The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-19
HELP FOR
MISS STONE
The Governments
Moving in the
Case.
MISSIONARY TO
BE RANSOMED
Private Philanthropy Gives Way
to Official Action-Turkey
Must Pay Bill Later.

I
cry of the State Department is now al
work to save from death or prolonged
captivity Miss Helen Stone, the mis-
sionary who was kidnapped in Turkey
| The President himself has become ac-
| lively interested in the matter. To-
day, Dr. Samuel H. Capen, president
| of the American Board of Missions
and Rev Judson Smith, the foreign
secretary of that board, arrived in
Washington from Boston and went di-
| rectly to the State Department. After
an hours conference with Acting Sec
rotary Adee and Solicitor Penfeld, they
| were escorted to the White House
President Roosevelt gave close atten-
ton to their statement. Although the
Department of State had already tax
en- up the matter. President Roosevelt
laid especially fresh injunctions upon
Mr.. Adee to spare no efforts to &C
complish the release of Miss Stone.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
BOSTON, Oct. 5.-An appeal to
Christian America has been issued to
aid the efforts of the relatives and
friends of Miss Ellen Stone, the mis-
sionary now held captive by brigands
in the Balkan mountains, to raise the
$4,000 demanded as a ransom for her
delivery.
The brigands have threatened to take
Miss Stones life unless the money is
Forthcoming on October Sth. Her sit
uation is desperate" says the appeal.
1T is absolutely necessary that the
amount of the ransom be Immediately
raised"
Kidder, Peabody & Co, bankers, of
Boston, have consented to act as truS-
tees of all funds contributed, and it is
urged that all such reach this firm be-
fore noon, Monday, October 18th. Even
moments are precious" closes the az
peal. viii American Christian pa
triots come to the rescue?"
Appeal is signed by John I. With
row, George C. Lorimer and John Gal
braith, three of the most prominent
ministers in Boston, and Charles L.
Stone, the latter for the family and
relatives.
The first mail today brought $500 to-
ward the rescue of Miss Stone, in re-
Spouse to the appeal issued by the
American board yesterday. Up to noon
today the trustees of the Stone ran
som fund had received 1856.
Tonight the trustees announced the
NO TRACE OF CAPTORS.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 5.-A semi
official denial was issued today of the
statement that the kdnapers of the
American missionary, Miss Helen
Stone and her companion, Nine. Tsilka,
are in Bulgaria. The note issued by
the authorities declares that troops and
police who have actively searched the
frontier for ten days have not found
any trace of the brigands.
THE RANSOM RAISED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Not since
the successful attempt to save the life
Of John Hays Hammond, the Ameri-
ean engineer implicated in the jameson
raid, has the State Department put
forth such energetic efforts to save q
human life as it is now doing in be-
half of Miss Stone, the American mis-
sionary, who was captured by Bulgar-
an bandits. A sum of money has
oeen forwarded by the agency of the |
cable to Spencer Eddy, the United |
States secretary of legation at Con- |
;tantinople, who has shown remarka- |
Die energy and ability in unearthing !
he ramifications of the plot which re- |
suited in the kidnapping of Miss Stone. |
There is little doubt that the Tur-
lish government has done all that it |
Gould be expected to do to run down |
he bandits, and what is now to be
lone is to secure similar action on the |
'art of the Bulgarian government, and .
o that end influences more potert
With the Slav races than that of the
United States government are now at I
work. Should the measures fail, then
he ransom money must be paid. and
hat is why Mr. Eddy has been placed
n possession of this powerful auxil-
airy.
The State Department officials depre- /
ate most earnestly newspaper dis
ussion of the measures it is taking in Il
Hiss Stones behalf, claiming that Il
t is being greatly embarrassed in its Il
forts by such publications. Conse- 4
uently the officials refuse to give any 4
concerning the case be-
,ond the merely negative statement
nat they have not been informed of
he reported extension of one month Il
t the time allowed for the ransom Of
Hiss Stone.
PARIS, Oct. 8.-A letter received by
he Havres Agency from SaIonica, i
ated October 4, says
The American consul here has Just
ecelVed orders to make the arrange
tents with the vail governor for the
ayment of the ransom on Miss Stone
he United States will advance the
honey, afterwards settling with Tur-
ey.