The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-30
MISS stone
STILL HELD
Woman Compan-
ion Said to Be
Dead.
SUSPECTS PERISH
UNDER TORTURE
Turkish Authorities Are Charged
With Collision With the
Fugitive Brigands.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The Betscher-
ma Poschta, a Macedonian newspaper
published at Sofia, Bulgaria, declares
that the Turkish troops following the
! brigands holding Miss Ellen NJ. Stone,
the American missionary and her help
intention to trying to capture the ruff
fans, says the Vienna correspondent of
the World On the contrary the SOL
diers and Turkish officials provide the
brigands with food, it is asserted. The
newspaper says that the brigands are
being protected under orders from the
highest Turkish authorities for the. rea-
son that the Sultan is keen for revenge
against the United States for the pres
sure brought to bear by America with
reference to indempties for the Armen-
ian massaeres by the Turks.
AS these declarations emanate from
the organ of revolutionary party that
is making war on Turkey and are not
accompanied by any proofs, they are
not accepted as wholly without preju-
dice.
The Poschta says that the Bulgarian
Government is doing everything in its
power to assist the American represen-
tatives and has instituted a strict in
quiry to discover the identity of those
who made the capture of Miss Stone
and to learn if the Kidnapping had an
other and more important object than
that of a ransom. The impression is
created that Miss Stone will certainly
be released, and at an early date.
SOLDIERS HELP BRIGANDS.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. PIT is report
ed that Madame Tsiika, the cen,p1r31
of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the American
missionary captured by brigands, died
recently in captivity.
| VIENNA, Oct. 22-"Miss Stone was
captureG,' says the correspondent of the
Neueste Wiener Journal, mot by H. Is
ands, but by a detachment of Turkish
cavalry, at the instisation of the Sui
tan"
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct 22-Should
no news be received during the next for
ty-eight hours from the missionaries who
are seeking the captors of Miss Ellen
Stone and her companion, Madame Tsil-
ka, more missionaries will be sent to
assist in locating the brigand band 1t
is understood that the missionaries have
been waiting at places in the vicinity of
where the brigands are supposed to be,
expecting to receive communication
from them. 1t is proposed now that a
search rarty shall be organized to pen
citrate to the brigands retrear
LONDON, Oct. 23.-''It is reported from
Sofia" says the Vienna correspondent OF
the Daily Mail, that United States Coi:-
sui General Dickinson received intelli-
gence from shepherds that Miss Stone
was seen at Jakoouda, on Turkish terri
tory, about two hours journey from the
Bulgarian frontier
SUSPECTS DIE UNDER TORTURE.
LONDON, Oct 23.-The Morning Lead
er publishes the following communica-
! tim. dated Saturday, October 10, from
Sofia:
ION the frontier, near Grossbelovo yes
terday, five fugitives from Bansta, Ma
cedonia-among them brother of Mime.
Tsilka, Miss Stones companion-were
shot dead by Turkish frontier guards
| while endeavoring 10 cross ln;o Bulga-
r:en territory.
United States Consul General Dickin-
| son, believing that they were members OF
the American mission church. has de-
manded an official inquiry. Great brutal
ity exists in the --strict between Banista
and the frontier. Turkish officials have
arrested over 100 persons of Bulgarian
nationality and subjected them to torture
in order to wiring from them information
as to Miss Stones whereabouts. Several
of them died under the torture.
THE Bulgarian authorities, likewise
worried over the affair, are continually
arrest!ng fugitives from Macedonia, and
this causes bad blood