The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-10-10
TO SAVE MISS STONE
The olly Certain Way Is by Pay
ment of Ransom.

Boston, Oct. THE urgency of the
case of Miss Stone, the missionary held
for ransom by brigands in Bulgaria,
brought together the members of the
prudential committee of the American
board for two hours Sunday. Later the
committee issued a statement based
upon the views of President Samuel
r. Capen, of the board, and the
secretary, Rev. DIR. Judson Smith, as
the result of their visit to Washington
Saturday. Both gentlemen had inter
views with President Roosevelt and the
officials of the state department. 1t
was made plain TO them, they told the
prudential committee, that the only
certain way to secure the release of
Miss Stone and save her life would be
the payment of the ransom. The COM
mittee was informed that the govern
ment, by reason of constitutional re-
striction, is unable to pay the ransom.
The committee was also made aware of
the fact that the American board has
no money with which to save Miss
Stone. The only practical way, there
fore, was shown to be a popular sub
scription, which already has been
started. The committee heartily ap-
proved this and began sending tele-
grams to many parts of the country
urging subscriptions. The committee
says that in view of the spirit with
which the appeal is received there is
strong ground for the hope that the
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every possible way the American board
will cooperate both by gift and by So
licitation. President Capen says that
the government at Washington, both
the president and the state depart
ment, have done, are doing and will
continue to do all that is in their power
to secure the release of Miss Stone.
The Ransom Fund.
The firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co.,
which is handling the fund, kept it's
office open Sunday. Late in the after
noon a statement of the days receipts
was made, the total being $4,325.75,
with $G4O additional in pledge. At the
Park Street church, Rev. DR.. Withrow
presented the case of Miss Stone
strongly, assuring his hearers that if
the money is not used for her ransom
it will be returned to the donors, as
the chances are chat the United
States government will make the Turk
ish government pay heavy indemnity
for the outrage"
The Government Interested.
Washington, Oct. THE machinery
of the department of state is now at
work to save from death or prolonged
captivity Miss Ellen Stone, the mis-
sionary who was kidnapped in Turkey,
The president himself has become ac-
lively interested in the matter. Satur-
day, DR.. Samuel II. Capen, president of
the American board of missions, and
DR.. Judson Smith, the foreign secre-
tary of that board, arrived in Washing
ton from Boston, and went directly to
the state department. After an hours
conference with Acting Secretary Adee
and Solicitor Penfeld, they were es-
corted to the white house. President
Roosevelt gave close attention to their
statement.
Although the department of state
already had taken up the matter, Pres
ident Roosevelt laid fresh injunctions
upon Mr.. Adee to spare no effort to
accomplish the purpose he had in view
of releasing Miss Stone. The clergy
men were highly gratifed at the earn
estness exhibited blythe president and
the state department officials and left
for their home in Boston satisfied that
the United States government was do
ing everything possible in Miss Stones
behalf. Owing to the peculiar condi-
tions of this case, none of the parties
to Saturdays conference was at lib
| erty to make statement for publica-
ton respecting the measures to be
adopted 1t is gathered that whatever
may be done in the future in a punt
tive way, Miss Stone must be ransomed
! to begin with. Probably the ransom
money must come from the mission
board or from private contributions,
for the state department has no funds
which may be used to pay the ransom.
A report from supt. ]. c. Gluck, Reform
School, Pruntytown, w. Va, Oct. IS, 1900
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ON STATE AFFAIRS.