The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-12
USES EVERY EFFORT.
Government Bending All Energies
to Save Miss Stone.
Steps Taken to Secure Her Release
RumOr That BriEands Have Grant
ed Months Respite Checks Com
tributions TO Ransom Fund,

Ell MONTHS Respite Cheeks Con-
tributions TO Ransom Fund.
Washington, Oct. 9.-Not since the
, successful attempt to save the life of
John Hays Hammond, the American
engineer, implicated in the Jamison
raid, has the state department. put
forth such energetic efforts to save q
! human life as it is now exerting in
behalf of Miss Stone, the American
missionary, who was captured by Bull
garian bandits. A sum of money has
been forwarded by the agency of the
cable to Spencer Eddy, the United
States secretary of legation, at Con-
stantinople, who has shown remark
able energy and ability in unearth-
ing the qualifications of the plot
which resulted in the kidnapping of
Miss Stone. There is little doubt
that the Turkish government has
done all that it could be expected to
do to 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 influ
ences more potent with the Slav
races than that of the United States
government are now at work. Should
these measures fail, then the ransom
money must be paid, and that is why
Mr.. Eddy has been placed in possess
sion of this powerful auxiliary. The
state department officials deprecate
most earnestly newspaper discussion
of the measures it is taking in Miss
Stones behalf, claiming that it is be-
ing greatly embarrassed in its efforts
by such publications. Consequently
the officials refuse to give any infor-
nation concerning the case, beyond
the merely negative statement that
they have not been informed of the
reported extension to one month of
the time allowed for the ransom of
Miss Stone.
Much Cash Still Needed.
Boston, Oct Ono additional state
ment of money received for the ran
som fund for Miss Stone was given out
by Kidder, Peabody &, Co. after the one
of the late afternoon showing $780,
5T4.61 in cash and $1,000 in unpaid
pledges. This made the total $780,
574.G1, to which will be added in the
morning the sums received over night.
The rush of contributors is over be-
cause of the general opinion that the
critical moment has been avertcd and
that a months time offers ample OPP
portunity to add to the fund. MIR.
/ Charles a. Stone, brother of the cap
tive missionary, wishes activity for the
fund to continue for a few days longer.
He hopes that the cable dispatches in
dicating that the brigands have grant
ed a months time are right, though
he has no personal confirmation of
that fact, having repeatedly sent mes
sages to both Constantinople and Sam
ollov. He says that the idea in the
west that he had stated that no more
money is needed because enough has
been given is wrong. He is still anX-
ious about getting the total of $4,000.
Next Saturday will be Miss Stones
twenty-third anniversary of her sail
/ ing from Boston for the missionary
field in Bulgaria.
|
London, Oct. 9.-The Daily Mail has
received the following dispatch from
it's Vienna correspondents: "In reply to
telegram I addressed to him Tuesday
Gen. Zontschew, president of the Mace
DOMAIN committee, denies that the COM
mittee had any hand in the abduction
of Miss Stone. He adds that the COM
mittee desires the support of the civ
ilized world for the Macedonian cause
and therefore would not commit such
folly. The Turks did the deed, and
Turkey must be made responsible. M.
Danew, the Bulgarian foreign minis
ter, Indignantly denies the suggestion
that the Bulgarian government is not
doing its best to rescue Miss Stone.
| Bu1EnrIans Aroused.
Philippopolis, Bulgaria, Oct. o.
Public interest in the fate of Miss
Ellen M. Stone, the kidnapped Amer
lean missionary, intensifics here.
There is widespread condemnation of
the government for allowing such
freedom to the Macedonian commit
tee as to enable it to engineer the
outrage. Miss Stone resided here be-
fore she went to Salonica and she is
well known throughout the country.
The patriotic Bulgarians are in
censed, as they recognize 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 imperiling his
own position by permitting such IL
cense to the committee rs to enable
It to blaclmal prominent people in
support of the Macedonian cause.
Consul General Dickinson. when
here on his way to Sofia from Con-
stantinople, thought it probable that
| if the brigands understood from head
quarters that the ransom would not
be paid they would release Miss
Stone, as the Macedonian cause would
not be helped by the murder of the
| woman.
Heavy LOSS by Chicago Fire.
Chicago, Oct. 9.--lire which started
IN tho immense c0al docks of the