Show REASONFOR THE DELAY Brigands Holding Out for Full Amount of Ftensoni I i = I TOO MUCH PUBLICITY GIVEN 1 Kidnapers s of the American Missionary r Mission-ary Know tho Exact Sum of Money at the Disposal of the United States Agents and Are Holding Back Evidently In Hope of Having the A Amount Increased hy Further Subscriptions Sub-scriptions Miss Stone Is Still Living Liv-ing and Is Well Washington Nov 9 ConsulGeneral 1 Dickinson from Sofia reports to the State department by cable the receipt by him of a letter from Miss Stone as already noted In the press dispatches of last night le quotes Miss Stone assaying as-saying We are still well in spite pc all our hardships There are other matters treated in the letter which It is not deemed wise to publish Mr Dickinson complains constantly of attempts interfere with I the hines of communication he Is seek Jng to establish with the brigands Although no explanation la I afforded I by him as to the reasons for this Interference inter-ference it believed here that the Bulgarian Bul-garian authorities are seeking to pave the way for a denial responsibility for an indemnity by exhibiting unnecessary unnec-essary activity In the pursuit oC any person who might be supposed lobc able to inform them of the soC s-oC Miss Stone I I Notwithstanding difficulties which I sue dally encountered by the department de-partment In Its efforts lo reach Mips SCone t cbelieCltI Mrong among the olllcluls that In the near future they lId will succeed In securing her release It Is true that the principal issue Js one of the amount of ransom to bo paid and this delaysHhe negotiations for the brigands fully aware of the exact amount of money at the disposal of the United States agents in Turkey are holding back evidently In the hope of having the amount Increased by further fur-ther subscriptions EXPOSED HARDSHIP Miss Stone and Her Companion Enduring En-during Much Suffering j Sofia Bulgaria Nov iitn the latest letter I I received from Mlas Stone she says she Is exposed to much hardships and suffering owing to th constant movement the band over hills and ravines notwithstanding the rigors of the winter In consequence of this activity ac-tivity which has lately bean Increased by the Bulgarian troops the condition of Mine Tallka Miss Stones companion compan-ion Is even more pitiable owing to her expected accouchement The belief that MIss Stone Is concealed I con-cealed In a village IB thus disci called as Is 1 the reportcd birth of a ohlld to Mme Tslllca The Monastery Kilo was searched by the atithorllies as the prisoners I pris-oners were reported to be concealed there Troops are also searching the neighboring hills Consul Oenenl Dickinson conferred today with M Baneff of the foreign I i I ofllce and It is understood that Mr Dickinson made representations I I against the movements of the troops I i |