The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-22
CAPTIVES GIVEN UP.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Mime.
Tsilka Is Under Arrest.

Paris, Feb. 19.-The Temps publishes
dispatch from Constantinople which
announces that Miss Ellen NJ. Stone
has been released 10y the brigands who
have held her captive since September
3 last. and has been handed over in
good health. to the drugoman of the
American legation. The dispatch
adds that "Rev. Tsilka" has been ar
rested on the charge of completely in
the kidnapping of Miss Stone.
London. Feb. 10. -" Rcv. Tslka,"
who. according to the Constantinople
correspondent of the Paris Temps, in
a dispatch announcing the release of
Miss Stone, had been arrested on the
charge of completely in the kidnapping
of the missionary, is the husband of
Nine. Tsilka, Miss Stones companion.
1t was announced recently that the
Turkish authorities suspected "Rev.
Tsilka' of completely in the ubduc-
ton of the missionaries.
The Daily Mail quotes Spencer Eddy,
secretary of the American legation at
Constantinoplc. as confirming. on the
eve of his sailing for New York on the
steamer kr"nprinz Wilhelm. the state
ments that Miss stones abductors are
Macedonian revolutionists. They had
expended in kilograms. negotiations.
and in transporting their prisoners
from place to place an amount of
money that no brigands were likely to
control. Their extraordinary delay
in coming to terms was owing to their
extreme Ignorance. they being genu-
inely convinced that everybody in the
United States customarily goes about
with from $4,000 to $4,000. Hence
they regarded the proposed ransom as
q mere hagatellc, and being unable to
obtain even that they doubted the good
faith of the ncgotiators.
The companion in captivity Of Miss
Stone was Nine. *. S. Tsillla. Bull
garian woman, wife of Mr. Tsilka, a
Macedonian teacher of Samakov. Miss
stone. while travelling with Nine. Tsilka
and party of about Is friends. was cap
tured by brigands in the district of Sa-
lonica September g. Since that time Wig
orous efforts have been made by the
United States government and by mis-
sionaries to obtain the release of the
captives. The brigands demanded ram
som OF E2a,0O (TurlliSh. but only S72.5OO
was collected for the ransom. and this
sum was paid over to the brgands Feb
ruary by NJ. Gargiulo, chief dragoman
oil the American legation at CONSTANT
nople. and w. w. Poet, treasurer of the
American mission at ConStantinOple, who
met the brigands on the ro;sd to the
Podrome monastery
Nine TSlka was educated at the North-
field seminary. AT the time of receiving
her American training and education she
was MISS Stephanora, a Bulgarian. Hav-
ing been converted in childhood to the
christian belief, she came to America
after having refused to marry the man
OF her parents choosing. DR.. Dwight
l.. Moody, becoming interested in her
welfare found place for her in his
noted school. Having finished her train
ing at that institution, she became a
trained nurse. While engaged in her pro-
iessional duties in the Adirondacks she
became acquainted with Mr.. Tsilka, a
Macedonian. who had also been educated
In the United States. At that period
he was preparing for work as u medical
missionary. Soon after the completion of
thelr training the couple were married
and went to Bulgaria. where they at once
entered upon missionary work.
Miss Stone is one of the missionaries
of the American board of foreign mis-
sions. She has been attached to the Sal
lonica mission since 1873. She was born
at RoNbury, Mass. and her home is In
Chelsea, Mass, where her mo,ncr resides.
-Four of Miss Stones brothers are in
business in Boston.