The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-07
RANSOM MUST BE PAID.
ONLY CERTAIN WAY TO SAVE MISS
STONE'S LIFE.

mittee of the American Board Meets
Tho Necessary $4,000 Must be Raised
ernment Cannot Pay the Ransom
Owing to Constitutional Restriction.
Boston, Oct 6.-The urgency of the
case of Miss Stone, the missionary held
for $4,000 ransom by brigands in Bull
garia, who threaten to kill her October
unless paid by that time, brought to-
gether the members of the prudential
committee of the American Board for
two hours to-day. Later the commit
tee issued statement based upon the
views of President Samuel B. Capen of
the board and the secretary, Rev. DR..
Judson Smith, as the result of their
visit to Washington yesterday.
Both gentlemen had interviews with
President Roosevelt and the officials of
the state department. It~was made
plain to them, they told the prudential
committee, that the only certain way to
secure the release of Miss Stone and
save her life would be the payment of
the ransom. The committee was in
formed that the government by reason
of constitutional restrictions Is unable
to pay the ransom. The committee was
also made aware of the fact that the
American Board has no money with
which to save Miss Stone. The only
practical way, therefore, was shown
to be popular subscription, which al
ready has been started, The committee
heartily approved this and began send
ing kilograms to many parts of the
country urging subscriptions.
The committee says that in view of
the spirit with which the appeal is re-
ceived there. is strong ground for the
hope that the amount will be obtained
speedily. In every possible way the
American Board will cooperate both
by gift and by solicitation.
President Capen says that the gov
ernment at Washington, both the pres
ident and the state department, have
done, are doing and will continue to do |
all that is in their power to procure the |
of Miss Stone.
The firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co.,
which is handling the fund. kept it's
office open to-day. Late in the after
noon a statement of the days receipts
was made the total being $4,325.75 with
s640 additional in pledges.
At the Park street church Rev. DR..
Withrow presented the case of Miss
Stone strongly, assuring his hearers
hat if the money is not used for her
1t will be returned to the dom
,rs, as the chances are that the United
States government will make the Turk
sh government pay heavy indemnity
or the outrage"
At the Sha wmut Congregational
,hurch Rev. w. T. McElween said that
while he did not wish to discourage the =
present movement to secure Miss
stones release, yet the whole thing ap-
,eared to him to establish bad prece-
lent He thought there might be some
fficacy in a first-class battleship with
lecks cleared for action. In his opin-
on the brigands were playing game
# bluff and had no idea of assassinat-
ng their prisoner.
Rev. DR.. Lorimer at fremont Tenn
le Rev. John Galbraith at the Brom-
eld M. e. church and Rev. S. E. Her. {
lex at the Mount Vernon church on
'eacon street also presented the appeal, |
nd same action was taken in other
hurches DR.. Herrick's congregation I
ubscribed $175, but other pastors asked
onors to send their contributions di-
ect to Kidder, Peabody & Co. C
The sum of $1,500 was given by mem Q
ers of the First Congregational church r
f Chelsea This is the church of which k
Iiss Stone is member. t
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