The sun., 1901-10-07
MISS STONES RANSOM
Thousands of Dollars Have Been Con.
tributed In Boston.
GRAVE FEARS ENTERTAINED
It Is Thought That the Time Limit
Set BY the Briannds VIII Expire
Before the Whole Amount De-
snnndei Can BE Raised.

li0ston, Oct. 6-In response to the
lu3lfa appeal sent out by the family
and friends Of Helen NJ Stone, the
Aln#iean missionary who is in the
hH l@ of hrt-ands in Turkey, with
Gaa / ~ the alternative Of the nonpay-
nHH t sll00u0 ransom demanded hy
tsl t0ls. money has been pouring in
itt sH stream. The amount recpiy-
81 t tl4e ransom has been swulcd
t6S4#@sE
aing Of Miss stones friends Il
tAsi t4le2~ an unexpectedly large sum
n si l41fh"d Immediately the entire
slta Wil rot he collected ON Tuesday.
aft Which datc, according to the ulti-
malnfn &c thc handitti. the American
missionary and her bulgarian compan-
ion. &Ime. Tsillla. will suffer death.
There II strong hope however. that
at the last moment the American board
OF commissioners for foreign mis-
sionS will advance the sum out of their
resources, TO be refunded when the sum
NOW being collected shall have reached
the requisite proportions.
The subscriptions to the needed sum
starled ont with great promise in tile
office Of Ni'lder, Peabody < Co
Opening of the subscriptions.
With the opening came q check for
$1,000 from Hayden Stone 4 Co,
large check from I've IIggnsun, rising
into the thousands and several indi
vidual subscriptions for S2ao ana 5000
each Checks aud kilograms continued
to be received and, Wild personal
pledges, in Two hours brought the
amount Up 70 more than $15O0o The
tide OF subscriptions ebbCd aS tile hours
Wore on. Mr. Stone of Hayden, Stone
& Co.. who led off with $4,000. is said
to be related to the unhappy captive
Said one of the officials connected
with the fund:
We really hoped TO have at least
$50o00 for tile first days record. but
And here he stopped, with regret on his
face
The members Of Miss stones own
sex We're i'll evidence. one old woman
stepped 70 the cashiers desk and iii il
shrill voice piped out rs this where
the missionary is to b6 ransomed: %
hope We'll get her
She spoke rapidly without waiting
for an answer, and the cashier politely
handed her il pen to write her lnluc.
She WaS sensitive to publicity and
argued the mattcr Of telling who SHE
was, but finally handed over $40, with
fears in hcr eyes. Shc didn't l0ul; as ii
she could afford half the sum.
y representative 81 the American
hp1r1 IVbipl I1L 1Iii{.iIY,.,l,. ,I,..IittI,I 7.
assist iii ransolHng Miss Stone Is; b..
ig an pntOuia@rnrnt 10 abduction,
called, but went away without saving
anything.
?arishiancFs asked to Give.
The fey br lnhn i. Withrow. pas
Tor III fho Park street church, and the
Rov ~, Iarinar. pasttl q fremont
Ta3 in Elsa Wafr iail sieRets Of tic
apf"al polished q Subscribe toward
~ la n %tlGasH demanded by tha
hri4@ad4 ltava a tlat ihny wonli!
tra 'it 6atr nar hianers II contrib.
lta "a iid tb IL contributions to Tho
,.es as e;srIt. a= RasSihle, in com
ln aH5 itl6 ni4nal. Tile time is 81
sEH IL IL ln4eG, that subscriptions
Il itt la made Individuality.
s sta4as n49thrr m old lady aud
u aewlat feehle health, still living
q ~ hoape III Chelsea. and brother
6Httrs y stone, who resides at New.
ter are among the relatives who live
n75#t tlis setign. The latter was one
81 tte sistars of Tie appeal and he and
liis ah are subscribers Of 81 J.naa