Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-08
At PhiIippopIIs, Bulgaria, L Grows
More Intense.
GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED.
American Consul In saionics 10 Arr
range 90 Pay Hanson Missionary
Haskell Negotiating.


stone. the kidnapped American mis-
sonary intensliies here. There is
widespread condemnation Of the gov
ernment for allowing such freedom TO
the Macedonian committee as to en-
able Il 20 engineer the outrage Miss
Stone resided here before she went to
Salonica and she Is well known
throughout the country The patriotic
Bulgarians are incensad as they recos-
nize that Miss Stone and her colleagues
OF the American missions in Bulgaria
and Macedonia have been their best
friends throughout the troubles. There
Is no lack Of indications that Prince
Ferdinand is imperlllng his own posi-
ton by permitting such license to the
committee as to enable II 20 blackmail
prominent people In support OF the
Macedonian cause.
Consul General Dickinson, when here
on his way to Sofia from Constantine
pie, thought II probable that II tire
brigands understand from headquarters
thar the ransom would not be paid
liitN N0nAu Itltuct 1AiTo RNpA~f 80 NssN
Macedonian cause would not be helped
by the murder OF the woman.
10 PAY THE RANSOM
Paris. Oct. s.--A letter received by
the Havas agency from salonica. dated
Oct. L. says:
''The American consul here has just
received orders 10 make the arrange
ments with the vail, governor for the
payment OF the ransom OF Miss Stone.
The United States VIII advance the
money, afterwards settling With Tur-
key.
dThe Turkish authorities have
made numerous arrests among the Bull
garlan population, without distinction
OF religion and nearly all have been put
to torture in the hope Of abstractlng In
formation A prisoner named Dimitri
said an understanding existed between
the Professionals and the Macedoniah
committee and that Miss Stone was
even acting in concert with them With
the view Of obtaining funds for poll
tieal-religi0us propaganda. These dec
larations wrung from Dimitri under
torture, are valueless. What is ecr-
tain is that the captain Of the band
designated for the payment ~ the ran
som a place IN proximity TO the Rou-
manlan frontier which proves that h.
hopes 10 escape the Turkish police. and
that the Bulgarian police do not cause
This condition Of affairs is shown By
the fact that five or six bands Ot
brigands Of ~ 20 10 men each have
hecon'a 80 bold between Strumitza ana
Kuprill that the officials Of the orien-
tpl VI broad have requested the Turkish
military authorities TO reinforce the
troops guarding the track and bridges
NEGOTIATING WITH BRIGANDs.
Constantinople. Oct S.--Mr. Haskell,
the American missionary at SANTANA
.koff Bulgaria. Is opening negotiations
with the brlgands with the view Of r.
ducing the amount Of the ransom de-
manded for the release Of Miss Stone.
STATE DEPARTMENT INTEREST
ED.
Washington, oct, M slnoe the
successful attempt TO save the life OF
John Hays Hammond the American
engineer. implicated In the jameson
raid has the state department put
forth such energetic efforts 60 save a
human life as II is now exerting In be-
half OF Miss Stone. the American mis-
sionary. who was captured by Bulgar-
ian bandits. sum of money has been
forwarded by the agency OF the cable
to Spencer Eddy, the United States
secretary OF legation at COnstantinople,
who has shown remarkable energy and
ability in unearthing the qualifications
of the plot which resulted In the Kid
mapping OF Miss Stone, There is little
doubt that the Turkish government
has done all that Il could be expected
10 do 10 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 influences
more potent with the Slav races than
that OF the United states government
are now at work Should these mea-
sures fail, then the ransom money
must be paid and that is why Mr.. Eddy
has been placed In possession OF this
powerful auxiliary. The state depart
ment officials deprecate most earnestly
newspaper discussion Of the measures
II is taking In Miss stones behalf,
claiming that Il is being greatly em-
barrassed In its efforts by such publ.
cations. Consequently the officials re-
fuse 10 give any information concern
ing the case beyond the merely mega
tive statement that they have not been
informed OF the reported extension TO
one month OF the time allowed for the
ransom az Miss Stone,