The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-22
HELP FOR
MISS STONE
The Government is
Moving in the
Case.

WASHINGTON, oct. 5.-The machin-
cry of the State Department is now a,
work to save from death or prolonged
captivity Miss Helen stone the mis-
sionary who was kidnapped in Turkey.
The President himself mas become ac-
lively interested in the matter. To-
day, DR.. Samuel II. Capen, president
of the American Board of Missions,
and Rev. Judson Smith. the foreign
secretary of that board, arrived in
Washington from Boston and went di-
rectly to the state Department After
an hours conference with Acting Sec
rotary Adee and Solicitor Penfield, they
were escorted to the White. House,
President Roosevelt gave close atten-
ton to their statement. Although the
Department of State had already TAX
on up the matter, President Roosevelt
laid especially fresh injunctions upon
Mr.. Adee to spare no efforts to &C
complish the release of Miss Stone.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
BOSTON, Oct. 5.-An appeal to
aid the efforts of the relatives and
friends of Miss Ellen Stone, the mis-
sionary now held captive by brigands
in the Balkan mountains, to raise the
$4,000 demanded as a ransom for her
delivery.
The brigands have threatened to take
Miss Stones life unless the money is
Forthcoming on October Sth. Her sit
uation is desperate" says the appeal,
1T Is absolutely necessary that the
amount of the ransom be Immediately
raised"
Kidder, Peabody Il Co, bankers, of
Boston. have consented to act as rus
tees of all funds contributed and IT, is
urged that all such reach this firm be-
fore noon, Monday, October 9TH. Even
moments are precious" closes the ap-
peal. will American Christian pa
triots come to the rescue?"
Appeal is signed by John |. With
row, George G. Lorimer and John Gal
braith. three of the most prominent
ministers in Boston, and Charles j..
Stone, the latter for the family and
relatives.
The first mail today brought $500 to-
Spouse to the appeal issued by the
American board yesterday Up to noon
today the trustees of the stone ram
som fund had received $15.5S5.
Tonight the trustees announced tic
total receipts at about $4,000.
NO TRACE OF CAPTORS
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 5.--A semi
official denial was issued today of the
statement that the kidnapers of the
American missionary, Miss Helen
Stone and her companion, Nine. Tsilka,
are In Bulgaria. The note issued by
the authorities declares that troops and
police who have actively searched the
frontier for ten days have not found
any trace Of the brigands.
THE RANSOM RAISED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Not since
the successful attempt to save the life
of John Hays Hammond, the Ameri-
can engineer implicated in the Jameson
raid, has the State Department put
forth such energetic efforts to save a
human life as II is now doing in be-
half of Miss Stone, the American mis-
siOnary, who was captured by Bulgar-
ian bandits. A sum of money has
been forwarded by the agency of the
cable to Spencer Eddy, the United
States secretary of legation at Con-
stantinople who has shown remarka-
BILE energy and ability in unearthing
the qualifications of the plot which re-
suited in the kidnapping of Miss Stone.
There is little doubt that the Tur-
kish government has done all that it
could be expected to do to run down
the bandits, and what is now to be
done Is to secure similar action on the
part of the bulgarian government, and
TO that end influences more potert
with the Slav races than that of the
United States government are now at
work. Should the measures fail, then
the ransom money must be paid, and
that is why Mr.. Eddy has been placed
in possession of this powerful auxil-
larry.
The State Department officials depre
cate most earnestly newspaper dis
cussion of the measures it is taking in
Miss Stones behalf, claiming that
it is being greatly embarrassed in its
efforts by such publications. Conse-
quently the officials refuse to give any
information concerning the case be-
yond the merely negative statement
that they have not been informed of
the reported extension of one month
of the time allowed for the ransom of
Miss Stone.
PARIS, Oct. S.-A letter received by
the Havres Agency from Salonica,
dated October 4, says:
The American consul here has just
received orders to make the arrange
ments with the vail (governor) for the
payment of the ransom on Miss Stone.
The United States will advance the
money, afterwards settling with Tur-
key.