| Show SEARCH FOR IVIISS STONE Ottoman Troops in Compliance With a Request jI j Re-quest From Washington Have Abandoned I I S S Aban-doned Trail of S f Abductors ir i I IS r I Fear That Brigands Would Kill Miss Stone Should They Be Cldsely I Pursued he Reason For Calling the Soldiers Off Arrange T Wents AfeNtfft cBein gir dli tay heH d5om iiah d S Another Appeal Made by Clergy for Funds I l Constantinople Oct l In compliance compli-ance with a request from Washington the search by Ottoman troops for the abductors of Mlss > Stone the American missionary has been abandoned It beIng be-Ing feared that the brigands would kill her should they be cl slr pursued Arrangements Ar-rangements are now being made to pay the ransom demanded APPEAL FOR FUNDS Clergy of S Boston Issue an Address to I tho Country I Boston Oct 11The misunderstanding misunderstand-ing existing in various pnrts of the country indicated especially in private advices received here as to the progress of the fund to ransom Miss prObres missionary is considered to be sufficient suffi-cient reason for the issuance of another appeal I for funds by the clergymen who signed the first one The idea is to I impress upon the people of America the danger that still threatens Miss Slone The second appeal is as follov6 Boston Oct 11The People of America Tho promptings of our hearts compel l us to Issue a second urgent appeal to tho people of America to coma to tho rescue of Miss Ellen 1 Stone the American missionary now held captive the brigands bri-gands In the Balkan mountains for a ransom of 51101M Nearly onehalf that sum Is jet to bo raised that Private advices received yesterday were to tho effect thatJt was absolutely necessary nec-essary to raise the full amount at once Tho story of thirty days respite Is ab solutcly discredited In tho best informed circles Todays Information S from Washington Is thaI tho outlook I far from being so reassuring re-assuring as wao hoped yesterday Tho public should not bo deceived by the Idea that the American board as such will pay any of the ransom 1 has of ficially declared that it could not although Itr > members have unanimously expressed sympathy with the movement Will not pastors tenderhearted women patriotic men and representatives of com mercial and financial activity everywhere I ncthI will not eycry i one old by giving and so licitlrg until the entire gving in hand A Hto is o stake the life of a Christian a missionary a patriot and a noble Amer ican nntl All contributions should bo sent direct to KIdder Peabody Co 115 Devonshire street Boston or Baring Magoun Co I 15 Wall street New York lIasoun Al money con tributed will bo returned to tho donors in case Its use Is not necessary or In the event of Its being hereafter returned by or through the United States Government JOHN L rment Park Street Congregational Church I GEOFjjE C LORIMEK r S Tremont Temple Baptist Church JOHN GALBRAITH GABRAITH Bromfield Street M E Church KIDNAPING OF MISS STONE Col Gaschof at the head of a searching party composed of 3W Bulgarian Infantry compoccoZI Bll and 500 drajroons Is scoring the ranges of Dospit and the Rhodopegelblrgen Four additional brigands have been captured near Tschcplno and a band of twenty fully armed wcro discovered near Dubnltza and driven Into tho mountains again mountlns I Tho reputed leader of the gang who I killed Stambouloff has met his fate Sus peeLed of being associated in tho capture of Miss Stone he was shot dead on the frontier near Kostendlt I The American ConsulGeneral at Con 1 stantlnopJe has arrived at Sofia with an j evangelical pastor from Phlllppopolls ns i dragoman and both are taking energetic t steps with tho Bulgarian Government wltl to I effect lUlss Stones release rmentto The State department has heard j I acnln 1d i by cable from United States ConsulGen I i oral Dlcklncon and Secretory of Lcgatfon Spencer Eddy touching tho progress of I I tolchlnt grcsot i tho p1 negotiations lookng to the rclcnso of I Miss Stone The details fhl are bv no dctlls means reassuring mCns I j I Three battaliOns of the Sixth Bulgarian I i Infantry rogtmcnl marched through the I country between Dubultza and Simakov p Duunlza and searched tile villages of the Simakov I lagi Rllokloc I lers d15tllctlnone RlokloG one of which It wo 10 whlCl Wf i ported the Stone brigands had concealed Miss I I i I |
