River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-11-07
SAYS MISS STONE IS DEAD
Positive News in Letter from Stu
dent Who Was with Mission
airy When Captured.
RlGORS OF MOUNTAIN COLD PROVE FATAL
Reported from Vienna That Well
known Macedonian Brigands Has
Been Sent to obtain Reliable In
formation Regarding Miss Stone
Cause of Hitch in Negotiations.


Cause of Hitch in Negotiations.
New York, Nov 5.-The positive
conviction that Miss Ellen NJ. Stone
is dead is contained in a letter which
has lust been received in Boston from
Ivan Raduloff, student who was with
the American missionary when she
was captured by brigands in Turkey,
together with Nine. Tslka. says the
Boston corresp ondent of the Press.
According to this letter, the snow in
the mountains into which Miss Stone
and her companion were taken by
their captors was three feet deep three
weeks ago at the time the letter was
written. Even in the summer time
the snow upon the highest summits
of these mountains does not melt. The
first snowfall usually comes at about
the middle of September. and by the
middle of October the mountain passes
are absolutely closed to travel.
Rigors of Captivity Fatal.
1t was the conviction among Miss
Stones friends in Samakov, Bulgaria,
three weeks ago. that she could not
possibly have survived the rigors of her
captivity until that date. There was
a hope that Miss Stcne might have
been concealed by her captors in the
monastery of st. Ivan of Sila, which is
near the Bulgarian-Turk frontier,
and on the Bulgarian side. So great
was the aA.-;ety of the Bulgarian gov
eminent to do everything in its power
to assist the United States representa-
tives in their effort to find the mis-
sionary that they adopted the exceed
ingly unpopular measure of ordering
a search of the monastery This search
disclosed the fact that Miss Stone had
not been there. The discovery was
disappointing to Miss Stones friends
in Samakov.
HiDdered work of Rescue.
According to the letter of Ivan Radu
loft, Consul General Dickinson has re-
garded the release of Miss Stone Sc
riously. It is said that Mr.. Dickinson,
by his criticism of the Bulgarian gov
eminent, has antagonized the govern
ment.
1t is understood in Samakov that the
brigands who were in immediate
charge Of the captive were under posi-
tive instructions to take her life at the
first indication of the probability of
skirmish with the troops.
Brigands to Seek Miss Stone.
New York, Nov. According to
the Vienna Politische Cores pondenz,
quoted by the CORES ondent of the
London Times and the New York
Times in the Austrian capital, we'll
known Macedonian brigand has been
instructed to obtain information as
to whether Miss Ellen NJ. Stone is still
alive. Two other brigands, we'll ac-
auainted with the country. have been
commissioned by United States Con-
sui Dickinson to try to get in touch
with the missionary's captors. The
project of the Sofia police has also sent
two messengers. Miss Stones release
is again represented as being immi-
nent.
Cause of Hitch in Negotiations.
New York, Nov. 5.-The hitch in the
negotiations for Miss Stones release
arises from two causes; first, the
fierce antagonism between United
States Diplomatic Agent Dickinson
and Russian Minister Bakhmeteff;
second. the missionary and diplomatic
disinclination to accede to the brig
ands' terms, though moderated, says
the Samakov correspondent of the
Journal and Advertiser The reIa-
lions between NJ. Bakhmeteff and Mr..
Dickinson are strained to the break
ing point. The former, being friend
~ to Bulgaria, does not want his
agent to finish the final transaction
on Bulgarian soil. Mr.. Berth, Mace
DOMAIN student at the American insti-
tute at Samakov, one of the agents
sent to negotiate with the brigands,
has returned from Raslog. He re-
ports that the brigands consider Mr..
Dickinson's money offer as too small.
They say that they do not want to
agree to terms that would disgrace
them with their brethren.
Discussing the amount of ransom,
Missionary Baird, purser of the Sauna
kov institute, says: eff the brigands
get a quarter of what they still ask,
bands viii spring up like mushrooms.
Samakov itself will furnish many and
Bulgaria will be ruined. The brig
ands began negotiations with us by
asking twice Miss Stones weight in
gold. Even fourth of this sum is
preposterous. If the Bulgarians had
either crackers or bloodhounds, Miss
Stone would not be spending her six
ty-first day with the brigands."
Politician Killed
Manchester, O., Nov. j.--Fritz Maer,
a prominent democratic politician.
was shot and killed by Ike Hill. dep
11tr marshal Ed Evans fnr1nnr Hnn.