The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-10-19
MISSSTONE APPEALS FDRA|D
TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.


New York, OF l6.--AceOraing TO dis
patch from Sofa further word has come
from Miss Store in the following letter
written 70 w. w. Pet, president Of the
Turkish mission in ConstantinopIe:
Ny Honored Friend: ] Nrite to in
form you that On the ID Of September /
was captured By great number Of armed
men-some 20 as Travelled from Banak0
to DiAmaala with about II teachers, stu
dents and Others
They took with me for my companion
Mrs. Catherine Tsilka- The reason why
they captured pc Il for q ransom The
price which they demand for n il $500
pounds, Turkisl, which sum must be paid
in gold and tbs entirely without knowl-
edge Of the Turkish and Bulgarian gov
ernments, within the term Of Is days from
today. The condition Of Mrs. TsiIka de-
eided the limit, as abe b to give birth to
child in three month";
I'VE are Purs ped BY Turkish army.
beg Dr.. Haskell himself to 20 TO Con-
stantinople and exert himself for the pay
ment Of the ransom AZ EamakOr, where
men viii receive it on presenting an order
from me.
Condition IL Daagersua.
The men who captured US at first
showed eouFtesy and consideration to-
ward Us, but 1Ow since Turkish soldiers
and bashibazOuk -eAave begun 70 pursue
ns, and the raHsom Is delayed. our condi-
tion is alt0gether changed
~Ihenefoe l beg you TO hasten sending
the ransom demanded and that As ener-
getically as possible you win present 10
the Turkish government that il stop Pur-
suit Of us by soldiers and baahibazouks,
otherwise we shsE be killed BY the PEG
pie in whose hands we are / pray you
10 communicate without delay the con-
tents Of this htter to the representative
Of the United States At the porte and
request his mOst serious cooperation
Pray for Vi ! We are at peace with
God.
with hearty salutations, your friend,
ELLEN NJ STONE"
VIII stop military Pursuis.
Sofia, Oct. l6.-The parents Of Nine.
Tsilka, the Bulgarian teacher who was
captured BY bEigands with Miss EAsn M.
Stone, the American missionary, have 70
ceived another letter from their daughter
urging the step already taken. namely,
stopping the military pursuit, because the
bngsnds threaten the prisoners with i'm
mediate death in the event Of danger 10
themselves. Tie writer says that she and
Miss Stone are hidden in = subteranean
retreat and are treated cOurteously. She
also says the oIly means Of securing their
release Is 70 pay the ransom demanded
TIme Has Expired.
Sofia, Oct. 10 Although the time fixed
by the bandits who abducted Misa Ellen
N. Stone for the payment Of the ransom
demanded expiled a week ago. no one has
appeared at SalnAixOT 70 clAinr the money
or to announce the fate Of the captive 1t
is now learned that the bandits have dis
solved, but Miss Stone Is kept under sur
VIGILANCE at some distance from the frOn-
tier. This Is due to snow and cold
weather rendering the mountains uninhAb-
itable. The efforts Of the police to arrest
SarakolI, formally president Of the Mace
DOMAIN committee, who Is suspected Of
completely in the kidnapping, are still un-
availing. The failure is due to the sympa-
thy Of the Inhabitants and local authori-
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