The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-10
CLOSING IN
ON BANDITS.
Turkish and Bulgarian Troops
Surrounding Mountain
On Which Miss Stone and Her
Capt0rs Are Located.
FOOD FOR OUTLAWS
Is Being Supplied by the Inhab-
itants of the Region.
Authorities Are Thought to Be
Making a Mistake.

Constantinop;e, Oct. 10.-The sur
rounding movement of Turkish and
Bulgarian troops on the mountain
Gueltepe. on the Turko-Bulgarian from
tier, near Dubnitza, has commenced.
The presence of Miss Stone and the
bandits on the mountain is confirmed.
The inhabitants of Dubnitza are sup
plying the outlaws with food.
FEARFUL OF CONSEQUENCES
London, Oct. 1O.-With reference to
the announcement that the Turkish
and Bulgarian troops are surrounding
the abductors of Miss Stone, the Globe
says that it considers that unless the
movement is suspended until she is
safe out of the hands of the brigands.
there will infallibly be a repetition of
the tragedy in Greece during the year
1870, when Lord Muncaster and a party
were captured Lord Muncaster was
released in order to negotiate for
ransom of &25,000. Then as now an at
tempt was made to surround the brig
ands with the result that four gentle
men of the party were murdered
Lord and Lady Muncaster and a
party of English travellers were seized
by Greek brigands April IL, 1870, at
Oroposis, near Marathon. Lord Mum
caster and the ladies of the party were
sent to treat for the e25 900 demanded
as ransom with a free pardon for the
brigands. The latter were surrounded
by troops, and in retreating April 2l
killed Mr.. Vyner. Mr.. Lloyd, Mr.. Her
bert and Count De JoyI. The incident
caused great excitement, especially as
many influential persons were charged
with connivance at the brigandage.
Several of the brigands were killed and
several captured. tried and condemned
May 23 of the same year On June 20.
1870. five of the brigands were ex-
ecuted.
NO POLITICS IN 1T.
New York, Oct. 1O.-Oscar S. Straus.
formerly minister to Turkey, thinks
that the abduction of Miss Stone should.
not be charged to the sultan or his sub
jects Neither is he at all sure that the
Bulgarian government is in any way
implicated. He prefers to think that 1r
was the work of irresponsible Bulgar-
ian brigands who were moved therein
solely by desire to extract ransom.and
who had no political end of any kind to
serve by their nefarious actions. Mr..
Straus says both the governments of
Turkey and Bulgaria will do all they
can to bring the rascals to judgment
No menace of war will be allowed to
arise out of the incident, in Mr.. Straus
opinion.
Tomo Sargentich, an Americanized
bank, knows a great deal from peESon-
al observation about the district where
Miss Stone is held captive and about
the people who inhabit it. He told II
Tribune reporter yesterday that the ma
tive Bulgarians were, in his opinion, In
no way implicated in the abduction Of
the Am erican missionary. He believed
that to be the work of Turks: but he
thought the peasantry in the country
surrounding the scene of the abduction
could easily be induced by the offer of
cash rewards for the heads of the brig
ands, to undertake war upon the ras
Gals which would end in their extermi-
nation. If rewards were placed upon
the heads of Miss Stones captors, he
said, the heads would be forthcoming
sooner or later.
A special to the Herald from Boston
says: 1t has been decided to give out
no more statements of the condition OF
the fund for ransoming Miss Stone.
The decision not to give out a list OF
the contributors each day is in line with
the wish of the American board to
avoid publicity as much possible.
The board feels that the brigands are
kept pretty well informed of affairs in
America and thinks that the less they
find out just now the better it will be
for Miss Stone.