The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-22
T|D|NGS Of
MISS Stone
She Writes of the
Peril She
Is In.
PURSUING TROOPS
ARE WITHDRAWN
Attempts to Renew Communica-
ton With the Brigands-The
Offer of a Ransom.

fixed by the brigands who alb
~ Quoted Miss Ellen M Stone, the
American missionary, for the payment
of the ransom demanded expired a week
ago no one has appeared at Sammakoff
to claim the money or to announce the
fate Of the captive. 1t is now learned
that the band has dissolved but that
Miss Stone is kept under surveillance at
some distance from the frontier. This
is due to snow and cold weather rem
dering the mountains uninhabitable.
The efforts of the police to arrest
Sarackoff, formerly president of the
Macedonian committee, who is suspect
still unavailing. The failure is due to
the sympathy of the inhabitants and
local authorities.
MISS STONES COMPANION.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 15.-The par
ents of Madame Tsilka, the Bulgarian
teacher who was captured by the brig
ands with Miss Ellen M. Stone, the
American missionary, have received an
other letter from their daughter urging
the step already taken, namely, stop
ping the military pursuit, because the
brigands threaten the prisoners with
immediate death in the event of danger
to themselves. The writer says that
she and Miss Stone are hidden in a
subterranean retreat and are treated
courteously. She also says the only
means of securing their release is to
pay the ransom demanded.
A LETTER FROM MISS STONE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-According to
a dispatch to the Journal and Adver-
tiser from Sofia, further word has
come from Miss Stone, in the follow
ing letter, written from Macedonia to
w. w. Peet, treasurer of the Turkish
Mission in Constantinople:
My Honored Friend: l write to in
form you that on the third of Septem-
ber 1 was captured by a great number
Of armed men-some forty-as 1 travel
ed from Bansko to Diamaala with
about twelve teachers, students and
others.
They took with me for my compan-
ion Mrs. Catherine Tsilka. The reason
why they captured us is for a ransom.
The price which they demand for ns is
5000 pounds Turkish, which sum must
be paid in gold, and this entirely with
out the knowledge of the Turkish and
Bulgarian governments, within the term
of eighteen days from today.
The condition of Mrs Tsilka de-
Cided the limit as she is to give birth
to a child in three months.
We are pursued by Turkish army.
I beg DR.. Haskell himself to go to Con
stantinople and exert himself for the
payment of the ransom at Samakov,
where men will receive it on presenting
an order from me.
The men who captured us at first
showed courtesy and consideration
toward US, but now since Turkish sol
diers and Bashi Bazouks have begun to
: pursue us and the ransom is delayed
our condition is altogether changed.
Therefore, I beg you to hasten send
ing the ransom demanded and that as
energetcally as possible you will pre-
sent to the Turkish government that il
stop the pursuit of us by soldiers and
Basht Bazouks; otherwise we shall bt
killed by the people in whose hands We
are, l pray you to communicate with
out delay the contents of this letter tc
the representative of the United States
at the Porte and request his mos
serious cooperation.
Pray for us. We are at peace witt
God
With hearty salutattons, your friend
ELLEN NJ. STONE"
BARGAINING WITH BRIGANDs.
NEW YORK, October IA cabl,
TO the World from Constanttnopl,
says: The American missionaries. Has
kell and Baird, and United States Con
sui General Dickinson, are trying I,
resume negotiations with the brigaud
for ransoming Miss stone The presen
whereabouts of the robber band ar
unknown, but efforts are being mad
through third parties to Fe-estahlis1
communication.
As soon as that is done the Ameri