The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-17
By Request of American Govern.
ment Search For Miss Stones
Abductors is Called Off.
II IS FEARED THEY WOULD KILL nER
Story of the Thirty Days Respite 10
Discredited and q Second Appeal
for Funds Was Issued.
Washington Cabinet Maintains That
the Turkish sultan IL Respon-
sib1c for the Crime and He
Will De Held Accountable.

Constantinople, Oct. 12.-ln COM
pliance with request from WASH
ipgton, the search by Ottoman troops
for the abductors of Miss Stone, the
American missionary, has been aban-
doned. it being feared that the
brigands would kill her should they
be closely pursued. Arrangements
are now being made to pay the ran
som demanded.
London. Oct. 12.-After detailing
the history of the abduction of Miss
Stone, the Spectator remarks:
president Roosevelt and the Wash
ington cabinet maintain justly that
the sultan is responsible, as 1t is his
misgovernment which provokes and
protects brigandage, and they intend
to demand reparation from the porte.
II will not be limited, we imagine,
to S125,0O0 The porte will be re-
quired to punish the authors of the
outrage; and as Turkey is sure to
shuttle, and America is tired of being
played with. a naval demonstration is
quite on the cards. The sultan will,
of course, yield to the first show of
force4'
Boston, Oct. 12.-!The misunder-
standing existing in various parts of
the country, indicated especially in
private advices received here as to
the progress of the fund to ransom
Miss Stone. the missionary. is consid-
cred to be of sufficient reason for the
issuance of another appeal for funds
by the clergymen who signed the first
one.
Boston, Oct. Ito the People of
America: The promptings of our
hearts compel us to issue second
urgent appeal to the people of Amer
lea to come TO the rescue of Miss
Ellen NJ Stone. the American mis-
sionary now held captive by brigands
in the Balkan mountains for n ran
som of $4,000. Nearly one-half
that sum is vet to be raised.
Private advices received Thursday
were to the effect that it was abso-
lutely necessary to raise the full
amount at once. The story of n
30 days respite is absolutely discred-
tied in the best informed circles.
Information from Washington is
that the outlook is far from being
SO reassuring as was hoped.
viii not pastors, tender-hearted
women, patriotic men and repre-
sentatives of commercial and fnan-
cial activity everywhere--will not
every one aid by giving and soliciting
until the entire fund is in hand? A
life is at stake, the life of a Chris
tian, missionary, a patriot and a
noble American. All contributions
should be sent direct to Kidder. Pea
body G. Co., rs Devonshire street,
Boston. or Barring, Magoon G. Co., Is
Wall street, New York.
All money contributed will be re-
turned to the donors in case it's use
is not necessary, or in the event of
it's being hereafter returned by or
through the United States govern
ment.
Constantinople, Oct. 14.-Thus far
there have been no fresh develop
ments in the case of Miss Ellen M.
Stone, the abducted American mis-
sionary. Spencer Eddy, secretary OF
thc United States legation in Con-
stantinople, has received notifica-
tion from Washington that the funds
for ransom has been forwarded.