Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-10-18
DON'TLlKE THE PLAN
London News Questions Advisa-
billy Of Paying Ransom.
ESTABLISHES A BAD PRECEDENT.
Doubts Authority of Alleged Letter
from Miss Stone-DriEands XIII
Two Pastors and Three
Niissionaries.'

otohS, WAiic' ~ hiPdcuiHiHS W lti Iuo OIL
forts in her behalf, expresses the opin-
ion that the payment of such large
ransom is a very questionable proceed
ing. Turkey could easily stamp out
brigandage,' says the Daily News,
"but, SO long as benevolent foreigners
will pay high ransoms, why should the
Turks trouble?" 1t suggests that Miss
Stones letter is "just such document
as clever brigand chief would drop
into the American letter box at the
present moment" and concludes by re-
marking ian army of .brigands en-
dowed by American subscriptions will
not add to the tranquility of eastern
Europe"
Turkey Must Pay.
London, Oct. 16.-"The United States
government will insist that Turkey i'm
mediately make good any deficit in the
subscriptions for the ransom of Miss
Stone" says the Constantinople cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph,
"and also refund the full amount SUBJ
scribed.'
Killed by BriEnnds.
three female mission workers." says a
dispatch from Vienna to the Daily Ex-
press, "have been killed by the band
that kidnapped Miss Stone"
ut is supposed that the brigands
who captured Miss Stone have with
drawn into the interior of Macedonia
In the direction of Nevrokop," says a
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Sofia. Former members of the Mace
DOMAIN committee who were arrested
on suspicion of completely denied be-
fore magistrate any knowledge of the
affair"
Think bulgaria Responsible.
London, Oct. 16.-"The belief is
growing here" says dispatch to the
Standard from Constantinople, that
the Bulgarian and not the Turkish gov
eminent is responsible for the reten-
ton of Miss Stone, whose capture was
committed with the connivance of
Macedonian agitators, if not with that
of the higher authorities. The attitude
of the latter toward brigand bands is
most suspicious and very different
from what it was during the time of
Stambuloff."
Eager to Assist.
Constantinople, Oct. 16.-The Rus
sian government has repeated its ex-
preston of a desire to assist the
United States government by all
practical means in rescuing Miss
ooone.'--srlic -oel,e. ,o--o.-r.-~e- e.t>.alls
solicitous, but Russia Is the best able
to bring the necessary pressure to
bear. Messrs. Baird and Haskell,
the missionaries, have not yet sue
ceeded in getting into touch with the
brigands or opening negotiations.
Appeal from Miss stone.
Constantinople, Oct. 16.-Miss Ellen
M. Stone, the kidnapped American mis-
sionary, has been heard from. Treas
urer w. w. Peet, of the American
mission in this city, on Monday re-
ceived from her letter written from
Macedonia. in which she says:
" write to inform you that on the 3D. Of
| September was captured by great num-
| Der of armed men-some 40-as 1 Travelled
| from Bansko to Diumaala with about Il
| teachers, students and others.
"They took me with my companion, Mrs
| Catherine Tsilka The reason why they
| captured US Is for a ransom The price
| which they-demand for US is f25, 600, Turk
ish, which must be paid in gold, and this en-
tlrely without the knowledge Of the Turk
ish and Bulgarian governments within the
term of Is days from to-day.
1.-THE condition of Mrs. Tsilka decided the
| limit, as she is to give birth to child In
three months"
I'VE are pursued by a Turkish army.
beg DR.. Haskell himself to go to Constan-
| tinople and exert himself for the payment
| of the ransom atSamakov, where men will
| receive 1t on presenting an order from me.
1.-THE men who captured US at first
showed courtesy and consideration toward
US, but now, since Turkish soldiers and
bashi-bazouks have begun to pursue US
and the ransom is delayed, our condition
| Is altogether changed.
wherefore, ! beg you to hasten sending
| the ransom demanded and that as ener.
| getically as possible you will represent to
| the Turkish government that It stop the
pursuit of us by soldiers. and bashi-ba-
zouks. otherwise we shall be killed by the
people in whose hands we are. pray you
| to communicate without delay the contents
| of this letter to the representative Of the
| United States at the porte and request his
| most serious cooperation"
"Pray for us. We are at peace with God
with hearty salutations.
"Your friend, ELLEN NJ. STONE"
Held In subterranean Retreat.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 16.-The par.
epts of Nine. Tsilka, the Bulgarian
teacher who was captured by brig:
ands with Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the
American missionary. have received
another letter from their daughter
urging the step already taken, name.
ly, stopping the military pursuit, be-
cause the brigands threaten the pris-
oners with immediate death in the
| event Of danger to themselves. The
| writer says that she and Miss Stone
are hidden in subterranean retreat
and are treated courteously. She
also says the only means of securing
their release is to pay the ransom
demanded.
Dropped Dead.
| Warsaw, Ind, Oct. 16.-David Fire
| stone, well known citizen of Kos
ciusko county, died in Pierceton Fri.
day afternoon. Apoplexy is assigned
as the cause.
VIII Be 2 Candidate.
| Havana, Oct. 16.-The friends of
Gen. Bartolome Maso announce that
he has consented to be candidate
for the vice presidency of Cuba.
His One Act of wI.uom,
THAT young Jollikings seems to be
about the biggest fool | ever saw All