Show lap raw his sleep is interrupted by serious sinking spells general condition is now more favorable washington oct 1 postmaster general payne according to information from the sick room at 7 gained more rest last night than during but his the two previous nights sleep in the early hours of the morning was interrupted by weakening brells the most severe of which occurred at 6 dr grayson immediately administered moderate doses ot stimulants and restoratives restora tives and these sufficed to bring about a prompt rally magruder and rixey called doctors at the hotel this morning and joined who had remained with grayson dr mr payne during the latter part of the night dr osier came in soon afterward fato consultation and the physicians went sul dr tation osier at came from tho sick room and said that mr payne was distinctly better this morning than yesterday although his condition was still grave bulletin was following at 9 50 the issued much better passed a mr payne night slept well for a number of heart action much improved hours condition more favorable general when dr osier left the hotel after consultation he said he would not back until tomorrow morning unless come the patients condition grew very much worse awakening mr lyne asked upon informed said when and time tor the be thought it must be much later his had been a long one sleep president roosevelt called this forenoon and remained a few minutes in apartment when he came the private out he said be felt much encouraged regarding condition mr paynes dr magruder said this afternoon holding his own was mr payne that that there bad been no setback set back and nourishment and retained has taken he it recognized what it is dr magruder 1 said that while be felt encourage cd mr Is by no means out of danger montreal oct 1 it Is announced that the grand trunk road will pay i for the canadian atlantic and will give a guarantee of the principal and interest of a total mortgage of 4 per cent fifty year gold bonds of which a portion will be reserved for expenditures sanction for transfer wilt have to be he cured from the government by the grand trunk FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS IN CHICAGO chicago oct 1 with the weather almost ideal for football the season of the big nine opened here today when the university of indiana met the university of chicago on marshal field the chicago team was composed mostly of veterans while indiana lined up with four veterans and the best freshmen who have ever represented the indiana college chicago oct 1 frederick fauney of milwaukee has been elected president of the missouri kansas teada railway to succeed hi C rouse who resigned the reason given tor mr rouses retirement from presidency Is his desire to make a trip to india he retains his place in the directory of the road mr finney has for a number of years beba connected the road as manager of construe tiou besides being a director and mem bir b ir 0 the executive committee he also holds the position of president of the milwaukee trust company he entered railway service in 1854 ESTABLISH A COLLEGE IN CHINA san francisco oct 1 rev warren seabury sailed today for china to become the pioneer resident professor of a younger yale that Is about to be started there his destination Is tho city of Chang sha province of hoonan where a committee of yale graduates have after investigation decided to establish a college for undenominational christian training among the inhabitants of the province |