The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-10-24
'BuL6ARIA WILL NOT
PAY the RANsOM
Government official Declares Mcgee
tiations Will Not Be Entered
Into With Bandits.
THINKS THERE IS LITTLE DANCES
Vienna Correspondents Interpretation OF
the Bulgarian Omcials statement
The Turkish Side of tho Alb
duction Affair.

Vienna. Oct. 21.-According to the
Politische Correspondent, M. s~aratoff.
Bulgarian minister Of the interior and
ad interim minister Of foreign affairs.
addressed a note to Mr.. Dickinson.
United States consul general at Con-
stantinople a few days ago in which.
after complaining that h consul gem
eral had expressed dissatisfaction with
the measures the Bulgarian govern
ment had taken against the kidnapera
Of Miss Stone, he strongly protested
against his government being held re-
sponsible for a crime committed In
Turkish territory, anc declared that In
order to guard itself against a serious
and unmerited accusation the Bulga
rian government had resolved. should
the robber band try to cross the Bull
garian frontier or succeed In stealing
into Bulgaria, to have 1t mercilessly
pursued and annihilated by the Bulga-
rian troops.
we will not enter into any negotia-
tions whatever for paying ransom"
said M. Saratoff, "as we do not want
precedents established for the many
robbers infesting the neighborhood to
turn to Bulgaria whenever this seems
to their advantage. We are firmly de-
termined to make an example which
will deter robbers from repeating such
speculations.
1T will hen be no longer possible to
accuse Bulgaria of harboring secret
committees which organize bands for
kidnapping foreigners in Turkey and re-
moving them to Bulgaria, there peace
fully to enjoy the ransom they extort."
London, Oct. Recommending upon
the statement Of the Politische Core
spondenz regarding the letter from M.
Saratoff, the Bulgarian minister, to Mr..
Dickinson, the Vienna correspondent of
the Standard
1T nay be regarded as convincing
proof that Bulgaria is shielding h
Macedonian committee, and that the
Sofia correspondents Of the Politische
Correspondent, the Pester-Lloyd and
other ape were correct when de-
claring that M~acedonians, disguised as
Turks, had kidnapped Miss Stone, and
that a regular game Is being played by
the Bulgarian troops or one side and
the Turkish troops on the other side Of
the frontier, each side trying to snug
gle prisoners over the border In order
that the ransom paid by sentimental
Americans may be recovered, as the
bulSdIldIlS WISH, liOLl Turkey dHU dS
the Turks wish, from Bulgaria, and
that the prisoners, but for this farce.
could be produced at any moment.
THE right course now Is not to pay
the ransom. but to hold Bulgaria re-
sponsible for every hair Of Miss Stones
head. Those who know the facts see
no reason to anticipate any danger to
her life"
Fears Grave Complications.
London, Oct. 21.-The Globe this at
ternoon says it fears the safety of Miss
Stone is seriously compromised by the
attitude of Consul General Dickinson
in refusing to pay the ransom and in
demanding that the Bulgarians arrest
the leaders of the Macedonian commit
tee as the real authors of the mission
ary's abduction. The Globe says the
situation contains all the factors OF a
grave International complication and
threatens to assume Importance far be-
yond the personality Of any Individual
missionary.
May Yet XIII Miss stone.
New York, Oct. 21.-The Rev. r.
Collegiate and Theological institute at
Samokov, cables the following from
Samokov, Bulgaria, to the New York
Journal:
1.-The headquarters of Miss Stones
captors is a thickly wooded mountain
top near the boundary line Of Turkey
and Bulgaria. Miss Stone has only
light summer clothing and a cotton
dress. The brigands refused to allow
her to keep her baggage, but let her
have a bible. The leader Of the band is
the notorious Boucho, from the Bulga-
rian town of Dubnitza.
we sent word to Constantinople.s
pointing out that, being private indf-
viduals, we cannot prevent the govern
ment from pressing the brigands; also
that the ransom is too princely. No
such sum was ever heretofore demand
ed. No rejoinder has yet been received.
Usually brigands ask about G1,OOO and
then agree for half.
Twenty : five 2 thousand Turkish
pounds ($110.0 00). means two horse loads
Of gold, and that is more gold than
there is now in Bulgaria. Besides, the
%brigands demand payment in Turkish
gold, for which it would be necessary
to send to Constantinople.
II should not give the brigands the
ransom until Miss Stone is safely de-
livered to us, as they might murder
her after receiving the money. The
more desperate brigands murder after
ransom in order to seal the lips for
ever. We ave three theological insti-
tute students who were captured 1 n the
Stone party. One tells pathetically how
he was robbed Of money intended to
pay for his tuition"
-AaZ