The San Francisco call., 1901-11-01
FULL RANSOM
Or NOTHING,
SAY BR|GANDS
,Captors Of Miss Stone
Decline to Reduce
the Demand.
Sublime Porte Protests That
1t Is Not Respon-
sible.
Missionary's Companion and Child
Are Again Reported to Have
Died in Their Mountain
Prison
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL BUREAU. 14O6 G STREET, N.
W, WASHINGTON. Oct. SL-Despite
the efforts of the American officials and
missionaries to convince the brigands
holding Miss Stone captive that it is i'm
possible to raise ransom of $4,000, the
latter have thus far declined to reduce
their demand by a single dollar.
While this is a discouraging feature of
Hhe Stone case, the fact that negotiations
are etiU in progress gives hope that the
s.bductors VIII hnaiiy agree to $<iease
the woman upon the payment of the $685.
COO on hand. Secretary Eddy Of the Amer
ican legation at Constantinople has been
advised that there is no likelihood Of any
considerable addition being made to the
amount collected. Through missionaries
who are in communication with the brig
ands this information has been conveyed
10 them. 1t was stated by a high official
to-day that the Turkish Government has
,Eiven assurances that until Miss Stone is
liberated no military movement will be
made against the brigands.
Turkey Now Explaining.
In connection with the explanation of
the Sublime Porte cabled to-day from
,-onstantinople that it is not responsible
for the abduction Of Miss Stone the
fhorities say that the question of the
responsibility Of either Turkey or Bull
garia. has not been fully determined and
they reiterate that the collection Of evil
o1.sv- for ION,
will not be prosecuted until Miss Stone
has secured her freedom.
At this moment the view of the officials
Is that while Miss Stone was seized on
Turkish territory the brigands who ef
fected her capture are Bulgarians. and a
suspicion is entertained that behind the
brigands were the Macedonian committee
and Bulgaria It is this suspicion that
IS responsible for the belief at one time
prevailing that Miss Stones release would
be secured without the payment of a ran
som, the political motive-that of stirring
up trouble between the United States ard
Turkey-having been productive of no re-
suit
Companion Reported Dead.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Oct 3L-It is
again rumored that Nine. Tsilk. the COM
panion Of Miss Stone, and her child Cborn
since her capture by the brigands) are
dead.
The Turkish Government is preparing
TO resist the anticipated demand of the
United States for the repayment of the
ransom necessary TO secure the release
OF Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. The Porte re-
pudiates all responsibility for the kidnap-
ing of Miss Stone, and maintains that the
United States has no claim against Tur-
key. and that, therefore, the latter is
justified in refusing to recoup the United
States for the money expended in her
rescue.
Claims Will Be Resisted.
A high Turkish official said this morning
that the Turkish resistance of any claims
would be based upon the contentious, first,
that Miss Stone, although warned of the
dangers of the road. persisted in travel
ing. second. that she did not notify the
authorities Of her intention. in order to
obtain an escort. which precaution even
The foreign Consuls always take when
travelling in such outlying. insecure dis
tricts Of the empire, and third, that the
brigands who kidnapped Miss Stone and
1eT companion were IoN2eoiA0ASs SA-e~N NAAO
coup was planned in Bulgaria and that
sanctuary was found in Bulgarian ter
ritory.
No Freedom for a Week.
LONDON, Nov L-"AIiss Stones re-
lease is not likely to be effected within a
week" says a dispatch from Sofia to the
Daily Telegraph. "Afr. Dickinson. in the
name Of the United States Government,
has given assurance that neither the re-
ceivers Of the ransom nor Miss Stones
guides will be prosecuted He asserts
that Turkey agreed a fortnight ago to
reimburse the ransom"