The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-08
CAPTIVITY OF HISS STONE.
Reinsurance From sofia Conceruiug
The MiseinnnrN.

I
! LONDON. Oct ,-A despatch from So
/ .ia says JHat rca--ar.ree~ have. been re-
! 'eiEed bE those interested fn the release
| ~ Miss Ellen 81 Stone. the American
I n toUary- that mo- harm is likely TOD be-
| i.i her during the month of respite
| which her aricaud c-D-1rs have given
/ her. She is said % ne kept prisoner iu
! me home ~ q peasant u1t iu 60 cave. as
i it FIRST supposed ana sh. is to bs kept
/ There Tor another month. while ueeutil-
/ u"Hs for the Slf1u.# ransom continue
/ thE0G2H third parties.
! The American Consul at C1lstautfu1urs
| accompanied by an envoy of The mission
aEy society. Missionary Haskell. who ar
TFrd Hl SOFIA ol October g. Eilr proceed
90 once ru Whore Mss Sfc1. is held c-u-
tive and deposit The EIs, il--aITmeat OF
1 the ransom
q De- suspicion grow@ that tho ahdu-rTou
/ of Miss Stone was inspired Hy the Turk
i~h revolutionary society known as the
-@csaouian COMMITTEE, iG che hope that
tnr United States would compel the Sui
I tan himself to pay the ransom and there
"E actually contribute 10 the fund OF his
enemies
BOSTON, Oct S-The early morning
mails brought a considerable addition 10
/ the fund az the Office Of hiddcr. Peabody
d. Co Tor TIE ransom Of Miss Ellen NJ
stone, The missionary. from her BuIga-
I nan captor~- Although the total amount
I OF these early morning receipts had not
Heen announced, 80 seemed probable that
! the fund had turned the halfway mark
( tp the sum of SIl4sa required. m an carly
hnHr- Contributions continued To- come I'm
I during The n0rniue. and tho firm main
I tanned the same arrangements as y.s-ar-
o"E Tor receiving and forwarding th.
money
Managers oc the fund here regard fl
f7 practically certain that draft for
5000 has been deposited abroad En- -err
manner as r1 assure The mis-i5uarv-- cap
TOYS tAat So much has beer raised and
, that genuine efforts are being made I'm
tHlS country t0 meet their terms.
This money was forwarded last uf-af
through tHr State Department ar lvas7-
( in2ton, il being the amount of cash ac-
iullly In hand +t the time the I--sr WAS
sent Bes-de= this sum. the agents Of fr,
+ idhd mad received notice OF sgbe-rirti1r-
forwarded amounting Go sI1.s b the money
Tor which had not been received. AR
Adae- Acting Secretary OF State. attended
10 The business relating 90 the ransom ar
; Washington " 70 is expected % send "a
second inSraI'ment OF the fund today and
efforts are being made 90 make this as
large as t1. lret payment
The critical situation Of Miss Ellen H.
stone me American missionary held for
. ransom Nt Bulgarian LriEauds is en-
IasluS ne attention of The state D-uarr-
meHt- AIR A1ee. the Acting Secretary of
state i- lu constant communication with
T lA' -Atilelic.tu p. preSe natives iu Turkey
and bulgaria. and with the officials 1f rh..
American Board OF Foreign Missions
it was ~aiH at tFa State DeDarrmsur .r-
Gay ilat ID" ni-ciaI confirmation has been
received of tE- reported extension ri rf-7..
Tor the payment OF the ransom dema1G-
cd Beyond making this statement off-
clais OFT tl. Department or State decline
ip make ans comment upon the situation.