The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-10
BRIGANDS AT BAY.
Captors of Miss Stone Surround
ed by Troops.
, - AIeRas 60 Aas0olatlon.

BY scripps- AfcRae Press Association
Constantinople. Oct. 9-Advices
received here state that the eighteen
brigands who are guarding Miss
Stone, the kidnapped American Mis-
sionary have been located on a
mountain near Gultepe, on the Turk
ish-Bulgarian frontier, and are being
surrounded by troops.
The Turkish and Bulgarian troops
are cooperating in the chase. After
the capture of the band the Bulgar-
ian government promises to do its
utmost to bring the brigands to
Justice.
state Department Active.
Washington, Oct. 9.--Not since the
successful attempt to save the life OF
John Hays Hammond, the American
engineer, implicated in the Jamison
raid, has the state department put
forth such energetic efforts to save q
human life as it is now exerting in
behalf of Miss Stone, the American
missionary, who was captured by BuE
garian bandits. A sum of money has
been forwarded by the agency of the
cable to Spencer Eddy, the United
States secretary of legation, at Con-
stantinople, who has shown remark
able energy and ability in unearth-
ing the ramifications of the plot
which resulted in the kidnapping OF
Miss Stone. There is little doubt
that the Turkish government has
done all that it could be expected TO
do to run down the bandits and what
is now to be done is to secure similar
action on the part of the Bulgarian
government, and to that end infu-
ences more potent with the SlaS
races than that of the United States
government are now at work. Should
these measures fail, then the ransom
money must be paid and that is why
Mr.. Eddy has been placed in posses
sion of this powerful auxiliary. The
state department officials deprecate
most earnestly newspaper discussion
of the measures it is taking in Miss
Stones behalf, claiming that it is be-
ing greatly embarrassed in its efforts
by such publications. Consequently
the officials refuse to give any intor-
nation concerning the case, beyond
the merely negative statement that
they have not been informed of the
reported extension to one month of
the time allowed for the ransom OF
Miss Stone.
Much Cash StnI Needed.
Boston, Oct. $40 additional state
ment of money received for the ran
som fund for Miss Stone was given out
by Kidder, Peabody & Co. after the one
Of the late afternoon showing $40
574.6l in cash and $1,000 in unpaid
pledges. This made the total $780,
574.61, to which will be added in the |
morning the sums received over night. |
The rush of contributors is over be- |
cause of the general opinion that the |
critical moment has been averted and |
that a months time offers ample OPP
portunity to add to the fund. Mr..
Charles A. Stone, brother of the cap |
tive missionary, wishes activity for the
fund to continue for a few days longer. |
He hopes that the cable dispatches in |
dicating that the brigands have grant
ed a months time are right, although |
he has no personal confirmation of |
that fact, having repeatedly sent mes
sages to both Constantinople and Sam |
ol1uv. He says that the idea in the |
west that he had stated that no more
money is needed because enough has
been given is wrong. Tie is still anx-
ious about getting the total Of $4,000 |
Next Saturday viii be Miss Stones
twenty-third anniversary Of her sail
ing from Boston for the missionary