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Show 100, OOO RANSOM MONBY FOR BOLQAHIAN BRIGANDS. Smart ran Missionary Karenllr Captured-will Captured-will b. Liberated by Psysitsl ef ajiuo.ooo. Nearly half the money needed to ransom Mlaa F.llen M. Stone, tlia mla- alonary, who waa recently kidnapped by Bulgarian brigands, has been placed In the hands of Kidder, l'eabody 4 Co., of lloaton. The exact flgurea at midnight mid-night Monday were Il,r.l3.40 cash and I7.SO0 In pledges. Of this amount th firm has sent l.ts.ooo lo the state department de-partment to be furwordrd to Ila consular con-sular agent at Hie place where it can be used moat expedllloualy. Members of the firm whrn Informed of the Associated Press cablegram from London to the c fleet that tha Vienna advices indicated there would ba a months extension of time In which lo psy the ransom, said tha forwarding for-warding of money would not b delayed de-layed in the least- The atste department has agreed to take full charge of the delivery of tha ransom to the brigands. Uutll th aew of her death I received, and th tmount demanded, 1100,000 I raised, jollccllons for lha rausom will continue con-tinue to be made. I II |