Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-10-11
CApToRs WILL WAIT.
Abductors of Miss Stone Said to ne
willing to Delay while Rnn-
som Money Is Raised.


Bpondent of the Morning Express de-
clares that the statement that Miss
Stone will be executed if the ransom
is not paid has absolutely no founda-
tion. A telegram from Sofia, received
at Vienna Monday, states that the
brigands have offered to wait a month
for the money. They would never
dream of numbering her while there is
the slightest chance of obtaining ran
som. Miss Stone is not in a cave nor
living in the open, but is kept in peas
lishes the following dispatch from VII
emma: "Mr. Dickenson and the direct
or of the American mission had long
audience with Prince Ferdinand at
Sofia. There is no doubt that Miss
Stone was abducted under orders from
the Macedonian committee"
Boston, Oct. Notwithstanding the
fact that the time limit set by the Bull
garian brigands who are holding Miss
Ellen NJ. Stone for ransom expires at
noon to-day, and the $4,000 has not
been raised, there is gilmmer of hope
that she may yet be saved. The ulti-
matum was that unless this sum was
in the hands of the agent of the bri-
gands in Constantinople. or in sight,
at noon to-day, Miss Stone would be
killed. Fifty thousand dollars have
been cabled east, to be shown the agent
as an earnest that the entire sum will be
Forthcoming If a little more time is
granted 1t is hoped and believed that
the brigands will wait few days if as
sured that extra ordinary efforts are
being made to meet their demands.
Herein lies the only hope of saving the
life of the devoted missionary.
So far as the returns are in, there
has been subscribed 3,0i3.40, nearly
half the amount of the ransom. At
noon the total was about $4,000, and
the money in small sums was pouring
in faster than the entire clerical force
| of Kidder. Peabody & Co. could tabu-
| late it. Because the stream of con-
tributions showed no sign of letting
| up for some time and because the fund
was still far from being enough, the
promoters of the movement concluded
to keep the list open, although noon
was the original limit.
| The contributions came in food the
whole of Monday. Many of them were
| presented in person to the cashier. Tel
egraph and mail remittances were re-
ceived almost every moment, and the
aggregate of contributions was so
great in number that a special force
was assigned as receivers. with an
other force engaged on the work of
/ tabulation and verification.
1t is planned to send the money to
the state department at Washington,
whence it will be transmitted to its
representatives in Constantinople.
Consul General c. NJ. Dickinson will act
for the government, and associated
with him will be William Peet, the
treasurer of the American board in
| Turkey, who resides in Constantinople.
AS to the method of procedure in
reaching the brigands. paying the ram
som and delivered Miss Stone, there
can now be only conjecture. Commu-
nication has been had between the brig
ands and representatives of the gov
ernment or of the American board, and
this source of communication is un-
doubtedly still open. One thing has
been positively decided upon-no
money will pass to any representative
of the captors on any promise to de-
liver Miss Stone thereafter. There
must and will be actual and safe de-
livery at the time the ransom is paid
Through the intermediary spoken of
the brigands have been informed that
money is being rapidly raised to sat.
isfy their demands; that large
amount is already in hand, and with a
prospect of raising the whole at once
This, it is believed, will induce them to
postpone the execution of the death
penalty.
The outrage may have results Sc
far-reaching as to involve other gov.
ernments besides those of the United
States, Turkey and Bulgaria, and when
these are arrived at the public will
readily understand the present reti
cence not only of the American board
but of the government itself.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.