Show RANSOM MONEY FOR BULGARIAN BRIGANDS american recently captured will be liberated by payment of nearly half the money needed to ransom miss ellen M stone the mis who was recently kidnapped by bulgarian brigands has been placed in the hands of kidder peabody co of boston the exact figures at mid night monday were 48 40 cash and 7 in pledges of this amount the firm has sent to the state de apartment part ment to be forwarded to its con sular agent at the place where it can be used most expeditiously members of the firm ahn informed of the assoc abed press cablegram from london to the effect that the vienna advices indicated there would be a months extension of time in which to pay the ransom said the for warding of money would not be de bayed in the least the state department has agreed to take full cl arge of the delivery of the ransom to the br gands until the ne we of her death is received and the amount demanded is raised collections for the ransom will con dinue to be made |