who have been attempting t
get in touch with the two brigands VIII
abducted Miss Ellen C. Stone, thir'
missionary has been despatched II
quest of them and the brigands.